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Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Borough of Alburtis, PA?

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Alburtis Borough - Code Services (Uniform Construction Code permits)

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Borough of Alburtis, PA, issued by Alburtis Borough - Code Services (Uniform Construction Code permits). Alburtis Borough's code prices a reroof as building permit work. Section 30-202 of the Borough Code, in Chapter 30 (Uniform Construction Code, Ord. 473, April 30, 2008, read October 12, 2026), sets the base fees "for a building permit for residential construction (one and two family dwellings)," and subsection (h) lists "To re-roof a residential unit (non-structural): $85.00." Section 30-201 says a fee for each "building permit" under the chapter "shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of this Article II." Section 30-104 says "This Chapter applies to the construction, alteration, repair, movement, equipment" of buildings from April 9, 2004, "except as otherwise provided in 34 PA. CODE § 403.1." Under state law, Act 45 says the Act "shall not apply to" "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" or to "Repairs to residential buildings, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" (section 104(b)(5) and (6)), and of a municipal ordinance that adds to the code, section 503(c) says "An ordinance under this subsection shall not be effective nor enforceable unless subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) have been satisfied." This record does not decide whether the municipality's requirement is one adopted under section 503 or kept in effect by section 303(b)(1). In practice, expect the Borough to require a building permit for a reroof and to charge the $85.00 re-roof fee. Chapter 30 as read states no penalty for work without a permit, and the Borough's pages read state none. The Borough's application is the "APPLICATION FOR PA UCC CONSTRUCTION PERMIT" on its Forms page, and Borough Hall is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, at 610-966-4777. Read for this answer: Chapter 30 of the Borough Code, Uniform Construction Code (Sections 30-101 to 30-213), in full; Chapter 31, Building Construction, in full; Chapter 35, Property Maintenance, and Chapter 24, Floodplain Management, searched for roof text (none that makes roofing permit work or exempt); the Borough's Forms, Administration, Planning/Zoning, FAQs and Contact pages; and the Borough's UCC permit application. The zoning chapter and the Borough's zoning permit form (a scanned image) were not read.

Roof code checklist: Borough of Alburtis, PA

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYesch 30.pdf2026-10-12
Repair permit thresholdPublishedpacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-12
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR908.3.1.1pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-12
Deck & sheathingPublishedR905.2.1pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-12
Drip edgeNot published
Ice & water shieldNot published
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNot published
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedSec. 30-105(a)pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-12
Contractor license / registrationYespalegis.us2026-10-12
Sales & use taxPublishedpa.gov2026-10-12

