Permitting Authorities / Parkside Borough - Building Inspector and Borough Office
Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Borough of Parkside, PA?
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Parkside Borough - Building Inspector and Borough Office
Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Borough of Parkside, PA, issued by Parkside Borough - Building Inspector and Borough Office. Parkside Borough's Code says work excluded from the Uniform Construction Code "must be first permitted" and has no exemption for a reroof. Section 53-1.1 of the Borough Code, Building Construction (added August 24, 2005 by Ord. No. 460, read October 12, 2026), says "municipalities now may require building, electrical, gas, mechanical and plumbing permits for any and all excluded work under the Uniform Construction Code" and "Work to be done in any manner must be first permitted, including, but not limited to accessory structures, fences, retaining walls, sidewalks, driveways, electrical wiring, heating appliances, cooling units, drains, fixtures and pipes." It names no roof work, and nothing in Chapter 53 sets an exemption, an ordinary-repair relief or an area, cost or percentage limit. Section 61-5 keeps in force building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 "and which equal or exceed the requirements of the Code." The Borough has published nothing on reroofing. Its Forms page, read October 12, 2026, lists a "Parkside Application for Construction Permit," a "Parkside Application for Plumbing or Mechanical Permit" and a "Parkside Application for Contractors License," and the application files are hosted behind a sign-in page, so this record has not read them. Chapter 63 of the Borough Code, Contractors, requires contractors "involved in any construction, landscaping, lawn care, repair, reroofing, remodeling" and roofing to register and pay "An annual license fee of $100" (Sections 63-2 and 63-6A), and Section 63-4A(3) requires them "At all times meet the requirements for the issuance of a permit, if any is required, for any work to be engaged in within the Borough"; those sections license contractors and name no permit for a reroof. The Borough's fee ordinance, Chapter 77, adopts a fee schedule attached to Ordinance Nos. 515 and 538 that is not printed in the Code. 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." Under state law, Act 45 says the Act "shall not apply to" "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" or to "Repairs to residential buildings, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" (section 104(b)(5) and (6)), and of a municipal ordinance that adds to the code, section 503(c) says "An ordinance under this subsection shall not be effective nor enforceable unless subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) have been satisfied." This record does not decide whether the municipality's requirement is one adopted under section 503 or kept in effect by section 303(b)(1). In practice, Section 53-1.1 says work "must be first permitted" and the Borough has published no exemption for a reroof, so expect to need a permit and ask the Borough office (610-876-3659) before starting. Section 53-8 says "It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or organization to violate this chapter" and that "Violation of this chapter shall be a summary offense." The Borough office is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM (closed 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM). Read for this answer: Chapter 53, Building Construction (Sections 53-1 to 53-14), Chapter 61, Construction Codes, Uniform (Sections 61-1 to 61-5), Chapter 63, Contractors, Chapter 77, Fees, and Chapter 119, Occupancy, in full; every page of a search of the whole Borough Code for "roof" and for "reroofing," which found no permit provision naming roof work; and the Borough's Forms, Officials, Contact and Ordinances pages. The Borough's construction permit application, behind a sign-in page, was not read.
Roof code checklist: Borough of Parkside, PA
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Jurisdiction
Borough of Parkside, Pennsylvania
Address
22 E. Elbon Rd, Parkside, PA 19015
Contact
- url: https://www.parksideborough.com/contact
- phone: 610-876-3659
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
Parkside Borough's Code says work excluded from the Uniform Construction Code "must be first permitted" and has no exemption for a reroof. Section 53-1.1 of the Borough Code, Building Construction (added August 24, 2005 by Ord. No. 460, read October 12, 2026), says "municipalities now may require building, electrical, gas, mechanical and plumbing permits for any and all excluded work under the Uniform Construction Code" and "Work to be done in any manner must be first permitted, including, but not limited to accessory structures, fences, retaining walls, sidewalks, driveways, electrical wiring, heating appliances, cooling units, drains, fixtures and pipes." It names no roof work, and nothing in Chapter 53 sets an exemption, an ordinary-repair relief or an area, cost or percentage limit. Section 61-5 keeps in force building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 "and which equal or exceed the requirements of the Code." The Borough has published nothing on reroofing. Its Forms page, read October 12, 2026, lists a "Parkside Application for Construction Permit," a "Parkside Application for Plumbing or Mechanical Permit" and a "Parkside Application for Contractors License," and the application files are hosted behind a sign-in page, so this record has not read them. Chapter 63 of the Borough Code, Contractors, requires contractors "involved in any construction, landscaping, lawn care, repair, reroofing, remodeling" and roofing to register and pay "An annual license fee of $100" (Sections 63-2 and 63-6A), and Section 63-4A(3) requires them "At all times meet the requirements for the issuance of a permit, if any is required, for any work to be engaged in within the Borough"; those sections license contractors and name no permit for a reroof. The Borough's fee ordinance, Chapter 77, adopts a fee schedule attached to Ordinance Nos. 515 and 538 that is not printed in the Code. 