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City of Chester - Bureau of Licensing & Inspections

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Chester, PA, issued by City of Chester - Bureau of Licensing & Inspections. The City of Chester's Bureau of Licensing & Inspections lists replacement roofs as permit work in its fee schedule. The City's residential Building Application Permit Fee Schedule, linked from the Licenses and Inspections page (read October 6, 2026), lists "REPLACEMENT WINDOWS, SIDIING, DOORS, AND ROOFS" at $200.00 for one item and $210.50 for two or more items, a fee line that is not limited to any class of roof work. The City Code, read for this record, names no roof work either way. 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 Bureau to treat a reroof as permit work, as its fee schedule states. Its Building Permit Instructions say "All permits must be displayed," "Stop Work Order will be placed on site if permits not visible from street," and "Stop Work Order fine is double the permit fee." The application says a contractor on the project "must have an active City of Chester License and be registered with the City"; Section 199-7 of the City Code says "no person shall act in the capacity of general contractor, subcontractor, specialty contractor or home improvement contractor unless authorized to do so by a valid license issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter," and Section 199-6 sets an annual licence fee of $60. Applications go to the Licenses and Inspections front desk at City Hall, 1 Fourth Street; the clerks' phone is 610-447-7751, and the instructions say "Contact 610-717-6367 to schedule final inspection." Read for this answer: Chapter 174 of the City Code, Building Construction, Article I (Sections 174-1 to 174-7, use and occupancy permits) and Article II (Sections 174-8 to 174-12, Uniform Construction Code), in full; Chapter 199, Contractors, Licensing of, in full; a search of the whole City Code for "roof," whose results name no permit provision for roof work; the Building Permit Application, the Building Permit Instructions and the residential fee schedule. Article II names no code edition and has no clause on house repairs. The fee resolution the Licenses and Inspections page also links, Resolution No. 42-2021, is a scanned image that was not read.

Roof code checklist: Chester, PA

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYesBuilding-Application-Permit-Fee-S...2026-10-06
Repair permit thresholdPublishedpacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-06
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR908.3.1.1pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-06
Deck & sheathingPublishedR905.2.1pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-06
Drip edgeNot published
Ice & water shieldNot published
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNopacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-06
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedSec. 174-8pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-06
Contractor license / registrationYespalegis.us2026-10-06
Sales & use taxPublishedpa.gov2026-10-06

