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Town of Fraser Building Department

Adopted code

The building permit authority for the Town of Fraser, Grand County. Fraser operates its Building Division jointly with the Towns of Winter Park and Granby via an Intergovernmental Agreement; the shared Building Division reviews plans and performs inspections for all three towns using a common permit application, while zoning and land use review remain a separate Fraser Planning function.

Jurisdiction
Town of Fraser, Colorado
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
153 Fraser Avenue, Fraser, CO 80442
Contact
  • url: https://www.frasercolorado.com/150/Building
  • phone: 970-726-5491
Roofing permit required
true
Contractor registration required
true
Registration details
  • license: The Town of Fraser's Building Permit Overview states: "Business License: $40.00. All contractors working in Fraser must have a business license," and separately, "All contractors are required to have a current Town of Fraser Business License." The joint Winter Park/Fraser/Granby building permit application form also requires the contractor's Business License Number as a required field.
Permit process note
The Town's Building Permit Overview states "Most construction activities in the Town of Fraser require a building permit," excepting only finish work such as painting/carpet, fences under six feet, and accessory structures under 120 square feet. The overview's municipal-use-tax worksheet, which is completed as part of the building permit/use-tax process, lists "Re-roof Materials" as its own line item (use tax calculated at "Materials x .04"), alongside dwelling, garage, remodel, and deck/porch categories. Applications for Fraser jobs go through the joint Winter Park/Fraser/Granby Building Division at [email protected].
Adopted code
Town of Fraser Ordinance No. 533, Series 2026 (adopted April 1, 2026, effective July 1, 2026) amends Fraser Municipal Code Chapter 18 to adopt: "(1) International Building Code, 2021 edition, with amendments as provided herein; (2) International Residential Code, 2021 edition...; (4) International Mechanical Code, 2021 edition...; (5) International Fuel Gas Code, 2021 edition...; (6) International Fire Code, 2021 edition, including all Appendices...; (8) International Existing Building Code, 2021 edition...; (9) International Energy Conservation Code, 2021 edition...; (11) Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code, 2025 edition, with amendments as provided herein." The ordinance also adds Wildfire Defensible Space Requirements to Chapter 19: "The majority of the Town of Fraser is designated as Moderate Fire Intensity Risk or High Fire Intensity according to the official Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code Map. As such, all properties within Fraser shall comply with the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code," and directs that "Any scope of work subject to the Chapter 18 Building Regulations must consult the Wildfire Resiliency Code adopted therein" — which sets statewide structure- hardening standards including Class A roofing materials for new construction and for re-roofing/re-siding projects affecting 25% or more of a structure.

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