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Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Baldwin, PA, issued by Baldwin Borough - Department of Building Inspections and Code Enforcement. Baldwin Borough's Building Permits page lists complete roof replacement as permit work, though the Borough Code says a building permit "is not necessary for" the removal and replacement of roofing shingles. The Borough's Building Permits page (read October 7, 2026) says "A building permit is required for new additions, structural alterations, decks, complete roof replacement, and new construction." The Borough's Planning and Development FAQ says "Building permits must be obtained for all new construction, enlargement, alteration, removal, or destruction of a building or structure." The Borough's fee schedule (Appendix A, revised March 17, 2026) charges residential permits by cost of work and has no roofing line. The Borough Code exempts shingle replacement. Section 168-600 A(1), in the Zoning chapter, says "A building permit shall be required prior to the razing, erection, enlargement and structural alteration of any building, structure or portion thereof" and "A building permit is not necessary for exterior painting or the removal and replacement of lights or roofing shingles, siding, windows, doors, chimneys or entrances." The same chapter defines STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS as "Any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls or partitions, columns, beams or girders, or any substantial change in the roof or in the exterior walls" (Section 168-210). The enacted exemption and the department's page differ; the department's current page lists complete roof replacement as permit work. Chapter 74 of the Borough Code, adopted in 1996, still adopts the BOCA National Building Code (1996 Edition) and the CABO One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code (1995 Edition), and Section 74-3 says that before "any work of construction, alteration, extension, repair, demolition or removal of any building, house, edifice or structure is begun, approval of the plans and specifications" is to be obtained from the Zoning Officer; Section 83-5 A keeps building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 "which equal or exceed the requirements of the code" in effect. This record does not decide which provisions of Chapter 74 remain in effect. Under state law, Act 45 says the Act "shall not apply to" "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" or to "Repairs to residential buildings, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" (section 104(b)(5) and (6)), and of a municipal ordinance that adds to the code, 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 code enforcement desk to require a permit for a complete roof replacement. The Building Permits page states no penalty for work done without one, and it does not say whether replacing part of a roof needs a permit. All permits "must come with corresponding plans for project, as well as contractor information"; a building permit is valid for 6 months if work has not begun and for 5 years once construction begins, and residential permits up to $10,000 of work cost 1% of cost plus a $125 review fee and the $4.50 state fee. The Borough's telephone is 412-882-9600. Read for this answer: Chapter 83 of the Borough Code, Construction Codes, Uniform, in full; Chapter 74, Building Construction and Housing Standards; Chapter 131, Property Maintenance; Chapter 88, Fees; Article VI (Section 168-600) and the definitions in Article II of Chapter 168, Zoning; a search of the whole Borough Code for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Borough's Building Permits, Department of Building Inspections and Code Enforcement and Planning and Development FAQ pages; its Building Permit Application; and its fee schedule. The permit sections of the 2018 codes adopted by Section 131-2 were not read, and the Borough's three residential and commercial guide files are images that were not read. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Baldwin, Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.