Permitting Authorities / Town of Georgetown Building Department
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Georgetown, CO?
Adopted code
Town of Georgetown Building Department
Yes — a permit is required to replace a roof in Georgetown, CO, issued by Town of Georgetown Building Department. "Are you looking to do any major construction or renovation to a building in the Town of Georgetown? Please be aware that many projects will need to be reviewed by the Design Review Commission (DRC) prior to issuance of a building permit for a Certificate of Appropriateness. This is required since Georgetown is part of a National Historic Landmark District." Building permit applications are submitted through the Town of Georgetown (Town Hall, 404 6th St.), but "the Town of Georgetown contracts its building division services through SAFEbuilt," which has provided building department programs, plan review, inspections, and code enforcement "for cities, towns, counties and other public agencies" since 1992. Building permit fees are paid to the Town; inspection requests must go through the SAFEbuilt inspection line at least 24 hours in advance, with SAFEbuilt on-site in Georgetown Monday through Friday. The Building page publishes a submittal checklist that includes a dedicated "Residential Roofing requirements" document (alongside new-construction, remodel, asbestos, and solar checklists), indicating the Town/SAFEbuilt maintain roofing-specific submittal guidance. The Town's current Building Permit Application (revised 2025-05-27) lists "Roof" as one of its named improvement types, alongside new building, addition, remodel, repair/replacement, and fence. Separately, the Town's Business Licenses document center (under Business) lists a "Contractor License Application" alongside the general Business License Application, suggesting the Town runs a contractor licensing program; the application form itself is not currently available online, so confirm with Town Hall whether roofing contractors must register.
Jurisdiction
Town of Georgetown, Colorado
Address
404 6th St. / P.O. Box 426, Georgetown, CO 80444
Contact
- url: http://www.townofgeorgetown.us/town_government/departments/building.php
- phone: 303-569-2555
- email: [email protected]
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
- license: A roofing contractor needs a Town business license before working in Georgetown. Municipal Code Section 5.04.010(a) provides that "It shall be unlawful for any person or entity, excepting lawfully established nonprofit or other exempt organizations or entities as specified in this Chapter, to conduct, engage in or establish a business or place of business in the Town without having first obtained a business license and any specialty licenses." The Town issues a contractor licence under that chapter.
Permit process note
"Are you looking to do any major construction or renovation to a building in the Town of Georgetown? Please be aware that many projects will need to be reviewed by the Design Review Commission (DRC) prior to issuance of a building permit for a Certificate of Appropriateness. This is required since Georgetown is part of a National Historic Landmark District." Building permit applications are submitted through the Town of Georgetown (Town Hall, 404 6th St.), but "the Town of Georgetown contracts its building division services through SAFEbuilt," which has provided building department programs, plan review, inspections, and code enforcement "for cities, towns, counties and other public agencies" since 1992. Building permit fees are paid to the Town; inspection requests must go through the SAFEbuilt inspection line at least 24 hours in advance, with SAFEbuilt on-site in Georgetown Monday through Friday. The Building page publishes a submittal checklist that includes a dedicated "Residential Roofing requirements" document (alongside new-construction, remodel, asbestos, and solar checklists), indicating the Town/SAFEbuilt maintain roofing-specific submittal guidance. The Town's current Building Permit Application (revised 2025-05-27) lists "Roof" as one of its named improvement types, alongside new building, addition, remodel, repair/replacement, and fence. Separately, the Town's Business Licenses document center (under Business) lists a "Contractor License Application" alongside the general Business License Application, suggesting the Town runs a contractor licensing program; the application form itself is not currently available online, so confirm with Town Hall whether roofing contractors must register.
Inspection requirements
Building inspections for the Town of Georgetown are performed under contract by SAFEbuilt rather than by Town staff. Inspection requests must be called in to the SAFEbuilt Inspection line (303-450-8748) at least 24 hours before the desired inspection date, and must include the permit number, address, contact person, and inspection type; callers are told to call a separate SAFEbuilt number (303-450-8745) on the day of inspection to learn the two-hour arrival window (not to schedule), and that number is also listed for technical building questions. SAFEbuilt is on-site in Georgetown Monday-Friday.
Adopted code
The 2015 editions of the International Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Fire, Energy Conservation, Residential, Existing Buildings and Fuel Gas Codes, together with the 2014 National Electrical Code, adopted by reference at Georgetown Municipal Code Section 15.04.010. Local amendments to each adopted code are collected in separate chapters of Title 15; the residential amendments are at Chapter 15.44.
Ice & water shield
Required — Required town-wide, with no elevation or roof-slope condition attached. The completed design criteria table in Georgetown Municipal Code Title 15 answers "Ice Shield Underlayment Required" with "YES", so the ice barrier provisions of the adopted International Residential Code apply to every roof in town.
About ice & water barrierImpact-resistant roofing
Not required — The Town of Georgetown adopts the 2015 International Residential Code by reference at Georgetown Municipal Code Section 15.04.010, and its local amendments to that code are collected at Chapter 15.44, Residential Code Amendments. Both were reviewed in full, including all sixteen numbered amendment items; none addresses impact resistance or requires UL 2218 Class 4 roof coverings. The Town's amendments to Table R301.2(1) set ground and roof snow loads, wind speed and ice shield underlayment, which are structural and weather-exposure criteria rather than an impact rating.
Wind design criteria
An ultimate design wind speed of 140 mph in Seismic Design Category B. The Town of Georgetown completes the International Residential Code climatic and geographic design criteria table in its Municipal Code Title 15, and the completed table sets a ground snow load and a roof snow load of 60 pounds per square foot each, severe weathering, a frost line depth of 42 inches, a slight to moderate termite hazard, a none to slight decay hazard, a winter design temperature of 1 degree Fahrenheit, and flood hazards per the FEMA flood map. At roughly 8,500 feet the 60 pound snow load is a structural design figure, separate from the wind speed.
Sales & use tax
10.05 percent combined: 2.9 percent state, 2.65 percent Clear Creek County and 4.50 percent Town of Georgetown, one of the highest combined rates in Colorado. The Town is state-collected. Its 3.50 percent use tax applies to motor vehicles only, not to building materials, so a roofing job carries no separate materials use tax deposit at permit issuance. Rates read from the Colorado Department of Revenue publication DR 1002, January 2026 edition.
Local roofing hub
Roof permits nearby — Clear Creek County
Related guides
The building permit authority for the Town of Georgetown, the county seat of Clear Creek County. Building permit applications are submitted to and fees paid to the Town, but the Town contracts its building division services — plan review, inspections, and code enforcement — to SAFEbuilt. Because Georgetown is part of a National Historic Landmark District, many projects, including exterior/roof work, must also be reviewed by the Design Review Commission (DRC) for a Certificate of Appropriateness before a building permit is issued.
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