Permitting Authorities / Clear Creek County Building Department
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Clear Creek County, CO?
Adopted code
Clear Creek County Building Department
Yes — a permit is required to replace a roof in Clear Creek County, CO, issued by Clear Creek County Building Department. Re-roofing is offered as a building permit type applied for through the county's online permitting platform; structural roof work is a more complex permit category with its own Structural Roof Permit Checklist. The county no longer accepts physical documents, and payment is due at application by credit card or e-check.
Jurisdiction
Clear Creek County, Colorado
Contact
- url: https://co.clear-creek.co.us/95/Building-Department
- phone: 303-679-2446
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
- license: All contractors performing work in Clear Creek County must obtain county contractor licensing; licensing submissions are handled through the county's online GovBuilt portal.
Permit process note
Re-roofing is offered as a building permit type applied for through the county's online permitting platform; structural roof work is a more complex permit category with its own Structural Roof Permit Checklist. The county no longer accepts physical documents, and payment is due at application by credit card or e-check.
Inspection requirements
Inspections are requested by phone at 303-670-7534. A third-party inspection form is available for alternative inspection arrangements.
Adopted code
Clear Creek County has adopted the 2024 International Residential, Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Fuel Gas, Energy, Swimming Pool and Spa, Existing Building, and Fire Codes, plus the 2025 Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code, via Resolution R-26-19.
Drip edge
Required — Not separately amended for unincorporated Clear Creek County. Resolution R-26-19's own Table of Contents lists every base-2024-IRC section it amends (Chapters 2 through 26, from R202 through P2603.5.1), and no R905 or R907/R908 item appears in that list; the one R905 mention in the resolution's text is a cross-reference inside the amended R902.1 ("Roofs shall be covered with materials as set forth in Sections R904 and R905"), not an amendment to R905 itself. The base 2024 IRC drip-edge requirement (R905.2.8.5) therefore stands as adopted code.
About drip edgeIce & water shield
Required — Resolution R-26-19, Table R301.2(1) as amended: "ICE BARRIER UNDERLAYMENT REQUIRED: Yes." Applies to unincorporated Clear Creek County.
About ice & water barrierImpact-resistant roofing
Not required — No unincorporated-Clear-Creek-County amendment mandates Class 4 / UL 2218 impact-resistant roof coverings. The resolution's only Chapter-9 amendment, R902.1 (Roofing covering materials), requires Class A or Class B roofing per a fire-resistive assembly rating -- a FIRE classification requirement, not an impact-resistance mandate. The full IRC amendment section (confirmed exhaustive via the resolution's own Table of Contents) contains no UL 2218 or Class 4 reference.
Wind design criteria
Clear Creek County Resolution R-26-19 (2024 International Code Series adoption), Section R301 — Design Criteria, amends Table R301.2(1): Ground Snow Load "Varies-See Table" [R301.2.3]; Wind Speed (mph) "Varies-See Section R301.1(4).1" (quoted exactly as printed in the county's table cell); Topographic effects "Yes"; Special wind region "Yes"; Windborne debris zone "No"; Seismic Design Category "B"; Weathering "Severe"; Frost line depth "42 inches"; Termite "None to slight." The resolution separately prints the elevation-banded Basic Snow Load Design Table R301.2.3 (35 PSF at 6,500-6,750 ft. rising to 150 PSF at 11,001-11,500 ft.) and Figure R301.2(2): "The basic wind speed is 105 MPH Exposure C excepting the areas identified as Special Wind Region, which are determined to be 110 MPH Exposure C" per the resolution's Exhibit 1 Special Wind Region Map. No Winter Design Temp column appears in the county's amended Table R301.2(1) at all (omitted from the table's own structure); the county's separate Design Criteria webpage (clearcreekcounty.us/355/Design-Criteria) states "Winter Design Temperature: -10°F" for the same table title, but that figure is not present in the codified resolution's own printed table.
Sales & use tax
5.55% combined in unincorporated Clear Creek County (state 2.9% + county 2.65%). Always state-collected — the County's own FAQ page states: "A sales tax license is not required by the County – this is obtained from the State of Colorado Department of Revenue because the Department of Revenue administers and collects Clear Creek County tax... Clear Creek County Sales Tax rate will increase from 1.65 to 2.65 percent effective January 1, 2022 on taxable sales in Clear Creek County." No construction-materials use tax was found for the County (DR1002's county-table Use Tax column for Clear Creek reads "None").
The building permit authority for unincorporated Clear Creek County, Colorado. Re-roofing permits are applied for through the county's online GovBuilt portal, all contractors performing work in the county must be licensed with the county, and the 2024 I-Codes are adopted.
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