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Mahanoy City Borough - Code Enforcement and Building Permits (LDC Code)

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Borough of Mahanoy City, PA, issued by Mahanoy City Borough - Code Enforcement and Building Permits (LDC Code). Mahanoy City Borough's code exempts from its permit requirement reroofing of less than 25% of the roof. Section 78-8 of the Borough Code (added April 12, 2011, by Ord. No. 2011-3; read October 9, 2026) requires permits under the Construction Code for "All alterations or repairs to residential buildings which are exempt from the UCC by Act 92 of 2004," except listed kinds of work that "shall continue to be exempt and no permit will be required," the second of which is "Reroofing of less than 25% of the total existing roof square footage." A full reroof is above that line. The same list ends "An ordinary repair does not require a permit" and names roof work nowhere else. Under state law, Act 45 says the Act "shall not apply to" "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" or to "Repairs to residential buildings, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" (section 104(b)(5) and (6)), and of a municipal ordinance that adds to the code, section 503(c) says "An ordinance under this subsection shall not be effective nor enforceable unless subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) have been satisfied." This record does not decide whether the municipality's requirement is one adopted under section 503 or kept in effect by section 303(b)(1). The Department of Labor and Industry's register of municipal code change ordinances lists a Mahanoy City Borough filing that "Requires a building permit for all residential alterations and repairs and establishes a number of exceptions," found in compliance with an approval letter mailed February 25, 2011, "Enacted 4 / 12 / 11." In practice, expect the Borough to require a permit for a reroof of 25% or more of the roof, applied for before work starts; Chapter 78 states no penalty of its own. The Borough Office is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, at 570-773-2150. Read for this answer: Chapter 78 of the Borough Code, Construction Codes, Uniform (Sections 78-1 to 78-8), in full; every page of a search of the whole Borough Code for "roof," "roofing" and "reroofing"; and the Borough's Code, Borough Codes, Code Enforcement Forms and Contact pages. The Borough's permit fee resolution is not posted.

