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Adopted code

Village of Cary Community Development Department

Building codes and permits in the Village of Cary, Illinois, in McHenry County, are handled by the Building section of the Village's Community Development Department, which the Village lists at Village Hall, 755 Georgetown Drive, and whose Building Inspector takes code questions by phone. The Illinois Capital Development Board says "The State has not adopted a building code for repairs to existing single family residences," so Cary's roofing rules are its own: the Village's Building Codes page says it has adopted the 2021 International Residential Code with local amendments for single family homes. This listing covers the office's contact details, the Village's own statements on code, and the rules state law sets for every Illinois roofer.

Jurisdiction
Village of Cary, Illinois
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
755 Georgetown Drive, Cary, IL 60013
Contact
  • url: https://www.caryillinois.com/233/Building-Codes
  • phone: 847-639-1100
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.
Adopted code
THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS, PER THE VILLAGE'S OWN BUILDING CODES PAGE. The page says "The Village has adopted the 2021 Editions of the ICC building codes, per ordinance number O24-05-06," and, under "The Village of Cary enforces the following codes," lists "Single Family Residential International Residential Code, 2021 Edition with local amendments," "Existing Building Code International Existing Building Code, 2021 Edition" and "Energy Conservation Code International Energy Conservation Code, 2024 Edition with Illinois amendments." The page links the adopting ordinance, which this record did not read, so it does not state whether the Village has amended the IRC's roof provisions. The page invites code questions to the Village's Building Inspector at (847) 639-1100.
Sales & use tax
Illinois taxes the roofer, not the job, and the operative rate is not keyed to the Cary 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: Cary, IL

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

Yes.

What building code does Cary, IL use?

THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS, PER THE VILLAGE'S OWN BUILDING CODES PAGE. The page says "The Village has adopted the 2021 Editions of the ICC building codes, per ordinance number O24-05-06," and, under "The Village of Cary enforces the following codes," lists "Single Family Residential International Residential Code, 2021 Edition with local amendments," "Existing Building Code International Existing Building Code, 2021 Edition" and "Energy Conservation Code International Energy Conservation Code, 2024 Edition with Illinois amendments." The page links the adopting ordinance, which this record did not read, so it does not state whether the Village has amended the IRC's roof provisions. The page invites code questions to the Village's Building Inspector at (847) 639-1100.