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Roofing in Matteson, Illinois

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Matteson, IL, issued by Village of Matteson Building Services Division. The Village's Building Services page says "Building permits are required for all new construction and home improvements" and "Failure to obtain a building permit will result in a fine." The Village's building permit fee schedule lists "Roof (Re-Shingle)" at $50 and "Roof (Tear-Off, Re-Roof)" at $50, and says "Permits shall be obtained prior to beginning work or the application fees shall be doubled." Building permits, contractor licensing and inspections are handled through the Village's CitizenServe system, and the page asks that inspection requests be made "48 hours before the inspection is needed." The Village's posted Chapter 150 text adds a reroofing rule as Section R908.7: "Removal of dissimilar roofing materials is required for reroofing. Roof material shall match throughout the entire structure.". This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Matteson, Illinois, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Matteson

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Matteson are set locally by Village of Matteson Building Services Division. Illinois licenses roofing contractors at the state level: under the Roofing Industry Licensing Act (225 ILCS 335) no roofing work may be done except by a state-licensed roofing contractor or qualifying party, with a limited license for residential properties of 8 units or less and an unlimited license for everything else, and a city or county that requires a building permit may not issue one to a roofing contractor without proof of current state licensure, while some cities add their own contractor registration on top — always confirm the current requirements with the authority before starting work.

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Adopted building code
THE VILLAGE'S BUILDING SERVICES PAGE LISTS THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS; THE CHAPTER 150 TEXT IT POSTS ADOPTS THE 2018 EDITION. The Building Services page says "As of December 1, 2021, the Village of Matteson uses the following codes" and lists the "2024 International Residential Code with Local Amendments," the "2024 International Building Code with local amendments" and the "2024 International Existing Building Code with Local Amendments." The "Building Code Adoptions" document linked from the same page is Chapter 150 of the Village Code, and its Section 150.003 adopts "the International Residential Code, 2018 Edition," citing Ord. 1926, passed 10-6-2003, and Ord. 4186, passed 4-1-2013. This record did not read an ordinance adopting the 2024 edition or a 2024 amendment text, so the roof amendments it quotes are from the 2018-edition text the Village posts. The full Village Code is published on a third-party code site, which this record did not read.
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 VILLAGE CONTRACTOR LICENSE AND BOND ON TOP OF THE STATE LICENSE. The Village's Building Services page says "All contractors and subcontractors performing work within the Village must be registered. Registrations must be renewed annually." The Village's Contractor Licensing Requirements sheet, last revised 5/28/2026, names "Roofing" among the building-contractor trades, says "The annual license fee is $150," requires a certificate of insurance naming the Village as certificate holder, and says "All contractors shall file with the Village of Matteson an original License and Permit Bond in the amount of $10,000." It adds that "A General contractor bond will cover everything except roofing/ electrical/plumbing/fire alarm/sprinkler."
Permit process
The Village's Building Services page says "Building permits are required for all new construction and home improvements" and "Failure to obtain a building permit will result in a fine." The Village's building permit fee schedule lists "Roof (Re-Shingle)" at $50 and "Roof (Tear-Off, Re-Roof)" at $50, and says "Permits shall be obtained prior to beginning work or the application fees shall be doubled." Building permits, contractor licensing and inspections are handled through the Village's CitizenServe system, and the page asks that inspection requests be made "48 hours before the inspection is needed." The Village's posted Chapter 150 text adds a reroofing rule as Section R908.7: "Removal of dissimilar roofing materials is required for reroofing. Roof material shall match throughout the entire structure."
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