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Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Silver Cliff, CO?

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Town of Silver Cliff Building & Zoning Department

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Silver Cliff, CO, issued by Town of Silver Cliff Building & Zoning Department. The Town's "Building Permit Application" ("Jurisdiction of Silver Cliff") lists checkboxes for New Construction, Addition, Alteration, Repair, Roof, Demolition, Excavation, and Solar, confirming roof work as a named permit category. To obtain a permit, applicants submit a completed Building Permit Application, a Driveway Access Permit Application, proof of ownership, a property survey, and utility confirmations (Black Hills Energy for electric; Round Mountain Water & Sanitation District for water/sewer; State of Colorado for wells). Residential plan submittals (two complete sets) must include a site plan, building elevations, foundation plan (40" minimum frost-line protection), floor plan, roof plan, structural cut showing "roofing material and sheathing," and design criteria of 110 mph exposure C wind and 40 psf ground snow load for trusses/rafters. Commercial plans require the same items plus three stamped sets from a Colorado Registered Professional Engineer, ADA and Fire Code compliance. A 3% Town of Silver Cliff use tax applies to building materials not already taxed at the point of sale, due before final Certificate of Occupancy. Work must commence within 180 days of issuance; abandonment for over 180 days may cause revocation; no permit is valid longer than two years. No explicit Town contractor-license requirement was found in the permit packet (a "Contractor" info field is collected on the application, and the excavation-permit provisions require culvert installers to be "licensed and insured," but no general Town contractor-licensing ordinance or fee schedule was found), so no Town contractor registration requirement is recorded here.

Roof code checklist: Silver Cliff, CO

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYessilvercliffco.com2026-10-06
Repair permit thresholdNot published
Layer limit / roof-overNot published
Deck & sheathingNot published
Drip edgeNot published
Ice & water shieldNot published
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNolibrary.municode.com2026-08-12
Wind design criteriaPublishedsilvercliffco.com2026-10-06
Adopted codePublishedsilvercliffco.com2026-10-06
Contractor license / registrationNosilvercliffco.com2026-10-06
Sales & use taxPublishedtax.colorado.gov2026-08-25

