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Village of Bellwood Building Department

Building permits in the Village of Bellwood, Illinois, in Cook County, are handled by the Village's Building Department at 3200 Washington Blvd. The Illinois Capital Development Board says "The State has not adopted a building code for repairs to existing single family residences," so Bellwood's roofing rules are its own: the Building Department's list of codes adopted in March 2020 names the 2018 International Residential Code and the Village's own building code, Chapter 150. This listing covers the office's contact details, the Village's own statements on code and permits, and the rules state law sets for every Illinois roofer.

Jurisdiction
Village of Bellwood, Illinois
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
3200 Washington Blvd, Bellwood, IL 60104
Contact
  • url: https://www.vil.bellwood.il.us/departments/building-department/
  • phone: 708-547-3545
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
  • state_level: Illinois licenses roofing contractors statewide with no dollar threshold. 225 ILCS 335/9(2): "No work involving the construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of any kind of roofing or waterproofing may be done except by a roofing contractor or a qualifying party licensed or credentialed under this Act." Under 225 ILCS 335/5(a-3), "A municipality or a county that requires a building permit may not issue a building permit to a roofing contractor unless that contractor has provided sufficient proof of current licensure as a roofing contractor by the State," and a holder of a limited license is restricted to permits for work on residential properties of 8 units or less. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation lists "Roofing Contractor, Licensed" among the professions it licenses.
  • city_level: A VILLAGE CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE AND BOND ON TOP OF THE STATE LICENSE. The Building Department page says "The Building Department also manages the contractors licensing process." The Village's procedures sheet lists, under "Roofing Contractors," a "Complete Village of Bellwood contractor's license application," a "$1,000,000 Certificate of Liability insurance," a "$10,000 Surety Bond" and a "State roofing license." The Application for Building Permit says a "License and permit bond required plus a Bellwood contractor" license.
Permit process note
The Building Department page says "The department issues: Building permits General and replacement permits Room addition or new construction permits Fence permits." The Village's Application for Building Permit lists a "Roofer" among the contractors to be named, carries a "Roofing" line among the permit fees, and asks the applicant to "Submit copy of work contract and / or copy of plans." It says "All permits have to go through an approval process, and you will be notified when ready for pick up and the cost of the permit." Neither page says in terms whether a roof replacement on a house needs a permit, so this listing does not state a yes or no answer for a re-roof.
Adopted code
THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, PER THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT'S OWN LIST OF ADOPTED CODES. The Building Department's flyer headed "Village of Bellwood Adopted Codes and Ordinances 2020" lists "2018 IRC International Residential Code" and "2018 IPMC International Property Maintenance Code," and ends with "Village of Bellwood Building Code Chapter 150." The Building Department page carries the same list under "List of Codes adopted March 2020." Any local amendments are in Chapter 150 of the Village Code, which this record did not read, so it does not state whether the Village has amended the IRC's roof provisions.
Sales & use tax
Illinois taxes the roofer, not the job, and the operative rate is not keyed to the Bellwood job address. Under 86 Ill. Adm. Code 130.1940(c), a construction contractor "does not incur Retailers' Occupation Tax liability as to receipts from labor furnished and tangible personal property (materials and fixtures) incorporated into a structure," but "incurs Use Tax on the cost price of the tangible personal property that is incorporated into real estate," with "roofing materials" named in the rule's own list of examples. Repair and replacement are taxed identically: 130.1940(a)(3) defines "construct" to include "repair, renovate or remodel." The Illinois Department of Revenue states the Use Tax rate as "6.25% of the purchase price or fair market value, whichever is greater." Where the contractor buys for resale, the local tax follows "the place of business at or from which the contractor or builder handles the transaction" (130.2075(b)(3)), so the combined rate on materials is the supply house's or the contractor's, which this record does not pin down. The authoritative lookup is the Illinois Department of Revenue's MyTax Illinois Tax Rate Finder.

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Roofing questions: Bellwood, IL

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Bellwood, IL?

Yes.

What building code does Bellwood, IL use?

THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, PER THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT'S OWN LIST OF ADOPTED CODES. The Building Department's flyer headed "Village of Bellwood Adopted Codes and Ordinances 2020" lists "2018 IRC International Residential Code" and "2018 IPMC International Property Maintenance Code," and ends with "Village of Bellwood Building Code Chapter 150." The Building Department page carries the same list under "List of Codes adopted March 2020." Any local amendments are in Chapter 150 of the Village Code, which this record did not read, so it does not state whether the Village has amended the IRC's roof provisions.