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

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Village of Roselle Building Division

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Roselle, IL, issued by Village of Roselle Building Division. THE VILLAGE LISTS ROOF REPLACEMENT AMONG PROJECTS THAT NEED A PERMIT. The Village's Building Permits page says "A building permit is required for many home-improvement projects, including but not limited to: bathroom remodeling, kitchen remodeling, electrical and plumbing work, water heater replacements, roof replacement, HVAC work, pergolas, and other structures." Its list of work that does not need a permit names "installing windows and doors that are being replaced with same size windows or doors, installing siding, or installing gutters." The page says the Village "now uses Cloudpermit for building permit applications" and adds an "additional 2% fee for online payments." Roofing-specific submittals, fees and inspections are not stated on that page.

Jurisdiction
Village of Roselle, Illinois
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
31 S. Prospect St., Roselle, IL 60172
Contact
  • url: https://www.roselle.il.us/96/Building-Zoning
  • phone: 630-671-2821
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 LICENCE ON TOP OF THE STATE LICENSE. The Village's Building Permits page says "Contractors completing these improvements must be licensed in the Village of Roselle and must provide all necessary certificates of insurance, surety bonds, and state or local licenses before permits will be issued." The page's example list of improvements includes roof replacement; the fee and bond amounts were not read.
Permit process note
THE VILLAGE LISTS ROOF REPLACEMENT AMONG PROJECTS THAT NEED A PERMIT. The Village's Building Permits page says "A building permit is required for many home-improvement projects, including but not limited to: bathroom remodeling, kitchen remodeling, electrical and plumbing work, water heater replacements, roof replacement, HVAC work, pergolas, and other structures." Its list of work that does not need a permit names "installing windows and doors that are being replaced with same size windows or doors, installing siding, or installing gutters." The page says the Village "now uses Cloudpermit for building permit applications" and adds an "additional 2% fee for online payments." Roofing-specific submittals, fees and inspections are not stated on that page.
Adopted code
2024 ICC CODES ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 2025, PER THE VILLAGE'S OWN CODE PAGE; THE ENACTED TEXT WAS NOT READ. The Village Code page says "The Village Board amended Roselle building code at their Sept. 22, 2025 meeting, officially adopting 2024 International Code Council (ICC) standards." The Village's September 8, 2025 Board agenda summary says "The Village adopted the 2018 International Code Council (ICC) codes in October 2020" and presents a proposed ordinance that adopts an International Residential Code as the "Residential Code of the Village of Roselle." The enacted ordinance and its amendments to the residential code (linked from the Village Code page to an outside document portal) were not read, so this record does not state the residential code edition as enacted or 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 Roselle 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 Roselle, Illinois, in DuPage County, are handled by the Building Division of the Village's Development & Engineering Services Department at Village Hall, 31 S. Prospect St. The Illinois Capital Development Board says "The State has not adopted a building code for repairs to existing single family residences," so Roselle's roofing rules are its own: the Village says its Board amended the building code in September 2025 to adopt 2024 International Code Council standards. The Village's Building Permits page lists roof replacement among the projects that need a 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: Roselle, IL

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

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

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

Yes.

What building code does Roselle, IL use?

2024 ICC CODES ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 2025, PER THE VILLAGE'S OWN CODE PAGE; THE ENACTED TEXT WAS NOT READ. The Village Code page says "The Village Board amended Roselle building code at their Sept. 22, 2025 meeting, officially adopting 2024 International Code Council (ICC) standards." The Village's September 8, 2025 Board agenda summary says "The Village adopted the 2018 International Code Council (ICC) codes in October 2020" and presents a proposed ordinance that adopts an International Residential Code as the "Residential Code of the Village of Roselle." The enacted ordinance and its amendments to the residential code (linked from the Village Code page to an outside document portal) were not read, so this record does not state the residential code edition as enacted or whether the Village has amended the IRC's roof provisions.