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Town of Calhan - Building Code & Permits

Yes — a permit is required to replace a roof in Calhan, CO, issued by Town of Calhan - Building Code & Permits. The Town's Building Code & Permits page states: "Our building code is for those that reside inside the one square mile of Calhan (town limits only)," and "Anything outside the town limits falls under Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (719-327-2880)" — meaning PPRBD serves unincorporated El Paso County construction near Calhan, not permits within the Town itself, which the Town issues directly. The page lists a sample fee schedule that itemizes "Re-Roof: $150" as a specific permit line item alongside Furnace, Water Heater, Siding ($150 each) and Demolition ($200), and states payment and approval must be obtained before building, with a final inspection required when the project is finished. All electrical permits are handled separately through the State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, not the Town.

Jurisdiction
Town of Calhan, Colorado
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
556 Colorado Avenue, Calhan, CO 80808
Contact
  • url: https://www.calhan.co/services/building_code_permits.php
  • phone: 719-347-2586
  • email: [email protected]
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
  • license: Calhan Municipal Code Chapter 6, § 6.01.020 adopts the Pikes Peak Regional Building Code, 2023 Edition (published by the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department), by reference as the Town's "Building Code." § 6.01.030(F)-(J) extensively amends that Code's contractor licensing/ registration article (cited throughout as "RBC201.5" through "RBC201.11.5"), governing license and registration issuance, renewal, suspension, and revocation for "any person or entity engaged in any construction consulting work or construction work covered by this Code" -- including automatic suspension for lapsed insurance (RBC201.7.2), renewal penalties (RBC201.10.4), and revocation for felony/fraud convictions "related to any license or registration under the authority of this Code" (RBC201.11.4). The Town's own amendments presuppose and administer an existing license-or-registration requirement rather than creating one from scratch, but do not themselves restate the base requirement's text (that text is in the adopted regional code, not reproduced in the Town's amendment chapter).
Permit process note
The Town's Building Code & Permits page states: "Our building code is for those that reside inside the one square mile of Calhan (town limits only)," and "Anything outside the town limits falls under Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (719-327-2880)" — meaning PPRBD serves unincorporated El Paso County construction near Calhan, not permits within the Town itself, which the Town issues directly. The page lists a sample fee schedule that itemizes "Re-Roof: $150" as a specific permit line item alongside Furnace, Water Heater, Siding ($150 each) and Demolition ($200), and states payment and approval must be obtained before building, with a final inspection required when the project is finished. All electrical permits are handled separately through the State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, not the Town.
Inspection requirements
A re-inspection charge of $55 per inspection applies. A $100 fee applies to extend a permit for 6 additional months if it expires before inspection/work is completed. The page does not describe a specific roofing mid-roof or final-inspection protocol beyond the general permit process (contact the Town to schedule).
Adopted code
Calhan sits in a regional regime, and its own Municipal Code carries two adoptions. Section 6.01.020 adopts by reference "The Pikes Peak Regional Building Code, 2023 Edition, 2nd Printing, as amended, together with Appendix A and Appendix B, as published by Pikes Peak Regional Building Department... and all secondary codes duly described or referenced therein," enacted "as the 'Building Code' of the Town of Calhan, Colorado." Separately, Chapters 6.05 through 6.12 of the same Municipal Code adopt the 2018 International codes with the Town's own amendment lists: the International Building Code at Chapter 6.05, Mechanical at 6.06, Fire at 6.07, Plumbing at 6.09, Energy Conservation at 6.10, Residential at 6.11 with amendments at Section 6.11.040, and Fuel Gas at 6.12. The Town's Building Code & Permits page names only the narrower of the two, stating "We follow the International Building Code 2018," and directs readers to "our ordinances Chapter 6, Building Code" for the rest. Administration is delegated: the same page states that "All building permits for Calhan and Un-incorporated El Paso County will go through Pikes Peak Regional Building Department as of July 1, 2026," with permits taken at 719-327-2880. That delegation moves the permit counter to the regional department; the codes that apply in Calhan remain the ones the Town itself adopted at Section 6.01.020 and Chapters 6.05 through 6.12.
Drip edge
Required — Not separately amended by the Town of Calhan. Municipal Code § 6.11.040 ("Amendments" to the 2018 IRC), a lettered list A through T, was read in full and does not delete or modify Section R905.2.8.5, so the base 2018 IRC drip-edge requirement stands as adopted code. § 6.11.010 (Adoption) states the IRC "is hereby adopted by reference as the Town of Calhan Building Code subject to the amendments contained herein." About drip edge
Ice & water shield
Required — Calhan's amended Table R301.2(1) (Municipal Code § 6.11.040(F)) prints "Ice Barrier Under-Layment Required: YES." About ice & water barrier
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — Municipal Code § 6.11.040 ("Amendments" to the 2018 IRC), a lettered list A through T, was read in full and contains no UL 2218, Class 4, or impact-resistance provision anywhere; the full 48-page Chapter 6 document (covering the Building, Residential, Fuel Gas, and other adopted codes) was also grepped for "UL 2218" and "Class 4" with no hits. The other instrument the Town adopts, the Pikes Peak Regional Building Code, 2023 Edition, 2nd Printing, taken by reference at Municipal Code Section 6.01.020, was read directly and reaches the same result: its roof-covering amendments sit at International Building Code Sections 1507.x and International Residential Code Sections R905.x and concern ice barriers, face nailing and application, and it imposes no impact-resistance requirement and names neither UL 2218 nor FM 4473. So no impact-resistance requirement attaches under either of the Town's adoptions.
Wind design criteria
Calhan Municipal Code § 6.11.040(F) amends IRC Table R301.2(1) (2018 IRC, adopted as the "Town of Calhan Building Code" for one- and two-family dwellings per § 6.11.010). The printed table reads: Ground Snow Load "30psf"; Wind Speed (V) "115"; Topographic effects "No"; Seismic Design Category "B"; Weathering "Severe"; Frost Line Depth "30""; Termite "Slight To Moderate"; Winter Design Temp "1"; Ice Barrier Underlayment Required "YES"; Flood Hazard "*"; Air Freezing Index "1,000"; Mean Annual Temp "45*F." (Verified by rendering the source PDF page at 300dpi and reading the table directly; the asterisks on Flood Hazard and Mean Annual Temp are printed as shown, with no visible footnote defining them elsewhere on the page.)
Sales & use tax
7.13% combined (state 2.9% + El Paso County 1.23% + Town of Calhan 3%; no RTD/SCFD/RTA district -- DR 1002's own Pikes Peak Regional Transportation Authority (PPRTA) boundary description explicitly excludes Calhan by name: "El Paso County limits except the municipalities of Calhan, Fountain, Monument, Palmer Lake and the Commercial Aeronautical Zone..."). Per CO DOR DR 1002 (a 2019/2020-vintage publication), Calhan is state-collected: its "State-Collected City Sales Taxes" table prints Calhan's row as "Calhan / El Paso / 3% / 3.33% [service fee] / A,B,C,K [exemptions] / 3% [use tax]," and its "State-Collected Colorado County Sales Tax" table prints El Paso County's row as "1.23% / 0 [service fee] / A,B,C,K [exemptions] / 1.23% [use tax]." 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.