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
Borough of Alburtis, Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
260 Franklin St, Alburtis, PA 18011
Contact
  • url: https://www.alburtis.org/forms.html
  • phone: 610-966-4777
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
Alburtis Borough's code prices a reroof as building permit work. Section 30-202 of the Borough Code, in Chapter 30 (Uniform Construction Code, Ord. 473, April 30, 2008, read October 12, 2026), sets the base fees "for a building permit for residential construction (one and two family dwellings)," and subsection (h) lists "To re-roof a residential unit (non-structural): $85.00." Section 30-201 says a fee for each "building permit" under the chapter "shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of this Article II." Section 30-104 says "This Chapter applies to the construction, alteration, repair, movement, equipment" of buildings from April 9, 2004, "except as otherwise provided in 34 PA. CODE § 403.1." Under state law, Act 45 says the Act "shall not apply to" "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" or to "Repairs to residential buildings, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" (section 104(b)(5) and (6)), and of a municipal ordinance that adds to the code, section 503(c) says "An ordinance under this subsection shall not be effective nor enforceable unless subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) have been satisfied." This record does not decide whether the municipality's requirement is one adopted under section 503 or kept in effect by section 303(b)(1). In practice, expect the Borough to require a building permit for a reroof and to charge the $85.00 re-roof fee. Chapter 30 as read states no penalty for work without a permit, and the Borough's pages read state none. The Borough's application is the "APPLICATION FOR PA UCC CONSTRUCTION PERMIT" on its Forms page, and Borough Hall is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, at 610-966-4777. Read for this answer: Chapter 30 of the Borough Code, Uniform Construction Code (Sections 30-101 to 30-213), in full; Chapter 31, Building Construction, in full; Chapter 35, Property Maintenance, and Chapter 24, Floodplain Management, searched for roof text (none that makes roofing permit work or exempt); the Borough's Forms, Administration, Planning/Zoning, FAQs and Contact pages; and the Borough's UCC permit application. The zoning chapter and the Borough's zoning permit form (a scanned image) were not read.
Adopted code
The 2021 International Residential Code, as adopted by the State in the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (UCC). 34 Pa. Code 403.21(a)(7) adopts "The 'International Residential Code of 2021,' except that:" followed by the State's list of exclusions and modifications, effective January 1, 2026 (55 Pa.B. 7701). None of the State's changes touches Chapter 9, Roof Assemblies, or Section R803, Roof Sheathing, so those apply as the International Code Council publishes them. Work on existing buildings is also pointed to the State's existing-building code: "The repair, alteration, change of occupancy, addition and relocation of existing buildings must comply with Chapter 34 of the 'International Building Code of 2021' or with the 'International Existing Building Code of 2021'" (34 Pa. Code 403.21(f)). The UCC is the minimum everywhere in the state: "no municipality may propose or enact any ordinance which is less than the minimum requirement of the Uniform Construction Code" (Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, section 503(b)). The Act also lists work it "shall not apply to", including "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress" or to "Repairs to residential buildings," in each case "except as might be required by ordinances" kept in force under section 303(b)(1) or adopted under section 503 (Act 45 section 104(b)(5) and (6); 34 Pa. Code 403.1(b)(8) and (9)). The Act defines a repair as "The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing building for the purpose of its maintenance." So whether the code's roofing rules reach a given house reroof depends on the municipality's own ordinances. Everything above is Pennsylvania state law, the same in every municipality. Locally, Alburtis Borough administers the code itself. Section 30-105(a) of the Borough Code says "The Borough hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and Section 30-105(b) says the Borough "shall contract with one or more construction code officials and/or third-party agencies"; the Borough's Administration page lists a contracted firm under "Codes Enforcement," and the Borough's Forms page posts an "APPLICATION FOR PA UCC CONSTRUCTION PERMIT" under a "Code Services" heading. Borough Hall is at 260 Franklin St, Alburtis (610-966-4777). Section 30-102 adopts the Uniform Construction Code, 34 Pa. Code chapters 401 to 405, "as they may be amended from time to time," as the building code of the Borough. Chapter 30 names no code edition (it adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as they may be amended from time to time"), and the Borough's Chapter 31 still adopts a model code: it says "The 1996 BOCA National Building Code is modified" for the Borough, while Section 31-103 says "the provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to the construction, alteration, repair, movement" of buildings from April 9, 2004 except as Chapter 30 provides. The Borough's pages name no edition; this record has not read the 1996 BOCA text and does not decide which edition the Borough applies.
Repair permit threshold
