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Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Tega Cay, SC?

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City of Tega Cay - Development Services (Building)

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Tega Cay, SC, issued by City of Tega Cay - Development Services (Building). Apply through the City's Evolve permit portal (an account is required), which the City's Permits and Inspections page says lets applicants "Submit an application", "Schedule/cancel inspections" and "Pay fees due". Development Services is at City Hall, 7725 Tega Cay Drive, phone 803-548-3513, Monday through Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. The City publishes no statement on reroofing and names no roofing permit type in the pages and documents listed under this record's sources; the portal's list of permit types sits behind an account and was not read. Roof work therefore goes through the residential building permit under the residential code's permit section, which the City adopts without local change. Fees are $100 for projects up to $15,000 and 0.80% of project cost above that; work started without a permit is charged "200% of the standard Permit Fee", and "Fast Track Permit Processing (issuance within two workdays after receipt of all required documentation)" costs "150% of the standard Permit and Plan Review Fees". The Applying for Permits guide says "Any work performed by any person, not the homeowner, must have a valid City of Tega Cay business license" and "Any work performed by the homeowner must complete and record a Homeowners Disclosure Statement form with the York County Register of Deeds Office." State law requires the permit office to see evidence of the contractor's Residential Builders Commission registration or licence, or of an exemption, before it issues the permit. The City's Contractor Licensing guide adds that a specialty contractor can "only obtain a permit for the specialty you are licensed for.".

Roof code checklist: Tega Cay, SC

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYeslibrary.municode.com2026-09-30
Repair permit thresholdPublishedR105.2library.municode.com2026-09-30
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR908.3.1.1codes.iccsafe.org2026-09-30
Deck & sheathingPublishedR803library.municode.com2026-09-30
Drip edgeNot published
Ice & water shieldNot published
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNolibrary.municode.com2026-09-30
Wind design criteriaPublishedR301.2.1llr.sc.gov2026-09-30
Adopted codePublishedSec. 10-4library.municode.com2026-09-30
Contractor license / registrationYesscstatehouse.gov2026-09-30
Sales & use taxPublishedST575.pdf2026-09-30

