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City of Coon Rapids, Minnesota - Building Inspections Division

Yes — a permit is required to replace a roof in Coon Rapids, MN, issued by City of Coon Rapids, Minnesota - Building Inspections Division. Roofing work in Coon Rapids requires a building permit, obtained at Coon Rapids City Hall or online via the city's BS&A Online permit portal. Applicable code references are drawn from the 2020 Minnesota State Residential Building Code per the city's own "Residential Roofing" handout. Three inspections are required: ice barrier, underlayment, and final; inspections are scheduled by calling 763-767-6476. The city's Code of Ordinances Chapter 12-200 separately requires enforcement personnel to be a state "Certified Building Official" and channels permits, inspections, and fee collection through Minn. Stat. § 16B.62, subd. 1.

Jurisdiction
City of Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
11155 Robinson Drive NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
Contact
  • url: https://www.coonrapidsmn.gov/595/Building-Inspections
  • phone: 763-767-6476
Permit portal
Permit portal
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
  • license: Minnesota has a statewide mandatory Residential Roofer (RR) license, per Minn. Stat. § 326B.805, subdivision 1 (read this session): "A person who meets the definition of a residential roofer...must be licensed by the commissioner as a residential roofer, residential building contractor, or residential remodeler," enforced statewide with a $15,000 gross-annual-receipts exemption threshold requiring an affirmative certificate of exemption from the commissioner (filed by affidavit); once receipts exceed $15,000 in a calendar year the exemption must be surrendered and licensure obtained. Administered by MN DLI, not the City of Coon Rapids. The city's own Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12-200, Section 12-204 ("Organization and Enforcement"), read in full, states enforcement follows Minnesota Rule Part 1300 and that "the administrative authority must be a State 'Certified Building Official'" -- the chapter imposes no separate city-level roofing-contractor license on top of the state RR license.
Permit process note
Roofing work in Coon Rapids requires a building permit, obtained at Coon Rapids City Hall or online via the city's BS&A Online permit portal. Applicable code references are drawn from the 2020 Minnesota State Residential Building Code per the city's own "Residential Roofing" handout. Three inspections are required: ice barrier, underlayment, and final; inspections are scheduled by calling 763-767-6476. The city's Code of Ordinances Chapter 12-200 separately requires enforcement personnel to be a state "Certified Building Official" and channels permits, inspections, and fee collection through Minn. Stat. § 16B.62, subd. 1.
Adopted code
Minnesota State Building Code (statewide), incorporating the 2018 International Residential Code. The City of Coon Rapids Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12-200, Section 12-201 ("Minnesota State Building Code Adopted"), read in full, states: "The Minnesota State Building Code established pursuant to Minn. Stat. §§326B.101 to 326B.194, as they may be amended from time to time, is hereby adopted by the City of Coon Rapids and incorporated in the City Code as completely as if set out in full, subject to the deletions or modifications set forth in this Chapter." Section 12-202 lists the Minnesota Rules chapters adopted, including "1309, Adoption of the Minnesota Residential Code." Coon Rapids' own ordinance names no independently-chosen code edition; it adopts whatever edition of the Minnesota State Building Code is currently in force. Minn. R. 1309.0010, subpart 1, read this session, incorporates by reference "The 2018 edition of the International Residential Code...except as qualified by the applicable provisions in Minnesota Rules, chapter 1300...and as amended in this chapter." Sections 12-203 through 12-208 of Chapter 12-200 (read in full) address only optional-material adoption (fire protection systems, IBC grading chapter), organization/enforcement, permit/fee authorization, fee refunds, single- and two-family dwelling landscaping improvements, and violations/penalties -- no independent roof-related amendment appears anywhere in the chapter.