Alburtis Borough's code sets a building permit fee for a reroof. Section 30-202 of the Borough Code, in Chapter 30 (Uniform Construction Code, Ord. 473, April 30, 2008, read October 12, 2026), sets the base fees "for a building permit for residential construction (one and two family dwellings)," and subsection (h) lists "To re-roof a residential unit (non-structural): $85.00." Section 30-201 says a fee for each "building permit" under the chapter "shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of this Article II." Section 30-104 says "This Chapter applies to the construction, alteration, repair, movement, equipment" of buildings from April 9, 2004, "except as otherwise provided in 34 PA. CODE § 403.1." Under state law, Act 45 says the Act "shall not apply to" "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" or to "Repairs to residential buildings, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" (section 104(b)(5) and (6)), and of a municipal ordinance that adds to the code, section 503(c) says "An ordinance under this subsection shall not be effective nor enforceable unless subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) have been satisfied." This record does not decide whether the municipality's requirement is one adopted under section 503 or kept in effect by section 303(b)(1). In practice, expect the Borough to require a building permit for a reroof and to charge the $85.00 re-roof fee. Chapter 30 as read states no penalty for work without a permit, and the Borough's pages read state none. State law sets no square-footage or percentage threshold for roof work; any threshold is set locally. The Uniform Construction Code "does not apply to" "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress, except as required by ordinances in effect under sections 303(b)(1) or 503 of the act" or to "Repairs to residential buildings, except as required by ordinances in effect under sections 303(b)(1) and 503 of the act" (34 Pa. Code 403.1(b)(8) and (9)), and "A permit is not required for the exceptions listed in § 403.1(b) (relating to scope) and the following, if the work does not violate a law or ordinance" (34 Pa. Code 403.62(c)). For houses the regulation adds: "An ordinary repair does not require a permit." Its list of work that is not an ordinary repair names cutting away a load-bearing wall, "The removal or cutting of any structural beam or load-bearing support," changes to a required means of egress, and new or relocated piping, wiring or mechanical work (34 Pa. Code 403.62(d)); roofing is not named. A municipality may require more: under Act 45 section 503(c) it "may enact ordinances pursuant to this section which adopt additional code requirements for alterations or repairs to residential buildings," after a public hearing and after filing the proposed ordinance with the Department of Labor and Industry. These rules concern a "Residential building," which the regulation defines as "Detached one-family and two-family dwellings and townhouses which are not more than three stories above grade plane in height with a separate means of egress and their accessory structures" (34 Pa. Code 401.1). Everything above is Pennsylvania state law, the same in every municipality. Locally, Alburtis Borough administers the code itself. Section 30-105(a) of the Borough Code says "The Borough hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and Section 30-105(b) says the Borough "shall contract with one or more construction code officials and/or third-party agencies"; the Borough's Administration page lists a contracted firm under "Codes Enforcement," and the Borough's Forms page posts an "APPLICATION FOR PA UCC CONSTRUCTION PERMIT" under a "Code Services" heading. Borough Hall is at 260 Franklin St, Alburtis (610-966-4777). The Borough's threshold is the one in Section 30-202(h): its fee line is for a non-structural re-roof, and Chapter 30 states no area, percentage or cost threshold for roof work.
Roof layer limit / recover
Two layers at most where the state code reaches the job. Pennsylvania adopts the 2021 International Residential Code without changing its reroofing section, R908 (34 Pa. Code 403.21(a)(7); the State's list of changes names no Chapter 9 section). Section R908.3.1.1 says "A roof recover shall not be permitted where any of the following conditions occur," and the third condition is "Where the existing roof has two or more applications of any type of roof covering." So one existing layer may be covered once, and a roof that already has two layers is torn off to the deck. The same section also bars a recover "Where the existing roof or roof covering is water soaked or has deteriorated to the point that the existing roof or roof covering is not adequate as a base for additional roofing" and "Where the existing roof covering is slate, clay, cement or asbestos-cement tile." The existing-building code the State also adopts, the 2021 International Existing Building Code (34 Pa. Code 403.21(f)), carries the same three conditions in Section 705.2.1.1. These rules bind work the Uniform Construction Code reaches. The Act does not apply to "Repairs to residential buildings" or to alterations that make no structural change, "except as might be required by ordinances" (Act 45 section 104(b)(5) and (6)), so whether R908 binds a particular house reroof turns on that exclusion and on the municipality's own ordinances. Everything above is Pennsylvania state law, the same in every municipality. Locally, Alburtis Borough administers the code itself. Section 30-105(a) of the Borough Code says "The Borough hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and Section 30-105(b) says the Borough "shall contract with one or more construction code officials and/or third-party agencies"; the Borough's Administration page lists a contracted firm