Do I Need a Permit to Replace My Roof in Colorado?
Roof replacement permit requirements. When you need a permit, the two-layer rule, and what inspectors check.
Yes — all roof replacements and re-roofing projects require a permit.
Always Need a Permit
Most jurisdictions require a roofing permit for all roof replacements, whether you're doing a full tear-off or an overlay. The permit ensures proper installation of underlayment, flashing, ice and water shield, and ventilation. Roofing permits are the fastest to obtain — often same-day approval.
The Two-Layer Rule
The IRC/IBC allow a maximum of two roofing layers in most adopting jurisdictions. If your home already has two layers of shingles, a full tear-off is required before installing new roofing. This is a common surprise for homeowners — the inspector will check during the deck inspection.
What Inspectors Check
Two inspections: deck/substrate (after tear-off, verify sheathing condition and replace damaged decking) and final (ice and water shield in valleys and eaves, proper flashing at penetrations and walls, drip edge, adequate ventilation, and correct nailing pattern).
Insurance Claims
If you're replacing your roof due to hail or wind damage, the insurance claim process is separate from the permit. Your roofer will typically handle the permit while you work with your adjuster. Make sure the replacement materials match or exceed what's specified in the insurance scope.
Yes, always. Roofing permits are fast ($50-$100, often same-day) with two inspections. No reason to skip it.
Permit fees by city in Colorado
Verified from each city’s published fee schedule. Where a city has no separate fee listed for this project, open the city page for the current requirements and amount.
| City | Permit fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Akron | Not a fixed figure — calculated based on construction cost (valuation-based), due at time of application submissionVerifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Alamosa | $24 minimum, scaling per valuation tiersVerified | Roofing Permit (Reroof) → |
| Arvada | Per Table 18-1 (valuation-based schedule) plus Use TaxVerified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roofing) → |
| Aspen | Established in the currently adopted Building Department fee schedule; computed via the Roofing Fee Calculator (Excel), a separate tool from the general Building Permit Fee EstimatorVerified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) → |
| Ault | $23.00Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Aurora | $254.00Verified | Roofing Permit (Reroof) → |
| Avon | $50.00 minimum, scaling per the valuation tiers in the Community Development Fee Schedule (Exhibit A to Resolution 24-11)Verified | Replacement / New Roof Permit → |
| Basalt | $21.00 minimum, scaling per the valuation tiers in the Town of Basalt Building Permit Fee ScheduleVerified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) → |
| Bennett | $23.50Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Berthoud | Per the 2024 IRC Appendix AB valuation-based fee tableVerifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Blue River | GAP — not separately published as a distinct line item on the Town's live Building Permit Fee Schedule pageVerified | Roof Permit (Type C Permit) → |
| Boulder | Per the standard Building Permit Fee schedule (see Residential Building Permit fee tiers)Verified | Roofing Permit (Reroof) → |
| Bow Mar | $56Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Breckenridge | $50.00 minimum, scaling per valuation tiersVerified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) → |
| Brighton | $23.50Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Broomfield | $23.50 minimum ($1-$500 valuation), scaling per the published fee table up to $293.25 at $17,000-$18,000; above $18,000 the codified BMC 15-03-100 Table 1-A schedule continues (e.g., $69.25 + $14.00/$1,000 from $2,000-$25,000, down to $4.75/$1,000 above $500,000)Verified | Re-Roofing Permit → |
| Burlington | $25Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction / Addition) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction / Addition) → |
| Calhan | TBD based on project — per the Town of Calhan's own official Fee Schedule (Updated 11/10/25), the 'Building Permit' line item's CURRENT value is stated verbatim as 'TBD based on project'; the printed Building Permit Application form separately has no new-construction line item and directs applicants to contact the Town office for a project-specific determinationVerifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Cañon City | 1.0% of the Building-Official-approved good-faith estimated construction costVerified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roofing) → |
