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Adopted code

Village of Morton Planning & Community Development

Building code administration in the Village of Morton, Illinois, in Tazewell County, sits with the Village's Planning & Community Development department, headed by the Zoning & Code Enforcement Officer, at Village Hall, 120 North Main Street. The Illinois Capital Development Board says "The State has not adopted a building code for repairs to existing single family residences," so Morton's roofing rules are its own: the department's page lists the 2021 International Residential Code among the building codes the Village has adopted. 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.

Jurisdiction
Village of Morton, Illinois
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
120 North Main Street, Morton, IL 61550
Contact
  • url: https://www.morton-il.gov/government/department-offices/planning-community-development/
  • phone: 309-266-5361
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.
Permit process note
The department's page says the Zoning & Code Enforcement Officer is responsible for "ensuring compliance with various building codes" and links the Village's online permit portal. The page sets out when electrical and plumbing work needs a permit but does not say whether a roof replacement does, so this listing does not state a yes or no answer for a re-roof.
Adopted code
THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, PER THE VILLAGE'S OWN DEPARTMENT PAGE. Under "Building Code References," the Planning & Community Development page says "The Village of Morton has adopted the following building codes. Please reference this family of codes regarding construction and property maintenance codes," and lists the "2021 International Residential Code," the 2021 International Building Code, the 2021 International Existing Building Code and the "2024 IL Energy Conservation Code + CDB Amendments." The adopting ordinance and any Village amendments are in the Morton Municipal Code, which this record did not read, so it does not state whether the Village 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 Morton 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: Morton, IL

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

Yes.

What building code does Morton, IL use?

THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, PER THE VILLAGE'S OWN DEPARTMENT PAGE. Under "Building Code References," the Planning & Community Development page says "The Village of Morton has adopted the following building codes. Please reference this family of codes regarding construction and property maintenance codes," and lists the "2021 International Residential Code," the 2021 International Building Code, the 2021 International Existing Building Code and the "2024 IL Energy Conservation Code + CDB Amendments." The adopting ordinance and any Village amendments are in the Morton Municipal Code, which this record did not read, so it does not state whether the Village has amended the IRC's roof provisions.