under "Codes Enforcement," and the Borough's Forms page posts an "APPLICATION FOR PA UCC CONSTRUCTION PERMIT" under a "Code Services" heading. Borough Hall is at 260 Franklin St, Alburtis (610-966-4777). Chapter 30 of the Borough Code names no roofing provision other than the re-roof fee in Section 30-202(h), and the Borough's pages say nothing on roof layers. Chapter 30 names no code edition (it adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as they may be amended from time to time"), and the Borough's Chapter 31 still adopts a model code: it says "The 1996 BOCA National Building Code is modified" for the Borough, while Section 31-103 says "the provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to the construction, alteration, repair, movement" of buildings from April 9, 2004 except as Chapter 30 provides. The Borough's pages name no edition; the text above is the 2021 edition's, the 1996 BOCA text was not read for this record, and this record does not decide which edition the Borough applies.
Deck & sheathing requirements
State rules from the base code, where the state code reaches the job. Pennsylvania adopts the 2021 International Residential Code without changing Section R803, Roof Sheathing (34 Pa. Code 403.21(a)(7); the State's changes to Chapter 8 are to ridge framing and attic ventilation). Lumber roof sheathing follows Table R803.1: over rafters or beams 24 inches apart it must be at least 5/8 inch net thick. Wood structural panels "shall be identified for grade, bond classification and performance category by a grade mark or certificate of inspection issued by an approved agency," and their spans "shall not exceed the values set forth in Table R503.2.1.1(1) or APA E30." For shingles, "Asphalt shingles shall be fastened to solidly sheathed decks" (R905.2.1), and on any reroof "The structural roof components shall be capable of supporting the roof covering system and the material and equipment loads that will be encountered during installation of the roof covering system" (R908.2). These rules bind work the Uniform Construction Code reaches; the Act does not apply to "Repairs to residential buildings" or to alterations that make no structural change, "except as might be required by ordinances" (Act 45 section 104(b)(5) and (6)). Act 45 section 104(b)(5) excludes alterations "which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress" and says only that "a structural change does not include a minor framing change needed to replace existing windows or doors"; 34 Pa. Code 403.62(d)(2) lists "The removal or cutting of any structural beam or load-bearing support" as not an ordinary repair. Neither names roof sheathing; this record does not decide whether replacing it is either. Everything above is Pennsylvania state law, the same in every municipality. Locally, Alburtis Borough administers the code itself. Section 30-105(a) of the Borough Code says "The Borough hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and Section 30-105(b) says the Borough "shall contract with one or more construction code officials and/or third-party agencies"; the Borough's Administration page lists a contracted firm under "Codes Enforcement," and the Borough's Forms page posts an "APPLICATION FOR PA UCC CONSTRUCTION PERMIT" under a "Code Services" heading. Borough Hall is at 260 Franklin St, Alburtis (610-966-4777). Chapter 30 of the Borough Code names no roof sheathing provision, and its re-roof fee line is for a "(non-structural)" re-roof. Chapter 30 names no code edition (it adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as they may be amended from time to time"), and the Borough's Chapter 31 still adopts a model code: it says "The 1996 BOCA National Building Code is modified" for the Borough, while Section 31-103 says "the provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to the construction, alteration, repair, movement" of buildings from April 9, 2004 except as Chapter 30 provides. The Borough's pages name no edition; the text above is the 2021 edition's, the 1996 BOCA text was not read for this record, and this record does not decide which edition the Borough applies.
Sales & use tax
6% Pennsylvania sales and use tax, with a local tax added on purchases made in Allegheny County (1%) and Philadelphia (2%). On a reroof the roofer pays the tax on the materials and does not add it to the homeowner's bill. The Department of Revenue says: "The Pennsylvania sales tax rate is 6 percent. By law, a 1 percent local tax is added to purchases made in Allegheny County, and 2 percent local tax is added to purchases made in Philadelphia." Roof work is a construction activity: the rule's list of items "presumed to become a permanent part of real estate" includes "Roofing (repairs)" (61 Pa. Code 31.11). For construction activities, "A contractor shall pay tax upon the purchase price ... of all property, including materials, equipment, components and supplies, which he furnishes and installs" (61 Pa. Code 31.12(a)(1)), and the rule's example says the contractor "does not charge sales tax on this transaction to his customer. The contractor may include the tax he must pay in his bid proposal but not as a separately stated item." Apart from limited exceptions set out in the rule, the same holds on jobs for tax-exempt owners: "a contractor erecting a building, repairing a roof, replacing a door for a governmental agency, ... school district, charitable or religious organization, and the like, shall pay tax upon the property which he consumes" (61 Pa. Code 31.13(a)). Everything above is Pennsylvania state law, the same in every municipality. Alburtis Borough is in Lehigh County. The Borough's permit pages and code chapters read say nothing on sales tax.

