Application Materials

The Planning Department is your starting point for any property improvement in Manitou Springs. Below are links to forms, submittal instructions and other information that you might need in preparing your application.

Use Tax Application Form (pdf)

Use this form if you are doing the following type of work: electrical, plumbing, mechanical, HVAC, fence*, retaining wall*, siding, stucco, window/door installation, glass replacement, shed or storage building*, furnace or boiler, air conditioning, water heater, deck*, roofing, gazebo*, interior remodel, hot tub, fireplace, wood stove, etc.

NOTE: Exterior changes to buildings in the Historic District (pdf) require prior approval. Please contact us before making any exterior changes.

*Fence, retaining wall, deck, shed, gazebo, etc. require a site plan in order to confirm setbacks and to make sure that the improvement is on your property. Site plans must be to-scale and can be on paper up to 11"x17". More extensive construction such as an addition or garage requires 2 sets of plans - one for the City of Manitou Springs Planning Department to keep, the other to take to PPRBD for permitting.

Rolls of plans

Credit Card Authorization Form (pdf)

Application Fees (pdf)

Application - Administrative Review Form (pdf)

Use this form if you are applying for Administrative Development Review, Waiver of Replat (for platted or unplatted lands), Grading Permit (major or minor), HLDR Site Development Plan Review, MCAC Staff Review or a Sign Permit (regular or temporary).

Application - Development Review Form (pdf)

Use this form if you are applying for a Conditional Use Permit, MCAC (exterior changes/remodel/new construction/demolition in the Historic District (pdf), Historic District designation, property designation, state tax credits), Subdivision (minor, major or waiver), Plat (preliminary/final), Variance (setback, height, sign, parking, lot size/density, floodplain), Rezone, Vacation (plat, ROW, easement), Minor/Major Development, Appeal, Annexation or Master Plan.