Roof code checklist: Borough of Mahanoy City, PA

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYesecode360.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) roofingNot published
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedSec. 78-1pacodeandbulletin.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
Borough of Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
239 East Pine Street, P.O. Box 6, Mahanoy City, PA 17948
Contact
  • url: https://www.mahanoycity.org/contact/index.php
  • phone: 570-773-2150
  • hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 3:00pm
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
Mahanoy City Borough's code exempts from its permit requirement reroofing of less than 25% of the roof. Section 78-8 of the Borough Code (added April 12, 2011, by Ord. No. 2011-3; read October 9, 2026) requires permits under the Construction Code for "All alterations or repairs to residential buildings which are exempt from the UCC by Act 92 of 2004," except listed kinds of work that "shall continue to be exempt and no permit will be required," the second of which is "Reroofing of less than 25% of the total existing roof square footage." A full reroof is above that line. The same list ends "An ordinary repair does not require a permit" and names roof work nowhere else. Under state law, Act 45 says the Act "shall not apply to" "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" or to "Repairs to residential buildings, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" (section 104(b)(5) and (6)), and of a municipal ordinance that adds to the code, section 503(c) says "An ordinance under this subsection shall not be effective nor enforceable unless subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) have been satisfied." This record does not decide whether the municipality's requirement is one adopted under section 503 or kept in effect by section 303(b)(1). The Department of Labor and Industry's register of municipal code change ordinances lists a Mahanoy City Borough filing that "Requires a building permit for all residential alterations and repairs and establishes a number of exceptions," found in compliance with an approval letter mailed February 25, 2011, "Enacted 4 / 12 / 11." In practice, expect the Borough to require a permit for a reroof of 25% or more of the roof, applied for before work starts; Chapter 78 states no penalty of its own. The Borough Office is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, at 570-773-2150. Read for this answer: Chapter 78 of the Borough Code, Construction Codes, Uniform (Sections 78-1 to 78-8), in full; every page of a search of the whole Borough Code for "roof," "roofing" and "reroofing"; and the Borough's Code, Borough Codes, Code Enforcement Forms and Contact pages. The Borough's permit fee resolution is not posted.
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, Section 78-1 of the Borough Code says "The Borough of Mahanoy City hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," and the Borough's Code page lists, under "Uniform Construction Code," LDC Code, with its Building Code Official at 3417 Kutztown Road, 2nd Floor, Reading (610-507-8933). The Borough's Code Enforcement Forms page lists a "Uniform Construction Code Building Permit" and says forms are returned "to the Borough Office, located at 239 E. Pine St." (Code Enforcement, 570-773-2150 ext. 212). Chapter 78 changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions. Section 78-2 adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time" and names no edition, but Section 78-8C names "the International Residential Code of 2009, and any supplements or amendments thereto" for radon control in new construction, and no Borough page read names a code edition; this record does not decide which edition the Borough applies.
Repair permit threshold
Mahanoy City Borough requires a permit for residential repairs and alterations, and exempts reroofing of less than 25% of the roof. Section 78-8 of the Borough Code (added April 12, 2011, by Ord. No. 2011-3; read October 9, 2026) requires permits under the Construction Code for "All alterations or repairs to residential buildings which are exempt from the UCC by Act 92 of 2004," except listed kinds of work that "shall continue to be exempt and no permit will be required," the second of which is "Reroofing of less than 25% of the total existing roof square footage." A full reroof is above that line. The same list ends "An ordinary repair does not require a permit" and names roof work nowhere else. Under state law, Act 45 says the Act "shall not apply to" "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" or to "Repairs to residential buildings, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" (section 104(b)(5) and (6)), and of a municipal ordinance that adds to the code, section 503(c) says "An ordinance under this subsection shall not be effective nor enforceable unless subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) have been satisfied." This record does not decide whether the municipality's requirement is one adopted under section 503 or kept in effect by section 303(b)(1). The Department of Labor and Industry's register of municipal code change ordinances lists a Mahanoy City Borough filing that "Requires a building permit for all residential alterations and repairs and establishes a number of exceptions," found in compliance with an approval letter mailed February 25, 2011, "Enacted 4 / 12 / 11." In practice, expect the Borough to require a permit for a reroof of 25% or more of the roof, applied for before work starts; Chapter 78 states no penalty of its own. 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, Section 78-1 of the Borough Code says "The Borough of Mahanoy City hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," and the Borough's Code page lists, under "Uniform Construction Code," LDC Code, with its Building Code Official at 3417 Kutztown Road, 2nd Floor, Reading (610-507-8933). The Borough's Code Enforcement Forms page lists a "Uniform Construction Code Building Permit" and says forms are returned "to the Borough Office, located at 239 E. Pine St." (Code Enforcement, 570-773-2150 ext. 212). Its threshold is the one in Section 78-8D quoted at the start: reroofing of less than 25% of the total existing roof square footage needs no permit, and a larger reroof does.
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, Section 78-1 of the Borough Code says "The Borough of Mahanoy City hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," and the Borough's Code page lists, under "Uniform Construction Code," LDC Code, with its Building Code Official at 3417 Kutztown Road, 2nd Floor, Reading (610-507-8933). The Borough's Code Enforcement Forms page lists a "Uniform Construction Code Building Permit" and says forms are returned "to the Borough Office, located at 239 E. Pine St." (Code Enforcement, 570-773-2150 ext. 212). Chapter 78 of the Borough Code changes nothing in the code's reroofing provisions, and the Borough's pages say nothing on roof layers. Section 78-2 adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time" and names no edition, but Section 78-8C names "the International Residential Code of 2009, and any supplements or amendments thereto" for radon control in new construction, and no Borough page read names a code edition; the text above is the 2021 edition's, and this record does not decide which edition the Borough 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, Section 78-1 of the Borough Code says "The Borough of Mahanoy City hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," and the Borough's Code page lists, under "Uniform Construction Code," LDC Code, with its Building Code Official at 3417 Kutztown Road, 2nd Floor, Reading (610-507-8933). The Borough's Code Enforcement Forms page lists a "Uniform Construction Code Building Permit" and says forms are returned "to the Borough Office, located at 239 E. Pine St." (Code Enforcement, 570-773-2150 ext. 212). Chapter 78 of the Borough Code changes nothing in the code's roof sheathing provisions; its list of exempt work includes "The repair or replacement of any nonstructural member." Section 78-2 adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time" and names no edition, but Section 78-8C names "the International Residential Code of 2009, and any supplements or amendments thereto" for radon control in new construction, and no Borough page read names a code edition; the text above is the 2021 edition's, and this record does not decide which edition the Borough 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. Mahanoy City Borough is in Schuylkill County. The Borough's pages say nothing on sales tax.

