Permitting Authorities / Missouri / City of University City - Department of Planning & Zoning
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in University City, MO?
Adopted code
City of University City - Department of Planning & Zoning
No, University City, MO does not require a permit for like-for-like roof replacement (City of University City - Department of Planning & Zoning). The hosted Chapter 500 lists among work exempt from a permit "Roof covering replacement when done with like material, including replacement of 25% or less of the roof sheathing," while its list of work that requires a permit includes "Change in roof-covering system.".
Roof code checklist: University City, MO
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 University City, Missouri
Address
6801 Delmar Boulevard, City Hall, 4th Floor, University City, MO 63130
Contact
- url: https://www.ucitymo.org/354/Planning-Zoning
- phone: 314-505-8500
Roofing permit required
Not required
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
The hosted Chapter 500 lists among work exempt from a permit "Roof covering replacement when done with like material, including replacement of 25% or less of the roof sheathing," while its list of work that requires a permit includes "Change in roof-covering system."
Adopted code
The City's posted copy of Chapter 500, Building and Construction, adopts the 2012 International Residential Code at Section 500.030: "The International Residential Code, 2012 Edition, including appendixes E, F, G, H, J, K, M, and O," is "hereby adopted as the Residential Code of the City of University City, Missouri," subject to the changes in Section 500.040 (Ord. No. 6933, October 28, 2013). Section 500.040 was read in full (items 1 through 25). It amends administration (R101.1, R103.1, R105, R106, R108, R109, R112, R113), adds contractor registration and licensing sections (R190 to R192), fills in Table R301.2(1), and amends R302, R309, R310, R311, R312, R313, R322, R403.1.4.1, P2503.6, storm drainage and E3901.12, and adds construction fencing and site sanitary sections. It amends nothing in Chapter 9, Roof Assemblies. Its R190.1 says "Anyone performing under the scope of this Code is required to be registered as a contractor with the City of University City." This record rests on the copy of the chapter the City posts on its own website, whose history notes run through 2017; the City's online code was not read.
Ice & water shield
Not required — The City's own entries in Table R301.2(1), Section 500.040 item 12 of its posted Building and Construction chapter, read: "Ice barrier underlayment required No."
About ice & water barrierRepair permit threshold
A LIKE-FOR-LIKE REROOF IS EXEMPT; A CHANGE OF ROOFING SYSTEM IS NOT. In the City's posted Building Code amendments (Section 500.020), Section 105.2 lists among work for which "Permits shall not be required" item 19: "Roof covering replacement when done with like material, including replacement of 25% or less of the roof sheathing." Section 105.1 lists among work that needs a permit item 11, "Change in roof-covering system." The Residential Code points to these same Building Code sections: R105.2 says "University City Building Code Section 105.2 shall define work exempt from permit." The exemption does not "grant authorization for any work to be done in any manner in violation of the provisions of this Code."
Wind design criteria
90 MPH, FROM THE CITY'S OWN TABLE R301.2(1) ENTRIES. Section 500.040, item 12, fills in Table R301.2(1), Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria: ground snow load 20 psf; wind speed 90 mph; topographic effects no; seismic design category C; weathering severe; frost line depth 30; termite moderate to heavy; winter design temperature 6 degrees F; ice barrier underlayment required no; air freezing index 1,000; mean annual temperature 56.3.
Sales & use tax
9.2380% SALES TAX AND 5.7250% USE TAX FOR UNIVERSITY CITY, ST. LOUIS COUNTY (Missouri Department of Revenue jurisdiction code 75220-189-000, listed as "UNIVERSITY CITY ST LOUIS COUNTY"), per the Department's Sales and Use Tax Rate Tables for October, November, December 2026 (updated 8/25/2026). The same table lists 3 other rows for parts of University City inside a community improvement, transportation development or other district, in a separately coded part of the city, or in another county, with a sales tax rate of 10.2380%. For a roofer, the Department's Contractors Tax Matrix (effective 10-24-2022) defines a contractor as "Any person entering into an agreement to improve, repair, replace, erect or alter real property," and lists "Purchases of parts, materials, supplies, and chemicals purchased by contractors" as taxable. It says the "Missouri sales or Missouri consumer's use tax must be paid to the vendor or accrued and remitted directly to the Missouri Department of Revenue."
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The City of University City issues residential building permits through its Department of Planning & Zoning on the 4th floor of City Hall, 6801 Delmar Boulevard. The City's posted Building and Construction chapter adopts the 2012 International Residential Code with local amendments. This listing covers the office's contact details and what that posted chapter says about roofing.
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