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 Silver Cliff, Colorado
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
Silver Cliff, CO 81252
Contact
  • url: https://silvercliffco.com/1201/Building-Zoning
  • phone: 719-783-3034
  • email: [email protected]
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Not required
Permit process note
The Town's "Building Permit Application" ("Jurisdiction of Silver Cliff") lists checkboxes for New Construction, Addition, Alteration, Repair, Roof, Demolition, Excavation, and Solar, confirming roof work as a named permit category. To obtain a permit, applicants submit a completed Building Permit Application, a Driveway Access Permit Application, proof of ownership, a property survey, and utility confirmations (Black Hills Energy for electric; Round Mountain Water & Sanitation District for water/sewer; State of Colorado for wells). Residential plan submittals (two complete sets) must include a site plan, building elevations, foundation plan (40" minimum frost-line protection), floor plan, roof plan, structural cut showing "roofing material and sheathing," and design criteria of 110 mph exposure C wind and 40 psf ground snow load for trusses/rafters. Commercial plans require the same items plus three stamped sets from a Colorado Registered Professional Engineer, ADA and Fire Code compliance. A 3% Town of Silver Cliff use tax applies to building materials not already taxed at the point of sale, due before final Certificate of Occupancy. Work must commence within 180 days of issuance; abandonment for over 180 days may cause revocation; no permit is valid longer than two years. No explicit Town contractor-license requirement was found in the permit packet (a "Contractor" info field is collected on the application, and the excavation-permit provisions require culvert installers to be "licensed and insured," but no general Town contractor-licensing ordinance or fee schedule was found), so no Town contractor registration requirement is recorded here.
Inspection requirements
Per the permit packet: "There shall be a Final Inspection and approval of all buildings and structures when completed and ready for occupancy and use. A Certificate of Occupancy must be issued for all construction projects. Use Tax must be paid prior to a Final Inspection." Inspection requests must be filed with the Building Official at least 24 hours in advance; the Building Official is reachable Monday-Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at Silver Cliff Town Hall, 719-783-3034. A site visit with the applicant and site plans in hand is required before a permit is issued, to verify property lines and setbacks.
Adopted code
"THE TOWN OF SILVER CLIFF ENFORCES THE 2006 INTERNATIONAL CODES." The Town's permit packet reproduces the 2006 International Residential Code Sections R101-R106 as amended for local use (several subsections, e.g. R102.1-R102.7 except R102.7.1, R104.3, R104.8, R105.2.3, R107, and R108, are marked "NON-APPLICABLE" in the Town's version), establishing a "department of building safety" headed by a Building Official who issues permits, conducts inspections, and enforces the code. The Town's Building & Zoning department page separately confirms: "Silver Cliff has adopted: 2006 International Building Codes (PDF) [and] 2006 International Residential Code (PDF)." A "2006 Minimum Energy Efficiency Requirements" sheet in the same packet sets minimum R-values (ceiling R-49, walls R-19, foundation R-10) and maximum U-factors (windows/doors 0.35, skylights 0.60). This is a locally amended, town-adopted 2006-vintage code, not the 2021 edition used in neighboring La Veta.
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — The Town of Silver Cliff adopts the 2006 International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Mechanical Code and International Fire Code at Municipal Code Title 18, Building Regulations, by Ordinance No. 03-2013 as amended by Ordinance No. 04-2020. The Town's own residential building permit packet states that the Town enforces the 2006 International Codes, so the codified text is the edition in force. Title 18 is codified through Ordinance No. 1-2025 and its amendment lists were reviewed in full. The amendments are administrative, together with a set of fire code definitions and an amendment inserting a local date into Section 3410.2. Title 18 carries no roof covering requirement, no impact resistance requirement and no reference to UL 2218 or Class 4 roof coverings; its only occurrences of the word roof are in a fire code definition of a cart used to transport hot roofing materials and in the floodplain provisions' definitions of a building and a structure.
Wind design criteria
The Town's Residential Building Permit Packet, under "Structural cut of building" plan requirements, states: "1) Size and spacing of studs -- design criteria is 110 mph exposure C 2) Size, spacing and snow load of trusses or rafters -- 40 psf ground snow load." This is the Town's own printed design-criteria figures for wind and snow, given as required plan-submittal content rather than a formatted Table R301.2(1).
Sales & use tax
7.9% combined (state 2.9% + Custer County 2% + Town of Silver Cliff 3%; no RTD/SCFD/RTA district). The January 2026 DR 1002 prints Custer County at 2% and the Town of Silver Cliff's own state-collected city rate at 3%, each with a use tax reaching motor vehicles and building materials. This corrects an earlier 6.9% figure built on the 2% city rate printed in the June 2019 edition. Silver Cliff is state-collected, not home rule.

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The building permit authority for the Town of Silver Cliff, Custer County. The Town has adopted its own 2006 International Building Code and 2006 International Residential Code (with local amendments) and operates its own Building & Zoning Official — a Town-level adopted building code and permit system that is independent of Custer County, which has NOT adopted a building code and permits unincorporated-county structures through zoning permits only.

Hail reports near Silver Cliff, CO

Reports, last 24 months
1
Largest, last 24 months
1.00 in Jun 3, 2026
Most recent
Jun 3, 2026 1.00 in
Reports, last 5 years
1
Most recent report, last 5 years
DateHail sizeDistance
Jun 3, 20261.00 in8 mi SW

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 Silver Cliff, 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: Silver Cliff, CO

Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Silver Cliff, CO?

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Silver Cliff, CO.

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Silver Cliff, CO?

No.

What building code does Silver Cliff, CO use?

"THE TOWN OF SILVER CLIFF ENFORCES THE 2006 INTERNATIONAL CODES." The Town's permit packet reproduces the 2006 International Residential Code Sections R101-R106 as amended for local use (several subsections, e.g. R102.1-R102.7 except R102.7.1, R104.3, R104.8, R105.2.3, R107, and R108, are marked "NON-APPLICABLE" in the Town's version), establishing a "department of building safety" headed by a Building Official who issues permits, conducts inspections, and enforces the code. The Town's Building & Zoning department page separately confirms: "Silver Cliff has adopted: 2006 International Building Codes (PDF) [and] 2006 International Residential Code (PDF)." A "2006 Minimum Energy Efficiency Requirements" sheet in the same packet sets minimum R-values (ceiling R-49, walls R-19, foundation R-10) and maximum U-factors (windows/doors 0.35, skylights 0.60). This is a locally amended, town-adopted 2006-vintage code, not the 2021 edition used in neighboring La Veta.