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Mahanoy City Borough in Schuylkill County takes building permit forms at the Borough Office, 239 East Pine Street, and its Code page lists LDC Code for the Uniform Construction Code; the Borough Code requires a permit for residential repairs and alterations except listed work that includes reroofing of less than 25% of the roof. 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: Borough of Mahanoy City, PA

Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Borough of Mahanoy City, PA?

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Borough of Mahanoy City, PA. Mahanoy City Borough requires a permit for residential repairs and alterations, and exempts reroofing of less than 25% of the roof. Section 78-8 of the Borough Code (added April 12, 2011, by Ord. No. 2011-3; read October 9, 2026) requires permits under the Construction Code for "All alterations or repairs to residential buildings which are exempt from the UCC by Act 92 of 2004," except listed kinds of work that "shall continue to be exempt and no permit will be required," the second of which is "Reroofing of less than 25% of the total existing roof square footage." A full reroof is above that line. The same list ends "An ordinary repair does not require a permit" and names roof work nowhere else. Under state law, Act 45 says the Act "shall not apply to" "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" or to "Repairs to residential buildings, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" (section 104(b)(5) and (6)), and of a municipal ordinance that adds to the code, section 503(c) says "An ordinance under this subsection shall not be effective nor enforceable unless subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) have been satisfied." This record does not decide whether the municipality's requirement is one adopted under section 503 or kept in effect by section 303(b)(1). The Department of Labor and Industry's register of municipal code change ordinances lists a Mahanoy City Borough filing that "Requires a building permit for all residential alterations and repairs and establishes a number of exceptions," found in compliance with an approval letter mailed February 25, 2011, "Enacted 4 / 12 / 11." In practice, expect the Borough to require a permit for a reroof of 25% or more of the roof, applied for before work starts; Chapter 78 states no penalty of its own. 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, Section 78-1 of the Borough Code says "The Borough of Mahanoy City hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," and the Borough's Code page lists, under "Uniform Construction Code," LDC Code, with its Building Code Official at 3417 Kutztown Road, 2nd Floor, Reading (610-507-8933). The Borough's Code Enforcement Forms page lists a "Uniform Construction Code Building Permit" and says forms are returned "to the Borough Office, located at 239 E. Pine St." (Code Enforcement, 570-773-2150 ext. 212). Its threshold is the one in Section 78-8D quoted at the start: reroofing of less than 25% of the total existing roof square footage needs no permit, and a larger reroof does.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Borough of Mahanoy City, 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, Section 78-1 of the Borough Code says "The Borough of Mahanoy City hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," and the Borough's Code page lists, under "Uniform Construction Code," LDC Code, with its Building Code Official at 3417 Kutztown Road, 2nd Floor, Reading (610-507-8933). The Borough's Code Enforcement Forms page lists a "Uniform Construction Code Building Permit" and says forms are returned "to the Borough Office, located at 239 E. Pine St." (Code Enforcement, 570-773-2150 ext. 212). Chapter 78 of the Borough Code changes nothing in the code's reroofing provisions, and the Borough's pages say nothing on roof layers. Section 78-2 adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time" and names no edition, but Section 78-8C names "the International Residential Code of 2009, and any supplements or amendments thereto" for radon control in new construction, and no Borough page read names a code edition; the text above is the 2021 edition's, and this record does not decide which edition the Borough applies.

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Borough of Mahanoy City, PA?

Yes.

What building code does Borough of Mahanoy City, 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, Section 78-1 of the Borough Code says "The Borough of Mahanoy City hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," and the Borough's Code page lists, under "Uniform Construction Code," LDC Code, with its Building Code Official at 3417 Kutztown Road, 2nd Floor, Reading (610-507-8933). The Borough's Code Enforcement Forms page lists a "Uniform Construction Code Building Permit" and says forms are returned "to the Borough Office, located at 239 E. Pine St." (Code Enforcement, 570-773-2150 ext. 212). Chapter 78 changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions. Section 78-2 adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time" and names no edition, but Section 78-8C names "the International Residential Code of 2009, and any supplements or amendments thereto" for radon control in new construction, and no Borough page read names a code edition; this record does not decide which edition the Borough applies.