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Town of Haxtun Building Department

Yes — a permit is required to replace a roof in Haxtun, CO, issued by Town of Haxtun Building Department. The town's "Application for Building Permit" (posted under both the Building Department and Permits and Applications pages) is a general-purpose permit covering "New Building" and "Alteration or Addition to Existing Property," collecting the homeowner, contractor, work description, and estimated material cost; permit fees are $10 for $0-$1,000 of valuation, $25 for $1,001-$2,500, and $25 plus $5 per additional $1,000 above that, plus a 4.5% use tax. The form states "Allow 3 working days for the processing of the permit. If work has not begun within 180 days, the applicant must file for a new permit and pay the permit charges again," and requires the applicant to certify the work will be done "in accordance with the ordinances of the Town of Haxtun." The form is validated by the Town of Haxtun Building Inspector. Neither the form nor Municipal Code Chapter 150 names roofing or re-roofing as a distinct permit category; roofing work would fall under this general building permit and under the adopted IRC.

Jurisdiction
Town of Haxtun, Colorado
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
145 S. Colorado Ave., P.O. Box 205, Haxtun, CO 80731
Contact
  • url: https://townofhaxtun.colorado.gov/building-department
  • phone: 970-774-6104
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Not required
Permit process note
The town's "Application for Building Permit" (posted under both the Building Department and Permits and Applications pages) is a general-purpose permit covering "New Building" and "Alteration or Addition to Existing Property," collecting the homeowner, contractor, work description, and estimated material cost; permit fees are $10 for $0-$1,000 of valuation, $25 for $1,001-$2,500, and $25 plus $5 per additional $1,000 above that, plus a 4.5% use tax. The form states "Allow 3 working days for the processing of the permit. If work has not begun within 180 days, the applicant must file for a new permit and pay the permit charges again," and requires the applicant to certify the work will be done "in accordance with the ordinances of the Town of Haxtun." The form is validated by the Town of Haxtun Building Inspector. Neither the form nor Municipal Code Chapter 150 names roofing or re-roofing as a distinct permit category; roofing work would fall under this general building permit and under the adopted IRC.
Adopted code
Haxtun Municipal Code § 150.01 adopts "The International Building Code, 2018 Edition ... Chapters 1 through 35 inclusive, and Appendices C, E, H, I, & J" with listed local amendments (Ord. 2025-1, passed 10-6-2025). § 150.02 separately adopts "The International Residential Code, 2018 Edition ... Chapters 1 through 43 inclusive and Appendices F, G, H, and L" as the town's Residential Building Code, again with local amendments. The IRC's local climatic/geographic design table (Table R301.2(1)) sets a Ground Snow Load of 30 psf, Wind Design Speed of 115 mph, Seismic Design Category B, and states "Ice Barrier Underlayment Required: YES" -- a direct, roofing-specific requirement. The town also adopted 2018-edition International Mechanical, Fuel Gas, Property Maintenance, Existing Building, and Energy Conservation Codes, the Colorado Model Electric Ready and Solar Ready Code, the International Plumbing Code, and the National Electric Code under the same Chapter 150 (§§ 150.03-150.11).
Drip edge
Required — Haxtun adopted the 2018 International Residential Code by reference at section 150.02(A) (Ordinance 2025-1, passed October 6, 2025) without amending Chapter 9. IRC section R905.2.8.5 requires that "a drip edge shall be provided at eaves and rake edges of shingle roofs," with adjacent segments overlapped not less than 2 inches and the edge extending not less than 1/4 inch below the roof sheathing. About drip edge
Ice & water shield
Required — Haxtun Municipal Code section 150.02(B)(8), completing IRC Table R301.2(1) for the Town, states "ICE BARRIER UNDERLAYMENT REQUIRED: YES." Adopted by Ordinance 2025-1, passed October 6, 2025, as part of the Town's 2018 International Residential Code adoption. About ice & water barrier
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — The Town of Haxtun's codified Code of Ordinances, Chapter 150, Building Codes, was read in full. Sections 150.01 through 150.11, all enacted by Ordinance 2025-1 on October 6, 2025, adopt by reference the 2018 International Building Code (Chapters 1 through 35 with Appendices C, E, H, I and J), the 2018 International Residential Code (Chapters 1 through 43 with Appendices F, G, H and L), the 2018 International Existing Building Code, the 2018 Mechanical, Fuel Gas and Property Maintenance Codes, the 2021 Energy Conservation and Plumbing Codes, the 2023 National Electrical Code and the Colorado Model Electric Ready and Solar Ready Code, together with the 1991 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings. Each adopting section carries its own enumerated amendment list: fifteen amendments to the Building Code, twenty-two to the Residential Code and four to the Existing Building Code, all read. They address permit expiration, refunds and investigation fees, carbon monoxide detection, window-well guards, sprinkler deletions, foundation engineering, fuel-gas testing and plumbing depths, and they complete Table R301.2(1) so that an ice barrier underlayment is required; the only other roof references are plumbing-vent heights. No amendment touches Chapter 9 of the Residential Code or Chapter 15 of the Building Code, and neither the adopted codes nor any Town amendment requires impact-resistant roof coverings or names a UL 2218 or Class 4 standard. The only statewide instrument reaching reroofing is the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code, 8 CCR 1507-39, effective July 1, 2026 in areas designated wildland-urban interface under that code, which requires a Class A roof covering tested to ASTM E108 or UL 790 where 25 percent or more of the roof surface is replaced, at Sections 101.6 and 403.2; that is a fire classification independent of impact rating, and the code sets no impact-resistance requirement.
Repair permit threshold
No dollar-value or minor-repair threshold specific to roofing work exists. The Town adopts the 2018 IRC at Municipal Code 150.02, whose Section R105.1 requires that "Any owner or owner's authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure ... shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit." The Town's 22-item amendment schedule amends R105.1 only by replacing "building official" with "Town" and does not amend R105.2 at all. The unamended R105.2 exemption list contains no roof-covering item and no cost-based exemption, and R105.2.2's "ordinary repairs" exemption reads: "Application or notice to the building official is not required for ordinary repairs to structures, replacement of lamps or the connection of approved portable electrical equipment to approved permanently installed receptacles. Such repairs shall not include the cutting away of any wall, partition or portion thereof, the removal or cutting of any structural beam or load-bearing support..." -- which does not name roof covering or roof replacement. The Town's own permit form covers "Alteration or Addition to Existing Property" with fees starting at $10 for $0-$1,000 of valuation, so there is no below-threshold band in which no permit is required.
Wind design criteria
Haxtun Municipal Code section 150.02(B)(8) completes IRC Table R301.2(1) with the following locally adopted design values: Ground Snow Load 30 psf; Ultimate Design Wind Speed (V) 115 mph; Topographic Effects No; Seismic Design Category B; Weathering Severe; Frost Line Depth 30 inches; Winter Design Temp 1 F; Air Freezing Index 1000; Mean Annual Temp 45 F. Adopted as part of the Town's 2018 International Residential Code adoption by Ordinance 2025-1, passed October 6, 2025.
Roof layer limit / recover
Haxtun adopted the 2018 International Residential Code by reference at section 150.02(A) (Ordinance 2025-1, passed October 6, 2025) and its twenty-two itemized amendments do not touch Chapter 9. Under IRC section R908.3.1.1, a roof recover is not permitted "where the existing roof has two or more applications of any type of roof covering," among other conditions, so a third layer requires full tear-off rather than recover.
Deck & sheathing requirements
Haxtun adopted the 2018 International Residential Code by reference at section 150.02(A) (Ordinance 2025-1, passed October 6, 2025) without amending Chapter 8. Under IRC Table R803.1, lumber roof sheathing at 24 inch rafter or beam spacing must have a minimum net thickness of 5/8 inch, rising to thicker or tongue and groove requirements at wider spacing. Wood structural panel sheathing must conform to DOC PS 1, DOC PS 2, CSA O437 or CSA O325 with an approved grade mark under section R803.2.1, and be installed within the allowable spans of the applicable span table.
Sales & use tax
Haxtun's combined sales tax rate is 7.4 percent: 2.9 percent Colorado state, 1 percent Phillips County, and 3.5 percent Town of Haxtun, with no RTD, SCFD, RTA or other special district applicable. Haxtun is a statutory town and its sales tax is state-collected, per Colorado Department of Revenue form DR 1002.

