Permitting Authorities / Town of Alma - Building Department
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Alma, CO?
Adopted code
Town of Alma - Building Department
Yes — a permit is required to replace a roof in Alma, CO, issued by Town of Alma - Building Department. The Building Department page states: "The Town of Alma building department issues permits and verifies compliant construction for properties located within the Town Limits. For projects outside of Town Limits, please contact the Park County Building Department." Applicants "download the permit application and submit to the email address listed on the form," and "Permit fees are calculated after submission of the application." The page also notes: "The Town does not issue separate plumbing, Electrical or Mechanical sub permits, only one project permit that includes those scopes of work," and that "The Town of Alma now has certified inspectors for plumbing and electrical systems, the Town of Alma permits all work within the Town. State of Colorado (DORA) permits are no longer needed." On roofing specifically, the page quotes adopted code section "R905.1.2 Ice Barriers: An ice dam protection that consists of an approved self-adhering modified bitumen sheet underlayment shall be used at all sloped roofs without a continuous membrane. This ice dam protection underlayment shall extend up the slope of the roof from the drip edge of the roof or eave and cover the entire roof deck surface. In new construction, ice dam protection shall extend a minimum 30 inches up walls adjacent to the roof surface." A Park County contractor licensing requirement does apply, though it appears in the Municipal Code rather than on the Building Department page: Alma Municipal Code Section 18-1-60(a), enacted by Ordinance No. 2025-03, Section 1, adopted June 17, 2025, requires all persons and firms engaged in construction work within Town limits to be licensed "under the applicable terms and provisions adopted by the Park County Building Department" before applying for a permit or contracting for the work, with a narrow owner-builder exemption at subsection (d). Section 18-1-10(b), enacted by the same ordinance, cross-references "Section 18-1-80 of this Code" for that licence, but Section 18-1-80 is "Certificate of occupancy required"; the operative licence provision is Section 18-1-60, and the cross-reference in Section 18-1-10(b) is dead as codified through Ordinance No. 2026-04 of March 17, 2026.
Jurisdiction
Town of Alma, Colorado
Address
59 Buckskin Street, Alma, CO 80420
Contact
- url: https://townofalma.com/building-department/
- phone: 719-836-2712
- email: [email protected]
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
- license: Alma Municipal Code § 18-1-60(a)-(c) (added by Ord. No. 2025-03, § 1, 6-17-2025): "All persons, general contracting firms, subcontracting firms and other entities engaged in construction work of any kind or nature, including but not limited to general contracting, electrical, plumbing, excavating and concrete finishing within the Town limits shall be licensed under the applicable terms and provisions adopted by the Park County Building Department and when applicable, by the State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies prior to: (1) Applying for any type of building permit... or (2) Entering into a contract to perform or performing any construction work within the Town limits." Subsection (c) separately requires: "Any Person or entity conducting or engaging in work in the Town must obtain a business license from the Town of Alma." Subsection (d) exempts an owner building their own single-family dwelling as their principal residence, limited to one such dwelling per two-calendar-year period.
Permit process note
The Building Department page states: "The Town of Alma building department issues permits and verifies compliant construction for properties located within the Town Limits. For projects outside of Town Limits, please contact the Park County Building Department." Applicants "download the permit application and submit to the email address listed on the form," and "Permit fees are calculated after submission of the application." The page also notes: "The Town does not issue separate plumbing, Electrical or Mechanical sub permits, only one project permit that includes those scopes of work," and that "The Town of Alma now has certified inspectors for plumbing and electrical systems, the Town of Alma permits all work within the Town. State of Colorado (DORA) permits are no longer needed." On roofing specifically, the page quotes adopted code section "R905.1.2 Ice Barriers: An ice dam protection that consists of an approved self-adhering modified bitumen sheet underlayment shall be used at all sloped roofs without a continuous membrane. This ice dam protection underlayment shall extend up the slope of the roof from the drip edge of the roof or eave and cover the entire roof deck surface. In new construction, ice dam protection shall extend a minimum 30 inches up walls adjacent to the roof surface." A Park County contractor licensing requirement does apply, though it appears in the Municipal Code rather than on the Building Department page: Alma Municipal Code Section 18-1-60(a), enacted by Ordinance No. 2025-03, Section 1, adopted June 17, 2025, requires all persons and firms engaged in construction work within Town limits to be licensed "under the applicable terms and provisions adopted by the Park County Building Department" before applying for a permit or contracting for the work, with a narrow owner-builder exemption at subsection (d). Section 18-1-10(b), enacted by the same ordinance, cross-references "Section 18-1-80 of this Code" for that licence, but Section 18-1-80 is "Certificate of occupancy required"; the operative licence provision is Section 18-1-60, and the cross-reference in Section 18-1-10(b) is dead as codified through Ordinance No. 2026-04 of March 17, 2026.
