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cityCity of Rolla - Community Development
Community Development issues building permits in the City of Rolla, Missouri (Phelps County), from City Hall at 901 North Elm Street. This listing covers the office's contact details and the local sales tax rate, and the city's contractor licence rule; it does not cover every local permit rule.
Jurisdiction
City of Rolla, Missouri
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
901 North Elm Street, 3rd Floor, City Hall, Rolla, MO
Contact
- url: https://rollacity.gov/departments/community_development/building_permits.php
- phone: 573-364-5333
Permit portal
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
- city_level: Community Development's Building Permits page states: "All contractors must have a valid business license in the City of Rolla before permits can be issued." It directs contractors to the Finance Department to apply for that business license before applying for a building permit.
Sales & use tax
Rolla's combined sales tax rate is 7.6% (use tax the same), jurisdiction code 62912-161-000, per the Missouri Department of Revenue's Jurisdiction and Total Rate Database for the fourth quarter of 2026. The same table lists 2 smaller rate areas inside the city where special taxing districts (community improvement and transportation development districts among them) add tax, at a combined sales rate of 8.6%. Missouri's own state rate is 4.225%; the rest is local. For a re-roof, 12 CSR 10-112.010(1) provides that "a contractor is the final user and consumer of the materials and supplies used and consumed in fulfilling a construction contract and which become part of a completed real property improvement," so the roofer pays tax when it buys the materials. Under 12 CSR 10-112.010(2)(A), "In general, title passes after installation is complete," and where title passes after attachment the contractor "does not collect tax on its transfer of ownership or title of the item."
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Sources
- rollacity.gov verified 2026-10-22
- dor.mo.gov verified 2026-10-22
- sos.mo.gov verified 2026-10-22