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

Adopted code

City of Palos Hills Building Department

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Palos Hills, IL, issued by City of Palos Hills Building Department. THE CITY NAMES ROOFING AMONG THE WORK THAT REQUIRES A PERMIT. The Permits page says "All new construction, renovations, additions and structural changes require building permits" and that "Permits would be required for, but are not limited to:" a list that includes "Roofing." It says "Permits require property index numbers, registered contractors or hold harmless agreements, and in most cases a plat of survey," that "All permits require a Real Estate Index Number" and that "Homeowners who do their own work are required to sign a hold-harmless agreement." The Building Department page says "The City now offers the capacity to complete permits and contractor registration online.".

Jurisdiction
City of Palos Hills, Illinois
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
10335 S. Roberts Rd., Palos Hills, IL 60465
Contact
  • url: https://www.paloshillsweb.org/index.php/departments/building-department/index.html
  • phone: 708-598-3400
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 CITY CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION AND BOND ON TOP OF THE STATE LICENSE. The City's Contractors page lists for "General Contractors" a "$50.00 registration fee/good for 2 years," a "$25,000 Surety Bond/good for 2 years" and a "Cert. of Liability Insurance," and for "Sub-Contractors" a "$25.00 registration fee/good for 1 year" and a "$10,000 Surety Bond/good for 1 year." It says "Plumbing, Electrical and Roofing contractors must furnish a copy of their current licenses." The page does not say which of the two tiers a roofer working directly for a homeowner falls under.
Permit process note
THE CITY NAMES ROOFING AMONG THE WORK THAT REQUIRES A PERMIT. The Permits page says "All new construction, renovations, additions and structural changes require building permits" and that "Permits would be required for, but are not limited to:" a list that includes "Roofing." It says "Permits require property index numbers, registered contractors or hold harmless agreements, and in most cases a plat of survey," that "All permits require a Real Estate Index Number" and that "Homeowners who do their own work are required to sign a hold-harmless agreement." The Building Department page says "The City now offers the capacity to complete permits and contractor registration online."
Adopted code
THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, PER THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT'S OWN FAQ PAGE. Asked "What Building Codes does the city use?" the page answers with a list that includes "2021 International Building Code (IBC)," "2021 International Residential Code (IRC)" and "2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC)," and ends with "Local city codes (available in a builder's guide obtained at City Hall)." The page does not give an adopting ordinance. This record did not read the builder's guide or the City Code, 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 Palos Hills 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 Palos Hills, Illinois, in Cook County, are handled by the City's Building Department, which the City's pages place at City Hall, 10335 S. Roberts Rd. The Illinois Capital Development Board says "The State has not adopted a building code for repairs to existing single family residences," so Palos Hills's roofing rules are its own: the Building Department's FAQ page lists the 2021 International Residential Code and the 2021 International Existing Building Code among the codes the City uses, and its Permits page names roofing among the work that requires a permit. 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: Palos Hills, IL

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

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

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

Yes.

What building code does Palos Hills, IL use?

THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, PER THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT'S OWN FAQ PAGE. Asked "What Building Codes does the city use?" the page answers with a list that includes "2021 International Building Code (IBC)," "2021 International Residential Code (IRC)" and "2021 International Existing Building Code (IEBC)," and ends with "Local city codes (available in a builder's guide obtained at City Hall)." The page does not give an adopting ordinance. This record did not read the builder's guide or the City Code, so it does not state whether the City has amended the IRC's roof provisions.