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Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Orchard City, CO?

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Town of Orchard City - Building Department

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Orchard City, CO, issued by Town of Orchard City - Building Department.

Roof code checklist: Orchard City, CO

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYesorchardcityco.org2026-08-24
Repair permit thresholdNot published
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedcodes.iccsafe.org2026-08-24
Deck & sheathingNot published
Drip edgeNot published
Ice & water shieldYesapi.municode.com2026-08-24
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNolibrary.municode.com2026-08-12
Wind design criteriaPublishedapi.municode.com2026-08-24
Adopted codePublishedorchardcityco.org2026-10-06
Contractor license / registrationNot published
Sales & use taxPublishedtax.colorado.gov2026-08-24

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 Orchard City, Colorado
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
9661 2100 Road, Austin, CO 81410
Contact
  • url: https://www.orchardcityco.org/19/Building-Department
  • phone: 970-835-3337
  • fax: 970-835-3330
  • email: [email protected]
Roofing permit required
Required
Adopted code
The Building Department operates under the International Building Codes and International Residential Codes 2018.
Ice & water shield
Required — Orchard City's local amendment to the 2018 International Residential Code Table R301.2(1), Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria, sets 'Ice Barrier Underlayment' to 'Yes,' alongside a 30 psf ground snow load and a 115 mph (Ultimate, Exposure C) wind speed. About ice & water barrier
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — The Town of Orchard City adopts the 2018 International Building Code and the 2018 International Residential Code, codified through Ordinance No. 2023-01 enacted February 8, 2024, and the Colorado Energy Office's statewide building code adoption record lists the same 2018 edition. The building chapter and its amendment lists were reviewed in full. Its only roof-related provisions are an inspection schedule item covering wall and roof sheathing, a floodplain definition of a structure as a walled and roofed building, and a manufactured housing standard requiring a pitched roof of at least three in twelve. None addresses roof covering performance, and the chapter contains no impact resistance requirement and no reference to UL 2218 or Class 4 roof coverings.
Wind design criteria
Orchard City's local amendment to the 2018 International Residential Code Table R301.2(1) sets a Wind Speed of 115 mph (Ultimate, Exposure C) and a Ground Snow Load of 30 psf, with Seismic Design Category C.
Roof layer limit / recover
Orchard City adopts the 2018 IRC unamended on roof recovering: a new roof covering may be installed over an existing one only where the existing roof is not water-soaked or deteriorated, is not slate, clay, cement or asbestos-cement tile, and does not already carry two or more layers of any roof covering -- so at most one recover is permitted before a full tear-off replacement is required. The Town's own local amendment to this article (Section 18-12.4-20) touches only the attic-ventilation subsection and does not amend this rule.
Sales & use tax
Orchard City's combined sales tax rate is 4.9%: the Colorado state rate of 2.9% plus the Delta County rate of 2.0%. The town itself imposes no municipal sales tax -- it is absent from both the DR 1002 State-Collected City and Home Rule City tables -- and it lies outside the RTD, SCFD/CD, and MTS special-district boundaries.

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The building permit authority for the Town of Orchard City, Delta County. The Building Department provides building inspections, code enforcement, and subdivision administration for the town, and operates under the 2018 International Building Code and International Residential Code.

No NOAA hail reports within 10 miles of Orchard City, CO in the last 5 years (data through Oct 7, 2026).

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 Orchard City, 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: Orchard City, CO

Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Orchard City, CO?

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Orchard City, CO.

Is ice & water shield required in Orchard City, CO?

Yes. Orchard City's local amendment to the 2018 International Residential Code Table R301.2(1), Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria, sets 'Ice Barrier Underlayment' to 'Yes,' alongside a 30 psf ground snow load and a 115 mph (Ultimate, Exposure C) wind speed.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Orchard City, CO?

Orchard City adopts the 2018 IRC unamended on roof recovering: a new roof covering may be installed over an existing one only where the existing roof is not water-soaked or deteriorated, is not slate, clay, cement or asbestos-cement tile, and does not already carry two or more layers of any roof covering -- so at most one recover is permitted before a full tear-off replacement is required. The Town's own local amendment to this article (Section 18-12.4-20) touches only the attic-ventilation subsection and does not amend this rule.

What building code does Orchard City, CO use?

The Building Department operates under the International Building Codes and International Residential Codes 2018.