Town of La Jara Building Permits

Town of La Jara, Colorado

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La Jara, CO 81140

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The Town's "Application for Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy" covers "Description of Alteration or Repair" broadly (no separate trade-specific checkboxes such as a distinct "Roof" line item were found on this form, unlike neighboring La Veta, Saguache, and Silver Cliff). The applicant "agree[s] to construct, alter or repair the proposed structure in strict accordance with the codes and ordinances of the Town of La Jara," and the form is signed off by a "Building Inspector." Fees are a $15.00 minimum Building Permit Fee per the Town's Building Permit Fee Schedule, plus a 3% materials use tax on total cost of materials. Because no page currently linked from the Town's live navigation (Home, Public Works, Town Board Meetings, TextMyGov, Ordinances and Resolutions, La Jara Police Dept, Applications/Forms) states explicitly that roof replacement itself requires a permit, roofing_permit_required is not asserted here — treat this as a strong signal (general "alteration or repair" permit, Building Inspector sign-off) rather than an explicit roofing-specific requirement. Separately, Town Ordinance No. 2020-1 (short-term rental licensing) references the "Town's Building Inspector" and requires licensed properties to "[c]onform to the applicable requirements of the Town's building, technical and safety codes," confirming an active building code and building-inspector function exist, independent of Conejos County (which explicitly disclaims permitting jurisdiction over incorporated towns).

Municipal Code § 150.01 (Codes Adopted; read in-browser from the town's hosted code library): "The Town of La Jara adopts by reference the following codes: (A) International Building Code, 2018 Edition ... (B) International Residential Code, 2018 Edition, including Appendices L and Q ... (C) International Mechanical Code, 2018 Edition ... (D) International Energy Conservation Code, 2018 Edition ... (E) International Existing Building Code, 2018 Edition ... (F) International Property Maintenance Code, 2018 Edition" (Ord. 2023-1, passed 5-11-2023). Chapter 150 also carries its own fire-limits and building permit sections (§§ 150.60-150.68, incl. § 150.61 Building permits).