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Alburtis Borough, at 260 Franklin St, administers the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code itself and contracts its code officials, and Section 30-202 of the Borough Code lists a $85.00 fee "To re-roof a residential unit (non-structural)." The Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code applies statewide, but Act 45 section 104(b) lists "Repairs to residential buildings" and alterations that make no structural or egress change among work it does not apply to, "except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503."

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Roofing questions: Borough of Alburtis, PA

Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Borough of Alburtis, PA?

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Borough of Alburtis, PA. Alburtis Borough's code sets a building permit fee for a reroof. Section 30-202 of the Borough Code, in Chapter 30 (Uniform Construction Code, Ord. 473, April 30, 2008, read October 12, 2026), sets the base fees "for a building permit for residential construction (one and two family dwellings)," and subsection (h) lists "To re-roof a residential unit (non-structural): $85.00." Section 30-201 says a fee for each "building permit" under the chapter "shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of this Article II." Section 30-104 says "This Chapter applies to the construction, alteration, repair, movement, equipment" of buildings from April 9, 2004, "except as otherwise provided in 34 PA. CODE § 403.1." Under state law, Act 45 says the Act "shall not apply to" "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" or to "Repairs to residential buildings, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" (section 104(b)(5) and (6)), and of a municipal ordinance that adds to the code, section 503(c) says "An ordinance under this subsection shall not be effective nor enforceable unless subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) have been satisfied." This record does not decide whether the municipality's requirement is one adopted under section 503 or kept in effect by section 303(b)(1). In practice, expect the Borough to require a building permit for a reroof and to charge the $85.00 re-roof fee. Chapter 30 as read states no penalty for work without a permit, and the Borough's pages read state none. State law sets no square-footage or percentage threshold for roof work; any threshold is set locally. The Uniform Construction Code "does not apply to" "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress, except as required by ordinances in effect under sections 303(b)(1) or 503 of the act" or to "Repairs to residential buildings, except as required by ordinances in effect under sections 303(b)(1) and 503 of the act" (34 Pa. Code 403.1(b)(8) and (9)), and "A permit is not required for the exceptions listed in § 403.1(b) (relating to scope) and the following, if the work does not violate a law or ordinance" (34 Pa. Code 403.62(c)). For houses the regulation adds: "An ordinary repair does not require a permit." Its list of work that is not an ordinary repair names cutting away a load-bearing wall, "The removal or cutting of any structural beam or load-bearing support," changes to a required means of egress, and new or relocated piping, wiring or mechanical work (34 Pa. Code 403.62(d)); roofing is not named. A municipality may require more: under Act 45 section 503(c) it "may enact ordinances pursuant to this section which adopt additional code requirements for alterations or repairs to residential buildings," after a public hearing and after filing the proposed ordinance with the Department of Labor and Industry. These rules concern a "Residential building," which the regulation defines as "Detached one-family and two-family dwellings and townhouses which are not more than three stories above grade plane in height with a separate means of egress and their accessory structures" (34 Pa. Code 401.1). Everything above is Pennsylvania state law, the same in every municipality. Locally, Alburtis Borough administers the code itself. Section 30-105(a) of the Borough Code says "The Borough hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and Section 30-105(b) says the Borough "shall contract with one or more construction code officials and/or third-party agencies"; the Borough's Administration page lists a contracted firm under "Codes Enforcement," and the Borough's Forms page posts an "APPLICATION FOR PA UCC CONSTRUCTION PERMIT" under a "Code Services" heading. Borough Hall is at 260 Franklin St, Alburtis (610-966-4777). The Borough's threshold is the one in Section 30-202(h): its fee line is for a non-structural re-roof, and Chapter 30 states no area, percentage or cost threshold for roof work.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Borough of Alburtis, PA?

