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Village of Romeoville Building Division

Building permits in the Village of Romeoville, Illinois, in Will County, are handled by the Village's Building Division, listed under Community Development at Village Hall, 1050 West Romeo Road. The Illinois Capital Development Board says "The State has not adopted a building code for repairs to existing single family residences," so Romeoville's roofing rules are its own: Chapter 150 of the Village Code, which the Village posts on its Village Building Codes page, adopts the 2021 International Residential Code with Village 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.

Roof code checklist: Romeoville, IL

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofNot published
Repair permit thresholdNot published
Layer limit / roof-overNot published
Deck & sheathingNot published
Drip edgeNot published
Ice & water shieldYesromeoville.org2026-10-17
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNoromeoville.org2026-10-17
Wind design criteriaPublishedromeoville.org2026-10-17
Adopted codePublishedSec. 150.03romeoville.org2026-10-17
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 Romeoville, Illinois
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
1050 West Romeo Road, Romeoville, IL 60446
Contact
  • url: https://www.romeoville.org/316/Building-Permits
  • phone: 815-886-5163
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.
  • city_level: A VILLAGE REGISTRATION ON TOP OF THE STATE LICENSE. The Village's Contractor's Registration page says "All contractors, subcontractors, and plumbing contractors are required to be registered with the Village" and that contractor licenses are applied for online.
Permit process note
The Village's Building Permits page says "Most construction requires a permit" and that "it is always wise to check with the Building Division before beginning any construction, alteration, or repair. Failure to obtain a building permit could result in fine or an order to stop work." Section 150.15 of the Village Code says "Before proceeding with the construction, alteration, repair, demolition, or removal of any building or any part thereof within the village, a permit shall first be obtained," and the Village's amendments to the residential code say "Section 105.2 Work exempt from permit is amended to delete Building numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 10." Neither page names roof replacement in terms, so this listing does not state a yes or no answer for a re-roof. The Village's 2023 fee schedule lists "Residential remodeling and accessory $25 x number of inspections" and prices commercial roofing permits separately. Permits are applied for online.
Adopted code
THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH VILLAGE AMENDMENTS, PER CHAPTER 150 OF THE VILLAGE CODE AS THE VILLAGE POSTS IT. Section 150.03 says "There is hereby adopted by the Village" a code "known as the 2021 International Residential Code with all subsequent amendments, and all its referenced standards for residential one and two family construction." The chapter's amendment table lists Ordinance 22-1812, adopted December 7, 2022, as its latest amendment. The Village Building Codes page lists the 2021 International Building Code and other 2021 codes, says "The Village of Romeoville has local amendments to the above building codes," and links the amended code, which is the Chapter 150 copy this listing read. Roof-related amendments include "Section 905.1.2 Ice barrier is amended by deleting the exception in its entirety" and a roof drainage rule: "All dwellings and detached garages shall have a controlled method of water disposal from roofs (gutters and downspouts)."
Ice & water shield
Required — REQUIRED, IN THE VILLAGE'S ENACTED AMENDMENTS. The Village's amended Table 301.2(1) in Section 150.03 says "Ice shield underlayment is required," and the same section says "Section 905.1.2 Ice barrier is amended by deleting the exception in its entirety." This rests on the text of Chapter 150 as the Village posts it on its own site. About ice & water barrier
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — NOT REQUIRED BY THE VILLAGE'S BUILDING CHAPTER. Chapter 150 of the Village Code, as the Village posts it, was read in full, including every amendment to the residential, building, existing building and property maintenance codes, and contains no UL 2218, Class 4, hail or impact resistance requirement for roof coverings.
Wind design criteria
The Village's amended Table 301.2(1) in Section 150.03 of the Village Code sets the climatic and geographic design criteria: "Ground snow load is 30," "Wind speed is 115," "Seismic Design category is B," weathering "is severe," "Frost line depth is 42 inches," and "Winter design temperature is minus 4 degrees." The table does not state units or a wind exposure category beyond these entries.
Sales & use tax
Illinois taxes the roofer, not the job, and the operative rate is not keyed to the Romeoville 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: Romeoville, IL

Is ice & water shield required in Romeoville, IL?

Yes. REQUIRED, IN THE VILLAGE'S ENACTED AMENDMENTS. The Village's amended Table 301.2(1) in Section 150.03 says "Ice shield underlayment is required," and the same section says "Section 905.1.2 Ice barrier is amended by deleting the exception in its entirety." This rests on the text of Chapter 150 as the Village posts it on its own site.

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

Yes.

What building code does Romeoville, IL use?

THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH VILLAGE AMENDMENTS, PER CHAPTER 150 OF THE VILLAGE CODE AS THE VILLAGE POSTS IT. Section 150.03 says "There is hereby adopted by the Village" a code "known as the 2021 International Residential Code with all subsequent amendments, and all its referenced standards for residential one and two family construction." The chapter's amendment table lists Ordinance 22-1812, adopted December 7, 2022, as its latest amendment. The Village Building Codes page lists the 2021 International Building Code and other 2021 codes, says "The Village of Romeoville has local amendments to the above building codes," and links the amended code, which is the Chapter 150 copy this listing read. Roof-related amendments include "Section 905.1.2 Ice barrier is amended by deleting the exception in its entirety" and a roof drainage rule: "All dwellings and detached garages shall have a controlled method of water disposal from roofs (gutters and downspouts)."