Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Ferguson, MO?

City of Ferguson, Missouri

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110 Church St., Ferguson, MO 63135

The Code Compliance department's construction permits page states: "The City of Ferguson follows the 2018 International Building Codes and the 2017 National Electric Code." It adds that "All projects must comply with International and Municipal codes." The section of the Municipal Code that adopts the residential code, and its local amendments, were not read, so the edition is stated here only as the department gives it, and whether the local amendments change anything in Chapter 9, Roof Assemblies, is not stated.

9.7380% SALES TAX AND 6.2250% USE TAX FOR FERGUSON, ST. LOUIS COUNTY (Missouri Department of Revenue jurisdiction code 23986-189-000, listed as "FERGUSON ST LOUIS COUNTY"), per the Department's Sales and Use Tax Rate Tables for October, November, December 2026 (updated 8/25/2026). The same table lists 2 other rows for parts of Ferguson inside a community improvement, transportation development or other district, in a separately coded part of the city, or in another county, with a sales tax rate of 10.7380%. For a roofer, the Department's Contractors Tax Matrix (effective 10-24-2022) defines a contractor as "Any person entering into an agreement to improve, repair, replace, erect or alter real property," and lists "Purchases of parts, materials, supplies, and chemicals purchased by contractors" as taxable. It says the "Missouri sales or Missouri consumer's use tax must be paid to the vendor or accrued and remitted directly to the Missouri Department of Revenue."