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Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Scranton, PA?

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City of Scranton - Bureau of Code Enforcement

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Scranton, PA, issued by City of Scranton - Bureau of Code Enforcement. The City of Scranton's code names roof replacement as permit work. Section 201-2 of the City Code (Ord. No. 16-2010; https://ecode360.com/11605063, read October 5, 2026) says "A permit is required for the exceptions listed in §403.1(b) (relating to scope), and the following construction," and lists "(xi) Replacement of existing roofing" among "The following building construction, replacement or repairs." The Bureau of Code Enforcement's page says "All construction projects in the City require a permit" and "No work is to commence without possession of a permit." 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 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 Bureau to require a building permit for a reroof, as the City's code states. City Code Section 203-11 says "Any person who shall perform any work in or about the structure without first securing a permit for said work shall be issued a stop-work order and be liable for a fine of $50 if paid within 24 hours," rising to $100 after 72 hours and up to $2,000 if unpaid after 30 days, and the City's permit page says "Doing work without a permit or commencing work prior to obtaining the permit, will result in the fee for the job being doubled." Under Section 203-2, "Only a master contractor, specialty contractor, or home improvement contractor licensed in accordance with this chapter may apply for a permit, unless an exception in Subsection E applies," and the City's specialty licences include a roofing contractor licence; the Bureau's FAQ says "If the homeowner is doing the work, then the homeowner is allowed to pull the permit." Apply through the City's online permit portal or at City Hall, 340 N Washington Ave; "Permits will only be issued between 8:00 am and 3:30 pm on weekdays," and the City says it decides residential applications within 15 business days. Phone 570-348-4193. The permit fee for work costing $1,001 to $75,000 is "$50 for the first $1,000 plus $15 for each additional thousand," plus the $4.50 state fee, and the residential inspection fee for additions, alterations, remodeling and repairs under $500,000 is 0.825% of total construction cost. "If you are doing any exterior work within the Downtown Scranton Historic District, a Certificate of Appropriateness must be granted for your project by the Historic Architecture Review Board.".

Roof code checklist: Scranton, PA

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofYesecode360.com2026-10-05
Repair permit thresholdPublishedpacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-05
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR908.3.1.1pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-05
Deck & sheathingPublishedR905.2.1pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-05
Drip edgeNot published
Ice & water shieldNot published
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNopacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-05
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedSec. 201-2pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-05
Contractor license / registrationYespalegis.us2026-10-05
Sales & use taxPublishedSec. 201-2pa.gov2026-10-05

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
City of Scranton, Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
340 N Washington Ave (City Hall), Scranton, PA 18503
Contact
  • url: https://scrantonpa.gov/your-government/oecd/code/
  • phone: 570-348-4193
Permit portal
Permit portal
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
The City of Scranton's code names roof replacement as permit work. Section 201-2 of the City Code (Ord. No. 16-2010; https://ecode360.com/11605063, read October 5, 2026) says "A permit is required for the exceptions listed in §403.1(b) (relating to scope), and the following construction," and lists "(xi) Replacement of existing roofing" among "The following building construction, replacement or repairs." The Bureau of Code Enforcement's page says "All construction projects in the City require a permit" and "No work is to commence without possession of a permit." 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 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 Bureau to require a building permit for a reroof, as the City's code states. City Code Section 203-11 says "Any person who shall perform any work in or about the structure without first securing a permit for said work shall be issued a stop-work order and be liable for a fine of $50 if paid within 24 hours," rising to $100 after 72 hours and up to $2,000 if unpaid after 30 days, and the City's permit page says "Doing work without a permit or commencing work prior to obtaining the permit, will result in the fee for the job being doubled." Under Section 203-2, "Only a master contractor, specialty contractor, or home improvement contractor licensed in accordance with this chapter may apply for a permit, unless an exception in Subsection E applies," and the City's specialty licences include a roofing contractor licence; the Bureau's FAQ says "If the homeowner is doing the work, then the homeowner is allowed to pull the permit." Apply through the City's online permit portal or at City Hall, 340 N Washington Ave; "Permits will only be issued between 8:00 am and 3:30 pm on weekdays," and the City says it decides residential applications within 15 business days. Phone 570-348-4193. The permit fee for work costing $1,001 to $75,000 is "$50 for the first $1,000 plus $15 for each additional thousand," plus the $4.50 state fee, and the residential inspection fee for additions, alterations, remodeling and repairs under $500,000 is 0.825% of total construction cost. "If you are doing any exterior work within the Downtown Scranton Historic District, a Certificate of Appropriateness must be granted for your project by the Historic Architecture Review Board."
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, the City of Scranton's Bureau of Code Enforcement issues the permits, and the City's permit page says "Plan Reviews for residential and commercial projects are completed by NEIC, the City's contracted Third Party Agency." The Bureau's page says "Effective January 1, 2026, all plans must be submitted under ICC Codes 2021" and that the City "enforces the 2021 International Code Council (ICC) Series, as modified by the PA Uniform Construction Code (UCC) Review and Advisory Council." Chapter 201 of the City Code (Construction Codes, Uniform, Ord. No. 16-2010) still names the 2009 International Residential Code and the other 2009 codes, each "as may be amended from time to time." Section 201-2 of that chapter, read in full with the rest of Chapter 201 (Sections 201-1 to 201-3), replaces the state's list of residential permit exemptions with a list of work that needs a permit, which includes "Replacement of existing roofing"; it makes no change to the codes' technical roofing provisions.
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, the City of Scranton's Bureau of Code Enforcement issues permits, with plan review by NEIC, the City's contracted third-party agency. Chapter 201 of the City Code (Sections 201-1 to 201-3), read in full, contains no UL 2218, Class 4 or hail-impact requirement; its Section 201-2 lists "Replacement of existing roofing" as permit work.
Repair permit threshold
A reroof is listed as permit work in the City of Scranton, with no size limit. Section 201-2 of the City Code (Ord. No. 16-2010; https://ecode360.com/11605063, read October 5, 2026), adopted "As permitted under the terms of §403.102(l), Title 34, Labor and Industry, which permits a municipality to enact an ordinance which meets or exceeds the code in certain designated sections," replaces the state's residential permit exemptions and says "A permit is required for the exceptions listed in §403.1(b) (relating to scope), and the following construction," listing among "The following building construction, replacement or repairs" the item "(xi) Replacement of existing roofing." It states no area, percentage or cost below which roof work needs no permit. The Bureau of Code Enforcement's page says "All construction projects in the City require a permit," and its answer on what work does not need one is "Painting inside/outside of homes and gutter installation do not require permits." 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 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). 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, apart from the City's code and the Bureau's page quoted at the start. Locally, the City's Bureau of Code Enforcement issues the permits, and the roofing item above is the City's own.
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, the City of Scranton's Bureau of Code Enforcement issues permits, with plan review by NEIC, the City's contracted third-party agency. Chapter 201 of the City Code (Sections 201-1 to 201-3, Ord. No. 16-2010), read in full, makes no change to the reroofing section; its Section 201-2 lists "Replacement of existing roofing" as permit work. Chapter 201 still names the 2009 International Residential Code "as may be amended from time to time," while the Bureau's page says the City enforces the 2021 codes; this record has not read the 2009 edition's reroofing text. The Bureau's pages state nothing on roof layers.
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)). Everything above is Pennsylvania state law, the same in every municipality. 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. Locally, the City of Scranton's Bureau of Code Enforcement issues permits, with plan review by NEIC, the City's contracted third-party agency. Chapter 201 of the City Code, read in full, makes no change to Section R803 or to the reroofing rules and draws no line for roof sheathing; its Section 201-2 lists "Replacement of existing roofing" as permit work. Chapter 201 still names the 2009 International Residential Code "as may be amended from time to time," while the Bureau's page says the City enforces the 2021 codes; this record has not read the 2009 edition's sheathing text.
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. Locally, Scranton is in Lackawanna County. The City's Bureau of Code Enforcement, which issues permits under a code that lists "Replacement of existing roofing" as permit work (City Code Section 201-2), says nothing on sales tax.

