Roofing in Ignacio, Colorado

Municipal Code Section 5-1-1 (Ordinance 357, adopted June 12, 2023) adopts the 2018 editions of the International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Mechanical Code, International Plumbing Code, International Fuel Gas Code, International Energy Conservation Code, International Existing Buildings Code, and International Property Maintenance Code, each "together with Amendments and Deletions" set out in Sections 5-5 through 5-12. Local IRC Table 301.2(1) sets a 40 psf ground/roof snow load, 90 mph wind speed (Wind Design, Topographic Effect "Yes"), Seismic Design Category "C," and "Ice Shield Underlayment Required: Yes." All references to the ICC Electrical Code are amended to the latest National Electrical Code edition adopted by the State of Colorado.

Municipal Code Section 5-3-1 states: "no person, firm, partnership, or corporation shall erect or construct, or commence the excavation, erection or construction of, or alter or commence the alteration of, any building or structure within the Town of Ignacio, without first obtaining a building permit." The Planning Department page lists a Building Permit Application ("Must be obtained directly from Town Hall, and must be completed and approved before ANY structure may be built") alongside Demolition, Excavation, Land Use, and Sign applications, and separate "Residential Building Permit Submittal Requirements" and "Commercial Building Permit Submittal Requirements" documents for new construction, remodels, and additions up to 4 units. Neither the code nor the published submittal-requirements sheet names re-roofing or roof replacement as its own permit category or exemption, so roofing_permit_required is not asserted here; the residential submittal requirements do list "roof slopes" (exterior elevations) and "roof framing plan(s)" (structural drawings) among required construction-document content for new construction/remodels. Building permits expire if work is not commenced within 180 days (one 180-day extension allowed) per Section 5-3-3(3).

Municipal Code Section 5-2-4 assigns the Building Inspector responsibility to "receive applications required by the building code, review plans, issue permits...examine the premises for which permits have been issued and shall make necessary inspections." Section 5-3-5 states inspections "shall be completed for all inspection and coordinated with the Building Department," with the codes defining specific inspections and the Building Department able to modify inspections "when deemed necessary." No roofing-specific inspection procedure (e.g., mid-roof coverage percentage) was found in Chapter V.