Permitting Authorities / City of Rowlett - Building Safety Department
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Rowlett, TX?
Adopted code
City of Rowlett - Building Safety Department
Yes — a permit is required to replace a roof in Rowlett, TX, issued by City of Rowlett - Building Safety Department. "A permit is required when installing a new roof." A separate electrical permit is required when solar panel removal and reinstallation is part of the proposed roofing scope of work. All permit applications and contractor registrations are submitted through the city's online MyGov permitting system.
Jurisdiction
City of Rowlett, Texas
Address
4000 Main Street, Rowlett, TX 75088
Contact
- url: https://www.rowletttx.gov/101/Building-Safety
- phone: 972-412-6100
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
- license: City of Rowlett Contractor Registration lists eight registrable categories: Concrete Contractors ($100 annual fee), Electrical & Electrical Sign Contractors, General Building Contractors ($100 annual fee), Irrigation Contractors, Mechanical Contractors, Plumbing Contractors, Utility Contractors ($150 annual fee), and Third Party Energy Agency. There is no dedicated "roofing contractor" category; roofing work falls under the General Building Contractor registration. All registrants must submit Registrant Information (name, address, email, phone), Business Information (company name, business location, email, mailing address), and Government/State Photo Identification. "General Contractors, Mechanical Contractors, Electrical Contractors and Plumbing Contractors must be registered with the City of Rowlett in order to obtain a permit."
Permit process note
"A permit is required when installing a new roof." A separate electrical permit is required when solar panel removal and reinstallation is part of the proposed roofing scope of work. All permit applications and contractor registrations are submitted through the city's online MyGov permitting system.
Adopted code
City of Rowlett Adopted Codes page lists the 2021 International Building Code, 2021 International Residential Code, 2021 International Energy Conservation Code, 2021 International Mechanical Code, 2021 International Plumbing Code, and 2021 International Fuel Gas Code, each with locally approved amendments; the 2023 National Electrical Code with amendments; the 2021 International Fire Code with amendments; the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code with amendments; and the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code with amendments.
Drip edge
Required — Drip edge is required at eaves and rake edges of shingle roofs (IRC R905.2.8.5). The jurisdiction adopted the 2021 International Residential Code via the City's Approved Code Amendments, Exhibit A; that instrument, read in full, does not amend R905.2.8.5, so the code's drip-edge requirement stands as enacted local law.
About drip edgeIce & water shield
Not required — Table R301.2(1) "Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria," as amended by Exhibit A (International Residential Code Amendments, 2021 Ed.) to the City of Rowlett's adopted-code ordinance, lists "No" in the Ice Barrier Under-Layment column (alongside Winter Design Temp 22°F, Air Freezing Index 150, Ground Snow Load 5 lb/ft).
About ice & water barrierImpact-resistant roofing
Not required — "Exhibit A," City of Rowlett "International Residential Code Amendments, 2021 Ed.", contains no reference to UL 2218, impact resistance, or Class 4. Its only roof-covering amendment adds an R902.1 exception for non-classified coverings on small detached accessory structures; R908 (reroofing) is not amended.
Wind design criteria
Table R301.2(1), as amended by Exhibit A ("International Residential Code Amendments, 2021 Ed.") to the City of Rowlett's adopted-code ordinance: Wind Design Speed 115 mph (3-second gust) / 76 mph fastest mile; topographic effects No; special wind region No; windborne debris zone No.
Sales & use tax
8.25% combined (6.25% state + 1.00% City of Rowlett + 1.00% Dallas MTA (DART) transit-authority tax), the Texas local-rate cap. Texas collects no construction use tax at building-permit issuance; use tax, when owed, is self-assessed by the purchaser and remitted directly to the Comptroller's office rather than collected by a city or county permit office (Comptroller Use Tax guidance, comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/sales/use-tax.php). Under Comptroller guidance for real property repair and remodeling, "Labor to repair, remodel, or restore residential real property is not taxable"; on the lump-sum contract typical of residential re-roofing, "you pay tax on all your supplies, materials, equipment, and taxable services when you buy them. You don't charge your customer tax" (Comptroller Pub. 94-116, Real Property Repair and Remodeling, comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/publications/94-116.php) -- so the combined rate above is the roofer's own cost basis on materials purchased, not a rate charged to the homeowner.
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The permitting authority for the City of Rowlett. Building Safety, part of Community Development, issues residential and commercial building permits, including roofing permits, registers contractors, and performs inspections via the city's online MyGov permitting system.
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