Drip edge
Not required — STATE-GOVERNED, NOT CITY-SET -- applies identically in Coon Rapids as everywhere else in Minnesota, because Coon Rapids adopts the Minnesota State Building Code without local amendment on this point (see adopted_code). Minnesota Rules part 1309.0905, subpart 2 (read this session) states in full: "IRC section R905.2.8.5. Section R905.2.8.5 is deleted in its entirety" -- the base IRC drip-edge provision has no force anywhere in Minnesota, including Coon Rapids. Coon Rapids has no authority to reinstate a drip-edge requirement beyond this state baseline (Minn. Stat. § 326B.121, subd. 2(c), read this session). Consistent with this, the city's own "Residential Roofing" handout (read in full) describes flashing at walls, valleys, and chimneys in detail but makes no mention of drip edge. About drip edge
Ice & water shield
Required — The City of Coon Rapids' own "Residential Roofing" handout states, under "ICE BARRIERS R905.1.2," "All dwellings, structures attached to dwellings, and all conditioned (heated and/or cooled) structures, require ice barrier. The ice barrier shall consist of not fewer than two layers of underlayment cemented together, or a self-adhering polymer-modified bitumen sheet shall be used in place of normal underlayment and extend from the lowest edges of all roof surfaces to a point not less than 24 inches inside the exterior wall line of the building. On roofs with slope equal to or greater than 8:12, the ice barrier shall also be applied not less than 36 inches measured along the roof slope from the eave edge of the building. Exception: Detached accessory structures not containing conditioned floor area." This matches Minnesota Rules part 1309.0301, subpart 2, which pre-fills "ICE BARRIER UNDERLAYMENT REQUIRED" statewide. About ice & water barrier
Mid-roof inspection
Required — The City of Coon Rapids' own "Residential Roofing" handout states, under "INSPECTIONS": "Ice barrier, underlayment, and final inspection. Call 763-767-6476 to schedule your required inspections." Two interim inspections (ice barrier and underlayment) are required before the final inspection.
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — Minn. Stat. § 326B.121, subd. 1(a)-(b) (read this session) makes the State Building Code the standard that applies statewide and supersedes the building code of any municipality, and subd. 2(c) bars a municipality from imposing building code provisions for a component or system that differ from the State Building Code. Minnesota Rules chapter 1309's table of parts (read this session, in full) amends IRC Chapter 9 in exactly two places -- part 1309.0903 (Section R903, Weather Protection -- kick-out flashing) and part 1309.0905 (Section R905, Requirements for Roof Coverings -- asphalt-shingle sheathing and drip-edge deletion, above) -- neither of which addresses impact resistance, hail, UL 2218, or Class 4. No part exists amending IRC Section R902 (Fire Classification) either. Locally, the City of Coon Rapids Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12-200 (Building Code, sections 12-201 through 12-208), read in full, adopts the Minnesota State Building Code by reference and sets only administrative organization, permit/fee, and landscaping-improvement provisions -- no UL 2218, Class 4, or impact-resistance provision appears anywhere in it. The city's own "Residential Roofing" handout (read in full) likewise contains no mention of UL 2218 or Class 4.
Repair permit threshold