| Castle Pines | $42.00Verifiedvia New Residential Building Permit | New Residential Building Permit → |
| Castle Rock | Based on valuation (standard Building Permit Fee tiers)Verified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) → |
| Centennial | $23.50 minimum ($1-$500 valuation), scaling per the Building Permit Fee Schedule tableVerified | Re-Roofing Permit → |
| Center | $0.10 per sq. ft. of floor space to be constructed, $50.00 minimumVerifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Cheyenne Wells | $25.00Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit | Residential Building Permit → |
| City of Fountain | $80.00 for the first $2,000 plus $8.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereofVerifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Single-Family/Duplex Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Single-Family/Duplex Construction) → |
| Colorado Springs | $135.00Verified | Roofing Permit (Reroof) → |
| Columbine Valley | $7,600 for the first $1,000,000 plus $5.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, plus inspection feesVerifiedvia Building Permit with Plan Review (New Construction) | Building Permit with Plan Review (New Construction) → |
| Commerce City | $30.41Verified | Roofing Permit (Commercial / Multi-Family Reroofs Only) → |
| Conejos County (Unincorporated) | $75 (per building)Verified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) → |
| Cortez | $150.00Verified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) → |
| Craig | Not separately published as a standalone line item distinct from the general $100 structure permit feeVerified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) → |
| Crested Butte | $28.42 minimum, scaling per the 2026 Fee Schedule valuation tiersVerified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) → |
| Cripple Creek | See city page for the current Residential Building Permit (New Construction) fee | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Dacono | Computed by the Building Official using the ICC Building Safety Journal's Building Valuation Data (BVD), updated bi-annually each August and FebruaryVerifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Delta | $25.00Verified | Re-Roof Permit → |
| Denver | Per ADMIN 125/138 Table 1 valuation-based scheduleVerified | Roofing Permit (Reroof) → |
| Dillon | $50.00Verifiedvia Building Permit (New Construction / Foundation, Framing, Finish) | Building Permit (New Construction / Foundation, Framing, Finish) → |
| Durango | $125 flat + use taxVerified | Roofing Permit (Roof Replacement) → |
| Eagle | $75.00 + Use Tax + Permit Issuance FeeVerified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof, Single-Family) → |
| Eaton | $125.00Verified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) → |
| Edgewater | $35.00Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Erie | $47.00 plus use taxVerified | Roofing Permit (Reroof) → |
| Estes Park | $23.50 minimum, scaling per valuation tiersVerified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) → |
| Evans | $26.24 minimum, scaling per valuation tiersVerified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) → |
| Federal Heights | $23.50Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Firestone | $132.00Verified | Roofing Permit (Reroof) → |
| Florence | $75.00Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Fort Collins | $85.00Verified | Roofing Permit (Reroof) → |
| Fort Lupton | $24.00Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Fort Morgan | $40.00 flat feeVerified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roofing) → |
| Frederick | $35.00Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Frisco | Fees calculated by applying valuation to the building permit fee scheduleVerified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) → |
| Fruita | $35.00 minimum (up to $500 valuation), scaling per Table 2 Permit Fee ScheduleVerified | Roofing Permit (Reroof) → |
| Garden City | See city page for the current Residential Building Permit (New Construction / Additions / Structures Over 120 sq ft) fee | Residential Building Permit (New Construction / Additions / Structures Over 120 sq ft) → |
| Gilcrest | $23.00Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Glenwood Springs | $60.00Verified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roofing) → |
| Golden | $25.85 minimum, scaling per valuation tiersVerified | Roofing Permit (Reroof) → |
| Grand Junction | $50.00 minimum (up to $1,200 valuation), scaling per Table 2 Permit Fee ScheduleVerified | Re-Roofing Permit → |
