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Adopted code

Daugherty Township - Building and Zoning Permits

Daugherty Township, Beaver County, takes building and zoning permit applications at its Township Office, 2182 Mercer Road, New Brighton, and names Middle Department Inspection Agency for building code enforcement and plan review. 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."

Roof code checklist: Township of Daugherty, PA

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofNot published
Repair permit thresholdPublishedpacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-10
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR908.3.1.1pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-10
Deck & sheathingPublishedR905.2.1pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-10
Drip edgeNot published
Ice & water shieldNot published
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNot published
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedSec. 64-5pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-10
Contractor license / registrationYespalegis.us2026-10-10
Sales & use taxPublishedpa.gov2026-10-10

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 Daugherty, Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
2182 Mercer Road, New Brighton, PA 15066
Contact
  • url: https://daughertytownship-pa.gov/community-planning/
  • phone: 724-846-5337
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
Daugherty Township's pages and code read for this record do not say whether a house reroof needs a permit. The Township's FAQ says a Building Permit "is required for new construction or structural changes and/or modifications to" existing structures, including "porch roofs," and that "All additions and porches with roofs attached to a dwelling require a Building Permit"; its Community Planning page says "A Building Permit is not required for routine repairs or maintenance. It is required, however, for any improvement that involves new construction, a structural alteration or an addition." Neither names a house reroof, and this record does not decide whether a house reroof is "routine repairs or maintenance" or "a structural alteration." The FAQ also answers "Do I need to have a building permit prior to starting building construction or alterations?" with "Yes. You must obtain the necessary permits and approvals prior to starting construction. Always check with the Zoning and Codes Enforcement Officer first at 724-846-5337." The Township's zoning chapter (Article XI) says "No structure shall be erected, added to or otherwise have any structural alterations made to it until zoning approval has been issued by the Township," and the FAQ says "Zoning approval is required for any change in land use or modification or expansion to any structure." Neither names roof work, and this record does not decide whether a house reroof is a "structural alteration" or a "modification." The Township's UCC chapter, Chapter 64, adopts the code by reference and says nothing of roof work. Under state law, Act 45 section 104(b)(5) and (6) list "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress" and "Repairs to residential buildings" among work the Act 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," and 34 Pa. Code 403.62(c) says "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." This record does not state whether a permit is required for a house reroof in Daugherty Township; ask the Township office at 724-846-5337 and the Township's building inspector at 1-800-662-6342, the number the FAQ gives for its building inspector, before starting. Read for this answer: Chapter 64 of the Township Code, Construction Codes, Uniform (Sections 64-1 to 64-7), in full; Chapter 76, Fees, and Chapter 120, Property Maintenance, which name no roof work; Article XI of the zoning chapter, Administration and Enforcement; every page of a search of the whole Township Code for "roof" (17 results, none a permit provision for roof work), for "reroofing" (none) and for "permit"; the Township's FAQ, Forms and Community Planning pages; its Building & Zoning Permit Application; and the single-family dwelling and residential addition guides it posts. The Township's building permit fee resolution, which the FAQ says is posted on the Township's website, was not found there and 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, Daugherty Township takes building and zoning permit applications at its Township Office, 2182 Mercer Road, New Brighton, and its Community Planning page lists its Zoning and Codes Officer for "Building & Zoning Permit Issuance" and "Codes Enforcement" and lists Middle Department Inspection Agency for "Building Codes Enforcement/ Commercial & Residential Plan Review," "Building Inspections," "Electrical Inspections," "Plumbing Inspections" and "Mechanical Inspections." Chapter 64 of the Township Code (Ord. No. 114, adopted March 10, 2004) says "Daugherty Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and adopts "The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401-405" as "the municipal building code of Daugherty Township"; it adds no permit requirement of its own for residential repairs or alterations and names no roof work. Section 64-5 A keeps in effect building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 "which equal or exceed the requirements of the code," and no such ordinance is listed in the Township's online code or was read for this record. The Township's FAQ says "Daugherty Township currently enforces the 2009 International Codes Council (ICC) series of Codes" and "The current code in effect is the 2009 International Code"; this record has not read the 2009 edition's text and does not decide which edition the Township applies.
Repair permit threshold
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, Daugherty Township takes building and zoning permit applications at its Township Office, 2182 Mercer Road, New Brighton, and its Community Planning page lists its Zoning and Codes Officer for "Building & Zoning Permit Issuance" and "Codes Enforcement" and lists Middle Department Inspection Agency for "Building Codes Enforcement/ Commercial & Residential Plan Review," "Building Inspections," "Electrical Inspections," "Plumbing Inspections" and "Mechanical Inspections." Chapter 64 of the Township Code (Ord. No. 114, adopted March 10, 2004) says "Daugherty Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and adopts "The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401-405" as "the municipal building code of Daugherty Township"; it adds no permit requirement of its own for residential repairs or alterations and names no roof work. Section 64-5 A keeps in effect building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 "which equal or exceed the requirements of the code," and no such ordinance is listed in the Township's online code or was read for this record. No Township text read sets an 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, Daugherty Township takes building and zoning permit applications at its Township Office, 2182 Mercer Road, New Brighton, and its Community Planning page lists its Zoning and Codes Officer for "Building & Zoning Permit Issuance" and "Codes Enforcement" and lists Middle Department Inspection Agency for "Building Codes Enforcement/ Commercial & Residential Plan Review," "Building Inspections," "Electrical Inspections," "Plumbing Inspections" and "Mechanical Inspections." Chapter 64 of the Township Code (Ord. No. 114, adopted March 10, 2004) says "Daugherty Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and adopts "The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401-405" as "the municipal building code of Daugherty Township"; it adds no permit requirement of its own for residential repairs or alterations and names no roof work. Section 64-5 A keeps in effect building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 "which equal or exceed the requirements of the code," and no such ordinance is listed in the Township's online code or was read for this record. The Township's pages say nothing on roof layers. The Township's FAQ says "Daugherty Township currently enforces the 2009 International Codes Council (ICC) series of Codes" and "The current code in effect is the 2009 International Code"; this record has not read the 2009 edition's text and does not decide which edition the Township applies; the text above is the 2021 edition's.
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, Daugherty Township takes building and zoning permit applications at its Township Office, 2182 Mercer Road, New Brighton, and its Community Planning page lists its Zoning and Codes Officer for "Building & Zoning Permit Issuance" and "Codes Enforcement" and lists Middle Department Inspection Agency for "Building Codes Enforcement/ Commercial & Residential Plan Review," "Building Inspections," "Electrical Inspections," "Plumbing Inspections" and "Mechanical Inspections." Chapter 64 of the Township Code (Ord. No. 114, adopted March 10, 2004) says "Daugherty Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and adopts "The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401-405" as "the municipal building code of Daugherty Township"; it adds no permit requirement of its own for residential repairs or alterations and names no roof work. Section 64-5 A keeps in effect building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 "which equal or exceed the requirements of the code," and no such ordinance is listed in the Township's online code or was read for this record. The Township's pages draw no separate line for roof sheathing. The Township's FAQ says "Daugherty Township currently enforces the 2009 International Codes Council (ICC) series of Codes" and "The current code in effect is the 2009 International Code"; this record has not read the 2009 edition's text and does not decide which edition the Township applies; the text above is the 2021 edition's.
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. Daugherty Township is in Beaver County. The Township's permit pages say nothing on sales tax.

