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East Cocalico Township - Building & Zoning

No, Township of East Cocalico, PA does not require a permit for like-for-like roof replacement (East Cocalico Township - Building & Zoning). East Cocalico Township's code says "the following types of alterations and repairs shall continue to be exempt, and no permit will be required:" and lists "(b) Re-roofing." Section 84-2B of the Township Code (Ord. No. 2004-04, as amended by Ord. No. 2010-01, June 2, 2010, read October 9, 2026) requires permits for "All alterations or repairs to residential buildings which are exempt from the Uniform Construction Code by Act 92 of 2004; provided, however, that the following types of alterations and repairs shall continue to be exempt, and no permit will be required:" and the second item of that list is "(b) Re-roofing." The list also exempts "(h) The repair or replacement of any nonstructural member." Nothing read names residential reroofing as permit work: the Township's 2026 fee schedule (Resolution 2026-02) has no roofing line, and its residential building permit fees are for new dwellings, additions and accessory structures "to include roofed porches," and alterations, renovations or modifications; the Township's permit page lists no roofing application. 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." The Department of Labor and Industry's register of municipal code change ordinances lists an East Cocalico filing that "Requires a building permit for all residential alterations and repairs and establishes 9 exceptions," with an approval letter mailed March 19, 2010, "Enacted 6 / 2 / 10." Work that does need a permit carries a "penalty fee for failure to obtain a permit, in addition to permit fee" of "2x permit fee" under the 2026 fee schedule, which also says "Work may not begin until all fees are paid in full and the permit is issued." Read for this answer: Chapter 84 of the Township Code, Construction Codes, Uniform (Sections 84-1 to 84-10), in full, which is the Township's Uniform Construction Code ordinance with its permit requirements and exemptions; every page of a search of the whole Township Code for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Building & Zoning and Permit Applications & Fees pages; the 2026 fee schedule, in full; and the residential building permit and zoning permit applications. Permit applications are mailed or hand delivered to the Township at 100 Hill Road, Denver, Monday to Friday, and the Township office is open Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, at 717-336-1710. Technicon Enterprises, Inc., II takes inspection calls at 610-286-1622.

Roof code checklist: Township of East Cocalico, PA

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofNoecode360.com2026-10-09
Repair permit thresholdPublishedpacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-09
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR908.3.1.1pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-09
Deck & sheathingPublishedR905.2.1pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-09
Drip edgeNot published
Ice & water shieldNot published
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNopacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-09
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedSec. 84-1pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-09
Contractor license / registrationYespalegis.us2026-10-09
Sales & use taxPublishedpa.gov2026-10-09

