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Asbestos testing and removal in Centennial
Centennial follows Colorado's state asbestos rules. Here is what's specific to Centennial, then the state rules every project has to meet.
What's specific to Centennial
- Centennial defines a residential demolition permit broadly: the removal of any plumbing, mechanical, electrical or structural elements within a home. So gutting a kitchen or basement can need one, the same as a full tear-down.
- The city requires every contractor and subcontractor working in Centennial to hold a city license. Its contractor sheet lists a separate Demolition class ($80) for demolishing and wrecking existing structures. That license does not replace the state certification asbestos abatement needs.
- When the city itself has to demolish an unsafe building or make emergency repairs, Centennial's property maintenance code counts an asbestos survey and abatement, plus testing for materials barred from landfills, among the costs it can recover. Unpaid demolition costs are charged against the property.
- Outside emergencies, the same code says a city demolition order has to come from the Municipal Court.
The state rules that still apply
- Test first if you'll disturb more than 32 square feet of other surfaces, 50 linear feet of pipe or one 55-gallon drum in a house, and before any demolition.
- Crumbly asbestos above those amounts is removed by a state-certified abatement contractor under a state permit ($180–$420 for a house), after a 10-working-day notice.
- Demolition always needs a state demolition notice ($50 plus $5 for every 1,000 square feet demolished).