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The City of Scranton's Bureau of Code Enforcement, in the Department of Economic and Community Development at City Hall, 340 N Washington Ave, issues building permits for work in the City and takes applications through the City's online permit portal; plan reviews are done by NEIC, which the City's permit page calls "the City's contracted Third Party 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."

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Roofing questions: Scranton, PA

Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Scranton, PA?

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Scranton, PA. A reroof is listed as permit work in the City of Scranton, with no size limit. Section 201-2 of the City Code (Ord. No. 16-2010; https://ecode360.com/11605063, read October 5, 2026), adopted "As permitted under the terms of §403.102(l), Title 34, Labor and Industry, which permits a municipality to enact an ordinance which meets or exceeds the code in certain designated sections," replaces the state's residential permit exemptions and says "A permit is required for the exceptions listed in §403.1(b) (relating to scope), and the following construction," listing among "The following building construction, replacement or repairs" the item "(xi) Replacement of existing roofing." It states no area, percentage or cost below which roof work needs no permit. The Bureau of Code Enforcement's page says "All construction projects in the City require a permit," and its answer on what work does not need one is "Painting inside/outside of homes and gutter installation do not require permits." 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 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). 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, apart from the City's code and the Bureau's page quoted at the start. Locally, the City's Bureau of Code Enforcement issues the permits, and the roofing item above is the City's own.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Scranton, 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, the City of Scranton's Bureau of Code Enforcement issues permits, with plan review by NEIC, the City's contracted third-party agency. Chapter 201 of the City Code (Sections 201-1 to 201-3, Ord. No. 16-2010), read in full, makes no change to the reroofing section; its Section 201-2 lists "Replacement of existing roofing" as permit work. Chapter 201 still names the 2009 International Residential Code "as may be amended from time to time," while the Bureau's page says the City enforces the 2021 codes; this record has not read the 2009 edition's reroofing text. The Bureau's pages state nothing on roof layers.

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Scranton, PA?

Yes.

What building code does Scranton, 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, the City of Scranton's Bureau of Code Enforcement issues the permits, and the City's permit page says "Plan Reviews for residential and commercial projects are completed by NEIC, the City's contracted Third Party Agency." The Bureau's page says "Effective January 1, 2026, all plans must be submitted under ICC Codes 2021" and that the City "enforces the 2021 International Code Council (ICC) Series, as modified by the PA Uniform Construction Code (UCC) Review and Advisory Council." Chapter 201 of the City Code (Construction Codes, Uniform, Ord. No. 16-2010) still names the 2009 International Residential Code and the other 2009 codes, each "as may be amended from time to time." Section 201-2 of that chapter, read in full with the rest of Chapter 201 (Sections 201-1 to 201-3), replaces the state's list of residential permit exemptions with a list of work that needs a permit, which includes "Replacement of existing roofing"; it makes no change to the codes' technical roofing provisions.