Adopted code
"Effective January 1, 2026, the Town of Alma updated to the 2024 ICC codes series."
Ice & water shield
Required — Alma Municipal Code § 18-1-20(22) (Ord. No. 2025-03, § 1, 6-17-2025) amends IRC Section R905.1.2 to read in its entirety: "R905.1.2 Ice Barriers. An ice dam protection that consists of an approved self-adhering modified bitumen sheet underlayment shall be used at all sloped roofs. This ice dam protection underlayment shall extend up the slope of the roof from the drip edge of the roof or eave and cover the entire roof deck surface. In new construction, ice dam protection shall extend a minimum 30 inches up walls adjacent to the roof surface. Exception: Detached accessory structures that do not contain conditioned space." The same section's Table R301.2(1) separately prints "Ice Barrier Underlayment Required" as "YES," consistent with this text.
About ice & water barrierImpact-resistant roofing
Not required — The Town of Alma adopts the 2024 International Residential Code and the 2024 International Building Code by reference at Alma Municipal Code Chapter 18, each with an enumerated list of local amendments. The residential amendment list was reviewed in full, including all thirty-eight numbered items; none addresses impact resistance or requires UL 2218 Class 4 roof coverings. The Town does amend three roofing sections: R902.1 requires a Class A, B or C roof assembly tested to ASTM E108 or UL 790, which is a fire classification; R905.1.2 requires ice dam protection underlayment across the entire roof deck; and R908.4.1 prohibits laying a new roof covering over existing wood shingles or shakes.
Wind design criteria
Alma Municipal Code § 18-1-20(12) (Ord. No. 2025-03, § 1, 6-17-2025) fills in IRC Table R301.2(1) Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria with a printed two-row header ("Ground Snow Load / Wind Design [Speed (mph) / Topographic effects / Special wind region / Wind-borne debris zone] / Seismic Design Category / Subject to Damage [Weathering / Frost line depth / Termite]") and values "100 ROOF / 150 ULT / YES / Yes / NO / B / SEVERE / 44 inches / SLIGHT TO MODE-RATE," with a second block ("Winter Design Temp / Ice Barrier Underlayment Required / Flood Hazards / Air Freezing Index / Mean Annual Temp") printing "-10 F / YES / SEE MAPS / 2500 / 32 F." Quoted exactly as printed in the codified table, including the unusual "100 ROOF" and "150 ULT" cell text.
Sales & use tax
7.9% combined (state 2.9% + Park County 1% + South Park Health Service District 1% + Town of Alma 3%; no RTD/SCFD/RTA district). The Town's own rate is confirmed directly from its code: Alma Municipal Code § 4-3-40(a) imposes "a tax equal to three percent (3%) of the gross receipts," matching Colorado Department of Revenue form DR 1002 (rev. 06/19/19)'s State-Collected City Sales Taxes table row "Alma / Park / 3% / 3.33% [service fee] / None [use tax]." DR 1002's State-Collected Colorado County Sales Tax table lists Park County's rate as 1%, and its Health Services District (HSD) table lists "South Park" (covering a portion of Park County) at 1%. Park County's own government FAQ page corroborates the combined total directly: "The sales tax rate for the Town of Alma is 7.9%. ... The sales tax rate out of town is 4.9%" (i.e. state 2.9% + county 1% + HSD 1% = 4.9% unincorporated baseline, plus the Town's own 3% inside Alma limits = 7.9%). Re-verified 2026-08-27 against the January 2026 edition of Colorado Department of Revenue form DR 1002, read from a rendered image of its tables rather than from extracted text: the state, county and city figures above match that edition exactly. Where the text above names the June 19, 2019 revision of DR 1002, that describes the edition the figure was originally taken from and is not a current citation.
Local roofing hub
Roof permits nearby — Park County
Related guides
The building permit authority for the Town of Alma, a statutory town in Park County and, per its own site, the "Highest Incorporated Town in North America." The Town's Building Department issues permits and verifies compliant construction for properties within Town limits under the 2024-edition ICC codes series (effective January 1, 2026); projects outside Town limits go through the Park County Building Department instead.
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