Township of Patton - Centre Region Code Administration

Township of Patton, Pennsylvania (Centre County)

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2643 Gateway Drive, Suite 1 (Centre Region Code Administration), State College, PA 16801

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For a Patton Township house, the Township's code deletes the State's exclusions for residential repairs and alterations, and the CRCA, which issues the building permit, has published no statement that a reroof needs no permit. Section 170-2 of the Township Code (Ordinance No. 2011-530, August 17, 2011) amends 34 Pa. Code 403.1(b), the State's list of exclusions, so that items "(8)" and "(9)" each read "is deleted"; in the State's current list, item (8) is "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress" and item (9) is "Repairs to residential buildings." Chapter 170 names no roof work either way, and the State's regulation keeps its own relief: "An ordinary repair does not require a permit" (34 Pa. Code 403.62), with roofing not named in its list of work that is not an ordinary repair. The CRCA has published nothing for Patton Township on whether a reroof needs a permit. Its 2021 Code Cycle page says residential construction "is regulated by the Uniform Construction Code of Pennsylvania (UCC) and the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) as adopted and amended by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania," including "replacement, repair, renovation," and its residential forms page says "Please contact our office with questions regarding the permitting process and any additional questions. 814-231-3056." The CRCA's Electronic Application for Building Permit (form dated 8/26), which names no municipality, lists "Roof Repair / Replacement" among its types of work, and for a roof asks for "ROOF - Zoning (where required), Spec/Material Cut Sheets"; the Application for Zoning and Building Permit the Township posts has no roofing box. 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, expect the CRCA to treat a reroof on a Patton Township house as permit work and call the CRCA at 814-231-3056 before starting; the Township's code text above names no penalty of its own. The Township's zoning FAQs route building permits to the Centre Region Code Office and say the Township signs off on the Application for Zoning and Building Permit where no zoning permit is needed. The Township's 2024 Fee Schedule has no roofing line; for one- and two-family houses it charges a $35.00 application fee and, for a renovation, "$0.0070 x Declared Cost," with a minimum fee of $55.50, and the CRCA's fee procedure (as of November 1, 2025) charges dwelling alterations and renovations "the declared cost multiplied by the Permit Fee Multiplier of .0070." The CRCA's office hours are "Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Code Administration is CLOSED daily from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)." Read for this answer: Chapter 170 of the Township Code, Construction Codes, Uniform (Sections 170-1 to 170-6), in full; every page of searches of the whole Township Code for "roof," which found no permit provision naming roof work, and for "reroofing," which found none; the Township's Engineering, Planning & Zoning page, its zoning FAQs, the Application for Zoning and Building Permit it posts and Section I of its 2024 Fee Schedule; and the CRCA's 2021 Code Cycle, fees and residential forms pages, its fee procedure and its Electronic Application for Building Permit.

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, Patton Township's building code work is done by the Centre Region Code Administration (CRCA), a Centre Region Council of Governments agency at 2643 Gateway Drive, Suite 1, State College: Section 170-1 of the Township Code says "the Township of Patton hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," the Township posts the CRCA's Application for Zoning and Building Permit, and its zoning FAQs say of roof-mounted solar arrays that "a Building Permit will be required by the Centre Region Code Office." Section 170-1 adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time." Section 170-2 of the Township Code (Ordinance No. 2011-530, August 17, 2011) amends 34 Pa. Code 403.1(b), the State's list of exclusions, so that items "(8)" and "(9)" each read "is deleted"; in the State's current list, item (8) is "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress" and item (9) is "Repairs to residential buildings." Chapter 170 names no roof work either way, and the State's regulation keeps its own relief: "An ordinary repair does not require a permit" (34 Pa. Code 403.62), with roofing not named in its list of work that is not an ordinary repair. Section 170-3 also sets a ground snow load for roofs under the International Building Code and Section 170-4 adopts Appendix K (Sound Transmission) of the International Residential Code; neither changes a roofing section. Section 170-3 amends the "International Building Code, 2003 Edition, and its successor codes as adopted by the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act or Uniform Construction Code" and Section 170-4 adopts an appendix of the "International Residential Code, 2003 Edition, and its successor codes," while the CRCA's 2021 Code Cycle page names the 2021 International Residential Code; this record has not read the 2003 edition's text.

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, Patton Township's building code work is done by the Centre Region Code Administration (CRCA), a Centre Region Council of Governments agency at 2643 Gateway Drive, Suite 1, State College: Section 170-1 of the Township Code says "the Township of Patton hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," the Township posts the CRCA's Application for Zoning and Building Permit, and its zoning FAQs say of roof-mounted solar arrays that "a Building Permit will be required by the Centre Region Code Office." Chapter 170 of the Township Code, read in full, contains no UL 2218, Class 4 or hail-impact requirement, and the CRCA's 2021 Code Cycle page names the 2021 International Residential Code "as adopted and amended by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" and states no impact-resistance rule. Sections 170-3 and 170-4 still refer to the 2003 editions "and its successor codes"; the 2003 edition's text was not read for this record.

