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

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Village of Park Forest Building Department

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Park Forest, IL, issued by Village of Park Forest Building Department. THE VILLAGE SAYS A ROOF INSTALLATION OR REPLACEMENT REQUIRES A PERMIT. The Village's Permits page says "A permit is needed for the work described below, whether you do the work yourself or employ a contractor," and "Home Improvement Permits are provided for a fee of $60 for the following work: Roofing installation or replacement." It also says "A separate permit is required for each improvement. For example, if the job will be roofing and windows, a permit is needed for roofing and a separate permit for windows." The page says "Permit fee is required at the time of application" and "We do not take permits via email or online, they have to be dropped off in the office or mailed to the office including payment." An applicant needs "the permit application, the permit fee, and a copy of the proposal your Park Forest licensed contractor has given you," and "A homeowner doing the work themselves must provide the Building Department with a completed waiver form." The Building Department's Residential Damage Restoration sheet says "A 24-hour notice is required for inspections" and gives 708-503-7703 to schedule them.

Roof code checklist: Park Forest, IL

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYesvillageofparkforest.com2026-10-17
Repair permit thresholdNot published
Layer limit / roof-overNot published
Deck & sheathingNot published
Drip edgeNot published
Ice & water shieldYesvillageofparkforest.com2026-10-17
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNot published
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedvillageofparkforest.com2026-10-17
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 Park Forest, Illinois
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
350 Victory Drive, Park Forest, IL 60466
Contact
  • url: https://www.villageofparkforest.com/173/Permits
  • phone: 708-503-7703
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 ON TOP OF THE STATE LICENSE. The Village's Contractors page says "The Village of Park Forest requires that all contractors doing business within Village limits obtains a license." The requirements include a "Completed Contractor License Application Form," a "$10,000 surety bond made payable to the Village of Park Forest," a certificate of insurance naming the Village, and for roofers, "must supply Illinois State Roofer's License." The annual fee is "General Contractor - $150; Sub-contractor - $50." The page adds "All contractors working within the Village limits need to be licensed Park Forest contractors before work can begin."
Permit process note
THE VILLAGE SAYS A ROOF INSTALLATION OR REPLACEMENT REQUIRES A PERMIT. The Village's Permits page says "A permit is needed for the work described below, whether you do the work yourself or employ a contractor," and "Home Improvement Permits are provided for a fee of $60 for the following work: Roofing installation or replacement." It also says "A separate permit is required for each improvement. For example, if the job will be roofing and windows, a permit is needed for roofing and a separate permit for windows." The page says "Permit fee is required at the time of application" and "We do not take permits via email or online, they have to be dropped off in the office or mailed to the office including payment." An applicant needs "the permit application, the permit fee, and a copy of the proposal your Park Forest licensed contractor has given you," and "A homeowner doing the work themselves must provide the Building Department with a completed waiver form." The Building Department's Residential Damage Restoration sheet says "A 24-hour notice is required for inspections" and gives 708-503-7703 to schedule them.
Adopted code
THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH VILLAGE AMENDMENTS, PER THE VILLAGE'S OWN PERMITS PAGE. The page says "The Village of Park Forest has adopted the following codes" and lists "2018 ICC International Residential Code for One and Two-Family Dwellings (First Printing 2017)" and "2018 ICC International Energy Conservation Code (First Printing 2017)." It adds "There are amendments to the codes," which are codified in the Village Code of Ordinances that the page links. This record did not read those amendments, so it does not state whether the Village has amended the IRC's roof provisions beyond the ice barrier selection the page itself describes.
Ice & water shield
Required — REQUIRED, IN THE VILLAGE'S OWN WORDS. The Permits page says "Park Forest is located in a region where there has been a history of ice damming. Accordingly, in the International Residential Code Table R301.2(1), the Village has selected "YES." As such, Ice Barrier Underlayment is Required for work covered by the scope of the International Residential Code." This rests on the Village's own statement on its Permits page; the enacted amendment text in the Village Code was not read. About ice & water barrier
Sales & use tax
Illinois taxes the roofer, not the job, and the operative rate is not keyed to the Park Forest 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 Park Forest, Illinois, in Cook and Will counties, are issued by the Village's Building Department, part of Building & Community Development, at 350 Victory Drive. The Illinois Capital Development Board says "The State has not adopted a building code for repairs to existing single family residences," so Park Forest's roofing rules are its own: the Village's Permits page lists the 2018 International Residential Code among the codes it has adopted and says roofing installation or replacement takes a Home Improvement 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: Park Forest, IL

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

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

Is ice & water shield required in Park Forest, IL?

Yes. REQUIRED, IN THE VILLAGE'S OWN WORDS. The Permits page says "Park Forest is located in a region where there has been a history of ice damming. Accordingly, in the International Residential Code Table R301.2(1), the Village has selected "YES." As such, Ice Barrier Underlayment is Required for work covered by the scope of the International Residential Code." This rests on the Village's own statement on its Permits page; the enacted amendment text in the Village Code was not read.

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

Yes.

What building code does Park Forest, IL use?

THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH VILLAGE AMENDMENTS, PER THE VILLAGE'S OWN PERMITS PAGE. The page says "The Village of Park Forest has adopted the following codes" and lists "2018 ICC International Residential Code for One and Two-Family Dwellings (First Printing 2017)" and "2018 ICC International Energy Conservation Code (First Printing 2017)." It adds "There are amendments to the codes," which are codified in the Village Code of Ordinances that the page links. This record did not read those amendments, so it does not state whether the Village has amended the IRC's roof provisions beyond the ice barrier selection the page itself describes.