Two layers at most where the state code reaches the job. Pennsylvania adopts the 2021 International Residential Code without changing its reroofing section, R908 (34 Pa. Code 403.21(a)(7); the State's list of changes names no Chapter 9 section). Section R908.3.1.1 says "A roof recover shall not be permitted where any of the following conditions occur," and the third condition is "Where the existing roof has two or more applications of any type of roof covering." So one existing layer may be covered once, and a roof that already has two layers is torn off to the deck. The same section also bars a recover "Where the existing roof or roof covering is water soaked or has deteriorated to the point that the existing roof or roof covering is not adequate as a base for additional roofing" and "Where the existing roof covering is slate, clay, cement or asbestos-cement tile." The existing-building code the State also adopts, the 2021 International Existing Building Code (34 Pa. Code 403.21(f)), carries the same three conditions in Section 705.2.1.1. These rules bind work the Uniform Construction Code reaches. The Act does not apply to "Repairs to residential buildings" or to alterations that make no structural change, "except as might be required by ordinances" (Act 45 section 104(b)(5) and (6)), so whether R908 binds a particular house reroof turns on that exclusion and on the municipality's own ordinances. Everything above is Pennsylvania state law, the same in every municipality. Locally, Alburtis Borough administers the code itself. Section 30-105(a) of the Borough Code says "The Borough hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and Section 30-105(b) says the Borough "shall contract with one or more construction code officials and/or third-party agencies"; the Borough's Administration page lists a contracted firm under "Codes Enforcement," and the Borough's Forms page posts an "APPLICATION FOR PA UCC CONSTRUCTION PERMIT" under a "Code Services" heading. Borough Hall is at 260 Franklin St, Alburtis (610-966-4777). Chapter 30 of the Borough Code names no roofing provision other than the re-roof fee in Section 30-202(h), and the Borough's pages say nothing on roof layers. Chapter 30 names no code edition (it adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as they may be amended from time to time"), and the Borough's Chapter 31 still adopts a model code: it says "The 1996 BOCA National Building Code is modified" for the Borough, while Section 31-103 says "the provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to the construction, alteration, repair, movement" of buildings from April 9, 2004 except as Chapter 30 provides. The Borough's pages name no edition; the text above is the 2021 edition's, the 1996 BOCA text was not read for this record, and this record does not decide which edition the Borough applies.

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Borough of Alburtis, PA?

Yes.

What building code does Borough of Alburtis, PA use?

The 2021 International Residential Code, as adopted by the State in the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (UCC). 34 Pa. Code 403.21(a)(7) adopts "The 'International Residential Code of 2021,' except that:" followed by the State's list of exclusions and modifications, effective January 1, 2026 (55 Pa.B. 7701). None of the State's changes touches Chapter 9, Roof Assemblies, or Section R803, Roof Sheathing, so those apply as the International Code Council publishes them. Work on existing buildings is also pointed to the State's existing-building code: "The repair, alteration, change of occupancy, addition and relocation of existing buildings must comply with Chapter 34 of the 'International Building Code of 2021' or with the 'International Existing Building Code of 2021'" (34 Pa. Code 403.21(f)). The UCC is the minimum everywhere in the state: "no municipality may propose or enact any ordinance which is less than the minimum requirement of the Uniform Construction Code" (Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, section 503(b)). The Act also lists work it "shall not apply to", including "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress" or to "Repairs to residential buildings," in each case "except as might be required by ordinances" kept in force under section 303(b)(1) or adopted under section 503 (Act 45 section 104(b)(5) and (6); 34 Pa. Code 403.1(b)(8) and (9)). The Act defines a repair as "The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing building for the purpose of its maintenance." So whether the code's roofing rules reach a given house reroof depends on the municipality's own ordinances. Everything above is Pennsylvania state law, the same in every municipality. Locally, Alburtis Borough administers the code itself. Section 30-105(a) of the Borough Code says "The Borough hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and Section 30-105(b) says the Borough "shall contract with one or more construction code officials and/or third-party agencies"; the Borough's Administration page lists a contracted firm under "Codes Enforcement," and the Borough's Forms page posts an "APPLICATION FOR PA UCC CONSTRUCTION PERMIT" under a "Code Services" heading. Borough Hall is at 260 Franklin St, Alburtis (610-966-4777). Section 30-102 adopts the Uniform Construction Code, 34 Pa. Code chapters 401 to 405, "as they may be amended from time to time," as the building code of the Borough. Chapter 30 names no code edition (it adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as they may be amended from time to time"), and the Borough's Chapter 31 still adopts a model code: it says "The 1996 BOCA National Building Code is modified" for the Borough, while Section 31-103 says "the provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to the construction, alteration, repair, movement" of buildings from April 9, 2004 except as Chapter 30 provides. The Borough's pages name no edition; this record has not read the 1996 BOCA text and does not decide which edition the Borough applies.