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Summit Hill Borough - Administration and UCC Permits

Summit Hill Borough in Carbon County takes permit applications through its Borough office, 40 West Amidon Street, and files Uniform Construction Code building permit applications with its contracted agency in Pottsville. 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: Borough of Summit Hill, 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. 172-1pacodeandbulletin.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
Borough of Summit Hill, Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
40 West Amidon Street, Suite 3, Summit Hill, PA 18250
Contact
  • url: https://summithillborough.com/code-enforcement
  • phone: 570-645-2305
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
Summit Hill Borough's code and pages read for this record do not say whether a house reroof needs a permit. Article I of Chapter 172 of the Borough Code (Ord. No. 3-2004, June 14, 2004, Sections 172-1 to 172-6), read October 10, 2026, adopts the Uniform Construction Code, "as amended from time to time," by reference "as the municipal building code of the Borough of Summit Hill," names no roof work and adds no permit clause of its own for house repairs; Article II (Ord. No. 5-2014) concerns certificates of occupancy for uncertified buildings and names no roof work. The Borough has published nothing on reroofing. Its residential UCC permit application lists "TYPE OF WORK IMPROVEMENT" boxes for new building, addition, alteration, change of use, demolition, swimming pool and accessory structure, and its residential fee worksheet lists "Roof over Porch or Patio $175.00" and "Renovation (2.5% of Total Cost (Min. $900)" with no reroofing line. Section 475-45 of the Zoning chapter says "It shall be unlawful to commence the excavation for or the construction or erection of any building, or to commence the moving or alteration of any building, including an accessory building, until the Zoning Officer has issued a zoning permit for such work" and "No zoning permit shall be required for the repair, maintenance, or interior remodeling of any building, structure, or grounds, provided such repairs, maintenance, or remodeling do not change the use or otherwise violate the provisions of this chapter"; that is a zoning permit, and this record does not decide whether a house reroof is repair or maintenance under it. 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 Borough office (570-645-2305) or the agency (570-628-2300) before starting. The residential application says "Activities commenced prior to the issuance of permits or submittal of plans required by the Municipality pursuant to the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code shall be subject to an additional twenty five percent (25%) administrative fee." Read for this answer: Chapter 172, Construction Codes, Uniform (Sections 172-1 to 172-11), in full; Article XI of Chapter 475, Zoning, Administration and Enforcement; Chapter 224, Fees; Chapter 350, Property Maintenance; every page of a search of the whole Borough Code for "roof" and for "reroofing," which found no permit provision naming roof work; the Borough's Code Enforcement, Zoning, Forms & Documents, Administration, Contact and FAQs pages; its residential UCC permit application with fee worksheet; its Zoning Application; and its 2026 fee schedule resolution.
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, Summit Hill Borough has a contracted agency run its Uniform Construction Code permits: its Code Enforcement page (read October 10, 2026) says "UCC & Code Enforcement: Lehigh Engineering, LLC," at 200 Mahantongo Street, Pottsville, the Borough's residential UCC permit application says "ALL BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS SHALL BE FILED WITH LEHIGH ENGINEERING, LLC" and gives the agency's phone, 570-628-2300, and Section 172-1 of the Borough Code says the Borough "elects to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act. The Borough office, at 40 West Amidon Street, is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. Article I of Chapter 172 of the Borough Code (Ord. No. 3-2004, June 14, 2004, Sections 172-1 to 172-6), read October 10, 2026, adopts the Uniform Construction Code, "as amended from time to time," by reference "as the municipal building code of the Borough of Summit Hill," names no roof work and adds no permit clause of its own for house repairs; Article II (Ord. No. 5-2014) concerns certificates of occupancy for uncertified buildings and names no roof work. The Borough's Code 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, Summit Hill Borough has a contracted agency run its Uniform Construction Code permits: its Code Enforcement page (read October 10, 2026) says "UCC & Code Enforcement: Lehigh Engineering, LLC," at 200 Mahantongo Street, Pottsville, the Borough's residential UCC permit application says "ALL BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS SHALL BE FILED WITH LEHIGH ENGINEERING, LLC" and gives the agency's phone, 570-628-2300, and Section 172-1 of the Borough Code says the Borough "elects to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act. The Borough office, at 40 West Amidon Street, is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. The Borough's Code and the pages read name no impact-resistance rule.
Repair permit threshold
Summit Hill Borough's code and pages read for this record do not say whether a house reroof needs a permit. Article I of Chapter 172 of the Borough Code (Ord. No. 3-2004, June 14, 2004, Sections 172-1 to 172-6), read October 10, 2026, adopts the Uniform Construction Code, "as amended from time to time," by reference "as the municipal building code of the Borough of Summit Hill," names no roof work and adds no permit clause of its own for house repairs; Article II (Ord. No. 5-2014) concerns certificates of occupancy for uncertified buildings and names no roof work. The Borough has published nothing on reroofing. Its residential UCC permit application lists "TYPE OF WORK IMPROVEMENT" boxes for new building, addition, alteration, change of use, demolition, swimming pool and accessory structure, and its residential fee worksheet lists "Roof over Porch or Patio $175.00" and "Renovation (2.5% of Total Cost (Min. $900)" with no reroofing line. Section 475-45 of the Zoning chapter says "It shall be unlawful to commence the excavation for or the construction or erection of any building, or to commence the moving or alteration of any building, including an accessory building, until the Zoning Officer has issued a zoning permit for such work" and "No zoning permit shall be required for the repair, maintenance, or interior remodeling of any building, structure, or grounds, provided such repairs, maintenance, or remodeling do not change the use or otherwise violate the provisions of this chapter"; that is a zoning permit, and this record does not decide whether a house reroof is repair or maintenance under it. 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, Summit Hill Borough has a contracted agency run its Uniform Construction Code permits: its Code Enforcement page (read October 10, 2026) says "UCC & Code Enforcement: Lehigh Engineering, LLC," at 200 Mahantongo Street, Pottsville, the Borough's residential UCC permit application says "ALL BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS SHALL BE FILED WITH LEHIGH ENGINEERING, LLC" and gives the agency's phone, 570-628-2300, and Section 172-1 of the Borough Code says the Borough "elects to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act. The Borough office, at 40 West Amidon Street, is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. No Borough text read for this record sets an area or cost 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, Summit Hill Borough has a contracted agency run its Uniform Construction Code permits: its Code Enforcement page (read October 10, 2026) says "UCC & Code Enforcement: Lehigh Engineering, LLC," at 200 Mahantongo Street, Pottsville, the Borough's residential UCC permit application says "ALL BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS SHALL BE FILED WITH LEHIGH ENGINEERING, LLC" and gives the agency's phone, 570-628-2300, and Section 172-1 of the Borough Code says the Borough "elects to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act. The Borough office, at 40 West Amidon Street, is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. Article I of Chapter 172 adopts the Uniform Construction Code by reference and the Borough'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, Summit Hill Borough has a contracted agency run its Uniform Construction Code permits: its Code Enforcement page (read October 10, 2026) says "UCC & Code Enforcement: Lehigh Engineering, LLC," at 200 Mahantongo Street, Pottsville, the Borough's residential UCC permit application says "ALL BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS SHALL BE FILED WITH LEHIGH ENGINEERING, LLC" and gives the agency's phone, 570-628-2300, and Section 172-1 of the Borough Code says the Borough "elects to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act. The Borough office, at 40 West Amidon Street, is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. Article I of Chapter 172 adopts the Uniform Construction Code by reference and the Borough'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. Summit Hill Borough is in Carbon County. The Borough's permit pages and fee schedule say nothing on sales tax.

