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

Town of Crestone, Colorado

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108 West Galena Avenue, Crestone, CO 81131

The Town's Building Permit Checklist states: "All construction must be hooked up to the town's water and sewer services, or a septic system, if applicable. The town does not have a building code." It continues: "The Property owner will apply for a building permit and include all necessary attachments and fees," and "The Town Clerk or designee will approve the building permit, if complete, unless there are extenuating circumstances or details that require review by the Planning Commission." The Application for Residential Building Permit covers "Addition, Remodel, ADU, Other, Single Unit Residence, Multi-Unit Residence, Mobile Home, Perimeter Fence, Shed, 20'x20' Shipping Container" as its use categories, with fees of "$80.00 per single unit residential, $50.00 per unit/multi- unit residential, and $25.00 for sheds and shipping containers. There is no fee for fences. All permits include up to two inspections. Additional inspections are $40.00 each." The application further states: "The Town of Crestone cooperates with the Colorado State Plumbing and Electrical agencies. The owner and/or builder is responsible for obtaining plumbing and electrical permits from these State or County agencies prior to starting any plumbing or electrical work." The Town's 453-page Municipal Code (updated 2022-09-20) contains no reference to "roof," "contractor," or "building code."

The Town's Building Permit Checklist states: "After receiving the building permit, the property owner must stake out the building footprint and call Town Hall at (719) 256-4313 to schedule the first inspection. This inspection will verify that the building location matches the submitted plans and will ensure that all setback requirements are met." It continues: "After the building is completed and the exterior sealed, the property owner must contact Town Hall to schedule the second inspection to verify that the building size and location conform to the submitted plans. The interior of the building does not have to be completed for the designated inspector to sign off on the building permit." Copies of state/county plumbing and electrical inspections, and septic designs where applicable, "must be remitted to Town Hall throughout the building process."

Not required — The Town of Crestone's Building Permit Checklist, protocol 15A, states that the town does not have a building code. The town's published ordinance index records Ordinance 1998-001, which repealed Ordinance 1979-3 and with it the town's adoption by reference of the 1979 Uniform Building Code; no later ordinance in that index adopts a building code. With no building code adopted, no UL 2218 Class 4 impact-resistance requirement attaches to a reroof. The only statewide instrument reaching reroofing is the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code, 8 CCR 1507-39, effective July 1, 2026 in areas designated wildland-urban interface under that code, which requires a Class A roof covering tested to ASTM E108 or UL 790 where 25 percent or more of the roof surface is replaced, at Sections 101.6 and 403.2; that is a fire classification independent of impact rating, and the code sets no impact-resistance requirement. The Colorado Energy Office Statewide Building Code Adoption dataset, revised April 2, 2026, independently reports no adopted code for the town.