Roofing in Camp Hill, 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, Camp Hill Borough administers the code itself: Section 90-1 of the Borough Code (Ord. No. 1011, May 12, 2004) says "Camp Hill Borough hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," and Section 90-2 adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time" as the municipal building code. Applications go to the Borough's Codes Enforcement office at 2145 Walnut Street, whose residential application says "Building permit plan reviews are conducted by a third-party inspection agency" and names Approved Code Services for third-party review and inspections, and "Work may not start until an official building permit has been issued by the Borough of Camp Hill." Chapter 90 changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions. The Borough's Building Permits page links reference sheets titled for Chapters 3 and 6 of the 2018 International Building Code and names no edition of the residential code; this record does not decide which residential edition the Borough applies.

No Camp Hill Borough text read names reroofing as permit work or as exempt. The Codes Enforcement FAQ page (read October 9, 2026), under "Building Permits," says "For both residential and commercial property: An owner or authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building, structure and facility or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical, or plumbing system regulated by the Uniform Construction Code shall first apply to the building code official and obtain the required permit." It names no roof work, and neither does the Borough's residential building permit application, whose type-of-improvement boxes are new construction, addition, alteration, repair, demolition, relocation, foundation only and change of use. Chapter 90 of the Borough Code adopts the Uniform Construction Code by reference, names no roof work and adds no permit clause of its own, and the Borough's earlier building code article, Chapter 79, Article I, is repealed except for contractor registration. A search of the whole Borough Code for "roof" and for "reroofing" found no permit provision naming roof work on houses. The Borough's 2026 fee schedule, Resolution No. 2025-18, adopts the 2026 Fee Schedule as an attached exhibit, but the published copy, two pages, has no exhibit attached; the residential application prices the Borough's fee at "$90.00 + 1.2% of project value" with third-party fees separate. 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." The Borough's FAQ restates the code's general permit rule without saying whether an ordinary reroof is work it reaches, the code names no roof work, and the Borough's current fee schedule exhibit is not published, so this record does not decide whether the Borough requires a permit for an ordinary reroof. The FAQ says "If you are unsure of which permits are required, you may email the Code Officer or the general codes email." The residential application says "Working without a permit is a citable offense, and strictly enforced" and that third-party review and inspection fees are due when the permit is picked up. Section 79-5 of the Borough Code says "No building permit shall be issued with respect to any improvements requiring a building permit until the contractor therefor has first registered with the Borough." The office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, at 717-737-3457. Read for this answer: Chapter 90, Construction Codes, Uniform, and Chapter 79, Building Construction, of the Borough Code in full; every page of a search of the whole Borough Code for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Codes Enforcement, FAQ and Building Permits pages; the residential building permit application; and the 2026 fee schedule resolution.