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

Adopted code

City of Moline Building Division

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Moline, IL, issued by City of Moline Building Division. The City's When Is a Permit Required page says "A permit is required when any owner, authorized agent, or contractor desires to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure." The City's list of building work that needs no permit names sheds, fences, finish work and "Gutters and downspouts," and does not name roofing. The City's Property Owner Minimum Total Permit Valuations table, effective April 1, 2023, sets minimum permit valuations for roofing work: "Roofing Overlay $400.00 per SQ," "Roofing Tearoff (1 Layer) $425.00 per SQ," "Roofing Tearoff (2 Layers) $445.00 per SQ," "Roofing Tearoff (3 Layers) $465.00 per SQ" and "Resheathing & Roofing $525.00 per SQ." The City's building permit fee is set by the estimated valuation of the work under its Building Permit Fees schedule. The Permits & Inspections page says "No work is to be done until permit has been issued and paid" and that inspections are scheduled by calling the Building Division, with "A minimum of 24 hours' notice" required.

Jurisdiction
City of Moline, Illinois
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
1830 6th Avenue, Moline, IL 61265
Contact
  • url: https://www.moline.il.us/424/Permits-Inspections
  • phone: 309-524-2370
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.
Permit process note
The City's When Is a Permit Required page says "A permit is required when any owner, authorized agent, or contractor desires to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure." The City's list of building work that needs no permit names sheds, fences, finish work and "Gutters and downspouts," and does not name roofing. The City's Property Owner Minimum Total Permit Valuations table, effective April 1, 2023, sets minimum permit valuations for roofing work: "Roofing Overlay $400.00 per SQ," "Roofing Tearoff (1 Layer) $425.00 per SQ," "Roofing Tearoff (2 Layers) $445.00 per SQ," "Roofing Tearoff (3 Layers) $465.00 per SQ" and "Resheathing & Roofing $525.00 per SQ." The City's building permit fee is set by the estimated valuation of the work under its Building Permit Fees schedule. The Permits & Inspections page says "No work is to be done until permit has been issued and paid" and that inspections are scheduled by calling the Building Division, with "A minimum of 24 hours' notice" required.
Adopted code
THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS, PER THE CITY'S OWN CURRENT CODES PAGE. The page lists "2021 International Residential Code with local amendments to the Moline Code of Ordinances," along with the "2021 International Building Code with local amendments to the Moline Code of Ordinances" and the "2021 International Energy Conservation Code - current edition adopted by the State of Illinois." The amendments are in the Moline Code of Ordinances, 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 Moline 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 City of Moline, Illinois, in Rock Island County, are handled by the City's Building Division, part of Community & Economic Development, at 1830 6th Avenue. The Illinois Capital Development Board says "The State has not adopted a building code for repairs to existing single family residences," so Moline's roofing rules are its own: the City's Current Codes page lists the 2021 International Residential Code with local amendments to the Moline Code of Ordinances. 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.

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Roofing questions: Moline, IL

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

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

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

Yes.

What building code does Moline, IL use?

THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS, PER THE CITY'S OWN CURRENT CODES PAGE. The page lists "2021 International Residential Code with local amendments to the Moline Code of Ordinances," along with the "2021 International Building Code with local amendments to the Moline Code of Ordinances" and the "2021 International Energy Conservation Code - current edition adopted by the State of Illinois." The amendments are in the Moline Code of Ordinances, which this record did not read, so it does not state whether the City has amended the IRC's roof provisions.