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

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City of Wheaton Building Department

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Wheaton, IL, issued by City of Wheaton Building Department. A RESIDENTIAL RE-ROOF IS PERMITTED THROUGH THE CITY'S ONLINE PORTAL, WITH AN ENERGY-CODE FORM AND NO CITY INSPECTION. The City's Permits & Building Projects page lists "Roofing - Residential" among its residential project guidelines and says "To apply for a building permit or register as a contractor with the City of Wheaton, please visit our online portal." The Roofing - Residential guideline (revised 8/31/2026) asks the applicant to submit the "International Energy Code Residential form (which verifies insulation information)," and a street occupancy permit "If the staging area is in the city right-of-way." It names the "Applicable Codes" as "2024 International Residential Code," the "Illinois Energy Conservation Code (current edition)" and the "Illinois State Roofing Law," and says "Roof Materials, Flashing, Ice and Water Shield, Roof Venting, and any other required roofing components are required to be installed as per code and as per the manufacturer's installation specifications." On who may do the work it says "The property owner may perform residential roofing on their property as long as they do not employ an assistant." The guideline does not state a permit fee.

Roof code checklist: Wheaton, IL

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYeswheaton.il.us2026-10-17
Repair permit thresholdNot published
Layer limit / roof-overNot published
Deck & sheathingNot published
Drip edgeNot published
Ice & water shieldYeswheaton.il.us2026-10-17
Mid-roof inspectionNowheaton.il.us2026-10-17
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNot published
Wind design criteriaPublishedwheaton.il.us2026-10-17
Adopted codePublishedwheaton.il.us2026-10-17
Contractor license / registrationYesilga.gov2026-09-18
Sales & use taxPublishedilga.gov2026-09-18

