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Town of Morrison Building Department

The building permit authority for the Town of Morrison in Jefferson County. The town contracts with Charles Abbott Associates, Inc. for building code enforcement and inspections on residential and commercial properties, and building permit applications are submitted through the town.

Roof code checklist: Morrison, CO

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofNot published
Repair permit thresholdNot published
Layer limit / roof-overNot published
Deck & sheathingNot published
Drip edgeNot published
Ice & water shieldYesmorrisonco.us2026-08-22
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNomorrisonco.us2026-08-11
Wind design criteriaPublishedmorrisonco.us2026-08-22
Adopted codePublishedmorrisonco.us2026-07-14
Contractor license / registrationNot published
Sales & use taxPublishedtax.colorado.gov2026-08-22

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
Town of Morrison, Colorado
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
Morrison, CO
Contact
  • url: https://www.morrisonco.us/140/Building-Department
  • phone: 303-697-8749
Permit process note
Morrison contracts with Charles Abbott Associates, Inc. to ensure the Town of Morrison codes are enforced and approved for occupancy on residential and commercial properties. Permits are obtained by completing the Morrison building permit application through the town, and building questions can be directed to [email protected].
Inspection requirements
Inspections are scheduled online and inspection requests must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on the business day prior to the requested date.
Adopted code
The Building Department references the 2015 International Building Code as its regulatory standard.
Ice & water shield
Required — Required town-wide. The Town of Morrison completes the climatic and geographic design criteria table, and that table answers "Ice Shield Underlayment Required" affirmatively, so the ice barrier provisions of the adopted residential code apply to every roof in town. About ice & water barrier
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — The Town of Morrison's building-code adopting ordinance (Board of Trustees Ordinance No. 477, effective August 22, 2019, codified at Morrison Municipal Code §§ 9-1-2 through 9-1-9) was reviewed in full, including its complete local amendment lists for the 2015 International Building Code and 2015 International Residential Code; it amends no roof-covering section and contains no impact-resistance or UL 2218 requirement.
Wind design criteria
A design wind speed of 130 mph in Seismic Design Category B, the highest design wind speed among the Colorado towns in this corpus. The Town of Morrison completes the climatic and geographic design criteria table, which also sets a ground snow load of 37 pounds per square foot, severe weathering, a frost line depth of 36 inches, a slight to moderate termite probability, an air freezing index of 1,000 and a mean annual temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit.
Sales & use tax
8.25 percent combined: 2.9 percent state, 0.50 percent Jefferson County, 1 percent Regional Transportation District, 0.1 percent Scientific and Cultural Facilities District and 3.75 percent Town of Morrison. Both districts reach Morrison because the Colorado Department of Revenue publication DR 1002 places all of Jefferson County inside each of them without a carve-out. The Town is state-collected and levies a 3.75 percent use tax reaching building materials. Rates read from the January 2026 edition.

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Hail reports near Morrison, CO

Reports, last 24 months
16
Largest, last 24 months
1.75 in Jun 8, 2026
Most recent
Jun 24, 2026 1.00 in
Reports, last 5 years
71
5 most recent reports, last 5 years
DateHail sizeDistance
Jun 24, 20261.00 in10 mi W
Jun 24, 20261.00 in2 mi E
Jun 8, 20261.75 in9 mi N
Jun 8, 20261.75 in7 mi WNW
Jun 8, 20261.00 in8 mi N

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

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Roofing questions: Morrison, CO

Is ice & water shield required in Morrison, CO?

Yes. Required town-wide. The Town of Morrison completes the climatic and geographic design criteria table, and that table answers "Ice Shield Underlayment Required" affirmatively, so the ice barrier provisions of the adopted residential code apply to every roof in town.

What building code does Morrison, CO use?

The Building Department references the 2015 International Building Code as its regulatory standard.