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City of Jackson Building and Planning Department

Building permits in the City of Jackson, Missouri, in Cape Girardeau County, are handled by the City's Building and Planning Department at 101 Court Street. Missouri leaves residential building codes to local adoption, so Jackson's roofing rules are its own. The City's building page lists the 2015 International codes it has adopted, and its posted excerpt of City Code Sec. 11-2 adopts the 2015 International Residential Code with local revisions to Table R301.2(1), including a 115 mph wind speed and no required ice barrier underlayment. This listing covers the office's contact details, the City's own statements on code and permits, and the state's sales-tax treatment of roofing materials.

Roof code checklist: Jackson, MO

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofNot published
Repair permit thresholdNot published
Layer limit / roof-overNot published
Deck & sheathingNot published
Drip edgeNot published
Ice & water shieldNocityofjacksonmo.gov2026-10-22
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNot published
Wind design criteriaPublishedcityofjacksonmo.gov2026-10-22
Adopted codePublishedcityofjacksonmo.gov2026-10-22
Contractor license / registrationYescityofjacksonmo.gov2026-10-22
Sales & use taxPublishedContractors_000.pdf2026-10-22

Each row comes from the sourced record on this page; full wording is in the table below. "Not published" means no official source for that item was found when the record was last verified.

Jurisdiction
City of Jackson, Missouri
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
101 Court Street, Jackson, MO 63755
Contact
  • url: https://www.cityofjacksonmo.gov/189/Building
  • phone: 573-243-2300
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
  • state_level: Missouri has no statewide roofing contractor licence: the index of Chapter 324 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the chapter on occupations and professions, lists no section on roofing contractors. Any licence, registration or bond is set by the city or county.
  • city_level: The City's Contractor Licenses page says "All contractors working in the City of Jackson are required to have a valid City of Jackson Contractor License" and that "No permits will be issued involving contractors who have not obtained a license or whose license has expired." It also says licenses must be renewed each year and insurance must be effective throughout the year.
Adopted code
THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH LOCAL REVISIONS, PER THE CITY'S OWN POSTED CODE EXCERPT. The City's Building page says "The City has adopted these International Building Codes for all construction projects within Jackson's city limits" and lists the "2015 International One and Two Family Dwelling Code" with "City of Jackson 2015 IRC Revisions." The posted excerpt of City Code Sec. 11-2 adopts "the International Residential Code, 2015 Edition, including Appendix Chapters E, H, J, and M, as published by the International Code Council" as the Residential Code of the City, with revisions to sections on permit exemptions, appeals, Table R301.2(1), storm shelters and plumbing, among others. This record read that excerpt, which carries no ordinance number or date, and no roof-covering amendment appears in it; it did not read the full City Code or the 2015 IRC text itself. Missouri law leaves building codes to local adoption: RSMo 67.280 provides that a community "may adopt or repeal an ordinance which incorporates by reference the provisions of any code."
Ice & water shield
Not required — This rests on the City's posted code excerpt, which sets "Ice Barrier Underlayment Required - No" in its revised Table R301.2(1). The full enacted ordinance was not read. About ice & water barrier
Wind design criteria
The City's posted excerpt of Sec. 11-2 revises Table R301.2(1) to read "Ground Snow Load - 15 lbs. per sq. ft.; Wind Speed (mph) - 115 mph; Topographic effects - No; Special wind region - No; Wind-borne debris zone - No; Seismic Design Category - D-1; Weathering - Severe."
Sales & use tax
Missouri taxes the roofer on materials, not the homeowner on the job, and the combined rate is not keyed to the Jackson job address in this record. The Department of Revenue's Contractors Tax Matrix lists "Tangible personal property to be sold as an attachment to real property" as Taxable on purchases by contractors, so a roofing contractor pays sales or use tax on shingles and underlayment when buying them. The Department states that "The state use tax rate is 4.225%" and that "Cities and counties may impose an additional local use tax," with the amount due depending on "the combined (local and state) use tax rate in effect at the Missouri location where the tangible personal property is stored, used or consumed." The rate in effect at a given address, including any special district rates, is on the Department of Revenue's Sales and Use Tax Rate Chart, which this record does not reproduce.

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Roofing questions: Jackson, MO

Is ice & water shield required in Jackson, MO?

No. This rests on the City's posted code excerpt, which sets "Ice Barrier Underlayment Required - No" in its revised Table R301.2(1). The full enacted ordinance was not read.

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Jackson, MO?

Yes.

What building code does Jackson, MO use?

THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH LOCAL REVISIONS, PER THE CITY'S OWN POSTED CODE EXCERPT. The City's Building page says "The City has adopted these International Building Codes for all construction projects within Jackson's city limits" and lists the "2015 International One and Two Family Dwelling Code" with "City of Jackson 2015 IRC Revisions." The posted excerpt of City Code Sec. 11-2 adopts "the International Residential Code, 2015 Edition, including Appendix Chapters E, H, J, and M, as published by the International Code Council" as the Residential Code of the City, with revisions to sections on permit exemptions, appeals, Table R301.2(1), storm shelters and plumbing, among others. This record read that excerpt, which carries no ordinance number or date, and no roof-covering amendment appears in it; it did not read the full City Code or the 2015 IRC text itself. Missouri law leaves building codes to local adoption: RSMo 67.280 provides that a community "may adopt or repeal an ordinance which incorporates by reference the provisions of any code."