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Roofing questions: Township of Daugherty, PA

When does a roof repair need a permit in Township of Daugherty, PA?

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, Daugherty Township takes building and zoning permit applications at its Township Office, 2182 Mercer Road, New Brighton, and its Community Planning page lists its Zoning and Codes Officer for "Building & Zoning Permit Issuance" and "Codes Enforcement" and lists Middle Department Inspection Agency for "Building Codes Enforcement/ Commercial & Residential Plan Review," "Building Inspections," "Electrical Inspections," "Plumbing Inspections" and "Mechanical Inspections." Chapter 64 of the Township Code (Ord. No. 114, adopted March 10, 2004) says "Daugherty Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and adopts "The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401-405" as "the municipal building code of Daugherty Township"; it adds no permit requirement of its own for residential repairs or alterations and names no roof work. Section 64-5 A keeps in effect building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 "which equal or exceed the requirements of the code," and no such ordinance is listed in the Township's online code or was read for this record. No Township text read sets an area, percentage or cost threshold for roof work.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Township of Daugherty, 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, Daugherty Township takes building and zoning permit applications at its Township Office, 2182 Mercer Road, New Brighton, and its Community Planning page lists its Zoning and Codes Officer for "Building & Zoning Permit Issuance" and "Codes Enforcement" and lists Middle Department Inspection Agency for "Building Codes Enforcement/ Commercial & Residential Plan Review," "Building Inspections," "Electrical Inspections," "Plumbing Inspections" and "Mechanical Inspections." Chapter 64 of the Township Code (Ord. No. 114, adopted March 10, 2004) says "Daugherty Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and adopts "The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401-405" as "the municipal building code of Daugherty Township"; it adds no permit requirement of its own for residential repairs or alterations and names no roof work. Section 64-5 A keeps in effect building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 "which equal or exceed the requirements of the code," and no such ordinance is listed in the Township's online code or was read for this record. The Township's pages say nothing on roof layers. The Township's FAQ says "Daugherty Township currently enforces the 2009 International Codes Council (ICC) series of Codes" and "The current code in effect is the 2009 International Code"; this record has not read the 2009 edition's text and does not decide which edition the Township applies; the text above is the 2021 edition's.

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

Yes.

What building code does Township of Daugherty, 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, Daugherty Township takes building and zoning permit applications at its Township Office, 2182 Mercer Road, New Brighton, and its Community Planning page lists its Zoning and Codes Officer for "Building & Zoning Permit Issuance" and "Codes Enforcement" and lists Middle Department Inspection Agency for "Building Codes Enforcement/ Commercial & Residential Plan Review," "Building Inspections," "Electrical Inspections," "Plumbing Inspections" and "Mechanical Inspections." Chapter 64 of the Township Code (Ord. No. 114, adopted March 10, 2004) says "Daugherty Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and adopts "The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401-405" as "the municipal building code of Daugherty Township"; it adds no permit requirement of its own for residential repairs or alterations and names no roof work. Section 64-5 A keeps in effect building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 "which equal or exceed the requirements of the code," and no such ordinance is listed in the Township's online code or was read for this record. The Township's FAQ says "Daugherty Township currently enforces the 2009 International Codes Council (ICC) series of Codes" and "The current code in effect is the 2009 International Code"; this record has not read the 2009 edition's text and does not decide which edition the Township applies.