Roofing in Ashley, 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, Ashley Borough takes permit applications at its Municipal Building, 49 West Cemetery Street, Ashley (570-824-1364). The Borough's home page lists "Code Enforcement /Permit Applications - Occupancy Inspector" and "Contact for Inspections of Permitted work" with an inspection firm, and its Permits & Applications page lists a "Building Permit Application" and an "OCCUPANCY PERMIT APPLICATION." Ashley Borough's ordinance adopting the Uniform Construction Code was not found on the Borough's website, whose pages list no code or ordinance section, and its building permit application and zoning ordinance downloads sit behind an email-entry form and were not opened, so this record states no answer on a reroof permit and no code edition.

Ashley Borough's pages name no roof work as permit work or as exempt. Ashley Borough takes permit applications at its Municipal Building, 49 West Cemetery Street, Ashley (570-824-1364). The Borough's home page lists "Code Enforcement /Permit Applications - Occupancy Inspector" and "Contact for Inspections of Permitted work" with an inspection firm, and its Permits & Applications page lists a "Building Permit Application" and an "OCCUPANCY PERMIT APPLICATION." The Borough office is open Monday-Friday 8am-4pm, and the Borough's home page gives its municipal phone as 570-824-1364. Ashley Borough's ordinance adopting the Uniform Construction Code was not found on the Borough's website, whose pages list no code or ordinance section, and its building permit application and zoning ordinance downloads sit behind an email-entry form and were not opened, so this record states no answer on a reroof permit and no code edition. Call the Borough office before starting a reroof. Read for this answer: the Borough's home, Permits & Applications, Zoning Office Forms, Documents and Contact pages. No ordinance, fee schedule or application text was read.