Permitting Authorities / Town of Eaton - Building & Permitting
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Eaton, CO?
Adopted code
Town of Eaton - Building & Permitting
Yes — a permit is required to replace a roof in Eaton, CO, issued by Town of Eaton - Building & Permitting. Building permits must be posted on the house prior to starting work. Applications, payment, and permit issuance run through the CommunityCore portal; the issued permit must be downloaded, printed, and kept on-site for the inspector. Per the Town's roofing regulations, re-roofing follows Chapter 9 of the 2024 IRC: full tear-off to the deck is required (one-layer overlay is rarely permitted), ice barrier is required from the lowest roof edges to at least 24 inches inside the exterior wall line, and drip edge is required at eaves and gables.
Jurisdiction
Town of Eaton, Colorado
Address
223 1st Street, Eaton, CO 80615
Contact
- url: https://www.eatonco.org/building-and-permitting
- phone: 970-454-3338
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
- insurance: Roofing contractors must carry $100,000.00 combined single limit liability insurance. A certificate of insurance identifying the limits, policy number, insurer, effective date, and expiration must be submitted at time of application, along with an endorsement requiring ten days' advance written notice to the Town of Eaton in the event of cancellation.
Permit process note
Building permits must be posted on the house prior to starting work. Applications, payment, and permit issuance run through the CommunityCore portal; the issued permit must be downloaded, printed, and kept on-site for the inspector. Per the Town's roofing regulations, re-roofing follows Chapter 9 of the 2024 IRC: full tear-off to the deck is required (one-layer overlay is rarely permitted), ice barrier is required from the lowest roof edges to at least 24 inches inside the exterior wall line, and drip edge is required at eaves and gables.
Inspection requirements
Inspections are scheduled through the CommunityCore portal (Schedule Inspections tab) and performed by SAFEbuilt, the Town's contract building inspector (970-305-3161). Results are sent by notification.
Adopted code
Ordinance 664 (adopted November 20, 2025) adopts the 2024 editions of the International Building, Residential, Mechanical, Fuel Gas, Plumbing, Energy Conservation, Property Maintenance, Existing Building, and Swimming Pool and Spa Codes, the National Electrical Code, and the Colorado Model Electric and Solar Ready and Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Codes, effective January 1, 2026. The Town's roofing regulations reference 2024 IRC sections R901-R908.
Drip edge
Required — Not separately amended by the Town of Eaton. The Town adopts the 2024 IRC by reference (Eaton Municipal Code § 6-1-2) and its 30-item amendment list (items 1-30, ending on the section's own history note citing Ord. 664 § 2, 2025) does not delete or modify R905.2.8.5, so the base IRC drip-edge requirement stands as adopted code.
About drip edgeIce & water shield
Required — IRC Table R301.2(1) as filled in by item (14) of Eaton Municipal Code § 6-1-2 (Amendments to the International Residential Code): "ICE BARRIER UNDERLAYMENT REQUIRED YES".
About ice & water barrierImpact-resistant roofing
Required — Item (23) of Eaton Municipal Code § 6-1-2 amends IRC R905.2.4 (Impact resistance of asphalt shingles) by adding: "Asphalt shingles shall be Class 4 impact resistant, tested in accordance with UL2218, and installed in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions." Two narrow exceptions allow non-Class-4 replacement shingles when matching an existing color/style with no Class 4 option available, and allow like-for-like repairs/additions to existing non-Class-4 roofs.
Wind design criteria
IRC Table R301.2(1) as filled in by item (14) of Eaton Municipal Code § 6-1-2 (Amendments to the International Residential Code): "GROUND SNOW LOAD 30 psf" / "WIND DESIGN Speed (Vult) 115 / Topographic effects Yes" / "SEISMIC DESIGN CATEGORY B" / "SUBJECT TO DAMAGE FROM Weathering Severe / Frost Line 30 in. / Termite Slight to Moderate" / "WINTER DESIGN TEMP 1 Deg. F" / "AIR FREEZING INDEX 1000" / "MEAN ANNUAL TEMP 43F". The table is published as an embedded image in the code section; exposure category, special wind region, and windborne debris zone are not separate columns in the printed table.
Sales & use tax
6.9% combined (state 2.9% + Weld County 0%, Weld levies no county-level sales tax + Town of Eaton 4%). The January 2026 DR 1002 prints Eaton's city row at 4% with a 4% use tax; this corrects an earlier 5.9% figure built on the 3% rate printed in the June 2019 edition. The Town's use tax reaches building materials, which is the roofing-relevant figure for permitted construction work.
Local roofing hub
Roof permits nearby — Weld County
Related guides
The building permit authority for the Town of Eaton, Weld County. The Town contracts with SAFEbuilt for building inspection services, and permits are applied for, paid, and tracked through the CommunityCore online portal.
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