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Roofing in Los Lunas, New Mexico

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Yes — a permit is required to replace a roof in Los Lunas, NM, issued by New Mexico Construction Industries Division - building permit authority for Los Lunas, New Mexico. A roofing job in Los Lunas runs through two agencies, and the Village publishes the split plainly. THE BUILDING PERMIT comes from the New Mexico Construction Industries Division - "permits for structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and gas work are reviewed and issued by the New Mexico Construction Industries Division (NMCID). Applicants are responsible for coordinating with both the Village and NMCID to ensure all required approvals are obtained prior to construction." Applications are taken through the Division's online permitting system and at its offices: Albuquerque, 5500 San Antonio NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109, (505) 222-9800; Las Cruces, 505 S Main, Ste 118, PO Box 939, Las Cruces, NM 88004, (575) 524-6320; and Santa Fe, 2550 Cerrillos Rd, PO Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504, (505) 476-4700. The Village lists the CID Albuquerque Office at 505-222-9801 as its referral contact. Only a currently licensed contractor may be issued a permit (14.5.2.8.B NMAC), with a homeowner's permit available to an owner working on their own primary residence - but not for a subcontracted single-scope job such as roofing (14.5.2.18.L NMAC). Fees are valuation-based: the Division's guide states that "Valuation of your project is based CID Rules New Mexico Administrative code 14.5.5.10," that "The fee, which covers plan review, the permit notice and required inspections, is based on the valuation amount," and that "Our office will calculate the valuation and fee for you." For an alteration or repair with no structural change, "two sets of lists outlining work to be performed and materials to be used will be accepted in lieu of" full plan sets. Roofing inspections are the decking inspection after tear-off and a final on completion (14.5.2.8.E(3) NMAC), requested at [email protected], 505-222-9813 or 877-243-0979, and "NMCID is also responsible for issuing Certificates of Occupancy upon completion of applicable inspections." THE VILLAGE'S PART is site development, zoning and floodplain. Los Lunas requires that "a Development Plan Application and supporting documents must be submitted and approved prior to development," emailed to [email protected], and reviews residential projects for site plan, zoning compliance, floodplain compliance and water consumption, with Public Works covering grading and drainage, utility placement and connections, driveway and curb-cut plans on Village roads, sidewalks and right-of-way. The Village's Zoning and Development Inspector verifies structure placement and setbacks, height, parking layout, landscaping, grading and drainage flow, floodplain compliance, and fence, wall and sign placement, and the Village states those inspections "primarily occur on private property and focus on site development improvements from the property lines to the structure foundation and do not include structural or trade work regulated by NMCID." The Division's guide sets the ordering where zoning approval applies: "You must obtain zoning approval and signature on the APPLICATION for STATE BUILDING PERMIT before applying to this office for the building permit." Village contacts are Sonia Walker, AICP, CFM, Senior Planner/Floodplain Manager, 505-352-7658, [email protected]; Michael Montoya, CFM, CZO, Zoning & Development Inspector/Floodplain Manager, 505-352-7705, [email protected]; Michael Jaramillo, Public Works Director, 505-352-7658; and Fire Marshal Reynaldo Carrillo, 505-866-2116. The Village's own codified permit provision remains on the books alongside all this - Sec. 15.04.040(A) requires a permit "prior to any construction, installation, alteration, repair or addition to or within any building, structure or premises," Sec. 15.04.020 allows the Village to "require the same inspections that are required under the Construction Industries Licensing Act," Sec. 15.04.030 leaves the Village fee schedule to administrative adoption, and Sec. 15.04.050 sets a penalty of up to three hundred dollars or ninety days for violating Sec. 15.04.040 or failing to call for a required inspection. Los Lunas, New Mexico sits in one of the country's most hail-prone regions. This hub aggregates Los Lunas's roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements and impact-resistant material options — every fact linked to its sourced directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Los Lunas

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Los Lunas are set locally by New Mexico Construction Industries Division - building permit authority for Los Lunas, New Mexico. New Mexico licenses roofing contractors at the state level through the Construction Industries Division, which issues a dedicated GS-21 “Roofing” classification under 14.6.6 NMAC requiring two years of foreman-level experience — roofing is also authorised inside the general GB-2 residential and GB-98 building classifications, which subsume the specialty scopes — and every CID licensee carries a flat $10,000 statewide surety bond under NMSA 1978 § 60-13-49, with no roofing-specific variance and no dollar threshold below which the licence stops applying; permitting is the part that varies, because New Mexico’s default is state permitting by CID and a city issues its own building permits only while it employs a certified building official — always confirm the current requirements with the authority before starting work.

