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West Hanover Township - Building / Code Enforcement

West Hanover Township's Building / Code Enforcement office, at 7925 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg, issues building permits. 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 West Hanover, PA

ItemAnswerCode citeSourceVerified
Permit to replace a roofNot published
Repair permit thresholdPublishedpacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-09
Layer limit / roof-overPublishedR908.3.1.1pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-09
Deck & sheathingPublishedR905.2.1pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-09
Drip edgeNot published
Ice & water shieldNot published
Mid-roof inspectionNot published
Impact-resistant (Class 4) roofingNot published
Wind design criteriaNot published
Adopted codePublishedSec. 88-1pacodeandbulletin.gov2026-10-09
Contractor license / registrationYespalegis.us2026-10-09
Sales & use taxPublishedpa.gov2026-10-09

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 West Hanover, Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
7925 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg, PA 17112
Contact
  • url: https://www.westhanover.com/200/Building-Code-Enforcement
  • phone: 717-652-4841
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
West Hanover Township's code and pages read for this record do not settle whether a house reroof needs a permit. Section 88-2A(7) of the Township Code (Ord. No. 2004-19, as amended by Ord. No. 2005-1, March 21, 2005, read October 9, 2026), is headed "(The CABO One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code, 1995) Section R-111.1." and "Permit Required." It says "Ordinary repairs are nonstructural repairs and include alteration of or replacement of roofing and siding, erection of a fence, or other nonstructural repairs for which a permit is not required by the Building Official." Chapter 88 adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time" and does not amend the State's exclusions for residential repairs and alterations. Section 88-2A(7) is headed as an amendment to a 1995 model code that the Uniform Construction Code has since replaced, and its no-permit words turn on what "is not required by the Building Official"; this record does not apply that section to a house reroof today and does not decide whether it reaches one. Nothing read names residential reroofing as permit work: the Township's building fee schedule has no roofing line, and its residential catch-all "Residential Project" fee covers "Items such as: Hot tub, pool, deck, porch, gazebo" and other projects the schedule does not name; its "Most Common Items that REQUIRE PERMITS" sheet lists no roof work and says "BUILDING PERMITS IN A RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE ARE USUALLY WARRANTED FOR STRUCTURAL CHANGES, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, OR MECHANICAL CHANGES/UPGRADES/RELOCATIONS." The building permit application's list of construction document items, which includes "Roof Sheathing" and "Roof Covering Material," is for building plans, not a roofing permit type. 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." This record does not state whether the Township requires a permit for a house reroof; ask the Township office (717-652-4841) before starting. Section 88-6 makes a violation of Chapter 88 a summary offense with "a fine of not more than $1,000 and costs," each day a separate violation. Read for this answer: Chapter 88 of the Township Code, Construction Codes, Uniform (Sections 88-1 to 88-7), in full, which is the Township's Uniform Construction Code ordinance with its amendments and its building permit provisions; every page of searches of the whole Township Code for "roof," which found no other permit provision naming roof work, and for "reroofing," which found none; the Building / Code Enforcement page; the building fee schedule, in full; the "Most Common Items that REQUIRE PERMITS" sheet; and the building permit application. Building permit applications go to the Township office by email or in person with a $100 deposit, at 717-652-4841. The Township lists Building Codes Office Hours of Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for residential work and Wednesday for commercial and residential work; the municipal office is open weekdays 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
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, West Hanover Township administers the code itself: Section 88-1 of the Township Code says the Township "has by resolution and this chapter elected to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Section 88-2A(6) has the "Township Building Code Official" coordinate the work of any third-party inspectors, and the Township's Building / Code Enforcement page lists its own "PA UCC / Plan Reviewer / Inspector (Residential)" at the municipal office, 7925 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg. Section 88-1B adopts "The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pennsylvania Code, Chapters 401 through 405 , as amended from time to time" as the Township's building code, and Chapter 88 changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions. Chapter 88 adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time" and names no edition, while its Section 88-2A(7) is headed as an amendment to "The CABO One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code, 1995," and the Township's pages name no edition; this record has not read the 1995 CABO code's text and does not decide which code the Township applies to a house.
Repair permit threshold
West Hanover Township's current code and pages read for this record do not settle whether a house reroof needs a permit. Section 88-2A(7) of the Township Code (Ord. No. 2004-19, as amended by Ord. No. 2005-1, March 21, 2005, read October 9, 2026), is headed "(The CABO One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code, 1995) Section R-111.1." and "Permit Required." It says "Ordinary repairs are nonstructural repairs and include alteration of or replacement of roofing and siding, erection of a fence, or other nonstructural repairs for which a permit is not required by the Building Official." Chapter 88 adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time" and does not amend the State's exclusions for residential repairs and alterations. Section 88-2A(7) is headed as an amendment to a 1995 model code that the Uniform Construction Code has since replaced, and its no-permit words turn on what "is not required by the Building Official"; this record does not apply that section to a house reroof today and does not decide whether it reaches one. Nothing read names residential reroofing as permit work: the Township's building fee schedule has no roofing line, and its residential catch-all "Residential Project" fee covers "Items such as: Hot tub, pool, deck, porch, gazebo" and other projects the schedule does not name; its "Most Common Items that REQUIRE PERMITS" sheet lists no roof work and says "BUILDING PERMITS IN A RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE ARE USUALLY WARRANTED FOR STRUCTURAL CHANGES, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, OR MECHANICAL CHANGES/UPGRADES/RELOCATIONS." The building permit application's list of construction document items, which includes "Roof Sheathing" and "Roof Covering Material," is for building plans, not a roofing permit type. 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, West Hanover Township administers the code itself: Section 88-1 of the Township Code says the Township "has by resolution and this chapter elected to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Section 88-2A(6) has the "Township Building Code Official" coordinate the work of any third-party inspectors, and the Township's Building / Code Enforcement page lists its own "PA UCC / Plan Reviewer / Inspector (Residential)" at the municipal office, 7925 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg. No Township text read for this record sets an area or cost threshold for roof work. 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.
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, West Hanover Township administers the code itself: Section 88-1 of the Township Code says the Township "has by resolution and this chapter elected to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Section 88-2A(6) has the "Township Building Code Official" coordinate the work of any third-party inspectors, and the Township's Building / Code Enforcement page lists its own "PA UCC / Plan Reviewer / Inspector (Residential)" at the municipal office, 7925 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg. Chapter 88 of the Township Code changes nothing in the code's reroofing provisions, and the Township's pages say nothing on roof layers. Chapter 88 adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time" and names no edition, while its Section 88-2A(7) is headed as an amendment to "The CABO One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code, 1995," and the Township's pages name no edition; the text above is the 2021 edition's, the 1995 CABO code's text was not read for this record, and this record does not decide which code the Township applies to a house.
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, West Hanover Township administers the code itself: Section 88-1 of the Township Code says the Township "has by resolution and this chapter elected to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Section 88-2A(6) has the "Township Building Code Official" coordinate the work of any third-party inspectors, and the Township's Building / Code Enforcement page lists its own "PA UCC / Plan Reviewer / Inspector (Residential)" at the municipal office, 7925 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg. Chapter 88 of the Township Code changes nothing in the code's roof sheathing provisions, and the Township's pages draw no separate line for roof sheathing. Chapter 88 adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time" and names no edition, while its Section 88-2A(7) is headed as an amendment to "The CABO One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code, 1995," and the Township's pages name no edition; the text above is the 2021 edition's, the 1995 CABO code's text was not read for this record, and this record does not decide which code the Township applies to a house.
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. West Hanover Township is in Dauphin County. The Township's permit pages and building fee schedule say nothing on sales tax.