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
City of Chester, Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
1 Fourth Street (City Hall), Chester, PA 19013
Contact
  • url: https://www.chestercity.com/departments/licenses-and-inspections/
  • phone: 610-447-7751
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
The City of Chester's Bureau of Licensing & Inspections lists replacement roofs as permit work in its fee schedule. The City's residential Building Application Permit Fee Schedule, linked from the Licenses and Inspections page (read October 6, 2026), lists "REPLACEMENT WINDOWS, SIDIING, DOORS, AND ROOFS" at $200.00 for one item and $210.50 for two or more items, a fee line that is not limited to any class of roof work. The City Code, read for this record, names no roof work either way. 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 Bureau to treat a reroof as permit work, as its fee schedule states. Its Building Permit Instructions say "All permits must be displayed," "Stop Work Order will be placed on site if permits not visible from street," and "Stop Work Order fine is double the permit fee." The application says a contractor on the project "must have an active City of Chester License and be registered with the City"; Section 199-7 of the City Code says "no person shall act in the capacity of general contractor, subcontractor, specialty contractor or home improvement contractor unless authorized to do so by a valid license issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter," and Section 199-6 sets an annual licence fee of $60. Applications go to the Licenses and Inspections front desk at City Hall, 1 Fourth Street; the clerks' phone is 610-447-7751, and the instructions say "Contact 610-717-6367 to schedule final inspection." Read for this answer: Chapter 174 of the City Code, Building Construction, Article I (Sections 174-1 to 174-7, use and occupancy permits) and Article II (Sections 174-8 to 174-12, Uniform Construction Code), in full; Chapter 199, Contractors, Licensing of, in full; a search of the whole City Code for "roof," whose results name no permit provision for roof work; the Building Permit Application, the Building Permit Instructions and the residential fee schedule. Article II names no code edition and has no clause on house repairs. The fee resolution the Licenses and Inspections page also links, Resolution No. 42-2021, is a scanned image that was 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, The City of Chester administers the code itself: Section 174-8 of the City Code says the City "hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and adopts the Uniform Construction Code, "as amended from time to time," as "the municipal building code of this Municipality," and the City's Building Permit Application is issued by its Department of Community and Economic Development, Bureau of Licensing & Inspections, at City Hall. Article II of Chapter 174 names no code edition and adds no local amendment, so it changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions. The Building Permit Application asks the applicant to certify that the work will be completed in accordance with "PA ACT 45 (Uniform Construction Code)" and any additional building code requirements adopted by the City.
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, The City of Chester administers the code itself: Section 174-8 of the City Code says the City "hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and adopts the Uniform Construction Code, "as amended from time to time," as "the municipal building code of this Municipality," and the City's Building Permit Application is issued by its Department of Community and Economic Development, Bureau of Licensing & Inspections, at City Hall. Chapter 174 of the City Code, read for this record, and the Bureau's forms and fee schedule set no UL 2218, Class 4 or hail-impact requirement.
Repair permit threshold
The City of Chester charges a permit fee for replacement roofs and sets no size threshold for roof work. The City's residential Building Application Permit Fee Schedule, linked from the Licenses and Inspections page (read October 6, 2026), lists "REPLACEMENT WINDOWS, SIDIING, DOORS, AND ROOFS" at $200.00 for one item and $210.50 for two or more items, a fee line that is not limited to any class of roof work. 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). 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, The City of Chester administers the code itself: Section 174-8 of the City Code says the City "hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and adopts the Uniform Construction Code, "as amended from time to time," as "the municipal building code of this Municipality," and the City's Building Permit Application is issued by its Department of Community and Economic Development, Bureau of Licensing & Inspections, at City Hall. Chapter 174 of the City Code sets no threshold for roof work, and the fee schedule's roofs line applies to one item or more without any size limit.
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, The City of Chester administers the code itself: Section 174-8 of the City Code says the City "hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and adopts the Uniform Construction Code, "as amended from time to time," as "the municipal building code of this Municipality," and the City's Building Permit Application is issued by its Department of Community and Economic Development, Bureau of Licensing & Inspections, at City Hall. Chapter 174 of the City Code, read in full for its Uniform Construction Code and permit articles, changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions, and the Bureau's forms and fee schedule say nothing on roof layers.
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, The City of Chester administers the code itself: Section 174-8 of the City Code says the City "hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and adopts the Uniform Construction Code, "as amended from time to time," as "the municipal building code of this Municipality," and the City's Building Permit Application is issued by its Department of Community and Economic Development, Bureau of Licensing & Inspections, at City Hall. Chapter 174 of the City Code changes nothing in the code's roof sheathing provisions, and the Bureau's forms and fee schedule draw no line for roof sheathing.
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. Chester is in Delaware County. The Bureau of Licensing & Inspections states nothing on sales tax in the forms and fee schedule read for this record.

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The City of Chester's Bureau of Licensing & Inspections, in the Department of Community and Economic Development at City Hall, 1 Fourth Street, takes building permit applications for work in the City, and its residential fee schedule carries a fee line for replacement roofs. 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: Chester, PA

Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Chester, PA?

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Chester, PA. The City of Chester charges a permit fee for replacement roofs and sets no size threshold for roof work. The City's residential Building Application Permit Fee Schedule, linked from the Licenses and Inspections page (read October 6, 2026), lists "REPLACEMENT WINDOWS, SIDIING, DOORS, AND ROOFS" at $200.00 for one item and $210.50 for two or more items, a fee line that is not limited to any class of roof work. 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). 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, The City of Chester administers the code itself: Section 174-8 of the City Code says the City "hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and adopts the Uniform Construction Code, "as amended from time to time," as "the municipal building code of this Municipality," and the City's Building Permit Application is issued by its Department of Community and Economic Development, Bureau of Licensing & Inspections, at City Hall. Chapter 174 of the City Code sets no threshold for roof work, and the fee schedule's roofs line applies to one item or more without any size limit.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Chester, 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, The City of Chester administers the code itself: Section 174-8 of the City Code says the City "hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and adopts the Uniform Construction Code, "as amended from time to time," as "the municipal building code of this Municipality," and the City's Building Permit Application is issued by its Department of Community and Economic Development, Bureau of Licensing & Inspections, at City Hall. Chapter 174 of the City Code, read in full for its Uniform Construction Code and permit articles, changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions, and the Bureau's forms and fee schedule say nothing on roof layers.

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Chester, PA?

Yes.

What building code does Chester, 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, The City of Chester administers the code itself: Section 174-8 of the City Code says the City "hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and adopts the Uniform Construction Code, "as amended from time to time," as "the municipal building code of this Municipality," and the City's Building Permit Application is issued by its Department of Community and Economic Development, Bureau of Licensing & Inspections, at City Hall. Article II of Chapter 174 names no code edition and adds no local amendment, so it changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions. The Building Permit Application asks the applicant to certify that the work will be completed in accordance with "PA ACT 45 (Uniform Construction Code)" and any additional building code requirements adopted by the City.