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

Required.

Is ice & water shield required in Calhan, CO?

Required — Calhan's amended Table R301.2(1) (Municipal Code § 6.11.040(F)) prints "Ice Barrier Under-Layment Required: YES.".

Is drip edge required?

Required — Not separately amended by the Town of Calhan. Municipal Code § 6.11.040 ("Amendments" to the 2018 IRC), a lettered list A through T, was read in full and does not delete or modify Section R905.2.8.5, so the base 2018 IRC drip-edge requirement stands as adopted code. § 6.11.010 (Adoption) states the IRC "is hereby adopted by reference as the Town of Calhan Building Code subject to the amendments contained herein.".

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Calhan, CO?

Required. Calhan Municipal Code Chapter 6, § 6.01.020 adopts the Pikes Peak Regional Building Code, 2023 Edition (published by the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department), by reference as the Town's "Building Code." § 6.01.030(F)-(J) extensively amends that Code's contractor licensing/ registration article (cited throughout as "RBC201.5" through "RBC201.11.5"), governing license and registration issuance, renewal, suspension, and revocation for "any person or entity engaged in any construction consulting work or construction work covered by this Code" -- including automatic suspension for lapsed insurance (RBC201.7.2), renewal penalties (RBC201.10.4), and revocation for felony/fraud convictions "related to any license or registration under the authority of this Code" (RBC201.11.4). The Town's own amendments presuppose and administer an existing license-or-registration requirement rather than creating one from scratch, but do not themselves restate the base requirement's text (that text is in the adopted regional code, not reproduced in the Town's amendment chapter)..

What building code does Calhan, CO use?

Calhan sits in a regional regime, and its own Municipal Code carries two adoptions. Section 6.01.020 adopts by reference "The Pikes Peak Regional Building Code, 2023 Edition, 2nd Printing, as amended, together with Appendix A and Appendix B, as published by Pikes Peak Regional Building Department... and all secondary codes duly described or referenced therein," enacted "as the 'Building Code' of the Town of Calhan, Colorado." Separately, Chapters 6.05 through 6.12 of the same Municipal Code adopt the 2018 International codes with the Town's own amendment lists: the International Building Code at Chapter 6.05, Mechanical at 6.06, Fire at 6.07, Plumbing at 6.09, Energy Conservation at 6.10, Residential at 6.11 with amendments at Section 6.11.040, and Fuel Gas at 6.12. The Town's Building Code & Permits page names only the narrower of the two, stating "We follow the International Building Code 2018," and directs readers to "our ordinances Chapter 6, Building Code" for the rest. Administration is delegated: the same page states that "All building permits for Calhan and Un-incorporated El Paso County will go through Pikes Peak Regional Building Department as of July 1, 2026," with permits taken at 719-327-2880. That delegation moves the permit counter to the regional department; the codes that apply in Calhan remain the ones the Town itself adopted at Section 6.01.020 and Chapters 6.05 through 6.12.