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Roofing questions: Township of West Hanover, PA

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

West Hanover Township's current code and pages read for this record do not settle whether a house reroof needs a permit. Section 88-2A(7) of the Township Code (Ord. No. 2004-19, as amended by Ord. No. 2005-1, March 21, 2005, read October 9, 2026), is headed "(The CABO One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code, 1995) Section R-111.1." and "Permit Required." It says "Ordinary repairs are nonstructural repairs and include alteration of or replacement of roofing and siding, erection of a fence, or other nonstructural repairs for which a permit is not required by the Building Official." Chapter 88 adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time" and does not amend the State's exclusions for residential repairs and alterations. Section 88-2A(7) is headed as an amendment to a 1995 model code that the Uniform Construction Code has since replaced, and its no-permit words turn on what "is not required by the Building Official"; this record does not apply that section to a house reroof today and does not decide whether it reaches one. Nothing read names residential reroofing as permit work: the Township's building fee schedule has no roofing line, and its residential catch-all "Residential Project" fee covers "Items such as: Hot tub, pool, deck, porch, gazebo" and other projects the schedule does not name; its "Most Common Items that REQUIRE PERMITS" sheet lists no roof work and says "BUILDING PERMITS IN A RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE ARE USUALLY WARRANTED FOR STRUCTURAL CHANGES, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, OR MECHANICAL CHANGES/UPGRADES/RELOCATIONS." The building permit application's list of construction document items, which includes "Roof Sheathing" and "Roof Covering Material," is for building plans, not a roofing permit type. 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, West Hanover Township administers the code itself: Section 88-1 of the Township Code says the Township "has by resolution and this chapter elected to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Section 88-2A(6) has the "Township Building Code Official" coordinate the work of any third-party inspectors, and the Township's Building / Code Enforcement page lists its own "PA UCC / Plan Reviewer / Inspector (Residential)" at the municipal office, 7925 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg. No Township text read for this record sets an area or cost threshold for roof work. 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.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Township of West Hanover, 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, West Hanover Township administers the code itself: Section 88-1 of the Township Code says the Township "has by resolution and this chapter elected to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Section 88-2A(6) has the "Township Building Code Official" coordinate the work of any third-party inspectors, and the Township's Building / Code Enforcement page lists its own "PA UCC / Plan Reviewer / Inspector (Residential)" at the municipal office, 7925 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg. Chapter 88 of the Township Code changes nothing in the code's reroofing provisions, and the Township's pages say nothing on roof layers. Chapter 88 adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time" and names no edition, while its Section 88-2A(7) is headed as an amendment to "The CABO One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code, 1995," and the Township's pages name no edition; the text above is the 2021 edition's, the 1995 CABO code's text was not read for this record, and this record does not decide which code the Township applies to a house.

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

Yes.

What building code does Township of West Hanover, 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, West Hanover Township administers the code itself: Section 88-1 of the Township Code says the Township "has by resolution and this chapter elected to administer and enforce" the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Section 88-2A(6) has the "Township Building Code Official" coordinate the work of any third-party inspectors, and the Township's Building / Code Enforcement page lists its own "PA UCC / Plan Reviewer / Inspector (Residential)" at the municipal office, 7925 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg. Section 88-1B adopts "The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pennsylvania Code, Chapters 401 through 405 , as amended from time to time" as the Township's building code, and Chapter 88 changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions. Chapter 88 adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time" and names no edition, while its Section 88-2A(7) is headed as an amendment to "The CABO One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code, 1995," and the Township's pages name no edition; this record has not read the 1995 CABO code's text and does not decide which code the Township applies to a house.