Patton Township's code deletes the State's exclusions for residential repairs and alterations, and the CRCA, which issues its building permits, states no size or cost below which roof work needs no permit. Section 170-2 of the Township Code (Ordinance No. 2011-530, August 17, 2011) amends 34 Pa. Code 403.1(b), the State's list of exclusions, so that items "(8)" and "(9)" each read "is deleted"; in the State's current list, item (8) is "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress" and item (9) is "Repairs to residential buildings." Chapter 170 names no roof work either way, and the State's regulation keeps its own relief: "An ordinary repair does not require a permit" (34 Pa. Code 403.62), with roofing not named in its list of work that is not an ordinary repair. The CRCA has published nothing for Patton Township on whether a reroof needs a permit. Its 2021 Code Cycle page says residential construction "is regulated by the Uniform Construction Code of Pennsylvania (UCC) and the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) as adopted and amended by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania," including "replacement, repair, renovation," and its residential forms page says "Please contact our office with questions regarding the permitting process and any additional questions. 814-231-3056." The CRCA's Electronic Application for Building Permit (form dated 8/26), which names no municipality, lists "Roof Repair / Replacement" among its types of work, and for a roof asks for "ROOF - Zoning (where required), Spec/Material Cut Sheets"; the Application for Zoning and Building Permit the Township posts has no roofing box. The Township's 2024 Fee Schedule has no roofing line; for one- and two-family houses it charges a $35.00 application fee and, for a renovation, "$0.0070 x Declared Cost," with a minimum fee of $55.50, and the CRCA's fee procedure (as of November 1, 2025) charges dwelling alterations and renovations "the declared cost multiplied by the Permit Fee Multiplier of .0070." 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, expect the CRCA to treat a reroof on a Patton Township house as permit work and call the CRCA at 814-231-3056 before starting; the Township's code text above names 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, Patton Township's building code work is done by the Centre Region Code Administration (CRCA), a Centre Region Council of Governments agency at 2643 Gateway Drive, Suite 1, State College: Section 170-1 of the Township Code says "the Township of Patton hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," the Township posts the CRCA's Application for Zoning and Building Permit, and its zoning FAQs say of roof-mounted solar arrays that "a Building Permit will be required by the Centre Region Code Office." Chapter 170, read in full, sets no threshold for roof work, and neither the Township nor the CRCA states one.

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, Patton Township's building code work is done by the Centre Region Code Administration (CRCA), a Centre Region Council of Governments agency at 2643 Gateway Drive, Suite 1, State College: Section 170-1 of the Township Code says "the Township of Patton hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," the Township posts the CRCA's Application for Zoning and Building Permit, and its zoning FAQs say of roof-mounted solar arrays that "a Building Permit will be required by the Centre Region Code Office." Chapter 170 of the Township Code changes nothing in the code's reroofing provisions, and the CRCA's pages state no local rule on roof layers. Section 170-3 amends the "International Building Code, 2003 Edition, and its successor codes as adopted by the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act or Uniform Construction Code" and Section 170-4 adopts an appendix of the "International Residential Code, 2003 Edition, and its successor codes," while the CRCA's 2021 Code Cycle page names the 2021 International Residential Code; the text above is the 2021 edition's, and the 2003 edition's text was not read for this record.

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, Patton Township's building code work is done by the Centre Region Code Administration (CRCA), a Centre Region Council of Governments agency at 2643 Gateway Drive, Suite 1, State College: Section 170-1 of the Township Code says "the Township of Patton hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," the Township posts the CRCA's Application for Zoning and Building Permit, and its zoning FAQs say of roof-mounted solar arrays that "a Building Permit will be required by the Centre Region Code Office." Chapter 170 of the Township Code changes nothing in the code's roof sheathing provisions, and the CRCA's pages draw no separate line for roof sheathing. Section 170-3 amends the "International Building Code, 2003 Edition, and its successor codes as adopted by the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act or Uniform Construction Code" and Section 170-4 adopts an appendix of the "International Residential Code, 2003 Edition, and its successor codes," while the CRCA's 2021 Code Cycle page names the 2021 International Residential Code; the text above is the 2021 edition's, and the 2003 edition's text was not read for this record.

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. Patton Township is in Centre County. The Township's and the CRCA's permit pages and fee schedules say nothing on sales tax.