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 Wheaton, Illinois
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
303 W Wesley Street, 1st Floor, Wheaton, IL 60187
Contact
  • url: https://www.wheaton.il.us/150/Building
  • phone: 630-260-2050
Permit portal
Permit portal
Roofing permit required
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.
  • city_level: A CITY CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION ON TOP OF THE STATE LICENSE, AT $75 A YEAR. The City's Contractor Registration Requirements page says "The City of Wheaton ordinance requires that all general, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire alarm, fire sprinkler, heating and air conditioning, roofing, elevator, irrigation, excavation, and right-of-way contractors are required to register with the City of Wheaton." For a roofing contractor it lists "Complete the online Contractor Registration application," "Copy of State Roofing license," and "Copy of the applicant's driver's license or State ID," and it says "The Contractor Registration Fee is $75.00 when contractor registration is initiated and renewed annually." The City's Roofing - Residential guideline adds that "The property owner is not required to register as a Roofing Contractor."
Permit process note
A RESIDENTIAL RE-ROOF IS PERMITTED THROUGH THE CITY'S ONLINE PORTAL, WITH AN ENERGY-CODE FORM AND NO CITY INSPECTION. The City's Permits & Building Projects page lists "Roofing - Residential" among its residential project guidelines and says "To apply for a building permit or register as a contractor with the City of Wheaton, please visit our online portal." The Roofing - Residential guideline (revised 8/31/2026) asks the applicant to submit the "International Energy Code Residential form (which verifies insulation information)," and a street occupancy permit "If the staging area is in the city right-of-way." It names the "Applicable Codes" as "2024 International Residential Code," the "Illinois Energy Conservation Code (current edition)" and the "Illinois State Roofing Law," and says "Roof Materials, Flashing, Ice and Water Shield, Roof Venting, and any other required roofing components are required to be installed as per code and as per the manufacturer's installation specifications." On who may do the work it says "The property owner may perform residential roofing on their property as long as they do not employ an assistant." The guideline does not state a permit fee.
Adopted code
THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH CITY AMENDMENTS, PER THE CITY'S OWN CODES PAGE. The City's Adopted Building Codes page says "The City of Wheaton uses the International Code Council family of building codes, local amendments, and regulations mandated by the State of Illinois to guide construction within the City," and in its list of "the codes that have been adopted by the City of Wheaton" names the "2024 International Residential Code" and the "2024 Illinois Energy Conservation Code (2024 IECC with Illinois amendments)." The City hosts its 2024 International Residential Code amendments on its own site, but that page could not be read for this record, so it does not state whether the City has amended the IRC's roof provisions.
Ice & water shield
Required — REQUIRED, PER THE CITY'S OWN CLIMATIC DESIGN TABLE. The City's Residential Design Criteria page, which it describes as "the code-mandated design criteria for residential construction in the City of Wheaton," gives its "2024 IRC Table R301.2(1) Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria" with "Ice Barrier underlayment Required" answered "Yes." The City's Roofing - Residential guideline lists "Ice and Water Shield" among the components "required to be installed as per code." This rests on the department's own published table; the City's enacted IRC amendment text was not read for this record, and neither page states the ice barrier's extent. About ice & water barrier
Mid-roof inspection
Not required — NO CITY INSPECTION OF A RE-ROOF. The City's Roofing - Residential guideline (revised 8/31/2026) states: "There are no required inspections in the City of Wheaton for re-roofing."
Wind design criteria
107 MPH (48 M/S) ULTIMATE DESIGN WIND SPEED, NOT A SPECIAL WIND REGION OR WINDBORNE DEBRIS ZONE, PER THE CITY'S OWN TABLE. The City's Residential Design Criteria page gives its "2024 IRC Table R301.2(1) Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria" with wind "Speed (MPH/MPS)" of "107 (48)," and answers "No" for "Topographic Effects," "Special Wind Region" and "Windborne Debris Zone." The same table gives a "Ground Snow Load" of "36 PSF," a "Seismic design category" of "A," "Weathering" of "Severe" and a "Winter design temperature" of "-4 degrees F."
Sales & use tax
Illinois taxes the roofer, not the job, and the operative rate is not keyed to the Wheaton 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 Wheaton, Illinois, in DuPage County, are handled by the City's Building Department at 303 W Wesley Street. The Illinois Capital Development Board says "The State has not adopted a building code for repairs to existing single family residences," so Wheaton's roofing rules are its own: the City's Adopted Building Codes page lists the 2024 International Residential Code, and the City publishes its own residential roofing guideline and climatic design table. 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: Wheaton, IL

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

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Wheaton, IL.

Is ice & water shield required in Wheaton, IL?

Yes. REQUIRED, PER THE CITY'S OWN CLIMATIC DESIGN TABLE. The City's Residential Design Criteria page, which it describes as "the code-mandated design criteria for residential construction in the City of Wheaton," gives its "2024 IRC Table R301.2(1) Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria" with "Ice Barrier underlayment Required" answered "Yes." The City's Roofing - Residential guideline lists "Ice and Water Shield" among the components "required to be installed as per code." This rests on the department's own published table; the City's enacted IRC amendment text was not read for this record, and neither page states the ice barrier's extent.

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

Yes.

What building code does Wheaton, IL use?

THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH CITY AMENDMENTS, PER THE CITY'S OWN CODES PAGE. The City's Adopted Building Codes page says "The City of Wheaton uses the International Code Council family of building codes, local amendments, and regulations mandated by the State of Illinois to guide construction within the City," and in its list of "the codes that have been adopted by the City of Wheaton" names the "2024 International Residential Code" and the "2024 Illinois Energy Conservation Code (2024 IECC with Illinois amendments)." The City hosts its 2024 International Residential Code amendments on its own site, but that page could not be read for this record, so it does not state whether the City has amended the IRC's roof provisions.

Is a mid-roof inspection required in Wheaton, IL?

No. NO CITY INSPECTION OF A RE-ROOF. The City's Roofing - Residential guideline (revised 8/31/2026) states: "There are no required inspections in the City of Wheaton for re-roofing."