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 Tega Cay, South Carolina
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
7725 Tega Cay Drive, Tega Cay, SC 29708
Contact
  • url: https://www.tegacaysc.org/1880/Building
  • phone: 803-548-3513
Permit portal
Permit portal
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
  • state_level: Roofing is a named Residential Specialty Contractor classification of the South Carolina Residential Builders Commission: "Roofers: the installation, alteration and repair of materials common to the residential building industry that form a watertight, weather resistant surface for roofs and decks, including all accessories, flashing, valleys, gravel stops and roof insulation panels above the roof deck." A residential specialty contractor is one who contracts to do "construction work, repairs, improvement, or reimprovement which requires special skills and involves the use of specialized construction trades or craft, when the undertakings exceed five hundred dollars" (S.C. Code Section 40-59-20(7)), and "all residential specialty contractors must be registered, by the commission" (Section 40-59-220(A)). When the cost of an undertaking for an individual property owner "exceeds five thousand dollars, the residential specialty contractor must obtain an executed bond" (Section 40-59-220(D)). A residential builder, one who constructs or superintends the "construction, repair, improvement, or reimprovement of a residential building" when "the cost of the undertaking exceeds five thousand dollars", must be licensed (Sections 40-59-20(6) and 40-59-220(A)). The permit office "shall refuse to issue a permit for an undertaking which requires licensure or registration under this chapter unless the applicant has furnished evidence that he is either licensed or registered in accordance with this chapter or exempt from the requirements of this chapter" (Section 40-59-280). Section 40-59-260 states that the chapter "does not apply to an owner of residential property who improves the property" where the owner "does the work himself, with his own employees, or with licensed contractors or registered entities or individuals" and the structure is intended for the owner's sole occupancy or the owner's family's occupancy and not for sale or rent, and Section 40-59-270 states that the chapter "does not apply to a person licensed under Chapter 11" for that work. Section 40-59-240(C) adds that "Residential specialty contractors are not exempt from complying with county and municipal business license ordinances or other regulatory ordinances."
  • city_level: The City of Tega Cay's Contractor Licensing Requirements guide states: "In addition to state law, the City of Tega Cay's municipal ordinance requires all general, electrical, plumbing, mechanical and gas contractors to have a South Carolina state license or other certification to perform work within the City limits as outlined below." For "Residential work more than $500 up to $5000" it lists "Residential Specialty Contractor Registration", "Residential Builders License" or "General Contractors License" and adds "You can only obtain a permit for the specialty you are licensed for."; for "Residential work over $5,000" it lists a "Residential Specialty Contractor License that includes a bond with the Residential Builders Commission as the bond holder", a Residential Builders License or a General Contractors License. The City's building chapter (Chapter 10 of the City Code, read in full) sets no contractor licence, registration, bond or examination of its own. Business licence, which is a separate matter: the same guide says "Additionally, a City Business License is required for all contractors."; City Code Section 14-21 requires every person doing business in the City "to pay an annual license tax for the privilege of doing business and obtain a business license"; and the City's Applying for Permits guide says "Any work performed by any person, not the homeowner, must have a valid City of Tega Cay business license." That business licence is a general licence tax and is not a contractor credential. The City's Frequently Asked Questions say "Other than the homeowner or his immediate family members, only South Carolina state-licensed contractors are permitted to work on your property." A homeowner using the state owner exemption completes the City's Homeowner's Disclosure Statement, which tells the owner "You may not hire an unlicensed person as your residential builder or licensed contractor" and is filed with the York County Register of Deeds before the City will "accept it and process any permits".
Permit process note
Apply through the City's Evolve permit portal (an account is required), which the City's Permits and Inspections page says lets applicants "Submit an application", "Schedule/cancel inspections" and "Pay fees due". Development Services is at City Hall, 7725 Tega Cay Drive, phone 803-548-3513, Monday through Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. The City publishes no statement on reroofing and names no roofing permit type in the pages and documents listed under this record's sources; the portal's list of permit types sits behind an account and was not read. Roof work therefore goes through the residential building permit under the residential code's permit section, which the City adopts without local change. Fees are $100 for projects up to $15,000 and 0.80% of project cost above that; work started without a permit is charged "200% of the standard Permit Fee", and "Fast Track Permit Processing (issuance within two workdays after receipt of all required documentation)" costs "150% of the standard Permit and Plan Review Fees". The Applying for Permits guide says "Any work performed by any person, not the homeowner, must have a valid City of Tega Cay business license" and "Any work performed by the homeowner must complete and record a Homeowners Disclosure Statement form with the York County Register of Deeds Office." State law requires the permit office to see evidence of the contractor's Residential Builders Commission registration or licence, or of an exemption, before it issues the permit. The City's Contractor Licensing guide adds that a specialty contractor can "only obtain a permit for the specialty you are licensed for."
Inspection requirements
The City's Permits and Inspections page says the Evolve portal lets applicants "Schedule/cancel inspections" and "View inspection status and history". The City's Frequently Asked Questions say "Call Development Services at 803.548.3513 x 301 (24/7), and when prompted leave the street address and requested inspection type for your project. Inspections must be called in 24 hours ahead of time, and please be sure all work has been completed before requesting an inspection." The City's New Construction Residential Inspection Guides page lists one guide, the Monolithic Slab Guide, whose inspection sequence names no roof inspection.
Adopted code