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 East Cocalico, Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
100 Hill Road, Denver, PA 17517
Contact
  • url: https://www.ect.town/building-zoning/
  • phone: 717-336-1710
Roofing permit required
Not required
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
East Cocalico Township's code says "the following types of alterations and repairs shall continue to be exempt, and no permit will be required:" and lists "(b) Re-roofing." Section 84-2B of the Township Code (Ord. No. 2004-04, as amended by Ord. No. 2010-01, June 2, 2010, read October 9, 2026) requires permits for "All alterations or repairs to residential buildings which are exempt from the Uniform Construction Code by Act 92 of 2004; provided, however, that the following types of alterations and repairs shall continue to be exempt, and no permit will be required:" and the second item of that list is "(b) Re-roofing." The list also exempts "(h) The repair or replacement of any nonstructural member." Nothing read names residential reroofing as permit work: the Township's 2026 fee schedule (Resolution 2026-02) has no roofing line, and its residential building permit fees are for new dwellings, additions and accessory structures "to include roofed porches," and alterations, renovations or modifications; the Township's permit page lists no roofing application. 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." The Department of Labor and Industry's register of municipal code change ordinances lists an East Cocalico filing that "Requires a building permit for all residential alterations and repairs and establishes 9 exceptions," with an approval letter mailed March 19, 2010, "Enacted 6 / 2 / 10." Work that does need a permit carries a "penalty fee for failure to obtain a permit, in addition to permit fee" of "2x permit fee" under the 2026 fee schedule, which also says "Work may not begin until all fees are paid in full and the permit is issued." Read for this answer: Chapter 84 of the Township Code, Construction Codes, Uniform (Sections 84-1 to 84-10), in full, which is the Township's Uniform Construction Code ordinance with its permit requirements and exemptions; every page of a search of the whole Township Code for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Building & Zoning and Permit Applications & Fees pages; the 2026 fee schedule, in full; and the residential building permit and zoning permit applications. Permit applications are mailed or hand delivered to the Township at 100 Hill Road, Denver, Monday to Friday, and the Township office is open Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, at 717-336-1710. Technicon Enterprises, Inc., II takes inspection calls at 610-286-1622.
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, East Cocalico Township elects to administer and enforce the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act (Section 84-1 of the Township Code) and takes building permit applications at its municipal building, 100 Hill Road, Denver. The Township's Building & Zoning page lists Technicon Enterprises among its building and zoning contacts, and its residential building permit packet (November 2025) says "As the appointed Third-Party Agency, Technicon Enterprises, Inc., II will perform all electrical inspections for all permitted work under the Uniform Construction Code"; the 2026 fee schedule makes the plan review and inspection fees in its Exhibit B payable to Technicon Enterprises Inc., II. Section 84-2A adopts "The Uniform Construction Code Act contained in 34 Pa. Code Chapters 401-405, as amended from time to time" as the municipal building code, and Chapter 84's only amendments to the model codes, in Article II, concern water and sewer service lines; it changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions. The Township's pages read for this record name no code edition.
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, East Cocalico Township elects to administer and enforce the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act (Section 84-1 of the Township Code) and takes building permit applications at its municipal building, 100 Hill Road, Denver. The Township's Building & Zoning page lists Technicon Enterprises among its building and zoning contacts, and its residential building permit packet (November 2025) says "As the appointed Third-Party Agency, Technicon Enterprises, Inc., II will perform all electrical inspections for all permitted work under the Uniform Construction Code"; the 2026 fee schedule makes the plan review and inspection fees in its Exhibit B payable to Technicon Enterprises Inc., II. Chapter 84 of the Township Code, the Township's Uniform Construction Code ordinance, amends nothing in the code's roof provisions; no UL 2218 or Class 4 impact requirement appears in it.
Repair permit threshold
East Cocalico Township requires a permit for house repairs and alterations, but lists re-roofing among the work that needs none. Section 84-2B of the Township Code (Ord. No. 2004-04, as amended by Ord. No. 2010-01, June 2, 2010, read October 9, 2026) requires permits for "All alterations or repairs to residential buildings which are exempt from the Uniform Construction Code by Act 92 of 2004; provided, however, that the following types of alterations and repairs shall continue to be exempt, and no permit will be required:" and the second item of that list is "(b) Re-roofing." The list also exempts "(h) The repair or replacement of any nonstructural member." Nothing read names residential reroofing as permit work: the Township's 2026 fee schedule (Resolution 2026-02) has no roofing line, and its residential building permit fees are for new dwellings, additions and accessory structures "to include roofed porches," and alterations, renovations or modifications; the Township's permit page lists no roofing application. 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." The Department of Labor and Industry's register of municipal code change ordinances lists an East Cocalico filing that "Requires a building permit for all residential alterations and repairs and establishes 9 exceptions," with an approval letter mailed March 19, 2010, "Enacted 6 / 2 / 10." 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, East Cocalico Township elects to administer and enforce the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act (Section 84-1 of the Township Code) and takes building permit applications at its municipal building, 100 Hill Road, Denver. The Township's Building & Zoning page lists Technicon Enterprises among its building and zoning contacts, and its residential building permit packet (November 2025) says "As the appointed Third-Party Agency, Technicon Enterprises, Inc., II will perform all electrical inspections for all permitted work under the Uniform Construction Code"; the 2026 fee schedule makes the plan review and inspection fees in its Exhibit B payable to Technicon Enterprises Inc., II. Its line is the one in Section 84-2B(3) quoted at the start: re-roofing is on the list of exempt work, with no area or cost limit. 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.
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, East Cocalico Township elects to administer and enforce the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act (Section 84-1 of the Township Code) and takes building permit applications at its municipal building, 100 Hill Road, Denver. The Township's Building & Zoning page lists Technicon Enterprises among its building and zoning contacts, and its residential building permit packet (November 2025) says "As the appointed Third-Party Agency, Technicon Enterprises, Inc., II will perform all electrical inspections for all permitted work under the Uniform Construction Code"; the 2026 fee schedule makes the plan review and inspection fees in its Exhibit B payable to Technicon Enterprises Inc., II. Chapter 84 of the Township Code changes nothing in the code's reroofing provisions and lists re-roofing among house repairs that need no permit; the Township's pages 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, East Cocalico Township elects to administer and enforce the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act (Section 84-1 of the Township Code) and takes building permit applications at its municipal building, 100 Hill Road, Denver. The Township's Building & Zoning page lists Technicon Enterprises among its building and zoning contacts, and its residential building permit packet (November 2025) says "As the appointed Third-Party Agency, Technicon Enterprises, Inc., II will perform all electrical inspections for all permitted work under the Uniform Construction Code"; the 2026 fee schedule makes the plan review and inspection fees in its Exhibit B payable to Technicon Enterprises Inc., II. Chapter 84 of the Township Code changes nothing in the code's roof sheathing provisions; it lists "(b) Re-roofing" and "(h) The repair or replacement of any nonstructural member" among house repairs that need no permit and draws no separate 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. East Cocalico Township is in Lancaster County. The Township's permit pages and 2026 fee schedule say nothing on sales tax.

