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Adopted code

Village of Richton Park Building Division

Building permits in the Village of Richton Park, Illinois, in Cook County, are handled by the Village's Building Division, listed under Community Development at Village Hall, 4455 Sauk Trail. The Illinois Capital Development Board says "The State has not adopted a building code for repairs to existing single family residences," so Richton Park's roofing rules are its own: the Village's Building and Code page lists the 2018 International Residential Code with local amendments. 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 Richton Park, Illinois
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
4455 Sauk Trail, Richton Park, IL 60471
Contact
  • url: https://www.richtonpark.org/88/Building-Code
  • phone: 708-481-8950
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 Village's Building and Code page says "The Building Official receives applications, reviews construction documents for compliance to the zoning and building codes, and issues permits for the erection, alteration, and modification of buildings and properties," and links an online building permit application. The Village's Building Permit Process page says the code official will ask "What are you planning to do? Where are you planning to do it?" and then "You will then receive an application for a building permit," and that "If your plans meet these requirements, a permit is issued." Neither page names roof replacement in terms, so this listing does not state a yes or no answer for a re-roof.
Adopted code
THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS, PER THE VILLAGE'S OWN BUILDING AND CODE PAGE. Under "Village Codes," the page lists "2018 International Building Code, w/ local amendments," "2018 International Residential Code, w/ local amendments," "2018 International Energy Conservation Code, w/ State of Illinois amendments" and "2021 International Property Maintenance Code." The page does not give the adopting ordinance, and this listing did not read the Village's local amendments, 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 Richton Park 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: Richton Park, IL

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

Yes.

What building code does Richton Park, IL use?

THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS, PER THE VILLAGE'S OWN BUILDING AND CODE PAGE. Under "Village Codes," the page lists "2018 International Building Code, w/ local amendments," "2018 International Residential Code, w/ local amendments," "2018 International Energy Conservation Code, w/ State of Illinois amendments" and "2021 International Property Maintenance Code." The page does not give the adopting ordinance, and this listing did not read the Village's local amendments, so it does not state whether the Village has amended the IRC's roof provisions.