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." Under state law, Act 45 says the Act "shall not apply to" "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" or to "Repairs to residential buildings, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" (section 104(b)(5) and (6)), and of a municipal ordinance that adds to the code, section 503(c) says "An ordinance under this subsection shall not be effective nor enforceable unless subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) have been satisfied." This record does not decide whether the municipality's requirement is one adopted under section 503 or kept in effect by section 303(b)(1). In practice, Section 53-1.1 says work "must be first permitted" and the Borough has published no exemption for a reroof, so expect to need a permit and ask the Borough office (610-876-3659) before starting. Section 53-8 says "It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or organization to violate this chapter" and that "Violation of this chapter shall be a summary offense." The Borough office is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM (closed 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM). Read for this answer: Chapter 53, Building Construction (Sections 53-1 to 53-14), Chapter 61, Construction Codes, Uniform (Sections 61-1 to 61-5), Chapter 63, Contractors, Chapter 77, Fees, and Chapter 119, Occupancy, in full; every page of a search of the whole Borough Code for "roof" and for "reroofing," which found no permit provision naming roof work; and the Borough's Forms, Officials, Contact and Ordinances pages. The Borough's construction permit application, behind a sign-in page, was not read.
Adopted code
The 2021 International Residential Code, as adopted by the State in the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (UCC). 34 Pa. Code 403.21(a)(7) adopts "The 'International Residential Code of 2021,' except that:" followed by the State's list of exclusions and modifications, effective January 1, 2026 (55 Pa.B. 7701). None of the State's changes touches Chapter 9, Roof Assemblies, or Section R803, Roof Sheathing, so those apply as the International Code Council publishes them. Work on existing buildings is also pointed to the State's existing-building code: "The repair, alteration, change of occupancy, addition and relocation of existing buildings must comply with Chapter 34 of the 'International Building Code of 2021' or with the 'International Existing Building Code of 2021'" (34 Pa. Code 403.21(f)). The UCC is the minimum everywhere in the state: "no municipality may propose or enact any ordinance which is less than the minimum requirement of the Uniform Construction Code" (Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, section 503(b)). The Act also lists work it "shall not apply to", including "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress" or to "Repairs to residential buildings," in each case "except as might be required by ordinances" kept in force under section 303(b)(1) or adopted under section 503 (Act 45 section 104(b)(5) and (6); 34 Pa. Code 403.1(b)(8) and (9)). The Act defines a repair as "The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing building for the purpose of its maintenance." So whether the code's roofing rules reach a given house reroof depends on the municipality's own ordinances. Everything above is Pennsylvania state law, the same in every municipality. Locally, Parkside Borough administers the code: Section 61-1 of the Borough Code says "The Borough of Parkside hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," Section 61-3 lets Borough Council do so through a Borough employee or "the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies," and the Borough's Officials page lists a Building Inspector and, for electrical, plumbing and mechanical work and zoning, its contracted engineering firm. The Borough office is at 22 E. Elbon Rd, Parkside, and its Forms page offers a "Parkside Application for Construction Permit." Section 61-2 adopts "The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401-405, as amended from time to time" as the Borough's building code. Section 53-1 of the Borough Code (amended September 21, 2022 by Ord. No. 570) adopts the "International Building Code, 2018 Edition" and Section 53-14 adopts the "International Existing Building Code, 2018 Edition," each "with all amendments as adopted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania," while Section 61-2 adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time," and the Borough's pages name no edition; this record has not read the 2018 editions' text and does not decide which edition the Borough applies to a house.