NO MINIMUM-SIZE OR COST THRESHOLD FOUND. The City of Coon Rapids' own "Residential Roofing" handout states, under GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, "Roofing work requires a building permit which can be acquired at Coon Rapids City Hall," with no square-footage or cost carve-out stated anywhere in the 4-page handout. The city's Code of Ordinances Chapter 12-200 (Building Code, sections 12-201 through 12-208, read in full) contains no roofing-specific permit-exemption provision either -- it adopts the Minnesota State Building Code by reference and addresses only fees, refunds, organization/enforcement, and single/two-family dwelling landscaping improvements. Treat Coon Rapids as requiring a permit for reroofing work of any size, and confirm any borderline small repair with Building Inspections at 763-767-6476.
Wind design criteria
STATE-GOVERNED, NOT CITY-SET -- applies identically in Coon Rapids as everywhere else in Minnesota, because Coon Rapids adopts the Minnesota State Building Code without local amendment on this point (see adopted_code). Minnesota Rules part 1309.0301, subpart 2 (read this session) amends IRC Table R301.2(1) ("Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria") to read, for the Wind Design column, an ultimate design wind speed of 115 mph, with Topographic effects "YES," and Seismic Design Category "A" -- uniform statewide values built into the table itself. The same table pre-fills "Yes" for "ICE BARRIER UNDERLAYMENT REQUIRED." Ground snow load, one of the few geographically-varying inputs on the table, is fixed by Minnesota Rules part 1303.1700 (read this session) at the county level: Anoka County (Coon Rapids) is not among the rule's enumerated 60-psf higher-snow-load counties (a list of 28 mostly northern Minnesota counties), so it falls under the rule's statewide default ground snow load of 50 psf.
Roof layer limit / recover
The City of Coon Rapids' own "Residential Roofing" handout, citing R908.3 Roof replacement, states: "Roof replacement shall include the removal of existing layers of roof coverings down to the roof deck," with a narrow exception where an existing adhered ice-barrier membrane may remain in place under an added layer of ice barrier membrane. The same handout, citing "Roof recover not allowed - R908.3.1.1," states a roof recover (leaving the existing covering in place) "shall not be permitted where...the existing roof has two or more applications of any type of roof covering," or where the existing covering is water-soaked, deteriorated, or is slate, clay, cement, or asbestos-cement tile. In effect, no more than one existing layer of roof covering may remain under a recover; a full tear-off to the deck is otherwise required.
Deck & sheathing requirements
The City of Coon Rapids' own "Residential Roofing" handout, under "ROOF COVERING REQUIREMENTS - R905.1 Roof covering application," states for Asphalt shingles R905.2, "Sheathing requirements: Shall be fastened to solidly sheathed decks or 1-inch thick nominal wood boards." This matches Minnesota Rules part 1309.0905, subpart 1, which amends IRC Section R905.2.1 statewide to the same text.
Fastening requirements
The City of Coon Rapids' own "Residential Roofing" handout states, under "Asphalt shingles R905.2": "Fasteners for asphalt shingles shall be galvanized steel, stainless steel, aluminum or copper roofing nails, minimum 12-gage shank with a minimum 3/8-inch-diameter head, complying with ASTM F1667, of a length to penetrate through the roofing materials and not less than 3/4 inch into the roof sheathing. Where the roof sheathing is less than 3/4 inch thick, the fasteners shall penetrate through the sheathing." Attachment: "not less than four fasteners per strip shingle or two fasteners per individual shingle." About roofing nails
Sales & use tax
8.125% combined rate for the City of Coon Rapids, per the Minnesota Department of Revenue's official "Local Sales and Use Tax Rate Guide" (effective 7/1/2026-9/30/2026), Anoka County table, "Coon Rapids" row: County Rate 1.00% (footnote 2: includes the Metro Area Sales and Use Tax for Housing 0.25% plus the Metro Area Transportation Sales and Use Tax 0.75%), Other Local Area Rate 0.25% (Anoka County's own local transit rate), State Rate 6.875% -- Combined Sales Tax Rate 8.125%. Coon Rapids is inside the seven-county Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area (Anoka County), so the Metro Area Sales and Use Tax applies here (unlike Rochester, which is outside the metro).