| Greeley | $23.50 minimum ($1-$500 valuation), scaling per the City's 2024 Building Permit Fee Schedule Table 1-AVerified | Re-Roofing Permit → |
| Gypsum | Not published in any fetchable Town document as of this reviewVerified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) → |
| Haxtun | $10.00Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Holyoke | See city page for the current Residential Building Permit (New Construction) fee | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Hudson | $35.00Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Johnstown | $23.50 minimum, scaling per valuation tiersVerified | Roofing Permit (Reroof) → |
| Julesburg | Not published; determined by Town Hall at time of application per a fee schedule adopted by Town Board resolution (not publicly posted online)Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Keenesburg | $33.80Verifiedvia New Residential Home Building Permit | New Residential Home Building Permit → |
| Kersey | Set by SAFEbuilt per the Uniform Building Code (UBC) valuation-based fee schedule (not a flat Town-published table)Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction / Additions) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction / Additions) → |
| La Junta | Calculated from Total Valuation (Materials $ + Labor $) stated on the application; fees payable to the City of La Junta at time of permit issuanceVerified | Roofing Permit (Reroof/Repair) → |
| La Salle | See city page for the current Residential Building Permit (New Construction) fee | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Lafayette | $100.00Verified | Roofing Permit (Reroof) → |
| Lakewood | $110.00Verified | Roofing Permit (Reroof) → |
| Lamar | $33.00Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Larkspur | See city page for the current Residential Building Permit (New Construction — Single Family Residential Attached/Detached) fee | Residential Building Permit (New Construction — Single Family Residential Attached/Detached) → |
| Littleton | $25.85 minimum, scaling per valuation tiersVerified | Roofing Permit (Reroof) → |
| Lochbuie | $33.80Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Lone Tree | $23.50Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Longmont | Assessed on the actual contract amount of the roofing work, applied against the Primary Fee Schedule's valuation-based Building Permit Fee table (from $27.00 minimum up to $6,448.55 + $4.20 per additional $1,000 over $1,000,000)Verified | Roofing Permit (Reroof) → |
| Louisville | $28.00 minimum, scaling per valuation tiersVerified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) → |
| Loveland | Based on the current ICC Building Valuation Data applied to the stated project valuationVerified | Re-Roofing Permit → |
| Lyons | $135Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Mead | $60Verified | Roofing Permit (Reroof) → |
| Milliken | 10% of combined Building, Electrical, Construction Meter, and Plan Review feesVerified | Roofing Permit (Re-roofing) → |
| Montrose | $50.00 flatVerified | Roofing Permit (Reroofing) → |
| Morrison | Per the adopted code (2015 IBC valuation-based fee table)Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Mount Crested Butte | See city page for the current Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) fee | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) → |
| Mountain View | $40.00 for total valuation $1.00-$500.00; $40.00 for the first $500.00 plus $2.00 per additional $100.00 (or fraction) from $501.00-$2,000.00; $70.00 for the first $2,000.00 plus $14.00 per additional $1,000.00 (or fraction) from $2,001.00-$25,000.00; $391.25 for the first $25,000.00 plus $10.10 per additional $1,000.00 (or fraction) from $25,001.00-$50,000.00; $643.75 for the first $50,000.00 plus $7.00 per additional $1,000.00 (or fraction) from $50,001.00-$100,000.00; $993.75 for the first $100,000.00 plus $5.60 per additional $1,000.00 (or fraction) from $100,001.00-$500,000.00; $3,233.75 for the first $500,000.00 plus $4.75 per additional $1,000.00 (or fraction) from $500,001.00-$1,000,000.00; $5,608.75 for the first $1,000,000.00 plus $3.65 per additional $1,000.00 (or fraction) above $1,000,000.00Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Mountain Village | See city page for the current Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) fee | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) → |
| Nederland | $250.00 non-refundableVerifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Northglenn | $23.50 minimum, scaling per valuation tiersVerified | Roofing Permit (Reroof) → |
