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

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Morgan County Planning, Zoning and Building Department

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Unincorporated Morgan County, CO, issued by Morgan County Planning, Zoning and Building Department. When replacing or repairing a roof a Roofing permit is required; roofing permits for detached outbuildings (detached accessory structures) are not required. The county's Do I Need a Permit table lists re-roofing as requiring a Roofing permit with no land use or state permit needed. The county's basic permit threshold is any building that has a roof and is 120 square feet or larger.

Roof code checklist: Unincorporated Morgan County, CO

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYesmorgancounty.colorado.gov2026-07-14
Repair permit thresholdNot published
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR907.3Roofing Requirements - 07-2022.pdf2026-07-31
Deck & sheathingNot published
Drip edgeYesR905.2.8.5Roofing Requirements - 07-2022.pdf2026-07-31
Ice & water shieldNot published
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNoBCC Board Packet 06-30-2026 Rev-1...2026-08-11
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedmorgancounty.colorado.gov2026-07-14
Contractor license / registrationYesmorgancounty.colorado.gov2026-07-14
Sales & use taxPublishedtax.colorado.gov2026-08-27

Each row comes from the sourced record on this page; full wording is in the table below. "Not published" means no official source for that item was found when the record was last verified.

Jurisdiction
Morgan County, Colorado (unincorporated)
Jurisdiction type
county
Address
Fort Morgan, CO
Contact
  • url: https://morgancounty.colorado.gov/building-permits
  • phone: 970-542-3526
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
  • license: Contractors working in the county are required to hold a current Morgan County Contractor's License; a Contractor Licensing Application is available from the Planning and Zoning Department. Every employer must also either carry Colorado workers' compensation coverage or file a rejection of coverage form.
Permit process note
When replacing or repairing a roof a Roofing permit is required; roofing permits for detached outbuildings (detached accessory structures) are not required. The county's Do I Need a Permit table lists re-roofing as requiring a Roofing permit with no land use or state permit needed. The county's basic permit threshold is any building that has a roof and is 120 square feet or larger.
Inspection requirements
A mid-roof inspection is required after the roof covering is removed. Inspections are requested through the Planning and Zoning Department at 970-542-3526 or the building inspector at 970-768-7197, and all work must be inspected and approved prior to concealment.
Adopted code
In 2010, Morgan County adopted the 2009 International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Energy Conservation Code and the International Mechanical Code.
Drip edge
Required — Morgan County's "Roofing Requirements" excerpt document (effective March 30, 2010, current 2009 IRC/IBC adoption): "R903.2.2 Drip Edge Metal. Provide drip edge metal at eaves and gable ends. Eave and gable edge metal shall extend a minimum of 2 inches onto the roof surface and 1½ inches over the exposed decking edge." (R903.2.2 is the drip-edge section number under the 2009 IRC, superseded by R905.2.8.5 in later editions.) About drip edge
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — Morgan County's building-code adopting resolution for the unincorporated County (Resolution No. 2026 BCC 027, dated June 30, 2026, adopting the 2024 International Residential Code) was reviewed in full, including its complete list of residential-code amendments, as was the County's earlier 2009-cycle Roofing Requirements document; neither contains an impact-resistance or UL 2218 Class 4 requirement. The County's only roof-covering amendment addresses wind performance, and the Wildfire Resiliency Code it adopted in June 2026 is a Class A fire-rating requirement.
Roof layer limit / recover
Morgan County's "Roofing Requirements" excerpt document quotes "R907.3 Re-roofing" in full: "New roof covering shall not be installed without first removing existing roof coverings." No recover over an existing layer is permitted in unincorporated Morgan County; full tear-off is always required.
Sales & use tax
2.9% combined for UNINCORPORATED Morgan County (state 2.9% only — Morgan County levies no county-level sales tax at all). This figure applies only outside incorporated town limits; permits within Brush, Fort Morgan, Log Lane Village, or Wiggins are governed by that town's own combined rate instead (see brush and fort-morgan entries in this same file for two of them). 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.

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The building permit authority for unincorporated Morgan County, Colorado. Requires a roofing permit when replacing or repairing a roof, requires contractors working in the county to hold a current contractor's license, and enforces the 2009 I-Codes adopted in 2010.

Hail reports near the center of Morgan County, CO

Reports, last 24 months
23
Largest, last 24 months
2.75 in Jun 24, 2026
Most recent
Jun 24, 2026 2.75 in
Reports, last 5 years
35
5 most recent reports, last 5 years
DateHail sizeDistance
Jun 24, 20262.75 in1 mi ENE
Jun 24, 20262.50 in5 mi SSE
Jun 24, 20262.50 in6 mi S
Jun 24, 20262.00 in1 mi SE
Jun 24, 20262.00 in5 mi SSE

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 the center of Morgan County, CO. Data through Oct 7, 2026, not updated since. A report is an observation, not a damage record.

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Roofing questions: Unincorporated Morgan County, CO

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

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Unincorporated Morgan County, CO.

Is drip edge required in Unincorporated Morgan County, CO?

Yes. Morgan County's "Roofing Requirements" excerpt document (effective March 30, 2010, current 2009 IRC/IBC adoption): "R903.2.2 Drip Edge Metal. Provide drip edge metal at eaves and gable ends. Eave and gable edge metal shall extend a minimum of 2 inches onto the roof surface and 1½ inches over the exposed decking edge." (R903.2.2 is the drip-edge section number under the 2009 IRC, superseded by R905.2.8.5 in later editions.)

Can you roof over an existing roof in Unincorporated Morgan County, CO?

Morgan County's "Roofing Requirements" excerpt document quotes "R907.3 Re-roofing" in full: "New roof covering shall not be installed without first removing existing roof coverings." No recover over an existing layer is permitted in unincorporated Morgan County; full tear-off is always required.

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

Yes. Contractors working in the county are required to hold a current Morgan County Contractor's License; a Contractor Licensing Application is available from the Planning and Zoning Department. Every employer must also either carry Colorado workers' compensation coverage or file a rejection of coverage form.

What building code does Unincorporated Morgan County, CO use?

In 2010, Morgan County adopted the 2009 International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Energy Conservation Code and the International Mechanical Code.