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Roofing in Moline, Illinois

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Moline, IL, issued by City of Moline Building Division. The City's When Is a Permit Required page says "A permit is required when any owner, authorized agent, or contractor desires to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure." The City's list of building work that needs no permit names sheds, fences, finish work and "Gutters and downspouts," and does not name roofing. The City's Property Owner Minimum Total Permit Valuations table, effective April 1, 2023, sets minimum permit valuations for roofing work: "Roofing Overlay $400.00 per SQ," "Roofing Tearoff (1 Layer) $425.00 per SQ," "Roofing Tearoff (2 Layers) $445.00 per SQ," "Roofing Tearoff (3 Layers) $465.00 per SQ" and "Resheathing & Roofing $525.00 per SQ." The City's building permit fee is set by the estimated valuation of the work under its Building Permit Fees schedule. The Permits & Inspections page says "No work is to be done until permit has been issued and paid" and that inspections are scheduled by calling the Building Division, with "A minimum of 24 hours' notice" required. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Moline, Illinois, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Moline

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Moline are set locally by City of Moline Building 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.

Roofing permit
Required
Contractor registration
Required
Adopted building code
THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS, PER THE CITY'S OWN CURRENT CODES PAGE. The page lists "2021 International Residential Code with local amendments to the Moline Code of Ordinances," along with the "2021 International Building Code with local amendments to the Moline Code of Ordinances" and the "2021 International Energy Conservation Code - current edition adopted by the State of Illinois." The amendments are in the Moline Code of Ordinances, which this record did not read, so it does not state whether the City has amended the IRC's roof provisions.
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
The City's When Is a Permit Required page says "A permit is required when any owner, authorized agent, or contractor desires to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure." The City's list of building work that needs no permit names sheds, fences, finish work and "Gutters and downspouts," and does not name roofing. The City's Property Owner Minimum Total Permit Valuations table, effective April 1, 2023, sets minimum permit valuations for roofing work: "Roofing Overlay $400.00 per SQ," "Roofing Tearoff (1 Layer) $425.00 per SQ," "Roofing Tearoff (2 Layers) $445.00 per SQ," "Roofing Tearoff (3 Layers) $465.00 per SQ" and "Resheathing & Roofing $525.00 per SQ." The City's building permit fee is set by the estimated valuation of the work under its Building Permit Fees schedule. The Permits & Inspections page says "No work is to be done until permit has been issued and paid" and that inspections are scheduled by calling the Building Division, with "A minimum of 24 hours' notice" required.

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Local permitting authority

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