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Permitting Authorities
Denver-metro jurisdictions: roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements. 46 entries.
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Adams County - Building Safety Division
The building permit authority for unincorporated Adams County. Issues reroofing permits and conducts inspections outside incorporated cities such as Thornton, Westminster, and Brighton.
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Arapahoe County - Building Division
The building permit authority for unincorporated Arapahoe County. Issues reroofing permits and conducts inspections in areas outside incorporated cities such as Aurora, Centennial, and Littleton.
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City of Arvada - Building Division
The building permitting authority for the City of Arvada, spanning Jefferson and Adams counties. The Building Division issues reroofing permits through eTRAKiT and licenses contractors working within the city.
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City of Aurora - Building Division
The building permit authority for the City of Aurora, which spans Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties. Issues reroofing permits and licenses contractors working in the city.
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Town of Berthoud - Planning and Building Department
The building permit authority for the Town of Berthoud, spanning Larimer and Weld counties. Requires a permit for roofing over one square, requires a licensed contractor for the work, and has adopted the 2024 I-Codes.
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City of Boulder - Building Permits & Inspections
The building permit authority for the City of Boulder. Issues re-roofing permits and licenses contractors, and enforces Boulder's own energy and green-building requirements.
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Boulder County - Community Planning & Permitting
The building permit authority for unincorporated Boulder County. Community Planning & Permitting issues re-roofing permits and conducts inspections outside the incorporated cities and towns within the county.
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City of Brighton - Building Division
The building permitting authority for the City of Brighton, spanning Adams and Weld counties. The Building Division issues roofing permits and licenses specialty-trade contractors, including roofers, under the municipal code.
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City and County of Broomfield - Building Division
The building permit authority for the consolidated City and County of Broomfield. Issues re-roofing permits and licenses contractors performing work within Broomfield.
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Town of Castle Rock - Building Division
The building permitting authority for the Town of Castle Rock in Douglas County. The Building Division issues residential reroofing permits through eTRAKiT and enforces the town's adopted building codes.
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City of Centennial - Building Division
The building permit authority for the City of Centennial in Arapahoe County. Issues roofing permits and licenses roofing contractors at the city level, since Colorado does not license roofing contractors statewide.
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City of Commerce City - Building Inspection Division
The building permit authority for the City of Commerce City in Adams County. Issues re-roofing permits and requires contractors to hold a current City of Commerce City license in good standing before a permit is issued.
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City and County of Denver - Community Planning and Development
The permitting authority for the consolidated City and County of Denver. Community Planning and Development issues building permits, including residential and commercial reroofing permits, and licenses contractors.
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Douglas County - Building Division
The building permit authority for unincorporated Douglas County. Issues reroofing permits and conducts inspections outside incorporated municipalities such as Castle Rock, Parker, and Lone Tree.
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City of Englewood - Building Division
The building permit authority for the City of Englewood in Arapahoe County. Requires a permit for re-roofing and requires roofing contractors to hold a city contractor license (D-2 roofing classification) or certificate of registration.
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Town of Erie - Building Division
The building permit authority for the Town of Erie, spanning Boulder and Weld counties. Requires a permit for roof replacements over one square, requires a current Town of Erie contractor license, and sets a minimum wind-warranty standard for roof coverings.
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City of Evans - Building Division
The building permit authority for the City of Evans in Weld County. Requires a permit for re-roofs; contractors apply through the CitizenServe portal and should hold a current city business license.
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Town of Firestone - Building Division
The building permit authority for the Town of Firestone in Weld County. Requires a permit for roofing work and requires every contractor on a permit to hold a current Town of Firestone contractor license.
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City of Fort Collins - Building Services
The building permit authority for the City of Fort Collins in Larimer County. Issues roofing permits and licenses roofing contractors under its specialized trade contractor program.
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Town of Frederick - Building Department
The building permit authority for the Town of Frederick in Weld County. Requires a permit and a signed contract for residential roofing, offers a Class D-2 roofing specialty license, and requires mid-roof and final inspections.
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City of Golden - Building Division
The building permitting authority for the City of Golden in Jefferson County. The Building Division issues building and reroofing permits and requires all licensed contractors to be identified on a permit before it is issued.
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City of Grand Junction - Building Department
The building permit authority for the City of Grand Junction in Mesa County. Requires roofing permits and requires roofing contractors to be licensed with the city; the Mesa County Building Department administers licensing for the city.
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City of Greeley - Building Inspection Division
The building permitting authority for the City of Greeley in Weld County. The Building Inspection Division issues building permits, including residential reroofing permits, and enforces the city's adopted building codes.
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City of Greenwood Village - Community Development
The building permit authority for the City of Greenwood Village in Arapahoe County. Requires a contractor license for roofing work and requires mid-roof and final inspections on roof installations.