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Roofing questions — Coon Rapids, MN

Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Coon Rapids, MN?

Required. NO MINIMUM-SIZE OR COST THRESHOLD FOUND. The City of Coon Rapids' own "Residential Roofing" handout states, under GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, "Roofing work requires a building permit which can be acquired at Coon Rapids City Hall," with no square-footage or cost carve-out stated anywhere in the 4-page handout. The city's Code of Ordinances Chapter 12-200 (Building Code, sections 12-201 through 12-208, read in full) contains no roofing-specific permit-exemption provision either -- it adopts the Minnesota State Building Code by reference and addresses only fees, refunds, organization/enforcement, and single/two-family dwelling landscaping improvements. Treat Coon Rapids as requiring a permit for reroofing work of any size, and confirm any borderline small repair with Building Inspections at 763-767-6476.

Is ice & water shield required in Coon Rapids, MN?

Required — The City of Coon Rapids' own "Residential Roofing" handout states, under "ICE BARRIERS R905.1.2," "All dwellings, structures attached to dwellings, and all conditioned (heated and/or cooled) structures, require ice barrier. The ice barrier shall consist of not fewer than two layers of underlayment cemented together, or a self-adhering polymer-modified bitumen sheet shall be used in place of normal underlayment and extend from the lowest edges of all roof surfaces to a point not less than 24 inches inside the exterior wall line of the building. On roofs with slope equal to or greater than 8:12, the ice barrier shall also be applied not less than 36 inches measured along the roof slope from the eave edge of the building. Exception: Detached accessory structures not containing conditioned floor area." This matches Minnesota Rules part 1309.0301, subpart 2, which pre-fills "ICE BARRIER UNDERLAYMENT REQUIRED" statewide..

Is drip edge required?

Not required — STATE-GOVERNED, NOT CITY-SET -- applies identically in Coon Rapids as everywhere else in Minnesota, because Coon Rapids adopts the Minnesota State Building Code without local amendment on this point (see adopted_code). Minnesota Rules part 1309.0905, subpart 2 (read this session) states in full: "IRC section R905.2.8.5. Section R905.2.8.5 is deleted in its entirety" -- the base IRC drip-edge provision has no force anywhere in Minnesota, including Coon Rapids. Coon Rapids has no authority to reinstate a drip-edge requirement beyond this state baseline (Minn. Stat. § 326B.121, subd. 2(c), read this session). Consistent with this, the city's own "Residential Roofing" handout (read in full) describes flashing at walls, valleys, and chimneys in detail but makes no mention of drip edge..

Is a mid-roof inspection required?

Required — The City of Coon Rapids' own "Residential Roofing" handout states, under "INSPECTIONS": "Ice barrier, underlayment, and final inspection. Call 763-767-6476 to schedule your required inspections." Two interim inspections (ice barrier and underlayment) are required before the final inspection..

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Coon Rapids, MN?

Required. Minnesota has a statewide mandatory Residential Roofer (RR) license, per Minn. Stat. § 326B.805, subdivision 1 (read this session): "A person who meets the definition of a residential roofer...must be licensed by the commissioner as a residential roofer, residential building contractor, or residential remodeler," enforced statewide with a $15,000 gross-annual-receipts exemption threshold requiring an affirmative certificate of exemption from the commissioner (filed by affidavit); once receipts exceed $15,000 in a calendar year the exemption must be surrendered and licensure obtained. Administered by MN DLI, not the City of Coon Rapids. The city's own Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12-200, Section 12-204 ("Organization and Enforcement"), read in full, states enforcement follows Minnesota Rule Part 1300 and that "the administrative authority must be a State 'Certified Building Official'" -- the chapter imposes no separate city-level roofing-contractor license on top of the state RR license..

What building code does Coon Rapids, MN use?

Minnesota State Building Code (statewide), incorporating the 2018 International Residential Code. The City of Coon Rapids Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12-200, Section 12-201 ("Minnesota State Building Code Adopted"), read in full, states: "The Minnesota State Building Code established pursuant to Minn. Stat. §§326B.101 to 326B.194, as they may be amended from time to time, is hereby adopted by the City of Coon Rapids and incorporated in the City Code as completely as if set out in full, subject to the deletions or modifications set forth in this Chapter." Section 12-202 lists the Minnesota Rules chapters adopted, including "1309, Adoption of the Minnesota Residential Code." Coon Rapids' own ordinance names no independently-chosen code edition; it adopts whatever edition of the Minnesota State Building Code is currently in force. Minn. R. 1309.0010, subpart 1, read this session, incorporates by reference "The 2018 edition of the International Residential Code...except as qualified by the applicable provisions in Minnesota Rules, chapter 1300...and as amended in this chapter." Sections 12-203 through 12-208 of Chapter 12-200 (read in full) address only optional-material adoption (fire protection systems, IBC grading chapter), organization/enforcement, permit/fee authorization, fee refunds, single- and two-family dwelling landscaping improvements, and violations/penalties -- no independent roof-related amendment appears anywhere in the chapter.