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

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Town of Garden City - Building Permits

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Garden City, CO, issued by Town of Garden City - Building Permits. The Town's Municipal Code Building Permits page states: "The Town of Garden City is contracted with ProCode Inc. for building inspection services. ProCode's website includes a form to request a building inspection. There is also a page with downloads of ICC Building Guides... Garden City uses the 2018 International Building Code." It continues: "See the chart below to determine if you need a building permit. The cost of the permit is based upon the estimated cost of your project. Smaller projects do not require plans to be submitted, but a sketch may be. It is important to get a building permit before the project commences or the Building Inspector will charge an additional fee. In the event of an after-hours, holiday or weekend emergency repair, have the work performed and apply for the building permit on the next day the Town Hall is open." "Re-roof" is explicitly listed under "Projects that require a permit," alongside additions, decks, garages, and remodels; by contrast "Painting, papering, tiling, carpeting, cabinets, countertops and similar finish work" is explicitly listed as exempt from a permit. The page also links a "Procedure for Contemporaneous Reviews of Electrical and Plumbing Licenses," suggesting some form of licensing review applies to electrical and plumbing trades specifically; no equivalent roofing-contractor licensing language was found.

Roof code checklist: Garden City, CO

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYestownofgardencity.com2026-07-17
Repair permit thresholdNot published
Layer limit / roof-overNot published
Deck & sheathingNot published
Drip edgeYesR905.2.8.5library.municode.com2026-08-03
Ice & water shieldYeslibrary.municode.com2026-08-03
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingYes§ 18-2-30library.municode.com2026-08-03
Wind design criteriaPublishedlibrary.municode.com2026-08-03
Adopted codePublishedtownofgardencity.com2026-07-17
Contractor license / registrationNot published
Sales & use taxPublishedtax.colorado.gov2026-08-25

Each row comes from the sourced record on this page; full wording is in the table below. "Not published" means no official source for that item was found when the record was last verified.

