Roofing in Antrim Township, Pennsylvania

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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, Antrim Township, Franklin County, does not run the building permit itself: its Land Use & Building page says the Township "chose to implement this program by outsourcing to third party Uniform Construction Code Officials" and that building permits "may be obtained from one of our two Building Code Officials," Commonwealth Code Inspection Service, Inc. (1102 Sheller Avenue, Chambersburg, 717-262-0081) and Pennsylvania Municipal Code Alliance, Inc. (1013 Wayne Avenue, Chambersburg, 717-496-4996). The Township itself issues the land use permit, at 10655 Antrim Church Road, Greencastle. No ordinance reaching residential reroofing was found. Section 65-2 of the Township Code adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time" as the Municipal Building Code of Antrim Township, and Section 65-6 A repeals all building code ordinances the Township adopted before it. Section 65-6 C requires a separate Township land use permit: "When any building or construction activity is contemplated within the Township, application shall first be made to the Township at the Township offices on a form to be provided by the Township for the issuance of a land use permit," and Section 150-84 A(1) says "No building or structure in excess of one-hundred (100) square feet, in any district, shall be placed, erected or structurally altered without a land use permit"; neither names roof work, and neither is a building permit requirement. Section 65-7 leaves fees to resolution, and a search of the whole Township Code found no provision that requires or exempts a permit for roofing. The only code edition the Township Code names is in its flood hazard article, Section 150-35 B(7): "the 2006 IBC and the 2006 IRC or latest revisions thereof"; the Township's pages name none; this record has not read the 2006 edition's text and does not decide which edition the Township applies.

This record does not state whether Antrim Township requires a building permit for a house reroof; the Township Code and the Township's pages name no roof work either way. No ordinance reaching residential reroofing was found. Section 65-2 of the Township Code adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time" as the Municipal Building Code of Antrim Township, and Section 65-6 A repeals all building code ordinances the Township adopted before it. Section 65-6 C requires a separate Township land use permit: "When any building or construction activity is contemplated within the Township, application shall first be made to the Township at the Township offices on a form to be provided by the Township for the issuance of a land use permit," and Section 150-84 A(1) says "No building or structure in excess of one-hundred (100) square feet, in any district, shall be placed, erected or structurally altered without a land use permit"; neither names roof work, and neither is a building permit requirement. Section 65-7 leaves fees to resolution, and a search of the whole Township Code found no provision that requires or exempts a permit for roofing. The Township's own pages name no roof work: the Land Use & Building page says "Most construction projects in Antrim Township require two permits, a Land Use Permit obtained from the Township and a Building Permit obtained from our authorized Uniform Construction Code Official," and that the Township requires land use permits "for the placement, construction or alteration of any building or structure larger than 100 square feet," adding that "Remodeling, enhancing, or repairing a structure may require a land use permit"; the Township's 2026 Fee Schedule has no roofing line. Pennsylvania Municipal Code Alliance's own website answers "I am re-roofing my residential structure – do I need a building permit?" without naming Antrim Township, and Commonwealth Code Inspection Service's pages were not read; the Township has published no statement on reroofing. Under state law, Act 45 section 104(b)(5) and (6) list "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress" and "Repairs to residential buildings" among work the Act does not apply to, "except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503," and 34 Pa. Code 403.62(c) says "A permit is not required for the exceptions listed in § 403.1(b) (relating to scope) and the following, if the work does not violate a law or ordinance." Ask the Township's zoning staff at 717-597-3818, or the building code official, before starting. Section 65-5 sets a fine of "not less than $250 nor more than $1,000, together with all costs" for violations of the article. Read for this answer: Chapter 65 of the Township Code, Construction Codes, Uniform, in full, which is the Township's Uniform Construction Code ordinance and its permit provisions; Chapter 150, Zoning, Sections 150-53, 150-69, 150-83 to 150-85 and the Flood Hazard District sections 150-35, 150-42 to 150-44 and 150-48; a search of the whole Township Code for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Township's Land Use & Building, Permits and Ordinances pages; the 2026 Fee Schedule, which has no roofing line; the Guide to Land-Use Permitting; the Land Use Permit Application; and Pennsylvania Municipal Code Alliance's home, FAQ, permit applications and locations pages.