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Adopted code

Patterson Township - Zoning Officer and Building Permits

Patterson Township in Beaver County takes building and zoning permit applications at its Township office, 1600 19th Avenue, Beaver Falls, and retains a third-party inspection agency. 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 Patterson, PA

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofNot published
Repair permit thresholdPublishedpacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-10
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR908.3.1.1pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-10
Deck & sheathingPublishedR905.2.1pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-10
Drip edgeNot published
Ice & water shieldNot published
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNopacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-10
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedSec. 80-1pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-10
Contractor license / registrationYespalegis.us2026-10-10
Sales & use taxPublishedpa.gov2026-10-10

Each row comes from the sourced record on this page; full wording is in the table below. "Not published" means no official source for that item was found when the record was last verified.

Jurisdiction
Township of Patterson, Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
1600 19th Avenue, Beaver Falls, PA 15010
Contact
  • url: https://pattersontwp.com/forms-permits/
  • phone: 724-843-8339
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
Patterson Township's code and pages read for this record do not say whether a house reroof needs a permit. Chapter 80 of the Township Code (Ord. No. 405, June 10, 2004, Sections 80-1 to 80-7), read October 10, 2026, adopts the Uniform Construction Code "by reference as the municipal building code of Patterson Township," names no roof work and adds no permit clause of its own for house repairs. Article I of Chapter 73, Building Permits (Ord. No. 138, March 4, 1952, amended 1996), says in Section 73-1 that no person "shall erect any dwelling house or building or make any alteration or addition to any dwelling house or building" within the Township "costing in excess of $500, without first obtaining a building permit authorizing the same." That section names no roof work and does not use the word "repair"; Section 80-5 of Chapter 80 keeps in effect building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 that equal or exceed the code; and this record does not decide whether a house reroof is an "alteration" under Section 73-1. The Township's pages say nothing on reroofing. Its Building & Zoning Permit Application lists "Repair" and "Alteration" among the types of work and names no roofing type; its Porch Roof Building Detail Sheet concerns porch roofs; and its Fees chapter lists, under Chapter 73, "Building permit: $50, plus $2 per thousand on the value of the project," with no roofing line. Section 190-87 of the Zoning chapter says "No building or structure shall be erected, added to or structurally altered until a permit therefor has been issued by the Zoning Officer" and exempts "Remodeling or improvement of an existing building which does not alter the basic structure, create additional lot area coverage or change the use of the parcel or building" from that zoning permit requirement; it names no roof work. Under state law, Act 45 section 104(b)(5) and (6) list "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress" and "Repairs to residential buildings" among work the Act does not apply to, "except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503," and 34 Pa. Code 403.62(c) says "A permit is not required for the exceptions listed in § 403.1(b) (relating to scope) and the following, if the work does not violate a law or ordinance." Ask the Township office (724-843-8339) before starting. Section 73-6 says a violator "shall be fined not more than $1,000 for every violation, and costs of prosecution." Read for this answer: Chapter 80, Construction Codes, Uniform (Sections 80-1 to 80-7), in full; Article I of Chapter 73, Buildings (Sections 73-1 to 73-6), in full; Article XX of Chapter 190, Zoning, Administration and Enforcement; Chapter A200, Fees; every page of a search of the whole Township Code for "roof" and for "reroofing," which found no permit provision naming roof work; the Forms & Permits, Zoning Officer, Code Enforcement, Administration and Contact pages; the Building & Zoning Permit Application; the Single-Family Dwellings and Residential Additions guides (scanned, transcribed from the rendered page images); and the Porch Roof Building Detail Sheet.