Repair permit threshold
Parkside Borough's Code says work excluded from the Uniform Construction Code "must be first permitted" and sets no relief for a reroof. Section 53-1.1 of the Borough Code, Building Construction (added August 24, 2005 by Ord. No. 460, read October 12, 2026), says "municipalities now may require building, electrical, gas, mechanical and plumbing permits for any and all excluded work under the Uniform Construction Code" and "Work to be done in any manner must be first permitted, including, but not limited to accessory structures, fences, retaining walls, sidewalks, driveways, electrical wiring, heating appliances, cooling units, drains, fixtures and pipes." It names no roof work, and nothing in Chapter 53 sets an exemption, an ordinary-repair relief or an area, cost or percentage limit. Section 61-5 keeps in force building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 "and which equal or exceed the requirements of the Code." The Borough has published nothing on reroofing. Its Forms page, read October 12, 2026, lists a "Parkside Application for Construction Permit," a "Parkside Application for Plumbing or Mechanical Permit" and a "Parkside Application for Contractors License," and the application files are hosted behind a sign-in page, so this record has not read them. Chapter 63 of the Borough Code, Contractors, requires contractors "involved in any construction, landscaping, lawn care, repair, reroofing, remodeling" and roofing to register and pay "An annual license fee of $100" (Sections 63-2 and 63-6A), and Section 63-4A(3) requires them "At all times meet the requirements for the issuance of a permit, if any is required, for any work to be engaged in within the Borough"; those sections license contractors and name no permit for a reroof. The Borough's fee ordinance, Chapter 77, adopts a fee schedule attached to Ordinance Nos. 515 and 538 that is not printed in the Code. Under state law, Act 45 says the Act "shall not apply to" "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" or to "Repairs to residential buildings, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" (section 104(b)(5) and (6)), and of a municipal ordinance that adds to the code, section 503(c) says "An ordinance under this subsection shall not be effective nor enforceable unless subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) have been satisfied." This record does not decide whether the municipality's requirement is one adopted under section 503 or kept in effect by section 303(b)(1). In practice, Section 53-1.1 says work "must be first permitted" and the Borough has published no exemption for a reroof, so expect to need a permit and ask the Borough office (610-876-3659) before starting. Section 53-8 says "It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or organization to violate this chapter" and that "Violation of this chapter shall be a summary offense." 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, Parkside Borough administers the code: Section 61-1 of the Borough Code says "The Borough of Parkside hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," Section 61-3 lets Borough Council do so through a Borough employee or "the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies," and the Borough's Officials page lists a Building Inspector and, for electrical, plumbing and mechanical work and zoning, its contracted engineering firm. The Borough office is at 22 E. Elbon Rd, Parkside, and its Forms page offers a "Parkside Application for Construction Permit." The Borough's Code, read for this record, sets no area, cost or percentage threshold for roof work and no exemption for it.
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, Parkside Borough administers the code: Section 61-1 of the Borough Code says "The Borough of Parkside hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," Section 61-3 lets Borough Council do so through a Borough employee or "the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies," and the Borough's Officials page lists a Building Inspector and, for electrical, plumbing and mechanical work and zoning, its contracted engineering firm. The Borough office is at 22 E. Elbon Rd, Parkside, and its Forms page offers a "Parkside Application for Construction Permit." Chapters 53 and 61 of the Borough Code change nothing in the code's reroofing provisions, and the Borough's pages say nothing on roof layers. Section 53-1 of the Borough Code (amended September 21, 2022 by Ord. No. 570) adopts the "International Building Code, 2018 Edition" and Section 53-14 adopts the "International Existing Building Code, 2018 Edition," each "with all amendments as adopted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania," while Section 61-2 adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time," and the Borough's pages name no edition; the text above is the 2021 edition's, the 2018 editions' reroofing text was not read for this record, 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, Parkside Borough administers the code: Section 61-1 of the Borough Code says "The Borough of Parkside hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," Section 61-3 lets Borough Council do so through a Borough employee or "the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies," and the Borough's Officials page lists a Building Inspector and, for electrical, plumbing and mechanical work and zoning, its contracted engineering firm. The Borough office is at 22 E. Elbon Rd, Parkside, and its Forms page offers a "Parkside Application for Construction Permit." Chapters 53 and 61 of the Borough Code change nothing in the code's roof sheathing provisions, and the Borough's pages draw no line for roof sheathing. Section 53-1 of the Borough Code (amended September 21, 2022 by Ord. No. 570) adopts the "International Building Code, 2018 Edition" and Section 53-14 adopts the "International Existing Building Code, 2018 Edition," each "with all amendments as adopted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania," while Section 61-2 adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time," and the Borough's pages name no edition; the text above is the 2021 edition's, the 2018 editions' sheathing text was not read for this record, 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. Parkside Borough is in Delaware County. The Borough's pages and Code say nothing on sales tax.
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Parkside Borough in Delaware County runs its own Uniform Construction Code program from its Borough office at 22 E. Elbon Rd, and Section 53-1.1 of its Code says work excluded from the code "must be first permitted." 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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Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Borough of Parkside, PA?
Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Borough of Parkside, PA. Parkside Borough's Code says work excluded from the Uniform Construction Code "must be first permitted" and sets no relief for a reroof. Section 53-1.1 of the Borough Code, Building Construction (added August 24, 2005 by Ord. No. 460, read October 12, 2026), says "municipalities now may require building, electrical, gas, mechanical and plumbing permits for any and all excluded work under the Uniform Construction Code" and "Work to be done in any manner must be first permitted, including, but not limited to accessory structures, fences, retaining walls, sidewalks, driveways, electrical wiring, heating appliances, cooling units, drains, fixtures and pipes." It names no roof work, and nothing in Chapter 53 sets an exemption, an ordinary-repair relief or an area, cost or percentage limit. Section 61-5 keeps in force building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 "and which equal or exceed the requirements of the Code." The Borough has published nothing on reroofing. Its Forms page, read October 12, 2026, lists a "Parkside Application for Construction Permit," a "Parkside Application for Plumbing or Mechanical Permit" and a "Parkside Application for Contractors License," and the application files are hosted behind a sign-in page, so this record has not read them. Chapter 63 of the Borough Code, Contractors, requires contractors "involved in any construction, landscaping, lawn care, repair, reroofing, remodeling" and roofing to register and pay "An annual license fee of $100" (Sections 63-2 and 63-6A), and Section 63-4A(3) requires them "At all times meet the requirements for the issuance of a permit, if any is required, for any work to be engaged in within the Borough"; those sections license contractors and name no permit for a reroof. The Borough's fee ordinance, Chapter 77, adopts a fee schedule attached to Ordinance Nos. 515 and 538 that is not printed in the Code. Under state law, Act 45 says the Act "shall not apply to" "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" or to "Repairs to residential buildings, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" (section 104(b)(5) and (6)), and of a municipal ordinance that adds to the code, section 503(c) says "An ordinance under this subsection shall not be effective nor enforceable unless subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) have been satisfied." This record does not decide whether the municipality's requirement is one adopted under section 503 or kept in effect by section 303(b)(1). In practice, Section 53-1.1 says work "must be first permitted" and the Borough has published no exemption for a reroof, so expect to need a permit and ask the Borough office (610-876-3659) before starting. Section 53-8 says "It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or organization to violate this chapter" and that "Violation of this chapter shall be a summary offense." 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, Parkside Borough administers the code: Section 61-1 of the Borough Code says "The Borough of Parkside hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," Section 61-3 lets Borough Council do so through a Borough employee or "the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies," and the Borough's Officials page lists a Building Inspector and, for electrical, plumbing and mechanical work and zoning, its contracted engineering firm. The Borough office is at 22 E. Elbon Rd, Parkside, and its Forms page offers a "Parkside Application for Construction Permit." The Borough's Code, read for this record, sets no area, cost or percentage threshold for roof work and no exemption for it.
Can you roof over an existing roof in Borough of Parkside, 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, Parkside Borough administers the code: Section 61-1 of the Borough Code says "The Borough of Parkside hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," Section 61-3 lets Borough Council do so through a Borough employee or "the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies," and the Borough's Officials page lists a Building Inspector and, for electrical, plumbing and mechanical work and zoning, its contracted engineering firm. The Borough office is at 22 E. Elbon Rd, Parkside, and its Forms page offers a "Parkside Application for Construction Permit." Chapters 53 and 61 of the Borough Code change nothing in the code's reroofing provisions, and the Borough's pages say nothing on roof layers. Section 53-1 of the Borough Code (amended September 21, 2022 by Ord. No. 570) adopts the "International Building Code, 2018 Edition" and Section 53-14 adopts the "International Existing Building Code, 2018 Edition," each "with all amendments as adopted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania," while Section 61-2 adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time," and the Borough's pages name no edition; the text above is the 2021 edition's, the 2018 editions' reroofing text was not read for this record, and this record does not decide which edition the Borough applies.
Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Borough of Parkside, PA?
Yes.
What building code does Borough of Parkside, 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, Parkside Borough administers the code: Section 61-1 of the Borough Code says "The Borough of Parkside hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," Section 61-3 lets Borough Council do so through a Borough employee or "the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies," and the Borough's Officials page lists a Building Inspector and, for electrical, plumbing and mechanical work and zoning, its contracted engineering firm. The Borough office is at 22 E. Elbon Rd, Parkside, and its Forms page offers a "Parkside Application for Construction Permit." Section 61-2 adopts "The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401-405, as amended from time to time" as the Borough's building code. Section 53-1 of the Borough Code (amended September 21, 2022 by Ord. No. 570) adopts the "International Building Code, 2018 Edition" and Section 53-14 adopts the "International Existing Building Code, 2018 Edition," each "with all amendments as adopted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania," while Section 61-2 adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time," and the Borough's pages name no edition; this record has not read the 2018 editions' text and does not decide which edition the Borough applies to a house.