Permitting Authorities / Conejos County Land Use Office
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Conejos County, CO?
Adopted code
Conejos County Land Use Office
Yes — a permit is required to replace a roof in Conejos County, CO, issued by Conejos County Land Use Office. The Building/Construction Permit Application includes a dedicated "ROOFING: Replacement/Repair of Existing Roofing" line item. Homeowners may perform their own re-roof work. A County Use Tax deposit of 2% on building/construction materials is required at permit issuance, alongside the Land Use Construction Permit fee (calculated from the approved fee schedule and building valuation data). Permits are valid for one year and lapse if there is no construction activity for a continuous 12-month period; renewal/extension is available through the Land Use Administrator. No more than two layers of roofing are allowed upon completion of a re-roof.
Jurisdiction
Conejos County, Colorado
Contact
- url: https://conejoscounty.colorado.gov/land-use
- phone: 719-376-2014
- email: [email protected]
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Not required
Registration details
- license: The Building Department's own Frequently Asked Questions page states, under "Do you require contractors to be licensed?": "We do not have the means/resources to keep up a 'Contractor List' with insurances and licenses. We leave it up to the individual to check into their hired contractor." (Conejos County does separately require OWTS/septic installers to become licensed as a "competent technician" under state Regulation 43, but that is a septic-system credential, not a general or roofing contractor registration.)
Permit process note
The Building/Construction Permit Application includes a dedicated "ROOFING: Replacement/Repair of Existing Roofing" line item. Homeowners may perform their own re-roof work. A County Use Tax deposit of 2% on building/construction materials is required at permit issuance, alongside the Land Use Construction Permit fee (calculated from the approved fee schedule and building valuation data). Permits are valid for one year and lapse if there is no construction activity for a continuous 12-month period; renewal/extension is available through the Land Use Administrator. No more than two layers of roofing are allowed upon completion of a re-roof.
Inspection requirements
The permit holder must call for a Final Roof inspection, and a mid-roof inspection may also be required (consult the Building Department upon permit issuance); tile, metal, and other special roofing materials may require a mid-roof inspection as well. All inspections require a minimum 24-hour notice, and contractors must set ladders for the inspector.
Adopted code
All building in Conejos County must meet the 2018 International Residential Code, 2018 International Building Code, and 2018 International Energy Conservation Code.
Ice & water shield
Required — The county's printed Table R301.2(1) attachment ("CONEJOS COUNTY, COLORADO ATTACHMENT A") lists the "ICE BARRIER UNDERLAYMENT REQUIRED" column value as "YES."
About ice & water barrierMid-roof inspection
Required — The Building Department's own page lists, under "Types of Inspections (R109 of 2018 IRC)": "Midroof Inspection. Inspection of the layers of roof and underlayment. Must contain all edging, flashing, underlayment and a small percentage of the final layer."
Wind design criteria
The county's "CONEJOS COUNTY, COLORADO ATTACHMENT A TABLE R301.2(1) CLIMATIC AND GEOGRAPHIC DESIGN CRITERIA" prints, for the base Conejos elevation: "GROUND SNOW LOAD *40 [psf, footnoted 'See Colorado Design Snow Loads (2016) by the Structural Engineers Association of Colorado (40psf minimum)']. WIND DESIGN Speed (mph) 115. Topographic effects NO. Special wind region NO. Windborne debris zone NO. SEISMIC DESIGN CATEGORY B. SUBJECT TO DAMAGE FROM: Weathering Severe. Frost line depth 36" from final grade. Termite Moderate - Heavy. WINTER DESIGN TEMP -16 F. AIR FREEZING INDEX 3500. MEAN ANNUAL TEMP 45 F." The county's Building Department page separately lists higher elevation-specific ground snow loads for other communities within the county: "50 PSF - Platoro, 64 PSF - La Manga, 78 PSF - Cumbres."
Sales & use tax
4.9% combined (state 2.9% + Conejos County 2.0%; no RTD/SCFD/RTA district — Conejos County, in the San Luis Valley, is outside all three boundaries). The county's own Building Department page states, under "Conejos County Use Tax Explained": "Conejos County Rate: 2.0% County Sales Tax, 2.0% County Use Tax." Colorado Department of Revenue form DR 1002 (rev. 06/19/19) lists an older 1.90% county rate for "Conejos County limits" — the county's own current page is used here as the more recent figure, consistent with DR 1002's known staleness on county rates. 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.
The building/construction permit authority for Conejos County, Colorado, in the San Luis Valley. Requires a permit for re-roofing and residential roofing replacement/repair, and publishes a dedicated "2018 IRC Residential Re-Roofing" homeowner's guide covering underlayment, fasteners, and inspection requirements.
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