City Code of Ordinances Section 10-4 (Code 2002, Section 10-4; Ord. No. 300, 12-18-2006; Ord. No. 477, 11-17-2014; Ord. No. 546, 12-16-2019) adopts "The International Residential Code, International Building Code, International Plumbing Code, International Mechanical Code, International Fuel Gas Code, International Fire Code, International Energy Conservation Code, and the National Electrical Code, including state-adopted amendments and modifications, ... in the version most recently adopted by the State of South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Building Codes Council", provides that "The specific edition ... shall become effective within the City of Tega Cay on the date specified as the effective date by the State of South Carolina. Prior to such effective date, the existing code standard, as applicable, shall remain in full force and effect", and also adopts "Chapter 1, Scope and Administration, of the International Residential Code". The published codification (Supp. No. 9) is current through Ord. No. 607, enacted November 17, 2025; the City's Code of Laws page, read on September 30, 2026, lists three enacted ordinances awaiting codification (Ordinances 608, 613 and 614: private wells, abandoned vehicles and a parks committee), none of them a building ordinance. The City's Building page, read on September 30, 2026, lists "International Residential Code (2021)" and "South Carolina Building Codes Modifications (2021)". At the state level, S.C. Code Section 6-9-10(A) requires every municipality to enforce the building codes the Building Codes Council adopts and provides that "The municipality or county shall enforce only the national building and safety codes provided in this chapter." The 2021 International Residential Code with South Carolina modifications (S.C. Code of Regulations 8-1200 et seq.) is the mandatory state residential code for permits applied for before January 1, 2027, the date the Building Codes Council set for local jurisdictions to implement the 2024 edition with South Carolina modifications (State Register Vol. 50, Issue 5, May 22, 2026). The Council's list of approved local modifications carries no roofing modification for Tega Cay. Chapter 10 of the City Code (Articles I through III, read in full) contains no roofing provision of its own. The one South Carolina change to the roofing chapter replaces the drip-edge section: "A drip edge shall be provided at eaves and rake edges of asphalt shingle roofs where required by the manufacturer." (Reg. 8-1228, IRC Section R905.2.8.5.)
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — Neither Chapter 10 of the Tega Cay City Code (Articles I through III, read in full, including Section 10-4 adopting the International Codes and Chapter 1 of the residential code) nor the South Carolina modifications to the 2021 International Residential Code amends the roofing chapter's impact provisions, and the Building Codes Council lists no approved roofing modification for the City; no UL 2218 or Class 4 impact requirement appears in the City's adopted code or its amendments.
Repair permit threshold
Tega Cay's code sets no dollar, area or percentage threshold below which roof work is excused from a permit. Section 10-4 of the City Code adopts Chapter 1 of the International Residential Code, and Chapter 10 (read in full) changes nothing in it, so the residential code's permit section applies as the State publishes it: R105.1 provides that "Any owner or owner's authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure ... shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit." Its list of work that needs no permit (R105.2, ten building items) names no roofing, and R105.2.2 provides that "Application or notice to the building official is not required for ordinary repairs to structures", without defining ordinary repairs or setting a cost limit. The City's Building page, Permits and Inspections page, Applying for Permits guide, Frequently Asked Questions and Development Services fee schedule (all read September 30, 2026) do not mention reroofing or roofing; the City's Frequently Asked Questions say "First, obtain a building permit from Development Services" before an inspection, and its Building page says the Residential Building Department "reviews construction plans and conducts safety inspections during the construction of new residential structures, including additions, modifications, relocations, enlargements and replacements." The fee schedule (effective July 1, 2026) charges a Building Permit (Residential) of "$100" for "Up to $15,000 Project Total Cost Valuation" and "0.80% of the Project Total Cost Valuation" at $15,000 and over, and "Work Without Permit" costs "200% of the standard Permit Fee". The schedule has no roofing line.
Wind design criteria
115 mph. Tega Cay's building chapter (Chapter 10 of the City Code, read in full) does not print a Table R301.2(1), and the City's Building page publishes no wind figure. The South Carolina Building Codes Council's wind and seismic county map list for the 2021 code cycle states for York County, in which Tega Cay lies (SCDOR form ST-575 lists Tega Cay under York County): "Entire County is Seismic Category: B; Wind Category: 115mph." The Council describes these county maps as "based on the 2015 International Residential Code" and as "the primary source for defining the appropriate boundaries for wind and seismic design in South Carolina for single- and two-family dwellings", and its list links no separate map file for York County. South Carolina's modification of IRC Section R301.2.1 (Reg. 8-1202) provides that buildings "shall be constructed in accordance with the previously published maps by the South Carolina Building Codes Council" and that "Asphalt shingles shall be designed for wind speeds in accordance with Section R905.2.4."
Roof layer limit / recover
Two layers maximum. The 2021 International Residential Code as adopted in South Carolina, Section R908.3.1.1 Roof recover not allowed, states "A roof recover shall not be permitted where any of the following conditions occur", among them "Where the existing roof has two or more applications of any type of roof covering", as well as where the existing roof or covering is water soaked or deteriorated to the point that it is not an adequate base, or is slate, clay, cement or asbestos-cement tile. The South Carolina modifications to the 2021 residential code (Reg. 8-1200 et seq.) do not change the reroofing section, and Tega Cay's building chapter (Chapter 10 of the City Code, Articles I through III, read in full; codified through Ord. No. 607, with no building ordinance among the three enacted ordinances awaiting codification) adopts the residential code and its administrative chapter and adds no reroofing rule of its own, so the base rule applies unmodified.
Deck & sheathing requirements
Tega Cay applies the 2021 International Residential Code with South Carolina modifications. Neither the City's building chapter (Chapter 10 of the City Code, Articles I through III, read in full) nor the South Carolina modifications to the residential code (Reg. 8-1200 et seq.) amend the roof sheathing provisions (Section R803), so the base IRC provisions on roof sheathing apply unmodified.
Sales & use tax
7% in the City of Tega Cay: 6% state sales tax plus the 1% Capital Projects local tax (code 1046), per SCDOR form ST-575, South Carolina Sales Tax Rate by Municipality (Rev. 2/5/26), which lists Tega Cay under York County at a 7% total rate. South Carolina taxes the roofer, not the homeowner's contract: Reg. 117-314.2 provides that "Building materials when purchased by builders, contractors, or landowners for use in adding to, repairing or altering real property are subject to either the sales or use tax at the time of purchase by such builder, contractor, or landowner", and its list of building materials names "roofing materials". Repair and replacement work are treated alike.

