Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Buena Vista, CO?

Town of Buena Vista, Colorado

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Buena Vista, CO

The Town of Buena Vista does not have an internal building department; it contracts out to Chaffee County. Applicants need both a Town Building Permit and a County Building Permit to proceed with a project. Beginning August 1, 2026, all town applications must be submitted through the GovWell portal.

Not required — The Town of Buena Vista adopts the 2021 International Building Code and the 2021 International Residential Code, codified through Ordinance No. 12 adopted May 26, 2026, so the codified text postdates Colorado's 2026 adoption cycle. The Colorado Energy Office's statewide building code adoption record lists the same 2021 edition. The amendment lists were reviewed in full. The Town's only roofing amendment concerns penetrations: Subsection 1503.2.2 is amended to require that roof jacks, vents and similar roof penetrations be located no less than twenty-four inches from the center of a valley to the closest edge of the penetration. A separate amendment exempts detached accessory structures from permitting where the roof area does not exceed one hundred twenty square feet. Neither addresses roof covering performance, and the chapter contains no impact resistance requirement and no reference to UL 2218 or Class 4 roof coverings.