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Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Matteson, IL?

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Village of Matteson Building Services Division

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Matteson, IL, issued by Village of Matteson Building Services Division. The Village's Building Services page says "Building permits are required for all new construction and home improvements" and "Failure to obtain a building permit will result in a fine." The Village's building permit fee schedule lists "Roof (Re-Shingle)" at $50 and "Roof (Tear-Off, Re-Roof)" at $50, and says "Permits shall be obtained prior to beginning work or the application fees shall be doubled." Building permits, contractor licensing and inspections are handled through the Village's CitizenServe system, and the page asks that inspection requests be made "48 hours before the inspection is needed." The Village's posted Chapter 150 text adds a reroofing rule as Section R908.7: "Removal of dissimilar roofing materials is required for reroofing. Roof material shall match throughout the entire structure.".

Roof code checklist: Matteson, IL

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYesvillageofmatteson.org2026-10-17
Repair permit thresholdNot published
Layer limit / roof-overNot published
Deck & sheathingNot published
Drip edgeNot published
Ice & water shieldYesBuildingCodeAdoptions.pdf2026-10-17
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNot published
Wind design criteriaPublishedBuildingCodeAdoptions.pdf2026-10-17
Adopted codePublishedSec. 150.003villageofmatteson.org2026-10-17
Contractor license / registrationYesilga.gov2026-09-18
Sales & use taxPublishedilga.gov2026-09-18

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
Village of Matteson, Illinois
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
4900 Village Commons, Matteson, IL 60443
Contact
  • url: https://www.villageofmatteson.org/departments/community_development/building_services.php
  • phone: 708-481-8313
Permit portal
Permit portal
Roofing permit required
Required
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: A VILLAGE CONTRACTOR LICENSE AND BOND ON TOP OF THE STATE LICENSE. The Village's Building Services page says "All contractors and subcontractors performing work within the Village must be registered. Registrations must be renewed annually." The Village's Contractor Licensing Requirements sheet, last revised 5/28/2026, names "Roofing" among the building-contractor trades, says "The annual license fee is $150," requires a certificate of insurance naming the Village as certificate holder, and says "All contractors shall file with the Village of Matteson an original License and Permit Bond in the amount of $10,000." It adds that "A General contractor bond will cover everything except roofing/ electrical/plumbing/fire alarm/sprinkler."
Permit process note
The Village's Building Services page says "Building permits are required for all new construction and home improvements" and "Failure to obtain a building permit will result in a fine." The Village's building permit fee schedule lists "Roof (Re-Shingle)" at $50 and "Roof (Tear-Off, Re-Roof)" at $50, and says "Permits shall be obtained prior to beginning work or the application fees shall be doubled." Building permits, contractor licensing and inspections are handled through the Village's CitizenServe system, and the page asks that inspection requests be made "48 hours before the inspection is needed." The Village's posted Chapter 150 text adds a reroofing rule as Section R908.7: "Removal of dissimilar roofing materials is required for reroofing. Roof material shall match throughout the entire structure."
Adopted code
THE VILLAGE'S BUILDING SERVICES PAGE LISTS THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS; THE CHAPTER 150 TEXT IT POSTS ADOPTS THE 2018 EDITION. The Building Services page says "As of December 1, 2021, the Village of Matteson uses the following codes" and lists the "2024 International Residential Code with Local Amendments," the "2024 International Building Code with local amendments" and the "2024 International Existing Building Code with Local Amendments." The "Building Code Adoptions" document linked from the same page is Chapter 150 of the Village Code, and its Section 150.003 adopts "the International Residential Code, 2018 Edition," citing Ord. 1926, passed 10-6-2003, and Ord. 4186, passed 4-1-2013. This record did not read an ordinance adopting the 2024 edition or a 2024 amendment text, so the roof amendments it quotes are from the 2018-edition text the Village posts. The full Village Code is published on a third-party code site, which this record did not read.
Ice & water shield
Required — REQUIRED IN THE VILLAGE'S POSTED AMENDMENTS. The amended Table R301.2(1) in Section 150.004 of the Chapter 150 text the Village posts lists "Ice barrier underlayment required" as "Yes." That text amends the 2018 International Residential Code; the Village's Building Services page now lists the 2024 edition with local amendments, whose text this record did not read. About ice & water barrier
Wind design criteria
The amended Table R301.2(1) in Section 150.004 of the Chapter 150 text the Village posts lists "Ground snow load" of "30 lbs/sq. ft.," "Wind design (speed)" of "115 mph," "Wind design (topographic effects)" of "No," "Seismic design category" "B," weathering "Severe," frost line depth of 42 inches below grade and a winter design temperature of minus 5 degrees F. That text amends the 2018 International Residential Code; the Village's Building Services page now lists the 2024 edition with local amendments, whose text this record did not read.
Sales & use tax
Illinois taxes the roofer, not the job, and the operative rate is not keyed to the Matteson 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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Building permits in the Village of Matteson, Illinois, in Cook County, are handled by the Building Services Division of the Village's Community Development Department at 4900 Village Commons. The Illinois Capital Development Board says "The State has not adopted a building code for repairs to existing single family residences," so Matteson's roofing rules are its own: the Village's Building Services page lists the 2024 International Residential Code with local amendments, while the Chapter 150 text the Village posts still adopts the 2018 edition. The Village's fee schedule prices a tear-off and re-roof permit; this listing covers the office's contact details, the Village's own statements on code and permits, and the rules state law sets for every Illinois roofer.

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Roofing questions: Matteson, IL

Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Matteson, IL?

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Matteson, IL.

Is ice & water shield required in Matteson, IL?

Yes. REQUIRED IN THE VILLAGE'S POSTED AMENDMENTS. The amended Table R301.2(1) in Section 150.004 of the Chapter 150 text the Village posts lists "Ice barrier underlayment required" as "Yes." That text amends the 2018 International Residential Code; the Village's Building Services page now lists the 2024 edition with local amendments, whose text this record did not read.

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

Yes.

What building code does Matteson, IL use?

THE VILLAGE'S BUILDING SERVICES PAGE LISTS THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS; THE CHAPTER 150 TEXT IT POSTS ADOPTS THE 2018 EDITION. The Building Services page says "As of December 1, 2021, the Village of Matteson uses the following codes" and lists the "2024 International Residential Code with Local Amendments," the "2024 International Building Code with local amendments" and the "2024 International Existing Building Code with Local Amendments." The "Building Code Adoptions" document linked from the same page is Chapter 150 of the Village Code, and its Section 150.003 adopts "the International Residential Code, 2018 Edition," citing Ord. 1926, passed 10-6-2003, and Ord. 4186, passed 4-1-2013. This record did not read an ordinance adopting the 2024 edition or a 2024 amendment text, so the roof amendments it quotes are from the 2018-edition text the Village posts. The full Village Code is published on a third-party code site, which this record did not read.