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

Required. No dollar-value or minor-repair threshold specific to roofing work exists. The Town adopts the 2018 IRC at Municipal Code 150.02, whose Section R105.1 requires that "Any owner or owner's authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure ... shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit." The Town's 22-item amendment schedule amends R105.1 only by replacing "building official" with "Town" and does not amend R105.2 at all. The unamended R105.2 exemption list contains no roof-covering item and no cost-based exemption, and R105.2.2's "ordinary repairs" exemption reads: "Application or notice to the building official is not required for ordinary repairs to structures, replacement of lamps or the connection of approved portable electrical equipment to approved permanently installed receptacles. Such repairs shall not include the cutting away of any wall, partition or portion thereof, the removal or cutting of any structural beam or load-bearing support..." -- which does not name roof covering or roof replacement. The Town's own permit form covers "Alteration or Addition to Existing Property" with fees starting at $10 for $0-$1,000 of valuation, so there is no below-threshold band in which no permit is required.

Is ice & water shield required in Haxtun, CO?

Required — Haxtun Municipal Code section 150.02(B)(8), completing IRC Table R301.2(1) for the Town, states "ICE BARRIER UNDERLAYMENT REQUIRED: YES." Adopted by Ordinance 2025-1, passed October 6, 2025, as part of the Town's 2018 International Residential Code adoption..

Is drip edge required?

Required — Haxtun adopted the 2018 International Residential Code by reference at section 150.02(A) (Ordinance 2025-1, passed October 6, 2025) without amending Chapter 9. IRC section R905.2.8.5 requires that "a drip edge shall be provided at eaves and rake edges of shingle roofs," with adjacent segments overlapped not less than 2 inches and the edge extending not less than 1/4 inch below the roof sheathing..

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

Not required.

What building code does Haxtun, CO use?

Haxtun Municipal Code § 150.01 adopts "The International Building Code, 2018 Edition ... Chapters 1 through 35 inclusive, and Appendices C, E, H, I, & J" with listed local amendments (Ord. 2025-1, passed 10-6-2025). § 150.02 separately adopts "The International Residential Code, 2018 Edition ... Chapters 1 through 43 inclusive and Appendices F, G, H, and L" as the town's Residential Building Code, again with local amendments. The IRC's local climatic/geographic design table (Table R301.2(1)) sets a Ground Snow Load of 30 psf, Wind Design Speed of 115 mph, Seismic Design Category B, and states "Ice Barrier Underlayment Required: YES" -- a direct, roofing-specific requirement. The town also adopted 2018-edition International Mechanical, Fuel Gas, Property Maintenance, Existing Building, and Energy Conservation Codes, the Colorado Model Electric Ready and Solar Ready Code, the International Plumbing Code, and the National Electric Code under the same Chapter 150 (§§ 150.03-150.11).