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, Patterson Township elects to administer the code and retains a third-party agency: Section 80-1 of the Township Code says the Township "elects to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Section 80-3 says administration and enforcement "shall be undertaken by the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the municipality," and the Township's Forms & Permits page (read October 10, 2026) posts its Building & Zoning Permit Application and guides whose inspection procedures name MIDDLE DEPARTMENT INSPECTION AGENCY, INC as the inspection agency. The Township office is at 1600 19th Avenue, Beaver Falls, open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. Chapter 80 of the Township Code (Ord. No. 405, June 10, 2004, Sections 80-1 to 80-7), read October 10, 2026, adopts the Uniform Construction Code "by reference as the municipal building code of Patterson Township," names no roof work and adds no permit clause of its own for house repairs. Article I of Chapter 73, Building Permits (Ord. No. 138, March 4, 1952, amended 1996), says in Section 73-1 that no person "shall erect any dwelling house or building or make any alteration or addition to any dwelling house or building" within the Township "costing in excess of $500, without first obtaining a building permit authorizing the same." That section names no roof work and does not use the word "repair"; Section 80-5 of Chapter 80 keeps in effect building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 that equal or exceed the code; and this record does not decide whether a house reroof is an "alteration" under Section 73-1. The Township's Chapter 80 and pages name no code edition.
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — No impact-resistance requirement under state law. The State's adoption of the 2021 International Residential Code (34 Pa. Code 403.21) contains no hail or impact rule, and it makes no change to the code's roof assemblies chapter, which itself has no UL 2218, Class 4 or hail-impact requirement for roof coverings. A municipality could add one only by an ordinance that equals or exceeds the Uniform Construction Code under Act 45 section 503, filed with the Department of Labor and Industry; none of the filings on the Department's register of municipal code change ordinances mentions hail or impact resistance. An owner may still choose an impact-rated roof covering. Everything above is Pennsylvania state law, the same in every municipality. Locally, Patterson Township elects to administer the code and retains a third-party agency: Section 80-1 of the Township Code says the Township "elects to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Section 80-3 says administration and enforcement "shall be undertaken by the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the municipality," and the Township's Forms & Permits page (read October 10, 2026) posts its Building & Zoning Permit Application and guides whose inspection procedures name MIDDLE DEPARTMENT INSPECTION AGENCY, INC as the inspection agency. The Township office is at 1600 19th Avenue, Beaver Falls, open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. The Township's Code and the pages read name no impact-resistance rule.
Repair permit threshold
Patterson Township's code and pages read for this record do not say whether a house reroof needs a permit. Chapter 80 of the Township Code (Ord. No. 405, June 10, 2004, Sections 80-1 to 80-7), read October 10, 2026, adopts the Uniform Construction Code "by reference as the municipal building code of Patterson Township," names no roof work and adds no permit clause of its own for house repairs. Article I of Chapter 73, Building Permits (Ord. No. 138, March 4, 1952, amended 1996), says in Section 73-1 that no person "shall erect any dwelling house or building or make any alteration or addition to any dwelling house or building" within the Township "costing in excess of $500, without first obtaining a building permit authorizing the same." That section names no roof work and does not use the word "repair"; Section 80-5 of Chapter 80 keeps in effect building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 that equal or exceed the code; and this record does not decide whether a house reroof is an "alteration" under Section 73-1. The Township's pages say nothing on reroofing. Its Building & Zoning Permit Application lists "Repair" and "Alteration" among the types of work and names no roofing type; its Porch Roof Building Detail Sheet concerns porch roofs; and its Fees chapter lists, under Chapter 73, "Building permit: $50, plus $2 per thousand on the value of the project," with no roofing line. Section 190-87 of the Zoning chapter says "No building or structure shall be erected, added to or structurally altered until a permit therefor has been issued by the Zoning Officer" and exempts "Remodeling or improvement of an existing building which does not alter the basic structure, create additional lot area coverage or change the use of the parcel or building" from that zoning permit requirement; it names no roof work. Under state law, Act 45 section 104(b)(5) and (6) list "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress" and "Repairs to residential buildings" among work the Act does not apply to, "except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503," and 34 Pa. Code 403.62(c) says "A permit is not required for the exceptions listed in § 403.1(b) (relating to scope) and the following, if the work does not violate a law or ordinance." 