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Jefferson County - Building Division
The building permit authority for unincorporated Jefferson County. Issues reroofing permits and conducts inspections outside incorporated municipalities such as Lakewood, Arvada, and Golden.
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Town of Johnstown - Building Department
The building permit authority for the Town of Johnstown, spanning Weld and Larimer counties. Requires a permit for roofing and requires a Town of Johnstown contractor license for all permit-required work.
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City of Lafayette - Building Division
The building permit authority for the City of Lafayette in Boulder County. Requires a permit for roof work of one square or more and requires roofing contractors to hold a city Special Contractor License with a bond.
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City of Lakewood - Building Division
The building permit authority for the City of Lakewood in Jefferson County. Issues re-roofing permits through its eTRAKiT portal and requires contractor registration for roofing work.
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Larimer County - Building Division
The building permit authority for unincorporated Larimer County, providing permits, plan review, inspections, and code enforcement. Licenses building and roofing contractors working in the unincorporated county.
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City of Littleton - Building and Code Compliance Division
The building permitting authority for the City of Littleton, which spans Arapahoe, Jefferson, and Douglas counties. The Building and Code Compliance Division issues roofing permits, licenses contractors, and enforces the adopted building codes with Colorado-specific amendments.
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City of Lone Tree - Building Division
The building permit authority for the City of Lone Tree in Douglas County. Requires roofing permits, which are submitted electronically through the Accela portal. The Building Division does not issue contractor licenses, but a valid business license is required for all parties on a permit.
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City of Longmont - Building Inspection Division
The building permitting authority for the City of Longmont, spanning Boulder and Weld counties. The Building Inspection Division issues reroofing permits, enforces the adopted building codes, and licenses building contractors.
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City of Louisville - Building Safety Division
The building permit authority for the City of Louisville in Boulder County. Reviews and issues roofing permits, manages contractor licensing, and requires any hired contractor to hold a current city license listed on the permit.
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City of Loveland - Building Division
The building permitting authority for the City of Loveland in Larimer County. The Building Division issues residential and commercial building permits, including reroofing permits, and administers the city's contractor licensing program.
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Mesa County Building Department
The building permitting authority for Mesa County on Colorado's Western Slope, which issues permits and performs inspections for unincorporated Mesa County, the City of Grand Junction, and the towns of De Beque, Collbran, and Palisade, and administers Grand Junction's contractor licensing program.
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City of Northglenn - Building Division
The building permit authority for the City of Northglenn, spanning Adams and Weld counties. Requires a permit for re-roof and roof re-cover projects and requires contractors to be licensed with the city.
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Town of Parker - Building Division
The building permitting authority for the Town of Parker in Douglas County. The Building Division processes building permits through eTRAKiT, performs plan review, and enforces the town's adopted building codes.
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Pikes Peak Regional Building Department
A regional building authority that reviews plans, issues permits, and performs inspections for El Paso County and its municipalities, including Colorado Springs, Fountain, Manitou Springs, Monument, Palmer Lake, and Woodland Park. Also licenses contractors across the region.
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Pueblo Regional Building Department
The regional building authority serving the City of Pueblo and Pueblo County in southern Colorado. It issues building and roofing permits, performs inspections, and administers contractor licensing (including a roofing license) through ICC standardized testing.
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Southern Colorado Building Department
The regional building authority for the City of Pueblo and Town of Boone, issuing permits and licensing contractors. Formerly the Pueblo Regional Building Department, renamed the Southern Colorado Building Department in January 2026.
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Town of Superior - Planning and Building Department
The building permit authority for the Town of Superior in Boulder County. Requires a permit for roof replacements and enforces detailed roofing standards including Class A fire rating, high-wind rating, and ice-and-water shield at all eaves.
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City of Thornton - Building Inspection Division
The building permit authority for the City of Thornton in Adams County. Issues roofing permits and licenses roofing contractors under a Class D Roofing license before permits are released.
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Weld County - Building Inspection Division
The building permit authority for unincorporated Weld County, part of Planning and Development Services in Greeley. Notably exempts residential re-roofing finish work from permits, while commercial and structural roofing still require permits.
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City of Westminster - Community Development
The building permit authority for the City of Westminster, spanning Adams and Jefferson counties. Issues re-roofing permits through its eTRAKiT portal and registers contractors.
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City of Wheat Ridge - Building Division
The building permitting authority for the City of Wheat Ridge in Jefferson County. Building and Inspection Services issues roofing permits, licenses contractors, and enforces the adopted International Codes and city ordinances.
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Town of Windsor - Building Department
The building permit authority for the Town of Windsor, spanning Weld and Larimer counties. Requires a building permit for roofing so required inspections can verify compliance with the adopted building code; building services are provided through SAFEbuilt.