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

Adopted code

Fremont County Building Department

Yes — a permit is required to replace a roof in Fremont County, CO, issued by Fremont County Building Department. Re-roofing requires a dedicated Re-Roof Application and Re-Roof Checklist. The county is transitioning building permit applications, inspections, and contractor registrations to the Cloudpermit online system.

Jurisdiction
Fremont County, Colorado
Jurisdiction type
county
Address
Cañon City, CO 81212
Contact
  • url: https://fremontcountyco.gov/building/building-department
  • phone: 719-276-7460
Permit portal
Permit portal
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
  • note: Contractors must complete an Application for Contractor's License with Fremont County; a current Licensed Contractors List is published by the Building Department. Septic contractors follow a separate licensing track.
Permit process note
Re-roofing requires a dedicated Re-Roof Application and Re-Roof Checklist. The county is transitioning building permit applications, inspections, and contractor registrations to the Cloudpermit online system.
Adopted code
Fremont County enforces the 2018 International Building Code, 2018 International Residential Code, and 2018 International Energy Conservation Code, as amended by Resolution No. 60, Series of 2020, of the Fremont Board of County Commissioners.
Drip edge
Required — Not separately amended by Fremont County. Resolution No. 60, Series of 2020 adopts the 2018 IRC (as amended) for unincorporated Fremont County, and its full text does not delete or modify R905.2.8.5, so the base 2018 IRC drip-edge requirement stands as adopted code. About drip edge
Ice & water shield
Required — Resolution No. 60, Series of 2020, amends Table R301.2(1) of the adopted 2018 IRC for unincorporated Fremont County; the printed cell reads "Ice barrier underlayment required — Yes." About ice & water barrier
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — No amendment mandates Class 4 / UL 2218 impact-resistant roof coverings. The full text of Resolution No. 60, Series of 2020 (27 pages, covering the county's IBC, IRC, and IECC amendments) was reviewed and contains no such provision.
Wind design criteria
Resolution No. 60, Series of 2020 (Fremont Board of County Commissioners), amends Table R301.2(1) of the adopted 2018 IRC for unincorporated Fremont County: "Wind Speed — 90 miles per hour (3 second gust) 76 miles per hour (fast mile)"; "Topographic Effects — No"; "Special Wind Region — No"; "Wind-borne Debris Zone — No"; "Seismic design category — B". Roof snow load is separately set as "varies with elevation" per the resolution's Exhibit B chart rather than a single ground-snow-load figure.
Sales & use tax
5.4% combined for UNINCORPORATED Fremont County (state 2.9% + Fremont County 2.50%). This applies outside Cañon City and Florence town limits; those cities layer their own additional city rate on top (see the canon-city and florence entries in this same file). 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.

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The building permit authority for unincorporated Fremont County, Colorado. Does not serve the incorporated cities of Cañon City, Florence, Williamsburg, Rockvale, Coal Creek, or Brookside, which run their own permitting. Requires a permit for re-roofing and maintains a Licensed Contractors List.

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Roofing questions — Fremont County, CO

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

Required.

Is ice & water shield required in Fremont County, CO?

Required — Resolution No. 60, Series of 2020, amends Table R301.2(1) of the adopted 2018 IRC for unincorporated Fremont County; the printed cell reads "Ice barrier underlayment required — Yes.".

Is drip edge required?

Required — Not separately amended by Fremont County. Resolution No. 60, Series of 2020 adopts the 2018 IRC (as amended) for unincorporated Fremont County, and its full text does not delete or modify R905.2.8.5, so the base 2018 IRC drip-edge requirement stands as adopted code..

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Fremont County, CO?

Required.

What building code does Fremont County, CO use?

Fremont County enforces the 2018 International Building Code, 2018 International Residential Code, and 2018 International Energy Conservation Code, as amended by Resolution No. 60, Series of 2020, of the Fremont Board of County Commissioners.