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, Patterson Township elects to administer the code and retains a third-party agency: Section 80-1 of the Township Code says the Township "elects to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Section 80-3 says administration and enforcement "shall be undertaken by the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the municipality," and the Township's Forms & Permits page (read October 10, 2026) posts its Building & Zoning Permit Application and guides whose inspection procedures name MIDDLE DEPARTMENT INSPECTION AGENCY, INC as the inspection agency. The Township office is at 1600 19th Avenue, Beaver Falls, open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. The one dollar line in the Township's text is the $500 in Section 73-1 quoted at the start, and no Township text read for this record sets an area threshold for roof work.
Roof layer limit / recover
Two layers at most where the state code reaches the job. Pennsylvania adopts the 2021 International Residential Code without changing its reroofing section, R908 (34 Pa. Code 403.21(a)(7); the State's list of changes names no Chapter 9 section). Section R908.3.1.1 says "A roof recover shall not be permitted where any of the following conditions occur," and the third condition is "Where the existing roof has two or more applications of any type of roof covering." So one existing layer may be covered once, and a roof that already has two layers is torn off to the deck. The same section also bars a recover "Where the existing roof or roof covering is water soaked or has deteriorated to the point that the existing roof or roof covering is not adequate as a base for additional roofing" and "Where the existing roof covering is slate, clay, cement or asbestos-cement tile." The existing-building code the State also adopts, the 2021 International Existing Building Code (34 Pa. Code 403.21(f)), carries the same three conditions in Section 705.2.1.1. These rules bind work the Uniform Construction Code reaches. The Act does not apply to "Repairs to residential buildings" or to alterations that make no structural change, "except as might be required by ordinances" (Act 45 section 104(b)(5) and (6)), so whether R908 binds a particular house reroof turns on that exclusion and on the municipality's own ordinances. Everything above is Pennsylvania state law, the same in every municipality. Locally, Patterson Township elects to administer the code and retains a third-party agency: Section 80-1 of the Township Code says the Township "elects to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Section 80-3 says administration and enforcement "shall be undertaken by the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the municipality," and the Township's Forms & Permits page (read October 10, 2026) posts its Building & Zoning Permit Application and guides whose inspection procedures name MIDDLE DEPARTMENT INSPECTION AGENCY, INC as the inspection agency. The Township office is at 1600 19th Avenue, Beaver Falls, open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. Chapter 80 adopts the Uniform Construction Code by reference and the Township's Code changes nothing in its reroofing provisions; the pages read say nothing on roof layers or name a code edition.
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, Patterson Township elects to administer the code and retains a third-party agency: Section 80-1 of the Township Code says the Township "elects to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Section 80-3 says administration and enforcement "shall be undertaken by the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the municipality," and the Township's Forms & Permits page (read October 10, 2026) posts its Building & Zoning Permit Application and guides whose inspection procedures name MIDDLE DEPARTMENT INSPECTION AGENCY, INC as the inspection agency. The Township office is at 1600 19th Avenue, Beaver Falls, open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. Chapter 80 adopts the Uniform Construction Code by reference and the Township's Code changes nothing in its roof sheathing provisions; the pages read draw no separate line for roof sheathing or name a code edition.
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. Patterson Township is in Beaver County. The Township's permit pages and fees chapter say nothing on sales tax.