Roofing permit
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Contractor registration
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Adopted building code
The operative residential code in Los Lunas is the state rule, enforced by the state, and the Village's own ordinance routes to it by rolling reference. STATE RULE: the 2021 New Mexico Residential Building Code, 14.7.3 NMAC. 14.7.3.8 provides "This rule adopts by reference the 2021 International Residential Code, as amended by this rule," and 14.7.3.6 states its purpose is "to establish minimum standards for the general construction of residential buildings in New Mexico" - a floor a municipality may add to but never fall below. Its scope at 14.7.3.2 is why it governs here directly: "This rule applies to all construction, alteration, relocation, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, removal and demolition of all detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories high with separate means of egress, and their accessory structures that is performed in New Mexico on or after December 14, 2023, and that is subject to the jurisdiction of CID, unless performed pursuant to a permit for which an application was received by CID before that date." Los Lunas structural work is subject to the jurisdiction of CID. Under 14.7.3.5 the rule took effect July 14, 2023 and after December 14, 2023 permits may be issued only under it; statutory authority is NMSA 1978 §§ 60-13-9 and 60-13-44. WHAT CID ENFORCES: the Division's own current Building Permit Guide for Residential Construction states "The Construction Industries Division currently enforces the following codes:" and lists "2021 New Mexico Commercial & Residential Building Code," "2021 International Building Code," "2021 International Residential Code," "2012 Solar Energy Code (lAPMO)," "2021 NM Energy Conservation Code," "2017 ICC/ANSI A117.1," "2021 New Mexico Plumbing and Mechanical Code," "2021 Uniform Mechanical Code (lAPMO)," "2021 Uniform Plumbing Code (IAPMO)," "2012 Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code," "2020 New Mexico Electrical Code," "2020 National Electrical Code," "2012 NMESC" and "2012 National Electrical Safety Code." VILLAGE LAYER: Los Lunas Municipal Code Sec. 15.04.010 (Adoption) names 2009-edition state codes but adopts them with a forward-looking clause that carries the current editions in automatically - "The 2009 New Mexico Commercial Building Code, 2009 New Mexico Residential Building Code, the 2009 New Mexico Earthen Building Materials Construction Code (Phase III), the 2009 New Mexico Non-Load Bearing Baled Straw Construction Building Code (Phase III), the 2009 New Mexico Energy Conservation Code, the 2009 New Mexico Existing Building Code and the 2009 New Mexico Historic Earthen Buildings as adopted by the State of New Mexico pursuant to the Construction Industries Licensing Act, (Section 60-13-1, NMSA 1978), is adopted in its entirety by reference as the building code for the village and subsequent revisions thereto adopted by the State of New Mexico pursuant to the Construction Industries Licensing Act." The Village therefore prints no competing residential code of its own; the edition years in the section are the 2011 supplement's snapshot, and the trailing "subsequent revisions" clause tracks the state forward to the 2021 rule. Sec. 15.04.020 (Inspections) similarly ties the Village to state practice - "The village may require the same inspections that are required under the Construction Industries Licensing Act and rules and regulations issued thereunder…" - and Sec. 15.04.030 leaves the Village's own fee schedule to administrative adoption. Los Lunas Municipal Code Title 15 was read in full, Chapters 15.04 through 15.24, and contains no residential construction standard of its own: it is the building-code adoption chapter, abatement of dangerous buildings (the 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, as amended by Sec. 15.08.010), moving buildings and structures, low-income and subsidized housing, drainage regulations, and flood area development restrictions.
