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Bensalem Township - Building and Planning Department

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Bensalem, PA, issued by Bensalem Township - Building and Planning Department. Bensalem Township's fee schedule treats a residential reroof as permit work. Read October 5, 2026: the Building and Planning fee schedule adopted by Resolution #2024-04 lists "(10) REROOFING" with a residential fee of "$ 75.00 plus residential permit fee," and refers residential permit fees to Code Inspections, Inc.: "For Residential Permits refer to Code Inspections Inc. Residential Application and Fee Schedule." 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). The Department of Labor and Industry's register of municipal code change ordinances lists one Bensalem Township filing, which amends the 2009 International Fire Code on solar photovoltaic systems, with an approval letter mailed March 17, 2015 and a later note that the Township was to submit a revision; it shows no enactment date and names no residential repair or roofing requirement. In practice, expect the Department to require a permit for a reroof, as its fee schedule states. The schedule's penalty section says permit fees "will be TRIPLED if project is started before all fees have been paid and the approved permit is in the possession of the owner and/or job site." Applications go to the Building and Planning Department: the residential application packet says "ALL APPLICATIONS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE BENSALEM TOWNSHIP BUILDING & PLANNING DEPT AT 2400 BYBERRY RD" or by email, asks a non-refundable application fee of $15.00 for a single-discipline project, says "Permit fees will be invoiced by Code Inspections," and adds that "Bensalem Township requires an alteration of land permit submitted with the building application for any exterior work or change of grading." A drop box at the south side entrance of the Township building takes paperwork. The Township also issues a contractor licence, $100.00 a year with a certificate of insurance, under its Ordinance 2018-4. The Department is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, phone 215-633-3644.

Roof code checklist: Township of Bensalem, PA

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYesfee_schedule_10-3-2024_v6a-1.pdf2026-10-05
Repair permit thresholdPublishedfee_schedule_10-3-2024_v6a-1.pdf2026-10-05
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR908.3.1.1pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-05
Deck & sheathingPublishedR905.2.1pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-05
Drip edgeNot published
Ice & water shieldNot published
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNopacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-05
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedSec. 66-4pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-05
Contractor license / registrationYespalegis.us2026-10-05
Sales & use taxPublishedpa.gov2026-10-05

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
Township of Bensalem, Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
2400 Byberry Road, Bensalem, PA 19020
Contact
  • url: https://bensalempa.gov/departments/building-and-planning/
  • phone: 215-633-3644
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
Bensalem Township's fee schedule treats a residential reroof as permit work. Read October 5, 2026: the Building and Planning fee schedule adopted by Resolution #2024-04 lists "(10) REROOFING" with a residential fee of "$ 75.00 plus residential permit fee," and refers residential permit fees to Code Inspections, Inc.: "For Residential Permits refer to Code Inspections Inc. Residential Application and Fee Schedule." 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). The Department of Labor and Industry's register of municipal code change ordinances lists one Bensalem Township filing, which amends the 2009 International Fire Code on solar photovoltaic systems, with an approval letter mailed March 17, 2015 and a later note that the Township was to submit a revision; it shows no enactment date and names no residential repair or roofing requirement. In practice, expect the Department to require a permit for a reroof, as its fee schedule states. The schedule's penalty section says permit fees "will be TRIPLED if project is started before all fees have been paid and the approved permit is in the possession of the owner and/or job site." Applications go to the Building and Planning Department: the residential application packet says "ALL APPLICATIONS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE BENSALEM TOWNSHIP BUILDING & PLANNING DEPT AT 2400 BYBERRY RD" or by email, asks a non-refundable application fee of $15.00 for a single-discipline project, says "Permit fees will be invoiced by Code Inspections," and adds that "Bensalem Township requires an alteration of land permit submitted with the building application for any exterior work or change of grading." A drop box at the south side entrance of the Township building takes paperwork. The Township also issues a contractor licence, $100.00 a year with a certificate of insurance, under its Ordinance 2018-4. The Department is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, phone 215-633-3644.
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, Bensalem Township administers the code through its Building and Planning Department. Its page says Bensalem opted in to the code when it was introduced and that "Plan reviews, permits, and inspections for structural, electrical, plumbing and mechanical as well as miscellaneous items (signs, fences, mobile home or manufactured home setups) are provided through the Department." For residential permits the Township works with a third-party agency: its fee schedule says "For Residential Permits refer to Code Inspections Inc. Residential Application and Fee Schedule," and its residential application packet says "Permit fees will be invoiced by Code Inspections." The Department's page names no code edition; it lists the International Residential Code among the codes used "Through the adoption of the UCC in Bensalem Township" and refers readers to the State for the current versions. Chapter 66 of the Township Code, Building Construction, says in Section 66-4 that the Uniform Construction Code is "adopted in its entirety and incorporated herein by reference as the building code of Bensalem Township" (Ordinance No. 2004-05, June 14, 2004), and keeps in force earlier Township building code provisions "which equal or exceed the requirements of the code"; it contains no permit requirement of its own for residential repairs or alterations and names no roof work.
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — No impact-resistance requirement under state law. The State's adoption of the 2021 International Residential Code (34 Pa. Code 403.21) contains no hail or impact rule, and it makes no change to the code's roof assemblies chapter, which itself has no UL 2218, Class 4 or hail-impact requirement for roof coverings. A municipality could add one only by an ordinance that equals or exceeds the Uniform Construction Code under Act 45 section 503, filed with the Department of Labor and Industry; none of the filings on the Department's register of municipal code change ordinances mentions hail or impact resistance. An owner may still choose an impact-rated roof covering. Everything above is Pennsylvania state law, the same in every municipality. Locally, Bensalem Township's Building and Planning Department administers the code, with residential permit fees invoiced by Code Inspections, Inc.; its fee schedule and residential permit application packet set no UL 2218, Class 4 or hail-impact requirement. Chapter 66 of the Township Code, Building Construction, read for this record, changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions.
Repair permit threshold
Bensalem Township charges a dedicated fee for a residential reroof and states no size threshold for it. Read October 5, 2026: its Building and Planning fee schedule, adopted by Resolution #2024-04 on February 26, 2024 and dated March 1, 2024, lists "(10) REROOFING" with a residential fee of "$ 75.00 plus residential permit fee," and says "For Residential Permits refer to Code Inspections Inc. Residential Application and Fee Schedule." 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). The Department of Labor and Industry's register of municipal code change ordinances lists one Bensalem Township filing, which amends the 2009 International Fire Code on solar photovoltaic systems, with an approval letter mailed March 17, 2015 and a later note that the Township was to submit a revision; it shows no enactment date and names no residential repair or roofing requirement. 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, Bensalem Township's Building and Planning Department administers the code, with residential permit fees invoiced by Code Inspections, Inc., and its reroofing fee line is quoted at the start of this entry. Chapter 66 of the Township Code, read for this record, names no roof work and sets no threshold. Chapter 99, Fees, as codified from 1997 and 2013 enactments, lists a reroofing fee only for "Commercial, Industrial, multifamily, etc." buildings; the residential reroofing fee quoted above is in the Township's 2024 fee resolution.
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, Bensalem Township's Building and Planning Department administers the code, with residential permit fees invoiced by Code Inspections, Inc.; its fee schedule and residential permit application packet say nothing on roof layers. Chapter 66 of the Township Code, Building Construction, read for this record, changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions.
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)). Everything above is Pennsylvania state law, the same in every municipality. 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. Locally, Bensalem Township's Building and Planning Department administers the code, with residential permit fees invoiced by Code Inspections, Inc.; its fee schedule and residential permit application packet say nothing on roof sheathing. Chapter 66 of the Township Code, Building Construction, read for this record, changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions.
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. Bensalem Township is in Bucks County. Its Building and Planning Department, which administers the Uniform Construction Code there, states nothing on sales tax on the permit pages, forms and fee schedule read for this record.