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Roofing questions: Borough of Summit Hill, PA

When does a roof repair need a permit in Borough of Summit Hill, PA?

Summit Hill Borough's code and pages read for this record do not say whether a house reroof needs a permit. Article I of Chapter 172 of the Borough Code (Ord. No. 3-2004, June 14, 2004, Sections 172-1 to 172-6), read October 10, 2026, adopts the Uniform Construction Code, "as amended from time to time," by reference "as the municipal building code of the Borough of Summit Hill," names no roof work and adds no permit clause of its own for house repairs; Article II (Ord. No. 5-2014) concerns certificates of occupancy for uncertified buildings and names no roof work. The Borough has published nothing on reroofing. Its residential UCC permit application lists "TYPE OF WORK IMPROVEMENT" boxes for new building, addition, alteration, change of use, demolition, swimming pool and accessory structure, and its residential fee worksheet lists "Roof over Porch or Patio $175.00" and "Renovation (2.5% of Total Cost (Min. $900)" with no reroofing line. Section 475-45 of the Zoning chapter says "It shall be unlawful to commence the excavation for or the construction or erection of any building, or to commence the moving or alteration of any building, including an accessory building, until the Zoning Officer has issued a zoning permit for such work" and "No zoning permit shall be required for the repair, maintenance, or interior remodeling of any building, structure, or grounds, provided such repairs, maintenance, or remodeling do not change the use or otherwise violate the provisions of this chapter"; that is a zoning permit, and this record does not decide whether a house reroof is repair or maintenance under it. 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, Summit Hill Borough has a contracted agency run its Uniform Construction Code permits: its Code Enforcement page (read October 10, 2026) says "UCC & Code Enforcement: Lehigh Engineering, LLC," at 200 Mahantongo Street, Pottsville, the Borough's residential UCC permit application says "ALL BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS SHALL BE FILED WITH LEHIGH ENGINEERING, LLC" and gives the agency's phone, 570-628-2300, and Section 172-1 of the Borough Code says the Borough "elects to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act. The Borough office, at 40 West Amidon Street, is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. No Borough text read for this record sets an area or cost threshold for roof work.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Borough of Summit Hill, 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, Summit Hill Borough has a contracted agency run its Uniform Construction Code permits: its Code Enforcement page (read October 10, 2026) says "UCC & Code Enforcement: Lehigh Engineering, LLC," at 200 Mahantongo Street, Pottsville, the Borough's residential UCC permit application says "ALL BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS SHALL BE FILED WITH LEHIGH ENGINEERING, LLC" and gives the agency's phone, 570-628-2300, and Section 172-1 of the Borough Code says the Borough "elects to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act. The Borough office, at 40 West Amidon Street, is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. Article I of Chapter 172 adopts the Uniform Construction Code by reference and the Borough'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 Borough of Summit Hill, PA?

Yes.

What building code does Borough of Summit Hill, 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, Summit Hill Borough has a contracted agency run its Uniform Construction Code permits: its Code Enforcement page (read October 10, 2026) says "UCC & Code Enforcement: Lehigh Engineering, LLC," at 200 Mahantongo Street, Pottsville, the Borough's residential UCC permit application says "ALL BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS SHALL BE FILED WITH LEHIGH ENGINEERING, LLC" and gives the agency's phone, 570-628-2300, and Section 172-1 of the Borough Code says the Borough "elects to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act. The Borough office, at 40 West Amidon Street, is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. Article I of Chapter 172 of the Borough Code (Ord. No. 3-2004, June 14, 2004, Sections 172-1 to 172-6), read October 10, 2026, adopts the Uniform Construction Code, "as amended from time to time," by reference "as the municipal building code of the Borough of Summit Hill," names no roof work and adds no permit clause of its own for house repairs; Article II (Ord. No. 5-2014) concerns certificates of occupancy for uncertified buildings and names no roof work. The Borough's Code and pages name no code edition.