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Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Sterling, KS?

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City of Sterling - Planning & Code Enforcement

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Sterling, KS, issued by City of Sterling - Planning & Code Enforcement. The city's Master Fee Schedule lists a "Residential Roof Permit" at "$25 + $0.50 for $1,000 of estimate project cost." The Building and Construction Information page states that "building permits are required to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure." The Planning & Code Enforcement page states: "If working on your own home, you do not need to be licensed, but you still do need to obtain a PERMIT," and "All work must be inspected by the City Inspector regardless of if it is done by a contractor or the homeowner.".

Roof code checklist: Sterling, KS

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYessterling-kansas.com2026-10-17
Repair permit thresholdNot published
Layer limit / roof-overNot published
Deck & sheathingNot published
Drip edgeNot published
Ice & water shieldNot published
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNosterlingks.citycode.net2026-10-17
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedSec. 4-1401sterlingks.citycode.net2026-10-17
Contractor license / registrationYesksrevisor.gov2026-10-17
Sales & use taxPublishedksrevenue.gov2026-10-17

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
City of Sterling, Kansas
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
114 N. Broadway, Sterling, KS 67579
Contact
  • url: https://www.sterling-kansas.com/478/Planning-Zoning
  • phone: 620-278-3423
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required About Kansas roofing contractor registration
Registration details
  • state_level: A KANSAS ROOFING CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. K.S.A. 50-6,123(a)(1): "No person shall engage in the business of or act in the capacity of a roofing contractor within this state without having a valid registration certificate as required by this act." K.S.A. 50-6,122(a)(1) defines a roofing contractor as any person, including a subcontractor and nonresident contractor, who in the ordinary course of business "Engages in the business of commercial or residential roofing services for a fee" or offers or solicits roofing-related services. Section 50-6,122(a)(2) excludes a person doing demolition or debris cleanup, "a person working under the direct supervision of the roofing contractor and who is hired by such roofing contractor as an employee or day laborer," and an "exempt general contractor," a general contractor meeting the conditions of 50-6,122(e) (among them, that roofing is no more than 50% of the project cost, or that roofing is subcontracted to a registered roofer, and no door-to-door sales). This record does not decide whether a given reader falls inside any exclusion. Under K.S.A. 50-6,128 the annual fee is set by the Attorney General, may not exceed $500, and the certificate expires June 30 each year. Working unregistered carries civil penalties under K.S.A. 50-636 (50-6,123(b)).
  • city_level: The city's Planning & Code Enforcement page states: "Contractors working within the City of Sterling must be licensed with the City." Section 4-201 of the Code of the City of Sterling names roofing among the trades for which a person "shall be required to obtain the proper license from the city prior to engaging in such work and/or business." The Master Fee Schedule sets the Contractor License at $50 and the annual renewal at $25.
Permit process note
The city's Master Fee Schedule lists a "Residential Roof Permit" at "$25 + $0.50 for $1,000 of estimate project cost." The Building and Construction Information page states that "building permits are required to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure." The Planning & Code Enforcement page states: "If working on your own home, you do not need to be licensed, but you still do need to obtain a PERMIT," and "All work must be inspected by the City Inspector regardless of if it is done by a contractor or the homeowner."
Adopted code
Section 4-1401 of the Code of the City of Sterling (Ord. 2401; Code 2014) adopts the document "designated as the International Residential Code, 2006 edition, including Appendix Chapters G, as published by the International Code Council" as the Residential Code of the City of Sterling for detached one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses not more than three stories in height. Section 4-1402 lists the city's revisions. The city's Building and Construction Information page states that "most projects undertaken in sterling fall under the 2006 International Building Code, Et. Al."
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — Chapter IV, Article 14 of the Code of the City of Sterling, Sections 4-1401 and 4-1402, which adopts the International Residential Code, 2006 edition (Section 4-1401) and lists every local revision (Section 4-1402), was read in full. Counts across the article: "UL 2218" 0, "Class 4" 0, "impact" 0, "hail" 0. None of its revisions touches roof assemblies.
Sales & use tax
Sterling's combined sales tax rate is 8.5% (Kansas state 6.5% + Rice County 1% + City of Sterling 1%), per the Kansas Department of Revenue's Pub. 1700 jurisdiction rate table effective October 1, 2026. Per KDOR Pub. KS-1525, "Services performed to install or apply tangible personal property are exempt from sales tax when the services involve the original construction, reconstruction, restoration, remodeling, renovation, repair or replacement of a residence," so residential re-roof labor is exempt. Materials are not: contractors "are considered to be the final user or consumer of the materials they install for others, and must pay Kansas sales or use tax on them."

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The City of Sterling's Planning & Code Enforcement office issues building permits in the City of Sterling, Kansas (Rice County), from 114 N. Broadway. The city code adopts the International Residential Code, 2006 edition, for one- and two-family dwellings. This listing covers the office's contact details, the Kansas roofing contractor registration rule and the local sales tax rate, and the code facts quoted below; it does not cover every local permit rule.

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Roofing questions: Sterling, KS

Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Sterling, KS?

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Sterling, KS.

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Sterling, KS?

Yes.

What building code does Sterling, KS use?

Section 4-1401 of the Code of the City of Sterling (Ord. 2401; Code 2014) adopts the document "designated as the International Residential Code, 2006 edition, including Appendix Chapters G, as published by the International Code Council" as the Residential Code of the City of Sterling for detached one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses not more than three stories in height. Section 4-1402 lists the city's revisions. The city's Building and Construction Information page states that "most projects undertaken in sterling fall under the 2006 International Building Code, Et. Al."