Roofing in Bloomfield 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, Bloomfield Township's Code Enforcement / Permits page (read October 12, 2026) lists a "Building Code Enforcement Officer" with a work phone of 724-927-2020 and a "Zoning / Property Code Enforcement Officer" with "Office Hours - Monday & Wednesday / 2:30pm - 4:00pm" at the Township office, 22978 Shreve Ridge Road, Union City (814-694-2611). The Township posts a "UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION PERMIT APPLICATION" whose office block reads "BUILDING PERMIT APPROVED" and "CODE ADMINISTRATOR," and a fee schedule (Resolution No. 2024-8-12-2) that lists "Building Permit (residential)" at "$75.00." The Township's Ordinances & Resolutions page lists no Uniform Construction Code or building code ordinance, so the Township's ordinance adopting the Uniform Construction Code, and any permit or exemption section in it, were not read for this record. The Township's zoning permit form says "The Bloomfield Township Building Code 78-8-21 (BOCA Basic Building Code/1978) will be ENFORCED," that code is not among the documents the Township posts and was not read, and the Township's pages name no current code edition.

No Bloomfield Township text read says that a reroof does or does not need the Township's building permit. The Township's Zoning Ordinance, in its section on Zoning and Building Permits issued by the Zoning Officer (Section 1901.6, "Permits Not Required"), says "A Zoning or Building Permit shall not be required for the following activities:" and lists "Replacement of shingles or siding;" and the Township's Flood Plain Ordinance says "A Permit shall not be required for minor repairs to existing buildings or structures." Those are zoning and flood plain provisions, and this record does not decide whether an ordinary reroof also needs the Township's building permit or a Uniform Construction Code permit. The Township's "UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION PERMIT APPLICATION" asks the applicant to check one "TYPE OF WORK OR IMPROVEMENT" from "New Building Addition Alteration Repair Demolition Relocation" and names no roofing type, and its fee schedule lists "Building Permit (residential)" at "$75.00" with no roof line. The Township's Ordinances & Resolutions page lists no Uniform Construction Code or building code ordinance, so the Township's ordinance adopting the Uniform Construction Code, and any permit or exemption section in it, were not read for this record. 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 office (814-694-2611) before work starts. Read for this answer: the Township's Code Enforcement / Permits, Ordinances & Resolutions, Contact Us and Township Officials pages, its Uniform Construction Permit Application, Zoning Permit application, 2024 fee schedule resolution, Zoning Ordinance and Flood Plain Ordinance.