The Town of Basalt is kicking off a new initiative aimed at tackling some of the community’s most urgent challenges—affordable housing and accessible community spaces.

Basalt began as a railroad town and was known as Aspen Junction until 1895, when the name was changed to Basalt. This name was taken from the basaltic rock formation of Black Mountain (now known as Basalt Mountain) located to the north of the town.

Basalt includes several neighborhoods, but is perhaps best known for three primary neighborhoods, including Old Town Basalt, Southside, and Willits. While Basalt is sometimes perceived as two separate communities - east Basalt (historic downtown and …

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ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF BASALT, COLORADO, APPROVING A MINOR SUBDIVISION, SLOPE REVIEW, COMMUNITY HOUSING REVIEW, AND SITE PLAN REVIEW TO DIVIDE 168 ORIGINAL ROAD INTO TWO LOTS AND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE, BASALT, COLORADO.

If your business is physically located in the Town of Basalt, you MUST obtain a business license and/or a Sales Tax License. (Basalt Municipal Code Section 6-2.

The Town of Basalt (the "Town") is a home-rule municipality. Section 1.3(G) of the Town Charter empowers the Town "to acquire, own, sell, lease, exchange, dispose of, or otherwise deal with real or personal property by ordinance without the need for an election."

Basalt Town Hall 101 Midland Avenue Basalt, CO 81621 Phone: 970-927-4701 Fax: 970-927-4703 Contact Us

The Town of Basalt is working in partnership with local and state agencies to promote forest health, restore wildlife habitat, and reduce wildfire fuels on areas of Basalt Mountain just above downtown Basalt.