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East Cocalico Township takes building permit applications at its municipal building, 100 Hill Road, Denver, with Technicon Enterprises, Inc., II as its appointed third-party agency, and its code lists re-roofing among house repairs that need no permit. 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: Township of East Cocalico, PA

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

No, Township of East Cocalico, PA does not require a permit to replace a roof. East Cocalico Township requires a permit for house repairs and alterations, but lists re-roofing among the work that needs none. Section 84-2B of the Township Code (Ord. No. 2004-04, as amended by Ord. No. 2010-01, June 2, 2010, read October 9, 2026) requires permits for "All alterations or repairs to residential buildings which are exempt from the Uniform Construction Code by Act 92 of 2004; provided, however, that the following types of alterations and repairs shall continue to be exempt, and no permit will be required:" and the second item of that list is "(b) Re-roofing." The list also exempts "(h) The repair or replacement of any nonstructural member." Nothing read names residential reroofing as permit work: the Township's 2026 fee schedule (Resolution 2026-02) has no roofing line, and its residential building permit fees are for new dwellings, additions and accessory structures "to include roofed porches," and alterations, renovations or modifications; the Township's permit page lists no roofing application. 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." The Department of Labor and Industry's register of municipal code change ordinances lists an East Cocalico filing that "Requires a building permit for all residential alterations and repairs and establishes 9 exceptions," with an approval letter mailed March 19, 2010, "Enacted 6 / 2 / 10." 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, East Cocalico Township elects to administer and enforce the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act (Section 84-1 of the Township Code) and takes building permit applications at its municipal building, 100 Hill Road, Denver. The Township's Building & Zoning page lists Technicon Enterprises among its building and zoning contacts, and its residential building permit packet (November 2025) says "As the appointed Third-Party Agency, Technicon Enterprises, Inc., II will perform all electrical inspections for all permitted work under the Uniform Construction Code"; the 2026 fee schedule makes the plan review and inspection fees in its Exhibit B payable to Technicon Enterprises Inc., II. Its line is the one in Section 84-2B(3) quoted at the start: re-roofing is on the list of exempt work, with no area or cost limit. 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.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Township of East Cocalico, 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, East Cocalico Township elects to administer and enforce the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act (Section 84-1 of the Township Code) and takes building permit applications at its municipal building, 100 Hill Road, Denver. The Township's Building & Zoning page lists Technicon Enterprises among its building and zoning contacts, and its residential building permit packet (November 2025) says "As the appointed Third-Party Agency, Technicon Enterprises, Inc., II will perform all electrical inspections for all permitted work under the Uniform Construction Code"; the 2026 fee schedule makes the plan review and inspection fees in its Exhibit B payable to Technicon Enterprises Inc., II. Chapter 84 of the Township Code changes nothing in the code's reroofing provisions and lists re-roofing among house repairs that need no permit; the Township's pages say nothing on roof layers.

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

Yes.

What building code does Township of East Cocalico, 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, East Cocalico Township elects to administer and enforce the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act (Section 84-1 of the Township Code) and takes building permit applications at its municipal building, 100 Hill Road, Denver. The Township's Building & Zoning page lists Technicon Enterprises among its building and zoning contacts, and its residential building permit packet (November 2025) says "As the appointed Third-Party Agency, Technicon Enterprises, Inc., II will perform all electrical inspections for all permitted work under the Uniform Construction Code"; the 2026 fee schedule makes the plan review and inspection fees in its Exhibit B payable to Technicon Enterprises Inc., II. Section 84-2A adopts "The Uniform Construction Code Act contained in 34 Pa. Code Chapters 401-405, as amended from time to time" as the municipal building code, and Chapter 84's only amendments to the model codes, in Article II, concern water and sewer service lines; it changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions. The Township's pages read for this record name no code edition.