Jurisdiction
Town of Garden City, Colorado
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
621 27th Street Road, Garden City, CO 80631
Contact
  • url: https://www.townofgardencity.com/
  • phone: 970-351-0041
Permit portal
Permit portal
Roofing permit required
Required
Registration details
  • license: Garden City Municipal Code § 6-1-20 (License required) states: "Every person must obtain a license from the Town before operating, conducting or carrying on any retail trade, profession or business within the Town. The term person means an individual over the age of 18, or any corporation, partnership or other entity of any type conducting business within the Town." § 6-1-10 states the purpose is "the regulation and registration of businesses operating within the Town... and to enable the Town to enforce the obligations of businesses to remit sales, use and additional taxes." This is a general business license covering any business or profession conducted within the Town, reaching roofing contractors performing work there, not a retail-only sales-tax registration.
Permit process note
The Town's Municipal Code Building Permits page states: "The Town of Garden City is contracted with ProCode Inc. for building inspection services. ProCode's website includes a form to request a building inspection. There is also a page with downloads of ICC Building Guides... Garden City uses the 2018 International Building Code." It continues: "See the chart below to determine if you need a building permit. The cost of the permit is based upon the estimated cost of your project. Smaller projects do not require plans to be submitted, but a sketch may be. It is important to get a building permit before the project commences or the Building Inspector will charge an additional fee. In the event of an after-hours, holiday or weekend emergency repair, have the work performed and apply for the building permit on the next day the Town Hall is open." "Re-roof" is explicitly listed under "Projects that require a permit," alongside additions, decks, garages, and remodels; by contrast "Painting, papering, tiling, carpeting, cabinets, countertops and similar finish work" is explicitly listed as exempt from a permit. The page also links a "Procedure for Contemporaneous Reviews of Electrical and Plumbing Licenses," suggesting some form of licensing review applies to electrical and plumbing trades specifically; no equivalent roofing-contractor licensing language was found.
Adopted code
"Garden City uses the 2018 International Building Code."
Drip edge
Required — Not separately amended by Garden City. § 18-2-30, the town's full 30-item numbered IRC amendment list, was read in its entirety; item (23) specifically amends IRC Section R905.2.4 (impact resistance) but no item touches Section R905.2.8.5, so the base drip-edge requirement stands as adopted code. About drip edge
Ice & water shield
Required — Garden City Municipal Code § 18-2-30(14)'s fill-in of IRC Table R301.2(1) prints "YES" in the "Ice Barrier Under-layment Required" column. About ice & water barrier
Impact-resistant roofing
Required — Garden City Municipal Code § 18-2-30(23) amends IRC Section R905.2.4 (Impact resistance of asphalt shingles): "Asphalt shingles shall be Class 4 impact resistant, tested in accordance with UL2218, and installed in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions," with exceptions permitting non-Class-4 replacement or repair materials to match existing shingle color/style when no matching Class 4 product exists.
Wind design criteria
Garden City Municipal Code § 18-2-30(14) fills in IRC Table R301.2(1): "Table R301.2(1) Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria Ground Snow Load Wind Design Seismic Design Category Subject to Damage From Winter Design Temp Deg. F Ice Barrier Under-layment Required Flood Hazard Air Freez-ing Index Mean Annual Temp Speed (V) Topo-graphic effects Weath-ering Frost line Termite 30psf 115 No B Severe 30 in. Slight to Mod-erate 1 YES 26713 1000 43F." (Table headers and values as rendered by Municode's own table-flattening; the printed column order maps Ground Snow Load=30psf, Wind Speed=115, Topographic effects=No, Seismic Design Category=B, Weathering=Severe, Frost line=30in, Termite=Slight to Moderate, Winter Design Temp=1, Ice Barrier Underlayment Required=YES, Flood Hazard=26713, Air Freezing Index=1000, Mean Annual Temp=43F.)
Sales & use tax
6.90% combined (state 2.9% + Weld County 0%, no county sales tax + Town of Garden City 4%; no RTD/CD district). Garden City is state-collected, and the January 2026 DR 1002 prints its city row at 4%. This corrects an earlier 5.90% figure built on the 3% rate printed in the June 2019 edition. DR 1002 does not list Weld County among the state-collected counties ("If a county is not listed, that county does not have a sales tax").

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The building permit authority for the Town of Garden City, a small statutory town enclave surrounded by Greeley in Weld County. The Town contracts with ProCode Inc. for building inspection services and lists re-roofing among the project types that require a permit under its adopted 2018 International Building Code. Permits are applied for online through a CommunityCore portal.

Hail reports near Garden City, CO

Reports, last 24 months
24
Largest, last 24 months
2.75 in Jun 17, 2025
Most recent
Jul 2, 2026 1.00 in
Reports, last 5 years
41
5 most recent reports, last 5 years
DateHail sizeDistance
Jul 2, 20261.00 in10 mi WSW
Jun 20, 20261.50 in5 mi NNW
Jul 24, 20251.25 in2 mi WNW
Jul 24, 20251.25 in2 mi WNW
Jul 24, 20251.00 in5 mi WSW

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database and daily storm reports (reports since the start of the current year are preliminary), within 10 miles of Garden City, CO (Census point). Data through Oct 7, 2026, not updated since. A report is an observation, not a damage record.

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Roofing questions: Garden City, CO

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

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Garden City, CO.

Is ice & water shield required in Garden City, CO?

Yes. Garden City Municipal Code § 18-2-30(14)'s fill-in of IRC Table R301.2(1) prints "YES" in the "Ice Barrier Under-layment Required" column.

Is drip edge required in Garden City, CO?

Yes. Not separately amended by Garden City. § 18-2-30, the town's full 30-item numbered IRC amendment list, was read in its entirety; item (23) specifically amends IRC Section R905.2.4 (impact resistance) but no item touches Section R905.2.8.5, so the base drip-edge requirement stands as adopted code.

What building code does Garden City, CO use?

"Garden City uses the 2018 International Building Code."