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East Coventry Township - Building Permits

East Coventry Township takes building permit applications at the Township Building, 855 Ellis Woods Road, Pottstown, and its Building Code Official is Barry Isett & Associates. 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 East Coventry, PA

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofNot published
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) roofingNot published
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedSec. 5-203pacodeandbulletin.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 Coventry, Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
855 Ellis Woods Road, Pottstown, PA 19465
Contact
  • url: https://eastcoventry-pa.gov/planning-zoning
  • phone: 610-495-5443
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
No East Coventry Township text read names reroofing as permit work or as exempt. The Township's Planning and Zoning page says "Prior to commencing any building project, a Building Permit Application must be approved by the Township," and its Frequently Asked Questions page answers "Does building/construction, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, etc. work require a permit?" with "For specific questions regarding construction and permit requirements, please contact the Building Code Official at 610-723-7740." Neither names roof work, the Township's building permit application has no roofing category, and the residential part of the Building Code Official's 2026 fee schedule attached to the fee resolution has no roofing line; roof work would fall under "Miscellaneous Building Construction Only" for "Any building projects not covered elsewhere." Part 1 of Chapter 5 (Ord. 96, August 3, 1998) adopts the "BOCA National Building Code" of 1996 "for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy, location, lighting and ventilation and maintenance of buildings and structures, including permits and penalties," and Section 5-207 keeps building code ordinances "enacted by the Board of Supervisors on or before July 1, 1999" in force where their requirements "equal or exceed the minimum requirements of the Construction Code Act and Regulations." The permit sections of the 1996 BOCA code are not published with the Township Code and were not read for this record. 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." No Township text read names reroofing as permit work or as exempt, and the 1996 BOCA code's permit sections that Section 5-207 may keep in force could not be read, so this record does not decide whether the Township requires a permit for an ordinary reroof. Ask the Building Code Official at 610-723-7740 before work starts. The fee resolution sets a fee for "Performing Work Without a Township Permit" of "1½ times the cost of permit fee(s)." Applications go to the Township Building in three paper copies, signed by both the applicant and the property owner, and contractors submit a certificate of insurance. The Township Building, 610-495-5443, is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Read for this answer: Chapter 5 of the Township Code (Code Enforcement, Parts 1 and 2, Sections 5-101 to 5-208) and Chapter 4, Buildings, in full; every page of a search of the whole Township Code for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Township's Permits, Licenses and Forms page, Planning and Zoning page and Frequently Asked Questions page; the building permit application; and Resolution No. 2026-04 with the Building Code Official's 2026 residential and non-residential fee schedules.
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 Coventry Township takes building permit applications at the Township Building, 855 Ellis Woods Road, Pottstown. Section 5-203 of the Township Code (Ord. 127, 2004) says "The Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Construction Code Act and Regulations within the Township," and the Township's 2026 fee resolution (Resolution No. 2026-04, a scanned document, transcribed from the rendered page images) says fees under the Uniform Construction Code and Chapter 5 "are calculated and invoiced by Barry Isett & Associates Inc.," whose letter attached to the resolution seeks reappointment as "PA UCC Building Code Official" for 2026. Section 5-204 adopts the Uniform Construction Code by reference "as the municipal building code of the Township," defined as the code in 34 Pa. Code Chapters 401-405 "as such code may be amended from time to time." Part 1 of Chapter 5 (Ord. 96, August 3, 1998) adopts the "BOCA National Building Code" of 1996 "for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy, location, lighting and ventilation and maintenance of buildings and structures, including permits and penalties," and Section 5-207 keeps building code ordinances "enacted by the Board of Supervisors on or before July 1, 1999" in force where their requirements "equal or exceed the minimum requirements of the Construction Code Act and Regulations." The permit sections of the 1996 BOCA code are not published with the Township Code and were not read for this record. The Township's Planning and Zoning page says "The Township adopted the 2006 International Building Code as its approved building code" and names no residential code edition, and Part 1 of Chapter 5 names the 1996 BOCA National Building Code; this record has not read the text of the editions the Township names and does not decide which edition the Township applies to a house.
Repair permit threshold
No East Coventry Township text read names reroofing as permit work or as exempt. The Township's Planning and Zoning page says "Prior to commencing any building project, a Building Permit Application must be approved by the Township," and its Frequently Asked Questions page answers "Does building/construction, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, etc. work require a permit?" with "For specific questions regarding construction and permit requirements, please contact the Building Code Official at 610-723-7740." Neither names roof work, the Township's building permit application has no roofing category, and the residential part of the Building Code Official's 2026 fee schedule attached to the fee resolution has no roofing line; roof work would fall under "Miscellaneous Building Construction Only" for "Any building projects not covered elsewhere." Part 1 of Chapter 5 (Ord. 96, August 3, 1998) adopts the "BOCA National Building Code" of 1996 "for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy, location, lighting and ventilation and maintenance of buildings and structures, including permits and penalties," and Section 5-207 keeps building code ordinances "enacted by the Board of Supervisors on or before July 1, 1999" in force where their requirements "equal or exceed the minimum requirements of the Construction Code Act and Regulations." The permit sections of the 1996 BOCA code are not published with the Township Code and were not read for this record. 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 Coventry Township takes building permit applications at the Township Building, 855 Ellis Woods Road, Pottstown. Section 5-203 of the Township Code (Ord. 127, 2004) says "The Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Construction Code Act and Regulations within the Township," and the Township's 2026 fee resolution (Resolution No. 2026-04, a scanned document, transcribed from the rendered page images) says fees under the Uniform Construction Code and Chapter 5 "are calculated and invoiced by Barry Isett & Associates Inc.," whose letter attached to the resolution seeks reappointment as "PA UCC Building Code Official" for 2026. No Township text read states a square-footage, percentage or dollar threshold for roof work, and the 1996 BOCA code's permit sections were not read.