| Nunn | $75.00 flat Admin Fee (permits requiring plan review), plus 2% Use Tax on all Building PermitsVerifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Palisade | $10.00 flat feeVerifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) — Town Planning Clearance + Mesa County Building Permit | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) — Town Planning Clearance + Mesa County Building Permit → |
| Parker | $23.50Verified | Re-Roofing Permit → |
| Pierce | UBC fee schedule + $30 or 30% (whichever is greater)Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Platteville | $50.00 zoning-compliance surcharge (residential applications only) is a confirmed flat figure; the underlying valuation-based base fee itself is not a Town-published number — verified-negative: it follows Chapter 18's adopted 2024 IBC fee schedule by reference, not a separately republished Town dollar tableVerifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Poncha Springs | $100.00 minimumVerified | Roofing Permit → |
| Pueblo | $76.07Verified | Re-Roofing Permit → |
| Rifle | $23.50 minimum, scaling per the City's Building Permit Fee Worksheet valuation tiersVerified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roofing) → |
| Saguache | $20.00Verifiedvia Building Permit | Building Permit → |
| Salida | $100.00 minimumVerified | Roofing Permit → |
| Sedgwick | $30.00Verifiedvia Building Permit (New Construction, Addition, Alteration, Roof/Siding, Foundation, Relocation) | Building Permit (New Construction, Addition, Alteration, Roof/Siding, Foundation, Relocation) → |
| Severance | Valuation-based, determined by SAFEbuilt ColoradoVerifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Silver Cliff | See city page for the current Residential Building Permit (New Construction) fee | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Silverthorne | $65.00Verifiedvia New Residential Construction Building Permit (SFR Attached and Detached) | New Residential Construction Building Permit (SFR Attached and Detached) → |
| Springfield | $50.00 flatVerifiedvia Building Permit | Building Permit → |
| Steamboat Springs | $300.00 maximumVerified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) → |
| Sterling | See city page for the current Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) fee | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) → |
| Superior | $28.50 minimum, scaling per the valuation tiers in the 2026 Governmental Fee ScheduleVerified | Roofing Permit (Reroof / Repair) → |
| Telluride | See city page for the current Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) fee | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) → |
| Thornton | $30.00Verified | Roofing Permit (Reroof) → |
| Timnath | Not published onlineVerified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) → |
| Town of Carbondale | $150.00Verified | Re-roof, Window, and Door Replacement Permit → |
| Trinidad | See city page for the current Roofing Permit (Reroof) fee | Roofing Permit (Reroof) → |
| Unincorporated Pueblo County | $76.07Verified | Roof Permit → |
| Unincorporated Teller County | See city page for the current Single Family Dwelling (SFD) / New Residential Building Permit fee | Single Family Dwelling (SFD) / New Residential Building Permit → |
| Unincorporated Washington County | $100.00 flat, for all buildings except Use by Special Review (commercial-use) buildingsVerifiedvia Building Permit (New Construction, Addition, Remodel, Accessory Structures) | Building Permit (New Construction, Addition, Remodel, Accessory Structures) → |
| Vail | See city page for the current Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) fee | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) → |
| Victor | $23.50Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Single-Family Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Single-Family Construction) → |
| Walsh | $15.00Verifiedvia Building Permit (Structures, Carports, Fences, and Other Construction) | Building Permit (Structures, Carports, Fences, and Other Construction) → |
| Wellington | $25 flatVerifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Westcliffe | $100.00Verifiedvia Residential Building Permit (New Construction) | Residential Building Permit (New Construction) → |
| Westminster | $100.00Verified | Roofing Permit (Reroof) → |
| Wheat Ridge | $26.50 minimum, scaling per the valuation tiersVerified | Roofing Permit (Reroof) → |
| Windsor | Equal to SAFEbuilt's own valuation-based fee (not separately published for standalone roofing work)Verified | Roofing Permit (Reroof) → |
| Winter Park | $54.00 minimum, scaling per valuation tiersVerified | Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) → |
| Yuma | $100.00Verifiedvia Building Permit (New Construction, Addition, Alteration, Repair) | Building Permit (New Construction, Addition, Alteration, Repair) → |