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Reports, last 24 months
5
Largest, last 24 months
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Most recent
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May 8, 20251.00 in7 mi WSW

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Roofing questions: Tega Cay, SC

Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Tega Cay, SC?

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Tega Cay, SC. Tega Cay's code sets no dollar, area or percentage threshold below which roof work is excused from a permit. Section 10-4 of the City Code adopts Chapter 1 of the International Residential Code, and Chapter 10 (read in full) changes nothing in it, so the residential code's permit section applies as the State publishes it: R105.1 provides that "Any owner or owner's authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure ... shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit." Its list of work that needs no permit (R105.2, ten building items) names no roofing, and R105.2.2 provides that "Application or notice to the building official is not required for ordinary repairs to structures", without defining ordinary repairs or setting a cost limit. The City's Building page, Permits and Inspections page, Applying for Permits guide, Frequently Asked Questions and Development Services fee schedule (all read September 30, 2026) do not mention reroofing or roofing; the City's Frequently Asked Questions say "First, obtain a building permit from Development Services" before an inspection, and its Building page says the Residential Building Department "reviews construction plans and conducts safety inspections during the construction of new residential structures, including additions, modifications, relocations, enlargements and replacements." The fee schedule (effective July 1, 2026) charges a Building Permit (Residential) of "$100" for "Up to $15,000 Project Total Cost Valuation" and "0.80% of the Project Total Cost Valuation" at $15,000 and over, and "Work Without Permit" costs "200% of the standard Permit Fee". The schedule has no roofing line.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Tega Cay, SC?

Two layers maximum. The 2021 International Residential Code as adopted in South Carolina, Section R908.3.1.1 Roof recover not allowed, states "A roof recover shall not be permitted where any of the following conditions occur", among them "Where the existing roof has two or more applications of any type of roof covering", as well as where the existing roof or covering is water soaked or deteriorated to the point that it is not an adequate base, or is slate, clay, cement or asbestos-cement tile. The South Carolina modifications to the 2021 residential code (Reg. 8-1200 et seq.) do not change the reroofing section, and Tega Cay's building chapter (Chapter 10 of the City Code, Articles I through III, read in full; codified through Ord. No. 607, with no building ordinance among the three enacted ordinances awaiting codification) adopts the residential code and its administrative chapter and adds no reroofing rule of its own, so the base rule applies unmodified.

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Tega Cay, SC?

Yes.

What building code does Tega Cay, SC use?

City Code of Ordinances Section 10-4 (Code 2002, Section 10-4; Ord. No. 300, 12-18-2006; Ord. No. 477, 11-17-2014; Ord. No. 546, 12-16-2019) adopts "The International Residential Code, International Building Code, International Plumbing Code, International Mechanical Code, International Fuel Gas Code, International Fire Code, International Energy Conservation Code, and the National Electrical Code, including state-adopted amendments and modifications, ... in the version most recently adopted by the State of South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Building Codes Council", provides that "The specific edition ... shall become effective within the City of Tega Cay on the date specified as the effective date by the State of South Carolina. Prior to such effective date, the existing code standard, as applicable, shall remain in full force and effect", and also adopts "Chapter 1, Scope and Administration, of the International Residential Code". The published codification (Supp. No. 9) is current through Ord. No. 607, enacted November 17, 2025; the City's Code of Laws page, read on September 30, 2026, lists three enacted ordinances awaiting codification (Ordinances 608, 613 and 614: private wells, abandoned vehicles and a parks committee), none of them a building ordinance. The City's Building page, read on September 30, 2026, lists "International Residential Code (2021)" and "South Carolina Building Codes Modifications (2021)". At the state level, S.C. Code Section 6-9-10(A) requires every municipality to enforce the building codes the Building Codes Council adopts and provides that "The municipality or county shall enforce only the national building and safety codes provided in this chapter." The 2021 International Residential Code with South Carolina modifications (S.C. Code of Regulations 8-1200 et seq.) is the mandatory state residential code for permits applied for before January 1, 2027, the date the Building Codes Council set for local jurisdictions to implement the 2024 edition with South Carolina modifications (State Register Vol. 50, Issue 5, May 22, 2026). The Council's list of approved local modifications carries no roofing modification for Tega Cay. Chapter 10 of the City Code (Articles I through III, read in full) contains no roofing provision of its own. The one South Carolina change to the roofing chapter replaces the drip-edge section: "A drip edge shall be provided at eaves and rake edges of asphalt shingle roofs where required by the manufacturer." (Reg. 8-1228, IRC Section R905.2.8.5.)