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Town of Kit Carson - Permits and Fees

The building permit authority for the Town of Kit Carson, Cheyenne County -- a statutory town (incorporated 1931) and railroad-era commercial hub, NOT to be confused with Kit Carson County (a separate county to the north). The Town's "Permits and Fees" page offers a downloadable Building Permit application requiring a stated $20 permit fee; the page does not state whether roofing work specifically requires a permit, nor state a contractor-registration requirement. The Town also maintains a newer official site, townofkitcarson.colorado.gov, carrying a "New Official Website, In Progress" banner and its own Permits and Fees page.

Jurisdiction
Town of Kit Carson, Colorado
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
301 Main Street, Kit Carson, CO 80825
Contact
  • url: https://www.townofkitcarson.com/permits-and-fees
  • phone: 719-962-3248
Permit process note
The Town's downloadable Building Permit form (from townofkitcarson.com/permits-and-fees) is titled "TOWN OF KIT CARSON BUILDING PERMIT" and states a "Permit Fee: $20.00." It requires the applicant to check a "Class of work: ___New ___Addition ___Alteration ___Repair ___Move," plus owner, contractor name/phone, legal description, zoning, use, valuation, building/lot size, utilities, and required setbacks, with sign-off lines for "Inspected by" and "Approved by." The form states: "*BUILDING PERMIT IS VALID FOR ONE YEAR FROM ISSUE DATE. EXTENSIONS CAN BE MADE IF NEEDED." The same page also offers a separate ATV Permit. Neither the page nor the form states whether re-roofing or repair of an existing roof falls within the generic "Repair" category, and no contractor-license or registration requirement is stated anywhere on the site. The Town's newer site (townofkitcarson.colorado.gov) carries a banner reading "New Official Website, In Progress" and its own Permits and Fees page; this record cites the longer-established townofkitcarson.com site.

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Hail reports near Kit Carson, CO

Reports, last 24 months
19
Largest, last 24 months
2.75 in Sep 20, 2026
Most recent
Sep 20, 2026 2.75 in
Reports, last 5 years
26
5 most recent reports, last 5 years
DateHail sizeDistance
Sep 20, 20262.75 in9 mi WNW
Sep 20, 20262.50 in6 mi S
Sep 20, 20262.00 in4 mi SSE
Sep 20, 20261.00 inunder 1 mi
Jun 8, 20261.50 inunder 1 mi

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 Kit Carson, CO (Census point). Data through Oct 7, 2026, not updated since. A report is an observation, not a damage record.

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