Permitting Authorities / Town of Westcliffe - Building Department
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Westcliffe, CO?
Adopted code
Town of Westcliffe - Building Department
Yes — a permit is required to replace a roof in Westcliffe, CO, issued by Town of Westcliffe - Building Department. The Building Department page states: "Building and Zoning office hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please contact our office at 719-783-2282, ext. 12 during these hours or by email [email protected]." Under "Start Here - 2006 International Code Council Building Guides," the Town lists guide sheets available by request for: "Single Family Residential Addition," "Single Family Residential Basement Finish," "Single Family Residential Enclosing Existing Patio Covers," "Single Family Residential One Story Detached Garage," "Single Family Residential Patio Covers & Carports," "Single Family Residential Re-Roofing," and "Single Family Residential Uncovered Decks & Porches" (available by calling 719-783-2282, ext. 12). Separately, under "Building Permits Applications," the Town lists a "Building Permit Application," "Fence Permit Application," "Sign Permit Application," and "Excavation Permit Application," plus links to Electrical and Plumbing permits via the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies. No explicit contractor-registration/licensing requirement was found stated on this page.
Jurisdiction
Town of Westcliffe, Colorado
Address
1000 Main Street, Westcliffe, CO 81252
Contact
- url: https://townofwestcliffe.colorado.gov/building-department
- phone: 719-783-2282
- email: [email protected]
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Not required
Registration details
- license: Westcliffe Municipal Code Title 4 (Business and License Regulations) was read in full. Chapter 1 (Sales Tax), § 4-1-3, requires a retail/commercial-services Business License ("it shall be unlawful for any person or legal entity to engage in the business of selling tangible property at retail or engage in providing commercial services within the incorporated Town without first having obtained a license issued by the Town") -- a tax-administration license, not a contractor registration, consistent with the Town's own Business Licensing page ($40 annual fee, renewed by January 1). Chapter 7 (Mechanical Contractors) requires a Town license only for "Mechanical Contractor," defined narrowly as work covering "plumbing, piping, heating, refrigeration and air conditioning" -- roofing is not within its scope. No other chapter in Title 4, and no section of Title 3 (Building Regulations), imposes a general contractor or roofing-contractor registration requirement.
Permit process note
The Building Department page states: "Building and Zoning office hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please contact our office at 719-783-2282, ext. 12 during these hours or by email
[email protected]." Under "Start Here - 2006 International Code Council Building Guides," the Town lists guide sheets available by request for: "Single Family Residential Addition," "Single Family Residential Basement Finish," "Single Family Residential Enclosing Existing Patio Covers," "Single Family Residential One Story Detached Garage," "Single Family Residential Patio Covers & Carports," "Single Family Residential Re-Roofing," and "Single Family Residential Uncovered Decks & Porches" (available by calling 719-783-2282, ext. 12). Separately, under "Building Permits Applications," the Town lists a "Building Permit Application," "Fence Permit Application," "Sign Permit Application," and "Excavation Permit Application," plus links to Electrical and Plumbing permits via the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies. No explicit contractor-registration/licensing requirement was found stated on this page.
Adopted code
The Building Department page's own heading reads "Start Here - 2006 International Code Council Building Guides," which is the only code-year reference found on the Town's official site; it is presented as a set of permit guide documents rather than a formal code-adoption ordinance citation, so this is recorded as the Town's own stated reference rather than a verified adopted-code section number.
Ice & water shield
Not required — Westcliffe Municipal Code § 3-2-2(B)(3)'s Table R301.2(1) insert prints "Ice Barrier Underlayment NO" as the town's filled-in value for this row.
About ice & water barrierImpact-resistant roofing
Not required — The Town of Westcliffe adopts the 2006 International Building Code and the 2006 International Residential Code, codified through Ordinance No. 2-2025 enacted March 18, 2025, and the Colorado Energy Office's statewide building code adoption record lists the same 2006 edition. The building chapter and its amendment lists were reviewed in full, including the tiny house provisions added by Ordinance No. 3-2024. Its only roof-related provisions define an egress roof access window and set loft ceiling height allowances under gable roofs. Neither 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
Westcliffe Municipal Code § 3-2-2(B)(3) amends 2006 IRC Section R301.2(1), inserting: "Ground Snow Load 50 psf. Wind Speed 110 mph. Seismic Design Cat Exposure C. Weathering Severe. Frost Line Depth 40 inches. Termite N/A. Winter Design Temp -10°. Ice Barrier Underlayment NO. Flood Hazards 8/13/1976. Air Freezing Index 2000-3000. Mean Annual Temp 40°." (Table printed exactly as codified; the "Seismic Design Cat" row's value of "Exposure C" is quoted as it appears in the Town's own table, which pairs wind-exposure and seismic-category labels unusually -- likely a table-construction quirk in the original ordinance, reproduced verbatim rather than corrected.)
Sales & use tax
7.90% combined (state 2.9% + Custer County 2% + Town of Westcliffe 3%; no RTD/SCFD/RTA district). Westcliffe's own "Westcliffe's Continuous Sales Tax" page confirms the current town rate directly, explaining the receipt breakdown: "Why Does My Receipt Say 3%? 2% for General Fund... 1% for Capital Improvements (Approved in 2020)... Total of 3% Sales Tax." The 1% Capital Improvements increment was a 2020 voter-approved increase originally set to sunset 12/31/2024 absent renewal; the Town's page (URL "westcliffes-continuous-sales-tax," current as of this check) presents it as an ongoing/continuing rate rather than an expired one. Custer County's 2% general county sales tax is per CO DOR DR 1002 (2019/2020 vintage; not independently corroborated against a separate county page, so this vintage should be read as the DR 1002 figure rather than a confirmed current rate). 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.
Local roofing hub
Roof permits nearby — Custer County
Related guides
The building permit authority for the Town of Westcliffe, a statutory town and the county seat of Custer County. The Building Department issues building, fence, sign, excavation, electrical, and plumbing permits, and directs applicants to a set of project-specific "2006 International Code Council Building Guides" that include a dedicated re-roofing guide. This is Westcliffe's own stated code reference; it should not be assumed to match Custer County (which permits through zoning only, with no adopted building code) or neighboring Silver Cliff (which separately runs a building department on the 2006 IBC/IRC).
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