Registration details
  • license: STATE LICENSE, administered by the same agency that issues the Los Lunas building permit - the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department's Construction Industries Division (CID), under the Construction Industries Licensing Act, NMSA 1978 ch. 60 art. 13. Roofing has its own dedicated specialty classification. 14.6.6.9 NMAC provides, verbatim: "(12) GS-21. Roofing. Requires two years of foreman level practical or related trade experience. Install, alter or repair roof systems on new or existing roof decks to create a weatherproof and waterproof protective membrane, with or without insulation, using asphalt, pitch, tar, sealants, felt, shakes, shingles, roof tile, slate, urethane or any other approved materials including the preparatory work necessary to bring a roof deck or an existing roof to a condition where roofing can be installed, and sealed or repaired; includes cutting, shaping, fabricating, and installing of sheet metal such as cornices, flashing, skylights (excluding alterations to structural framing), roof coatings, gutters, leaders, rainwater downspouts, pans, prefabricated chimneys, at or near roof lines, metal flues, or doing any part of any combination thereof, which relate to and are incidental to roofing projects." Roofing is also subsumed within the general building classifications, so a general contractor doing roofing inside a larger job does not require a separate GS-21. 14.6.6.9.B provides, verbatim: "(1) GB-2. Residential. Requires two years of foreman level practical or related trade experience. Erect, alter, repair or demolish residences and apartment houses accommodating not more than four family units… includes all work described by the GS specialty classifications, provided the work is limited to residential construction as defined under this provision. (2) GB-98. General building. Requires four years of foreman level practical or related trade experience of which at two years must be commercial experience. Erect, alter, repair or demolish residential and commercial buildings, and certain structures; includes all work authorized by the GB-2, GF-5, GF-7 and GS classifications…" The licence and the permit are linked directly here, because CID controls both: 14.5.2.8.B NMAC provides that "A person who is not appropriately, validly, and currently licensed by the division is not eligible to apply for or be issued a permit." A homeowner may pull a homeowner's permit for their own primary residence instead, but 14.5.2.18.L NMAC closes the obvious loophole for roofing specifically: "Single-scope projects, including but not limited to, roofing or window installations are not eligible for a homeowner's permit if the work is to be subcontracted and is not performed by the homeowner, either personally or with the aid of valid employees who are issued a W-2 form." BOND: NMSA 1978 § 60-13-49 applies to every classification, GS-21 included, with no roofing-specific variance - "B. Proof of responsibility shall be a bond of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) acceptable to the director and underwritten by a corporate surety authorized to transact business in New Mexico." A municipality may not stack a second bond on top of it: NMSA 1978 § 60-13-51 provides "No municipality shall require any person or corporation licensed under the provisions of the Construction Industries Licensing Act to file or obtain as a condition of doing business as a licensed contractor within the municipality any additional license bond as proof of responsibility if the person or corporation has met the responsibility requirements of the commission." INSURANCE: workers' compensation coverage is required under the Workers' Compensation Act, and NMSA 1978 § 60-13-23(I) makes "failure to maintain workers' compensation insurance as required by the Workers' Compensation Act" a ground for revocation or suspension. THRESHOLD: there is no roofing-specific dollar threshold in New Mexico. The only no-licence path is the general casual-work exemption at NMSA 1978 § 60-13-3(D)(14), covering "an individual who works on one undertaking or project at a time that, in the aggregate or singly, does not exceed seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200) compensation a year, the work being casual, minor or inconsequential, such as handyman repairs…" - conditioned on the work not being held out as a contracting business (no advertising, annual declaration filed with CID), so it is not a rule that small roofing jobs may be done unlicensed. Owner-builder exemptions at § 60-13-3(D)(10)-(11) cover an individual working on their own owner-occupied dwelling, who must still comply with all codes and obtain all permits. VILLAGE LAYER, and it reaches out-of-town roofers: Los Lunas requires business registration not only of businesses with premises in the Village but of any contractor with a job inside the Village limits. Los Lunas Municipal Code Sec. 5.08.030 provides "Any person proposing to engage in business within the municipal limits of the village after July 1, 1981 shall apply for and pay a business registration fee for each outlet, branch or location within the municipal limits of the village prior to engaging in business, unless such person is required to obtain a business license fee under Chapter 5.04. Persons engaged in the construction business who have any construction project taking place within the municipal limits of the village within the meaning of this section and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter." The fee is set by Sec. 5.08.010: "There is imposed on each place of business conducted in this municipality a business registration fee of twenty-five dollars. The fee is imposed pursuant to Section 3-38-3, NMSA 1978 as it now exists or is amended and shall be known as the business registration fee. The business registration fee may not be prorated for businesses conducted for a portion of the year." The application must carry a current revenue division taxpayer identification number (Sec. 5.08.040), renewal is due "Prior to March 16 of each year" with the municipal clerk-treasurer (Sec. 5.08.050), and violation carries "a penalty of three hundred dollars or imprisonment for a period of not more than ninety days, or both," with each day a separate offense (Sec. 5.08.060). Chapter 5.04's separate business-licence schedule (Sec. 5.04.020) covers amusements, auctioneers, bill posters, fortune tellers, itinerant vendors, solicitors, travelling shows, vending and music machines, dance halls, street stands and taxis - no construction trade - so a roofer falls under the Chapter 5.08 registration rather than a Chapter 5.04 licence.
