Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Pacific, MO?

City of Pacific, Missouri

city

300 Hoven Drive, Pacific, MO 63069

The Building Department states that "The City has adopted the 2018 International Building Codes, with amendments as of January 1, 2023." The department's Roofing Code and Guidelines sheet is headed "2018 IRC" and sets out Section R905, Requirements for Roof Coverings, items on valley linings and drip edge, together with the city's climatic and geographic design criteria table. The City Code itself, including the full list of local amendments to the residential code, was not read.

Not required — The city's Roofing Code and Guidelines sheet lists ice barrier underlayment as No in its climatic and geographic design criteria table. About ice & water barrier

The city's Roofing Code and Guidelines sheet gives, under Table R301.2(1), Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria, a wind speed of 90 mph (3 sec. gust), 76 mph (fastest mile), a ground snow load of 20 psf, seismic design category C, weathering Severe, frost depth 30 inches, termite Moderate to Severe, a winter design temperature of 0 to 10 degrees F and ice barrier underlayment No.

9.4750% SALES TAX AND 6.4750% USE TAX FOR PACIFIC, FRANKLIN COUNTY (Missouri Department of Revenue jurisdiction code 55910-071-000, listed as "PACIFIC FRANKLIN COUNTY MERAMEC AMBULANCE DISTRICT"), per the Department's Sales and Use Tax Rate Tables for October, November, December 2026 (updated 8/25/2026). The same table lists 4 other rows for parts of Pacific inside a community improvement, transportation development or other district, in a separately coded part of the city, or in another county, with sales tax rates of 9.2380% to 10.4750%. For a roofer, the Department's Contractors Tax Matrix (effective 10-24-2022) defines a contractor as "Any person entering into an agreement to improve, repair, replace, erect or alter real property," and lists "Purchases of parts, materials, supplies, and chemicals purchased by contractors" as taxable. It says the "Missouri sales or Missouri consumer's use tax must be paid to the vendor or accrued and remitted directly to the Missouri Department of Revenue."