Permitting Authorities / Craig/Moffat Regional Building Department (Moffat County)

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

Adopted code

Craig/Moffat Regional Building Department (Moffat County)

Yes — a permit is required to replace a roof in Moffat County, CO, issued by Craig/Moffat Regional Building Department (Moffat County). All permitting, plan review, and inspections for Moffat County (outside the Town of Dinosaur) are handled by the Craig/Moffat Regional Building Department at Craig City Hall, 300 W 4th Street, Craig. Electrical inspections are deferred to the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies.

Jurisdiction
Moffat County, Colorado
Jurisdiction type
county
Address
Craig, CO
Contact
  • url: https://www.ci.craig.co.us/departments/building.php
  • phone: 970-826-2013
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
  • license: Moffat County operates its own contractor licensing program through the Craig/Moffat Regional Building Department, separate from the City of Craig's licensing; a Moffat County contractor licensing application is available from the department, and requirements vary slightly between the two jurisdictions.
Permit process note
All permitting, plan review, and inspections for Moffat County (outside the Town of Dinosaur) are handled by the Craig/Moffat Regional Building Department at Craig City Hall, 300 W 4th Street, Craig. Electrical inspections are deferred to the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies.
Inspection requirements
The regional building department performs all inspections for its service area; electrical inspections are performed by the State of Colorado (Department of Regulatory Agencies).
Adopted code
As of January 1, 2020, Moffat County (jointly with the City of Craig) has adopted the 2018 editions of the International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Existing Building Code, International Mechanical Code, International Fuel Gas Code, International Plumbing Code, and International Energy Conservation Code.
Ice & water shield
Required — The Craig/Moffat Regional Building Department's Design Criteria page prints, as a row of the jointly-adopted Table R-301.2(1), "Ice barrier underlayment required: Yes." About ice & water barrier
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — Moffat County Resolution 2019-53, passed, approved and adopted May 28, 2019 and certified by the County Clerk, was read in full. It adopts the 2018 editions of the International Building, Residential, Existing Building, Mechanical, Fuel Gas, Plumbing and Energy Conservation Codes as published by the International Code Council, together with the 2016 Manufactured Homes and Factory Built Housing Installation Handbook, superseding the County's adoption of the 2006 codes made on June 3, 2008, and enforceable from January 1, 2020. The resolution carries no exhibit and states no amendment, deletion or addition of any kind, so the County enforces the 2018 editions as published; the Craig/Moffat Regional Building Department administers them, which fixes who runs the counter rather than what the County has adopted. Chapter 9 of the Residential Code and Chapter 15 of the Building Code therefore apply as published, and neither the adopted codes nor the County requires impact-resistant roof coverings or names a UL 2218 or Class 4 standard. By Resolution 2026-61 the County separately adopted the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code within unincorporated Moffat County, without local amendment; that code 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 its Sections 101.6 and 403.2, in areas designated wildland-urban interface under that code, which is a fire classification independent of impact rating and sets no impact-resistance requirement.
Wind design criteria
The Craig/Moffat Regional Building Department's "Design Criteria" page prints "TABLE R-301.2(1) - Climatic & Geographic Design Criteria" with: "Roof snow load (non-reducible): 40LB (unless otherwise required by the Building Official based on the site location and elevation); Wind speed: 115 MPH; Seismic design category: B; Weathering: Severe; Frost line depth: 48 inches; Termite: None; Winter design temperature: 1 degree; Flood hazards: Firm 1984; Air freezing index: 2307; Mean annual temperature: 41.8 F." This page sits under the same Building Department navigation as the department's "Adopted Codes" page, which states the table is jointly adopted by "The City of Craig and Moffat County."
Sales & use tax
4.9% combined (state 2.9% + Moffat County 2%; no RTD/SCFD/RTA district applies to unincorporated Moffat County) for unincorporated Moffat County. Per CO DOR DR 1002 (a 2019/2020-vintage publication, updated semi-annually), the "State-Collected Colorado County Sales Tax" table prints Moffat County's row as "2% / 3.33% [service fee] / E, K, L, M [exemptions] / None [use tax]." The City of Craig (the county seat, administratively joined with the county for building permitting) is itself a separate self-collecting home-rule municipality at 4%, which does not apply outside city limits. Re-verified 2026-08-27 against the January 2026 edition of Colorado Department of Revenue form DR 1002, read from a rendered image of its tables rather than from extracted text: the state, county and city figures above match that edition exactly. Where the text above names the June 19, 2019 revision of DR 1002, that describes the edition the figure was originally taken from and is not a current citation.

Building permit authority for unincorporated Moffat County, administered through the Craig/Moffat Regional Building Department at Craig City Hall. The regional department serves the City of Craig and all of Moffat County except the Town of Dinosaur, and enforces the 2018 International Codes.

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

Required.

Is ice & water shield required in Moffat County, CO?

Required — The Craig/Moffat Regional Building Department's Design Criteria page prints, as a row of the jointly-adopted Table R-301.2(1), "Ice barrier underlayment required: Yes.".

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

Required. Moffat County operates its own contractor licensing program through the Craig/Moffat Regional Building Department, separate from the City of Craig's licensing; a Moffat County contractor licensing application is available from the department, and requirements vary slightly between the two jurisdictions..

What building code does Moffat County, CO use?

As of January 1, 2020, Moffat County (jointly with the City of Craig) has adopted the 2018 editions of the International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Existing Building Code, International Mechanical Code, International Fuel Gas Code, International Plumbing Code, and International Energy Conservation Code.