Permit process
A roofing job in Los Lunas runs through two agencies, and the Village publishes the split plainly. THE BUILDING PERMIT comes from the New Mexico Construction Industries Division - "permits for structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and gas work are reviewed and issued by the New Mexico Construction Industries Division (NMCID). Applicants are responsible for coordinating with both the Village and NMCID to ensure all required approvals are obtained prior to construction." Applications are taken through the Division's online permitting system and at its offices: Albuquerque, 5500 San Antonio NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109, (505) 222-9800; Las Cruces, 505 S Main, Ste 118, PO Box 939, Las Cruces, NM 88004, (575) 524-6320; and Santa Fe, 2550 Cerrillos Rd, PO Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504, (505) 476-4700. The Village lists the CID Albuquerque Office at 505-222-9801 as its referral contact. Only a currently licensed contractor may be issued a permit (14.5.2.8.B NMAC), with a homeowner's permit available to an owner working on their own primary residence - but not for a subcontracted single-scope job such as roofing (14.5.2.18.L NMAC). Fees are valuation-based: the Division's guide states that "Valuation of your project is based CID Rules New Mexico Administrative code 14.5.5.10," that "The fee, which covers plan review, the permit notice and required inspections, is based on the valuation amount," and that "Our office will calculate the valuation and fee for you." For an alteration or repair with no structural change, "two sets of lists outlining work to be performed and materials to be used will be accepted in lieu of" full plan sets. Roofing inspections are the decking inspection after tear-off and a final on completion (14.5.2.8.E(3) NMAC), requested at [email protected], 505-222-9813 or 877-243-0979, and "NMCID is also responsible for issuing Certificates of Occupancy upon completion of applicable inspections." THE VILLAGE'S PART is site development, zoning and floodplain. Los Lunas requires that "a Development Plan Application and supporting documents must be submitted and approved prior to development," emailed to [email protected], and reviews residential projects for site plan, zoning compliance, floodplain compliance and water consumption, with Public Works covering grading and drainage, utility placement and connections, driveway and curb-cut plans on Village roads, sidewalks and right-of-way. The Village's Zoning and Development Inspector verifies structure placement and setbacks, height, parking layout, landscaping, grading and drainage flow, floodplain compliance, and fence, wall and sign placement, and the Village states those inspections "primarily occur on private property and focus on site development improvements from the property lines to the structure foundation and do not include structural or trade work regulated by NMCID." The Division's guide sets the ordering where zoning approval applies: "You must obtain zoning approval and signature on the APPLICATION for STATE BUILDING PERMIT before applying to this office for the building permit." Village contacts are Sonia Walker, AICP, CFM, Senior Planner/Floodplain Manager, 505-352-7658, [email protected]; Michael Montoya, CFM, CZO, Zoning & Development Inspector/Floodplain Manager, 505-352-7705, [email protected]; Michael Jaramillo, Public Works Director, 505-352-7658; and Fire Marshal Reynaldo Carrillo, 505-866-2116. The Village's own codified permit provision remains on the books alongside all this - Sec. 15.04.040(A) requires a permit "prior to any construction, installation, alteration, repair or addition to or within any building, structure or premises," Sec. 15.04.020 allows the Village to "require the same inspections that are required under the Construction Industries Licensing Act," Sec. 15.04.030 leaves the Village fee schedule to administrative adoption, and Sec. 15.04.050 sets a penalty of up to three hundred dollars or ninety days for violating Sec. 15.04.040 or failing to call for a required inspection.
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Impact-resistant roofing materials for Los Lunas hail

Los Lunas, New Mexico sits in one of the country's most hail-prone regions. For hail exposure, the highest impact rating a roof covering can earn is UL 2218 Class 4. These cataloged material categories reach Class 4:

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Local permitting authority

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