Permitting Authorities / City of Rifle Building Department
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Rifle, CO?
Adopted code
City of Rifle Building Department
Yes — a permit is required to replace a roof in Rifle, CO, issued by City of Rifle Building Department. Permits are required for residential remodel projects including re-roofs. Plans and permit applications are submitted through the Cloudpermit online system, and a complete set of plans as listed on the permit application is required before review begins.
Jurisdiction
City of Rifle, Colorado
Contact
- url: https://www.rifleco.org/72/Building
- phone: 970-665-6461
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
- license: All contractors doing work within the Rifle city limits must be licensed; the city issues both Contractor's and Subcontractor's licenses. Applications are submitted through Cloudpermit and require a completed application, evidence of liability and workers' compensation insurance (or a Workman Comp Exemption form if there are no covered workers), an affidavit regarding restrictions on public benefits, and payment of the license fee.
Permit process note
Permits are required for residential remodel projects including re-roofs. Plans and permit applications are submitted through the Cloudpermit online system, and a complete set of plans as listed on the permit application is required before review begins.
Inspection requirements
Inspection requests are scheduled through Cloudpermit or by calling the Building Department line at 970-665-6461.
Adopted code
The City of Rifle is under the 2015 International Codes, with the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (Climate Zone 5) and 2003 ANSI A117.1. Local design criteria include a 40 psf roof snow load, 47 psf ground snow load, and required ice shield underlayment.
Ice & water shield
Required — "Ice Shield Underlayment Required Yes" -- IRC/IBC Table R301.2(1) as filled in by Rifle Municipal Code Sec. 18-2-30(3) (Amendments to the 2015 IBC), applied to the Residential Code via Sec. 18-3-30(2).
About ice & water barrierImpact-resistant roofing
Not required — Rifle Municipal Code Chapter 18, Building Regulations, read in full -- all 16 articles (Building, Residential, Mechanical, Plumbing, Fuel Gas, Performance, Existing Building, Fire, Colorado Wildfire Resiliency, Energy Conservation, and Property Maintenance Codes, plus Administration/Enforcement, Permits and Fees, Contractor Licensing, and Street Naming) -- contains no provision addressing impact-resistant roofing, UL 2218, or Class 4 shingles.
Wind design criteria
"Section 1608.2, 'Ground snow loads' and Table R301.2(1) of Appendix R 'Climatic and geographic design criteria', are amended to read as follows: The minimum ground snow load for buildings or structures within the City of Rifle shall be forty-seven (47) pounds per square foot ('PSF') and forty (40) PSF roof live load... TABLE R301.2(1) CLIMATIC AND GEOGRAPHIC DESIGN CRITERIA -- Roof Snow Load 40 PSF; Wind Speed (mph)* 90 mph IBC Section 1609.3.1 Vult 120 mph/Vusd 90 mph IBC; Seismic Design Category C; Weathering Severe; Frost Line Depth 36"; Termite Slight/mod; Decay Slight; Winter Design Temp -2 F; Ice Shield Underlayment Required Yes; Flood Hazards Yes/>10-15-85; Air Freezing Index 2500; Mean Annual Temp 48 F. *Wind exposure of 'B' or 'C' shall be determined by the design professional based on Section 1609.4.3 IBC and Table 1609.3.1 IBC." (Rifle Municipal Code Sec. 18-2-30(3), Amendments to the 2015 IBC; the Residential Code amendments at Sec. 18-3-30(2) direct that Table R301.2(1) of the IRC "use Climatic and Graphic Design Criteria as adopted in International Building Code, 2015 Edition" -- i.e. this same table.)
Sales & use tax
8.15% combined (state 2.9% + Garfield County 1% + City of Rifle 4.25%; no RTA — Rifle is outside the Roaring Fork RTA boundary, which covers only Carbondale/Glenwood Springs at 1% and Basalt/New Castle at 0.80%). Home-rule, self-collected via MUNIRevs/GovOS. The City's combined 4.25% Sales/Use Tax (effective since January 1, 2013) breaks down as 2% General Fund + 1% Park and Recreation + 0.75% Water Treatment Plant + 0.50% Street Improvement; the City's own tax page does not describe a separate construction-materials use-tax deposit collected at building-permit issuance.
Local roofing hub
Roof permits nearby — Garfield County
Related guides
The building permit authority for the City of Rifle, Colorado, located in the Community Development suite at Rifle City Hall. Permits are required for residential re-roofs, all contractors doing work within the city limits must be licensed, and permit and contractor license applications are submitted through the Cloudpermit online system. The city is under the 2015 International Codes.
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