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City of Galesburg Inspection Division

Building permits in the City of Galesburg, Illinois, in Knox County, are handled by the Inspection Division of the City's Community Development Department at City Hall, 55 W. Tompkins Street. The Illinois Capital Development Board says "The State has not adopted a building code for repairs to existing single family residences," so Galesburg's roofing rules are its own: the City's Permits, Building Codes & Contractor Information page lists the 2021 International Residential Code among the codes adopted with amendments in the Galesburg Municipal Code. This listing covers the office's contact details, the City's own statements on code and permits, and the rules state law sets for every Illinois roofer.

Jurisdiction
City of Galesburg, Illinois
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
55 W. Tompkins Street, Galesburg, IL 61401
Contact
  • url: https://www.ci.galesburg.il.us/government/departments/community_development/permits_building_codes_contractor_information.php
  • phone: 309-345-3619
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: The City's Permits, Building Codes & Contractor Information page says "the City of Galesburg requires that all roofing contractors are to be licensed and bonded by the State of Illinois" and "All projects involving roofing of any type are affected," with homeowners working on their own property exempt "upon proof of ownership." The Inspection Division's Building In Galesburg handbook says "All General Contractor's must be registered with the City of Galesburg" and defines general contractor work to include remodeling a building so as to change its "roof pitch, roofing." The City's pages do not say whether a State-licensed roofer must also register as a general contractor.
Permit process note
THE CITY'S OWN DOCUMENTS DIFFER ON WHETHER A RE-ROOF REQUIRES A PERMIT, SO THIS LISTING STATES NO YES OR NO ANSWER. The Permits, Building Codes & Contractor Information page lists a "Roofing Application" under "Building Permit Applications" and says "The best way to find out if you need a permit for a project is to call the City of Galesburg's Inspection Division." The Division's Building In Galesburg handbook, posted on the same page, lists "Changing the pitch of a roof" among work for which permits are required, and lists "re-roofing" among the "Ordinary repairs and maintenance NOT REQUIRING PERMITS." The handbook says it "is not to replace or supersede the City of Galesburg adopted building codes or ordinances." Requests for building permits can be submitted through the City's online portal.
Adopted code
THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH CITY AMENDMENTS, PER THE CITY'S OWN PERMITS AND BUILDING CODES PAGE. The page says "The following State and National Codes were adopted as law, or as required by law, with amendments as listed in the Galesburg Municipal Code," and lists the "2021 International Residential Code" and the "2021 International Building Code." The Inspection Division's Building In Galesburg handbook lists the same 2021 International Residential Code. The amendments are in the Galesburg Municipal Code, which this record did not read, so it does not state whether the City 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 Galesburg 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: Galesburg, IL

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

Yes.

What building code does Galesburg, IL use?

THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH CITY AMENDMENTS, PER THE CITY'S OWN PERMITS AND BUILDING CODES PAGE. The page says "The following State and National Codes were adopted as law, or as required by law, with amendments as listed in the Galesburg Municipal Code," and lists the "2021 International Residential Code" and the "2021 International Building Code." The Inspection Division's Building In Galesburg handbook lists the same 2021 International Residential Code. The amendments are in the Galesburg Municipal Code, which this record did not read, so it does not state whether the City has amended the IRC's roof provisions.