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

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City of Washington Planning & Development Department, Building and Zoning

No, Washington, IL does not require a permit for like-for-like roof replacement (City of Washington Planning & Development Department, Building and Zoning). THE CITY SAYS NON-STRUCTURAL ROOFING REQUIRES NO BUILDING PERMIT. The City's Building and Zoning page says "The Planning & Development Department issues building permits for all structural improvements to buildings or properties within Washington's city limits." Its table puts "Roofing, non-structural" and "Siding or guttering" under "A building permit is NOT required for," and puts "Truss or structural support work" under "A building permit IS required for," so a re-roof that reaches the trusses or other structure needs a permit. The page adds that "Most permits are issued during your visit while you wait," that building permits "are issued for a period of six (6) months with an option to renew if construction continues," and that a project not listed should be checked with the Building & Zoning Supervisor.

Jurisdiction
City of Washington, Illinois
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
301 Walnut St, Washington, IL 61571
Contact
  • url: https://www.ci.washington.il.us/department/division.php?structureid=48
  • phone: 309-444-1122
Roofing permit required
Not 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.
Permit process note
THE CITY SAYS NON-STRUCTURAL ROOFING REQUIRES NO BUILDING PERMIT. The City's Building and Zoning page says "The Planning & Development Department issues building permits for all structural improvements to buildings or properties within Washington's city limits." Its table puts "Roofing, non-structural" and "Siding or guttering" under "A building permit is NOT required for," and puts "Truss or structural support work" under "A building permit IS required for," so a re-roof that reaches the trusses or other structure needs a permit. The page adds that "Most permits are issued during your visit while you wait," that building permits "are issued for a period of six (6) months with an option to renew if construction continues," and that a project not listed should be checked with the Building & Zoning Supervisor.
Adopted code
THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, PER THE CITY'S OWN BUILDING AND ZONING PAGE. The page lists "Adopted Building Codes: 2018 International Building & Residential Code (IBC & IRC)" together with the 2018 International Mechanical Code and "101 Life Safety Code, 2015 Edition." The adopting ordinance and any City amendments are codified in the City Code, which the City publishes through an outside code host and which this record did not read, so it does not state whether the City 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 Washington 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 City of Washington, Illinois, in Tazewell County, are issued by the City's Planning & Development Department through its Building and Zoning division at City Hall, 301 Walnut Street. The Illinois Capital Development Board says "The State has not adopted a building code for repairs to existing single family residences," so Washington's roofing rules are its own: the City's Building and Zoning page lists the 2018 International Building and Residential Codes as its adopted building codes. The page lists non-structural roofing among the work that does not need a building permit; this listing covers the office's contact details, the City's own statements on code and permits, and the rules state law sets for every Illinois roofer.

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Roofing questions: Washington, IL

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

No, Washington, IL does not require a permit to replace a roof.

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

Yes.

What building code does Washington, IL use?

THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, PER THE CITY'S OWN BUILDING AND ZONING PAGE. The page lists "Adopted Building Codes: 2018 International Building & Residential Code (IBC & IRC)" together with the 2018 International Mechanical Code and "101 Life Safety Code, 2015 Edition." The adopting ordinance and any City amendments are codified in the City Code, which the City publishes through an outside code host and which this record did not read, so it does not state whether the City has amended the IRC's roof provisions.