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 Coventry Township takes building permit applications at the Township Building, 855 Ellis Woods Road, Pottstown. Section 5-203 of the Township Code (Ord. 127, 2004) says "The Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Construction Code Act and Regulations within the Township," and the Township's 2026 fee resolution (Resolution No. 2026-04, a scanned document, transcribed from the rendered page images) says fees under the Uniform Construction Code and Chapter 5 "are calculated and invoiced by Barry Isett & Associates Inc.," whose letter attached to the resolution seeks reappointment as "PA UCC Building Code Official" for 2026. Chapter 5 of the Township Code changes nothing in the code's reroofing provisions, and the Township's pages say nothing on roof layers. The Township's Planning and Zoning page says "The Township adopted the 2006 International Building Code as its approved building code" and names no residential code edition, and Part 1 of Chapter 5 names the 1996 BOCA National Building Code; the text above is the 2021 edition's, the reroofing text of the editions the Township names was not read for this record, and this record does not decide which edition the Township applies.
Deck & sheathing requirements
State rules from the base code, where the state code reaches the job. Pennsylvania adopts the 2021 International Residential Code without changing Section R803, Roof Sheathing (34 Pa. Code 403.21(a)(7); the State's changes to Chapter 8 are to ridge framing and attic ventilation). Lumber roof sheathing follows Table R803.1: over rafters or beams 24 inches apart it must be at least 5/8 inch net thick. Wood structural panels "shall be identified for grade, bond classification and performance category by a grade mark or certificate of inspection issued by an approved agency," and their spans "shall not exceed the values set forth in Table R503.2.1.1(1) or APA E30." For shingles, "Asphalt shingles shall be fastened to solidly sheathed decks" (R905.2.1), and on any reroof "The structural roof components shall be capable of supporting the roof covering system and the material and equipment loads that will be encountered during installation of the roof covering system" (R908.2). These rules bind work the Uniform Construction Code reaches; the Act does not apply to "Repairs to residential buildings" or to alterations that make no structural change, "except as might be required by ordinances" (Act 45 section 104(b)(5) and (6)). Act 45 section 104(b)(5) excludes alterations "which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress" and says only that "a structural change does not include a minor framing change needed to replace existing windows or doors"; 34 Pa. Code 403.62(d)(2) lists "The removal or cutting of any structural beam or load-bearing support" as not an ordinary repair. Neither names roof sheathing; this record does not decide whether replacing it is either. Everything above is Pennsylvania state law, the same in every municipality. Locally, East Coventry Township takes building permit applications at the Township Building, 855 Ellis Woods Road, Pottstown. Section 5-203 of the Township Code (Ord. 127, 2004) says "The Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Construction Code Act and Regulations within the Township," and the Township's 2026 fee resolution (Resolution No. 2026-04, a scanned document, transcribed from the rendered page images) says fees under the Uniform Construction Code and Chapter 5 "are calculated and invoiced by Barry Isett & Associates Inc.," whose letter attached to the resolution seeks reappointment as "PA UCC Building Code Official" for 2026. Chapter 5 of the Township Code changes nothing in the code's roof sheathing provisions, and the Township's pages draw no separate line for roof sheathing. The Township's Planning and Zoning page says "The Township adopted the 2006 International Building Code as its approved building code" and names no residential code edition, and Part 1 of Chapter 5 names the 1996 BOCA National Building Code; the text above is the 2021 edition's, the sheathing text of the editions the Township names was not read for this record, and this record does not decide which edition the Township applies.
Sales & use tax
6% Pennsylvania sales and use tax, with a local tax added on purchases made in Allegheny County (1%) and Philadelphia (2%). On a reroof the roofer pays the tax on the materials and does not add it to the homeowner's bill. The Department of Revenue says: "The Pennsylvania sales tax rate is 6 percent. By law, a 1 percent local tax is added to purchases made in Allegheny County, and 2 percent local tax is added to purchases made in Philadelphia." Roof work is a construction activity: the rule's list of items "presumed to become a permanent part of real estate" includes "Roofing (repairs)" (61 Pa. Code 31.11). For construction activities, "A contractor shall pay tax upon the purchase price ... of all property, including materials, equipment, components and supplies, which he furnishes and installs" (61 Pa. Code 31.12(a)(1)), and the rule's example says the contractor "does not charge sales tax on this transaction to his customer. The contractor may include the tax he must pay in his bid proposal but not as a separately stated item." Apart from limited exceptions set out in the rule, the same holds on jobs for tax-exempt owners: "a contractor erecting a building, repairing a roof, replacing a door for a governmental agency, ... school district, charitable or religious organization, and the like, shall pay tax upon the property which he consumes" (61 Pa. Code 31.13(a)). Everything above is Pennsylvania state law, the same in every municipality. East Coventry Township is in Chester County. The Township's permit pages and fee resolution say nothing on sales tax.

