Roofing Permit (Re-Roof) in Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Steamboat Springs requires a roofing permit (re-roof) for: Class A roofing material required city-wide on all re-roofs (Section 504.2 of the amended IWUIC), with an exception only for Historic Registered Properties where HPC review determines Class A materials cannot be used; Ice Barrier/Ice Shield Underlayment required per IRC Section R905.1.2, per the City's Table R301.2(1) design criteria; Roof valley flashing, where provided, must be minimum 0.019-inch (No. 26 galvanized) corrosion-resistant metal over a 36-inch-wide, 72-lb mineral-surfaced ASTM D3909 cap sheet running the full valley length (Section 504.2.1); Eaves and soffits must be protected on the exposed underside by 3/4-inch solid wood or thicker, ignition-resistant material, noncombustible material, FRWT product, or 3/4-inch plywood treated with an intumescent product providing a 30-minute rating (Section 504.3); Gutters and downspouts must be noncombustible material (Section 504.4); Re-Roofing work performed as PART OF an issued Building Permit is exempt from the standalone re-roof fee below, if labor/material cost was included in that Building Permit's valuation. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Routt County Regional Building Department (RCRBD) — City of Steamboat Springs jurisdiction at 970-870-5566 before starting work.

In Steamboat Springs, the published Residential Re-Roofing Permit Fee is: $300.00 maximum. Additional published fees: Commercial Re-Roof Permit Fee — $500.00 maximum; Mandatory Plan Review Fee (Re-Roofing and Window/Door Replacement) — $25.00. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

RCRBD's published timeframes state residential roofing permits are reviewed within one to three business days initially, depending on project complexity.

You'll need: Building Permit Application — Re-Roof scope (CityView Portal). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Steamboat Springs requires 1 inspection(s) for a roofing permit (re-roof), in order: Final Inspection (roof). Schedule each through Routt County Regional Building Department (RCRBD) — City of Steamboat Springs jurisdiction (970-870-5566).

Apply through Routt County Regional Building Department (RCRBD) — City of Steamboat Springs jurisdiction at Routt County Courthouse Annex, 136 6th Street, Suite 201, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487. Phone: 970-870-5566, email: Building@co.routt.co.us. Office hours: Monday-Friday 7:30 am-4:00 pm. Building Official: Todd Carr (tcarr@co.routt.co.us). Fax 970-870-5489. No voicemail inspection requests accepted by phone — inspections must be requested through the CityView Portal. Note: an alternate phone number, 970-879-5566, also appears in some third-party directory listings for this same office; 970-870-5566 is used here as it appears verbatim and consistently across every RCRBD-authored PDF (fee schedule, permit processes, de-construction policy) pulled directly for this file.. Official information: https://www.co.routt.co.us/583/City-of-Steamboat-Springs.

Steamboat Springs, Colorado has adopted: 2021 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendix Chapters C, E, and J — City of Steamboat Springs Building Code Ordinance, Sec. 5-2/5-3 (adopted by reference, RCRBD-enforced); 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), including Appendix Chapters B, C, E, F, and Q — Sec. 5-4/5-5; 2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — adopted per the ordinance preamble; National Electrical Code (NEC) as adopted by the State of Colorado Electrical Board; 2021 International Mechanical Code (IMC); 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — Sec. 1148 area of the ordinance; 2021 International Plumbing Code (IPC); 2021 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC); 2021 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC); 2021 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code (IWUIC) — Sec. 5-22/5-23, adopted with Chapters 3, 4, and 6 plus Appendices A, B, C, D, F, G, H, and I explicitly DELETED; only specific Chapter 5 sections retained (all other Chapter 5 sections not enumerated in the ordinance are deleted) — this is a narrower, more surgical WUI adoption than Breckenridge's town-wide full-CWRC approach in the same corpus; Colorado State Model Electric and Solar Ready Code — Sec. 5-24, adopted city-wide for new construction meeting the code's square-footage thresholds; Countywide RCRBD adoption of the 2021 ICC series (IBC/IRC/IECC/IEBC/IFGC/IPC/IMC/IPMC) plus portions of the 2021 IWUIC and the 2023 Colorado State Model Electric and Solar Ready Code, effective January 1, 2024, applies uniformly across all RCRBD-served jurisdictions including Steamboat Springs — verified via the City's own separately-numbered ordinance adopting the identical 2021 edition set, so city and county codes are aligned rather than divergent; Full ordinance text: City of Steamboat Springs Building Code Ordinance (adopting the 2021 IBC/IRC/IEBC/NEC/IMC/IECC/IPC/IFGC/IPMC/IWUIC + Colorado Electric/Solar Ready Code), hosted via Routt County DocumentCenter. Local amendments apply — see the Steamboat Springs overview page for the full list.

Class A roof covering is required city-wide on all new construction, additions, and re-roofs under the City's amended IWUIC Section 504.2 — it is not limited to a mapped hazard zone. The only exception is for Historic Registered Properties where an HPC review determines Class A materials cannot be used.