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Village of Bridgeview Building Department

Building permits in the Village of Bridgeview, Illinois, in Cook County, are handled by the Village's Building Department, whose forms carry the Village Hall address, 7500 South Oketo Avenue. The Illinois Capital Development Board says "The State has not adopted a building code for repairs to existing single family residences," so Bridgeview's roofing rules are its own: the Building Department page lists the International Residential Code 2024 Edition among the Village's current building codes, while an older Village notice to contractors lists the 2021 edition. 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 Bridgeview, Illinois
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
7500 South Oketo Avenue, Bridgeview, IL 60455
Contact
  • url: https://bridgeview-il.gov/building-department/
  • phone: 708-594-2525
Permit portal
Permit portal
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 LICENSE AND BOND ON TOP OF THE STATE LICENSE. The Village's Application for Contractor License says applicants "MUST ATTACH A COPY OF DRIVER'S LICENSE AND THE FOLLOWING LICENSES," naming "ELECTRICIAN * ROOFER * PLUMBER * ALARM SYSTEM," and calls for a "$10,000 Surety Bond and a Certificate of Insurance" with "minimum $1,000,000 Liability Coverage." The Notice to Contractors Applying for Permits lists "Contractor's License" among the items a permit application needs.
Permit process note
The Building Department page says "The Village of Bridgeview allows property owners to apply for permits online or schedule an inspection." The Village's Notice to Contractors Applying for Permits says "You must submit each of the checked items before we can process your application," and its checklist includes "Copy of State Roofing License," "Real Estate Tax Index Number," "Estimated Value of the work being done. (Attach a copy of contract)," "Contractor's License" and "$10,000 Surety Bond & Certificate of Insurance." 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 2024 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE PER THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT PAGE, WHICH AN OLDER VILLAGE NOTICE GIVES AS THE 2021 EDITION. The Building Department page, under "Village of Bridgeview Current Building Codes," lists "International Building Code 2024 Edition" and "International Residential Code 2024 Edition." The Village's Notice to Contractors Applying for Permits, a 2022 form still linked from that page, lists "International Residential Code 2021" under "VILLAGE OF BRIDGEVIEW BUILDING BUILDING CODES." Neither page gives an adopting ordinance number or date. Any local amendments are 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 Bridgeview 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: Bridgeview, IL

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

Yes.

What building code does Bridgeview, IL use?

THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE PER THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT PAGE, WHICH AN OLDER VILLAGE NOTICE GIVES AS THE 2021 EDITION. The Building Department page, under "Village of Bridgeview Current Building Codes," lists "International Building Code 2024 Edition" and "International Residential Code 2024 Edition." The Village's Notice to Contractors Applying for Permits, a 2022 form still linked from that page, lists "International Residential Code 2021" under "VILLAGE OF BRIDGEVIEW BUILDING BUILDING CODES." Neither page gives an adopting ordinance number or date. Any local amendments are 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.