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Roofing questions: Township of East Coventry, PA

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

No East Coventry Township text read names reroofing as permit work or as exempt. The Township's Planning and Zoning page says "Prior to commencing any building project, a Building Permit Application must be approved by the Township," and its Frequently Asked Questions page answers "Does building/construction, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, etc. work require a permit?" with "For specific questions regarding construction and permit requirements, please contact the Building Code Official at 610-723-7740." Neither names roof work, the Township's building permit application has no roofing category, and the residential part of the Building Code Official's 2026 fee schedule attached to the fee resolution has no roofing line; roof work would fall under "Miscellaneous Building Construction Only" for "Any building projects not covered elsewhere." Part 1 of Chapter 5 (Ord. 96, August 3, 1998) adopts the "BOCA National Building Code" of 1996 "for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy, location, lighting and ventilation and maintenance of buildings and structures, including permits and penalties," and Section 5-207 keeps building code ordinances "enacted by the Board of Supervisors on or before July 1, 1999" in force where their requirements "equal or exceed the minimum requirements of the Construction Code Act and Regulations." The permit sections of the 1996 BOCA code are not published with the Township Code and were not read for this record. 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 Coventry Township takes building permit applications at the Township Building, 855 Ellis Woods Road, Pottstown. Section 5-203 of the Township Code (Ord. 127, 2004) says "The Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Construction Code Act and Regulations within the Township," and the Township's 2026 fee resolution (Resolution No. 2026-04, a scanned document, transcribed from the rendered page images) says fees under the Uniform Construction Code and Chapter 5 "are calculated and invoiced by Barry Isett & Associates Inc.," whose letter attached to the resolution seeks reappointment as "PA UCC Building Code Official" for 2026. No Township text read states a square-footage, percentage or dollar threshold for roof work, and the 1996 BOCA code's permit sections were not read.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Township of East Coventry, 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 Coventry Township takes building permit applications at the Township Building, 855 Ellis Woods Road, Pottstown. Section 5-203 of the Township Code (Ord. 127, 2004) says "The Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Construction Code Act and Regulations within the Township," and the Township's 2026 fee resolution (Resolution No. 2026-04, a scanned document, transcribed from the rendered page images) says fees under the Uniform Construction Code and Chapter 5 "are calculated and invoiced by Barry Isett & Associates Inc.," whose letter attached to the resolution seeks reappointment as "PA UCC Building Code Official" for 2026. Chapter 5 of the Township Code changes nothing in the code's reroofing provisions, and the Township's pages say nothing on roof layers. The Township's Planning and Zoning page says "The Township adopted the 2006 International Building Code as its approved building code" and names no residential code edition, and Part 1 of Chapter 5 names the 1996 BOCA National Building Code; the text above is the 2021 edition's, the reroofing text of the editions the Township names was not read for this record, and this record does not decide which edition the Township applies.

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

Yes.

What building code does Township of East Coventry, 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 Coventry Township takes building permit applications at the Township Building, 855 Ellis Woods Road, Pottstown. Section 5-203 of the Township Code (Ord. 127, 2004) says "The Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Construction Code Act and Regulations within the Township," and the Township's 2026 fee resolution (Resolution No. 2026-04, a scanned document, transcribed from the rendered page images) says fees under the Uniform Construction Code and Chapter 5 "are calculated and invoiced by Barry Isett & Associates Inc.," whose letter attached to the resolution seeks reappointment as "PA UCC Building Code Official" for 2026. Section 5-204 adopts the Uniform Construction Code by reference "as the municipal building code of the Township," defined as the code in 34 Pa. Code Chapters 401-405 "as such code may be amended from time to time." Part 1 of Chapter 5 (Ord. 96, August 3, 1998) adopts the "BOCA National Building Code" of 1996 "for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy, location, lighting and ventilation and maintenance of buildings and structures, including permits and penalties," and Section 5-207 keeps building code ordinances "enacted by the Board of Supervisors on or before July 1, 1999" in force where their requirements "equal or exceed the minimum requirements of the Construction Code Act and Regulations." The permit sections of the 1996 BOCA code are not published with the Township Code and were not read for this record. The Township's Planning and Zoning page says "The Township adopted the 2006 International Building Code as its approved building code" and names no residential code edition, and Part 1 of Chapter 5 names the 1996 BOCA National Building Code; this record has not read the text of the editions the Township names and does not decide which edition the Township applies to a house.