Re-roof permit checklist — St. Louis, Missouri
Assembled from St. Louis’s own published permit rules. Every line below is quoted from a city document and linked to it. Nothing here is generated, estimated, or inferred from another jurisdiction.
Do you need a permit?
St. Louis requires a permit for a re-roof.
The Building Division lists roof replacement when done with like material and replacement of 25% or less of the roof sheathing among work that usually does not require a permit. Property located within a City Historic District or that is a City Landmark requires approval for exterior painting, gutters and downspouts, windows, doors, tuckpointing, all fences, and awning and canopies and similar exterior work; roofing is not named in that list. In most instances a building permit is required by the Cultural Resources Office even though it is not required by the Building Code, to protect the exterior appearance of the building. Design standards for the 14 historic districts and 112 landmarks are available from the Cultural Resources Office at (314) 657-3865 or from the Register's Office in City Hall.
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Sources
- reroof — permit rules ↗verified August 2026
Other permits St. Louis publishes rules for
Listed because the city publishes a separate rule for each type — not because this project necessarily triggers one. Whether it does depends on your scope of work.
- Deck permit checklist
- Fence permit checklist
- Shed permit checklist
- Water heater permit checklist
- Retaining wall permit checklist
- Electrical work permit checklist
- General building work permit checklist
BuildSpec is a reference, not the authority having jurisdiction. Confirm requirements with St. Louis before you build.