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Bensalem Township's Building and Planning Department, at the Bensalem Township Municipal Building, 2400 Byberry Road, receives and processes permit applications for building work in the Township and provides plan reviews, permits and inspections; residential construction permit applications are made on Code Inspections, Inc.'s form and submitted to the Department. The Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code applies statewide, but the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act (Act 45 of 1999) says the Act "shall not apply 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)(6)).

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Roofing questions: Township of Bensalem, PA

Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Township of Bensalem, PA?

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Township of Bensalem, PA. Bensalem Township charges a dedicated fee for a residential reroof and states no size threshold for it. Read October 5, 2026: its Building and Planning fee schedule, adopted by Resolution #2024-04 on February 26, 2024 and dated March 1, 2024, lists "(10) REROOFING" with a residential fee of "$ 75.00 plus residential permit fee," and says "For Residential Permits refer to Code Inspections Inc. Residential Application and Fee Schedule." 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). The Department of Labor and Industry's register of municipal code change ordinances lists one Bensalem Township filing, which amends the 2009 International Fire Code on solar photovoltaic systems, with an approval letter mailed March 17, 2015 and a later note that the Township was to submit a revision; it shows no enactment date and names no residential repair or roofing requirement. 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, Bensalem Township's Building and Planning Department administers the code, with residential permit fees invoiced by Code Inspections, Inc., and its reroofing fee line is quoted at the start of this entry. Chapter 66 of the Township Code, read for this record, names no roof work and sets no threshold. Chapter 99, Fees, as codified from 1997 and 2013 enactments, lists a reroofing fee only for "Commercial, Industrial, multifamily, etc." buildings; the residential reroofing fee quoted above is in the Township's 2024 fee resolution.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Township of Bensalem, 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, Bensalem Township's Building and Planning Department administers the code, with residential permit fees invoiced by Code Inspections, Inc.; its fee schedule and residential permit application packet say nothing on roof layers. Chapter 66 of the Township Code, Building Construction, read for this record, changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions.

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Township of Bensalem, PA?

Yes.

What building code does Township of Bensalem, 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, Bensalem Township administers the code through its Building and Planning Department. Its page says Bensalem opted in to the code when it was introduced and that "Plan reviews, permits, and inspections for structural, electrical, plumbing and mechanical as well as miscellaneous items (signs, fences, mobile home or manufactured home setups) are provided through the Department." For residential permits the Township works with a third-party agency: its fee schedule says "For Residential Permits refer to Code Inspections Inc. Residential Application and Fee Schedule," and its residential application packet says "Permit fees will be invoiced by Code Inspections." The Department's page names no code edition; it lists the International Residential Code among the codes used "Through the adoption of the UCC in Bensalem Township" and refers readers to the State for the current versions. Chapter 66 of the Township Code, Building Construction, says in Section 66-4 that the Uniform Construction Code is "adopted in its entirety and incorporated herein by reference as the building code of Bensalem Township" (Ordinance No. 2004-05, June 14, 2004), and keeps in force earlier Township building code provisions "which equal or exceed the requirements of the code"; it contains no permit requirement of its own for residential repairs or alterations and names no roof work.