Permitting Authorities / City of Holyoke - Building Department
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Holyoke, CO?
Adopted code
City of Holyoke - Building Department
Yes — a permit is required to replace a roof in Holyoke, CO, issued by City of Holyoke - Building Department. The City of Holyoke publishes a dedicated "Re-siding/Re-roof/Soffit Building Permit Application" and an accompanying roofing guide (in English and Spanish) among its Building Department forms and documents.
Jurisdiction
City of Holyoke, Colorado
Contact
- url: https://www.cityofholyoke-co.gov/departments/forms_documents.php
- phone: 970-854-2266
- email: [email protected]
Roofing permit required
Required
Permit process note
The City of Holyoke publishes a dedicated "Re-siding/Re-roof/Soffit Building Permit Application" and an accompanying roofing guide (in English and Spanish) among its Building Department forms and documents.
Adopted code
The City of Holyoke has adopted the 2018 International Building Code and the 2018 International Residential Code by reference, codified at Municipal Code Sections 15.04.010 and 15.08.010, both certified by the mayor and city clerk. The code is codified through Ordinance No. 1-2024, enacted September 17, 2024.
Drip edge
Required — Holyoke has not amended Chapter 9 of the 2018 IRC, so the base code governs: Section R905.2.8.5 requires a drip edge at eaves and rake edges of shingle roofs, unconditionally, with adjacent segments overlapped not less than 2 inches and mechanically fastened to the roof deck at not more than 12 inches on center.
About drip edgeImpact-resistant roofing
Not required — The City of Holyoke adopts the 2018 International Building Code and the 2018 International Residential Code, codified through Ordinance No. 1-2024 enacted September 17, 2024, and the Colorado Energy Office's statewide building code adoption record lists the same 2018 edition. The building chapter and its amendment lists were reviewed in full. The chapter contains no roof covering requirement, no impact resistance requirement and no reference to UL 2218 or Class 4 roof coverings.
Roof layer limit / recover
Holyoke has adopted the 2018 IRC by reference, Municipal Code Section 15.08.010, and its own Modifications section, Section 15.08.020, does not amend Chapter 9, Roof Assemblies, or Section R908, so the base 2018 IRC reroofing provision governs unamended: Section R908.3.1.1 bars a roof recover where the existing roof has two or more applications of any type of roof covering, so no more than two total layers may exist on a re-covered roof.
Deck & sheathing requirements
Holyoke has not amended Chapter 8 of the 2018 IRC, so the base code governs: Section R803.1 sets a minimum lumber roof sheathing thickness of 5/8 inch for 24-inch rafter or beam spacing, per Table R803.1, and wood structural panel roof sheathing must conform to DOC PS 1, DOC PS 2, CSA O437 or CSA O325 and the grades in Table R503.2.1.1(1).
Sales & use tax
Holyoke's combined sales tax rate is 5.4 percent: 2.9 percent state, 1 percent Phillips County, and 1.50 percent City of Holyoke. Holyoke is state-collected, not home-rule, and Phillips County lies outside the RTD and SCFD special-district boundaries, so no district add-on applies.
Local roofing hub
Roof permits nearby — Phillips County
Related guides
The building permit authority for the City of Holyoke in Phillips County. Maintains a dedicated re-siding/re-roof/soffit building permit application and an accompanying roofing guide, indicating roofing work requires a permit.
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