Adams & Weld counties · Denver metro
Metal buildings in Brighton, CO.
Metal buildings in Brighton and on the farm ground and acreage north of Denver, where the city sits across the Adams and Weld county line.
Ground snow load, Brighton
35 psf
Adams County permit
Over 200 sq ft
Weld County farm building
Ag-exempt certificate
Adams County R-1-C cap
900 sq ft
The City of Brighton permits inside city limits. Outside them, Adams County and Weld County each run their own process.
What people build around Brighton
Irrigated farm ground along the South Platte, acreage homes, and commercial work along the highways.
Farm buildings
Equipment storage and hay barns on irrigated farm ground.
Acreage shops
Shops, garages and RV storage on rural lots.
Commercial
Contractor shops, storage and service yards.
Finished space
Steel truss takes drywall directly, so there’s no wood wall to build inside the steel.
We also work in tubular steel, cold-formed steel and red iron. See what a steel building costs.
Permitting metal buildings in Brighton and the counties around it
Inside city limits, Brighton’s Building Department permits. Outside them, Adams and Weld counties handle farm buildings and shops differently.
Inside Brighton
- City building permits for detached garages and accessory buildings
- Residential accessory buildings have to sit behind the front of the house and clear setbacks from the house and the rear lot line
- HOA and metro district approval comes first where it applies
Unincorporated Adams County
- Permits for accessory buildings over 200 sq ft, pulled by county-registered contractors
- Residential zones cap accessory buildings, at 900 sq ft in R-1-C
Unincorporated Weld County
- Every building needs a permit except one-story sheds of 200 sq ft or less
- Farm buildings on ag-zoned land get an Agricultural-Exempt Certificate of Compliance
- An ag-exempt building can’t house people or employees, and parking a vehicle inside reclassifies it
Two counties, two sets of rules. A shop on a residential lot in Adams County runs into a size cap. A farm building in Weld County gets a certificate instead of a standard permit, as long as it stays a farm building. Give us the parcel and we’ll tell you which applies.
Talk to us about your Brighton project
Start with the address, which county it’s in, and what the building is for.
Vantage Buildings
417-218-8348
quotes@vantagebuildings.com
We also serve Henderson, Hudson, Lochbuie, Commerce City and the farm ground between them. See the Denver metro or all of Colorado.
Tell us what you’re building.
Dimensions, use, and the address are enough to start.