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

Patterson Township's code and pages read for this record do not say whether a house reroof needs a permit. Chapter 80 of the Township Code (Ord. No. 405, June 10, 2004, Sections 80-1 to 80-7), read October 10, 2026, adopts the Uniform Construction Code "by reference as the municipal building code of Patterson Township," names no roof work and adds no permit clause of its own for house repairs. Article I of Chapter 73, Building Permits (Ord. No. 138, March 4, 1952, amended 1996), says in Section 73-1 that no person "shall erect any dwelling house or building or make any alteration or addition to any dwelling house or building" within the Township "costing in excess of $500, without first obtaining a building permit authorizing the same." That section names no roof work and does not use the word "repair"; Section 80-5 of Chapter 80 keeps in effect building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 that equal or exceed the code; and this record does not decide whether a house reroof is an "alteration" under Section 73-1. The Township's pages say nothing on reroofing. Its Building & Zoning Permit Application lists "Repair" and "Alteration" among the types of work and names no roofing type; its Porch Roof Building Detail Sheet concerns porch roofs; and its Fees chapter lists, under Chapter 73, "Building permit: $50, plus $2 per thousand on the value of the project," with no roofing line. Section 190-87 of the Zoning chapter says "No building or structure shall be erected, added to or structurally altered until a permit therefor has been issued by the Zoning Officer" and exempts "Remodeling or improvement of an existing building which does not alter the basic structure, create additional lot area coverage or change the use of the parcel or building" from that zoning permit requirement; it names no roof work. Under state law, Act 45 section 104(b)(5) and (6) list "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress" and "Repairs to residential buildings" among work the Act does not apply to, "except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503," and 34 Pa. Code 403.62(c) says "A permit is not required for the exceptions listed in § 403.1(b) (relating to scope) and the following, if the work does not violate a law or ordinance." 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, Patterson Township elects to administer the code and retains a third-party agency: Section 80-1 of the Township Code says the Township "elects to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Section 80-3 says administration and enforcement "shall be undertaken by the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the municipality," and the Township's Forms & Permits page (read October 10, 2026) posts its Building & Zoning Permit Application and guides whose inspection procedures name MIDDLE DEPARTMENT INSPECTION AGENCY, INC as the inspection agency. The Township office is at 1600 19th Avenue, Beaver Falls, open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. The one dollar line in the Township's text is the $500 in Section 73-1 quoted at the start, and no Township text read for this record sets an area threshold for roof work.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Township of Patterson, 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, Patterson Township elects to administer the code and retains a third-party agency: Section 80-1 of the Township Code says the Township "elects to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Section 80-3 says administration and enforcement "shall be undertaken by the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the municipality," and the Township's Forms & Permits page (read October 10, 2026) posts its Building & Zoning Permit Application and guides whose inspection procedures name MIDDLE DEPARTMENT INSPECTION AGENCY, INC as the inspection agency. The Township office is at 1600 19th Avenue, Beaver Falls, open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. Chapter 80 adopts the Uniform Construction Code by reference and the Township's Code changes nothing in its reroofing provisions; the pages read say nothing on roof layers or name a code edition.

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

Yes.

What building code does Township of Patterson, 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, Patterson Township elects to administer the code and retains a third-party agency: Section 80-1 of the Township Code says the Township "elects to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Section 80-3 says administration and enforcement "shall be undertaken by the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the municipality," and the Township's Forms & Permits page (read October 10, 2026) posts its Building & Zoning Permit Application and guides whose inspection procedures name MIDDLE DEPARTMENT INSPECTION AGENCY, INC as the inspection agency. The Township office is at 1600 19th Avenue, Beaver Falls, open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. Chapter 80 of the Township Code (Ord. No. 405, June 10, 2004, Sections 80-1 to 80-7), read October 10, 2026, adopts the Uniform Construction Code "by reference as the municipal building code of Patterson Township," names no roof work and adds no permit clause of its own for house repairs. Article I of Chapter 73, Building Permits (Ord. No. 138, March 4, 1952, amended 1996), says in Section 73-1 that no person "shall erect any dwelling house or building or make any alteration or addition to any dwelling house or building" within the Township "costing in excess of $500, without first obtaining a building permit authorizing the same." That section names no roof work and does not use the word "repair"; Section 80-5 of Chapter 80 keeps in effect building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 that equal or exceed the code; and this record does not decide whether a house reroof is an "alteration" under Section 73-1. The Township's Chapter 80 and pages name no code edition.