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Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Bensenville, IL?

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Village of Bensenville Community & Economic Development

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Bensenville, IL, issued by Village of Bensenville Community & Economic Development. THE VILLAGE LISTS ROOF WORK AMONG THE RESIDENTIAL WORK THAT REQUIRES A PERMIT. The Village's Building Permits page says "Permits are required for a number of projects or situations including the following," and its residential list includes "Roof, Gutters, and Siding." The page says "Each permit application is reviewed by our Village Plan Reviewer," that "Generally, less complicated projects can be reviewed and approved within a few days, if not issued immediately," and that once "a permit is approved by the Plan Reviewer, fees paid, and permit picked up, the construction can be begin and be inspected by the Village." Inspections are scheduled through Community & Economic Development, and the page asks for "a minimum of 24 hours notice when scheduling inspections.".

Jurisdiction
Village of Bensenville, Illinois
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
12 S Center Street, Bensenville, IL 60106
Contact
  • url: https://bensenville.gov/116/Building-Permits
  • phone: 630-350-3413
Roofing permit required
Required
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.
Permit process note
THE VILLAGE LISTS ROOF WORK AMONG THE RESIDENTIAL WORK THAT REQUIRES A PERMIT. The Village's Building Permits page says "Permits are required for a number of projects or situations including the following," and its residential list includes "Roof, Gutters, and Siding." The page says "Each permit application is reviewed by our Village Plan Reviewer," that "Generally, less complicated projects can be reviewed and approved within a few days, if not issued immediately," and that once "a permit is approved by the Plan Reviewer, fees paid, and permit picked up, the construction can be begin and be inspected by the Village." Inspections are scheduled through Community & Economic Development, and the page asks for "a minimum of 24 hours notice when scheduling inspections."
Adopted code
THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH VILLAGE AMENDMENTS, PER THE VILLAGE'S OWN PERMITS PAGE. The Village's Building Permits page says each permit application is "checked for compliance with the Village's Building Codes and Zoning Ordinances as follows," and lists "2021- International Residential Building Code" and "2021- International Existing Building Code," along with the "Most Current Illinois Energy Conservation Code." The page says "Local amendments to the Village adopted Building Codes and Fee Schedules can be found here: Village Code." The amendments are codified in 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 Bensenville 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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Building permits in the Village of Bensenville, Illinois, in DuPage and Cook Counties, are handled by the Village's Community & Economic Development department, which schedules all building inspections, at Village Hall, 12 S Center Street. The Illinois Capital Development Board says "The State has not adopted a building code for repairs to existing single family residences," so Bensenville's roofing rules are its own: the Village's Building Permits page lists the 2021 International Residential Code among the codes each permit is checked against. That page lists roofs among the residential work that requires a permit; 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.

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Roofing questions: Bensenville, IL

Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Bensenville, IL?

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Bensenville, IL.

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

Yes.

What building code does Bensenville, IL use?

THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH VILLAGE AMENDMENTS, PER THE VILLAGE'S OWN PERMITS PAGE. The Village's Building Permits page says each permit application is "checked for compliance with the Village's Building Codes and Zoning Ordinances as follows," and lists "2021- International Residential Building Code" and "2021- International Existing Building Code," along with the "Most Current Illinois Energy Conservation Code." The page says "Local amendments to the Village adopted Building Codes and Fee Schedules can be found here: Village Code." The amendments are codified in the Village Code, which this record did not read, so it does not state whether the Village has amended the IRC's roof provisions.