Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

The Town of Monument, CO adopted the 2023 Pikes Peak Building Codes with amendments attached in Appendix A and Appendix B, Town of Monument Ordinance.

Monument Municipal Code § 15.04.010.

For more information regarding the Pikes Peak Regional Building Code, please visit the PLRB overview: Pikes Peak Regional Building Dept.

Helpful resources for Monument, Colorado include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Colorado

Residential Building Code

Colorado has yet to adopt a statewide residential code. Local laws will control.See PLRB, Colorado Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

Monument adopted the 2021 IRC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the model code here.

You can find information about amendments to the model code here.

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See Muni. Code(Monument, CO 15.04.040 - Fire zone designation.)

...For purposes of enforcement, the entire Town will be designated as Fire Zone 3, as defined in the Uniform Building Code. (Prior code § 11-1-4)...

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: yes

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Monument ? Yes
Citation: 2023 Pikes Peak Regional Building Code, Section RBC303.4.2
Comments:

Flat Roof Snow Load	Wind Speed (mph)	Topographic Effects	Special Wind Region	Wind-borne Debris Zone	Seismic Design Category	Damage from Weathering
30/40	130 Exp. C (min)	NO	YES	NO	B	Severe

 

Damange from Frost Line Depth	Damage from Termite	Winter Design Temp	Ice Barrier Underlayment Required	Flood Hazards	Air Freezing Index	Mean Annual Temp
30 inches (762 mm)	Slight to moderate	0ºF (-18ºC)	YES	12/18/1986	1,000	45ºF (7ºC)

Comments

See Section RBC303.3 of the 2023 Pikes Peak Regional Building Code.

Commercial Building Code

Monument adopted the 2021 IBC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the code here.You can find information about amendments to the model code here.

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See Muni. Code(Monument, CO 15.04.010 - Adoption by reference.)

...Regional Building Code, 2023 Edition, together with Appendix A and Appendix B, as published by Pikes Peak Regional Building Department, 2880 International Circle, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80910, and all secondary codes duly described or referenced therein, are hereby adopted by reference and applied and enacted as the building code of the...

Comments

See Section RBC302.3 of the 2023 Pikes Peak Regional Building Code.

Existing Buildings

See Section RBC311.3 of the 2023 Pikes Peak Regional Building Code.

Other Building Codes