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City of Plano Building, Planning and Zoning Department

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Plano, IL, issued by City of Plano Building, Planning and Zoning Department. The City's Small Projects page lists roof permits with deck, fence, shed, pool and window permits and says "Roof Permits Require: Copy of Illinois State Roofing License (if contractor for hire is involved) Copy of contractor's proposal Completed application." It adds "Incomplete permit applications will delay the processing of your building permit" and "All permits require a minimum of 24 hours to process." The Building Permit Checklist page says the application "is to be filled out and returned to the Building and Zoning office," that "Fees will be determined by the building and zoning officer," and that an extra inspection made necessary by faulty work costs "the sum of $35 for each such additional or extra inspection." The department asks that inspections be scheduled by phone "no less than 48 hours before the inspection is required.".

Jurisdiction
City of Plano, Illinois
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
17 E. Main Street, Plano, IL 60545
Contact
  • url: https://www.cityofplanoil.com/148/Building-Planning-Zoning
  • phone: 630-552-8425
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 Small Projects page lists roof permits with deck, fence, shed, pool and window permits and says "Roof Permits Require: Copy of Illinois State Roofing License (if contractor for hire is involved) Copy of contractor's proposal Completed application." It adds "Incomplete permit applications will delay the processing of your building permit" and "All permits require a minimum of 24 hours to process." The Building Permit Checklist page says the application "is to be filled out and returned to the Building and Zoning office," that "Fees will be determined by the building and zoning officer," and that an extra inspection made necessary by faulty work costs "the sum of $35 for each such additional or extra inspection." The department asks that inspections be scheduled by phone "no less than 48 hours before the inspection is required."
Adopted code
THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, PER THE DEPARTMENT'S OWN PAGE, WITH AN OLDER CITY PAGE STILL LISTING THE 2018 EDITION. The Building, Planning and Zoning page lists, under "Building Codes in Effect," the "2024 International Residential Code," "2024 International Building Code," "2024 International Existing Building Code" and "2021 International Energy Conservation Code." The City's Building Permit Checklist page, under "Building Codes in Effect (As Amended)," still lists "International Residential Code, 2018" and "City of Plano, Minimum Construction Standards (C.C. Title 4, Chap. 9)." Neither page states the adopting ordinance, and this record did not read the City Code or the City's Minimum Construction Standards, 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 Plano 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 Plano, Illinois, in Kendall County, are handled by the City's Building, Planning and Zoning Department at 17 E. Main Street. The Illinois Capital Development Board says "The State has not adopted a building code for repairs to existing single family residences," so Plano's roofing rules are its own: the department's page lists the 2024 International Residential Code among the building codes in effect, while the City's Building Permit Checklist page still lists the 2018 edition. The City's Small Projects page sets out what a roof permit requires; 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: Plano, IL

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

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

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

Yes.

What building code does Plano, IL use?

THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, PER THE DEPARTMENT'S OWN PAGE, WITH AN OLDER CITY PAGE STILL LISTING THE 2018 EDITION. The Building, Planning and Zoning page lists, under "Building Codes in Effect," the "2024 International Residential Code," "2024 International Building Code," "2024 International Existing Building Code" and "2021 International Energy Conservation Code." The City's Building Permit Checklist page, under "Building Codes in Effect (As Amended)," still lists "International Residential Code, 2018" and "City of Plano, Minimum Construction Standards (C.C. Title 4, Chap. 9)." Neither page states the adopting ordinance, and this record did not read the City Code or the City's Minimum Construction Standards, so it does not state whether the City has amended the IRC's roof provisions.