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Roofing in Clearfield Township (Butler County), Pennsylvania

No, Clearfield Township (Butler County), PA does not require a permit for like-for-like roof replacement (Clearfield Township (Butler County) - Township Office). Clearfield Township's FAQ page lists replacing shingles on a roof as needing no permit. The Township's FAQ page, read October 12, 2026, asks "Is a permit required to replace shingles on a roof?" and answers "No, but any change of trusses requires UCC inspections." The same page says "A building permit is required for buildings (Ordinance 07-74-01)" and "A permit is required whenever an owner or agent intends to construct, move, re-locate, enlarge, alter, or demolish any residential dwelling," lists the work it means by that (new dwellings, additions of any size, decks with roofs or over 30 inches, sunrooms, garages of 1,000 sq ft or more, fences over 6 feet, retaining walls over 4 feet, swimming pools), and answers "Is a permit required to install siding?" with "No." The Township's Ordinance 07-74-01 is not posted and was not read, and the page's roof answer is the Township's only words on reroofing. Clearfield Township's ordinance adopting the Uniform Construction Code is not published on the Township's website, whose ordinances page lists only a recreational vehicle ordinance and an ATV laws summary, or in the online code libraries of General Code (eCode360), American Legal Publishing, Municode or Code Publishing, and was not read for this record, so this answer rests on the Township's own published words quoted above, not on that ordinance. The permit-type and fee list on the Township's Permits page names no roof permit. 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 FAQ adds that "any change of trusses requires UCC inspections." Ask the Township office (724-283-7701) before starting if the job changes trusses or any structure. Read for this answer: the Township's FAQ, Permits and Ordinances pages and the third-party code agency's Areas We Service and "Do I need a permit?" pages. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Clearfield Township (Butler County), Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Clearfield Township (Butler County)

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Clearfield Township (Butler County) are set locally by Clearfield Township (Butler County) - Township Office. Pennsylvania issues no state roofing licence, but its Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act requires a contractor to register with the Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection before doing home improvement work, which the Act defines to include roofs on jobs over $500, unless the contractor’s home improvement work totalled less than $5,000 in the previous tax year — and the Uniform Construction Code applies to buildings throughout the Commonwealth as a minimum a municipality may exceed but not fall below, with ordinary repairs to a house outside it unless a local ordinance brings them in, so whether a reroof needs a permit is a municipal question — always confirm the current requirements with the authority before starting work.

Roofing permit
Not required
Contractor registration
Required
Adopted building code
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, Clearfield Township's Permits page lists a "UCC Building Permit" for "Structures requiring PA UCC inspections" with a residential fee of "$100.00 - Residencial (house/modular/mobile)" and "$4.50 - Labor & Industry Fee," and its FAQ page points to a third-party code agency for UCC details; that agency's own Areas We Service page lists Clearfield Township under Butler County. The Township office is at 103 McGrady Road, Fenelton (724-283-7701). Clearfield Township is in Butler County and is not zoned (its FAQ says "No, but there is a Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance we follow"). The Township's ordinance adopting the Uniform Construction Code was not read for this record, and the Township's pages name no code edition.
Permit process
Clearfield Township's FAQ page lists replacing shingles on a roof as needing no permit. The Township's FAQ page, read October 12, 2026, asks "Is a permit required to replace shingles on a roof?" and answers "No, but any change of trusses requires UCC inspections." The same page says "A building permit is required for buildings (Ordinance 07-74-01)" and "A permit is required whenever an owner or agent intends to construct, move, re-locate, enlarge, alter, or demolish any residential dwelling," lists the work it means by that (new dwellings, additions of any size, decks with roofs or over 30 inches, sunrooms, garages of 1,000 sq ft or more, fences over 6 feet, retaining walls over 4 feet, swimming pools), and answers "Is a permit required to install siding?" with "No." The Township's Ordinance 07-74-01 is not posted and was not read, and the page's roof answer is the Township's only words on reroofing. Clearfield Township's ordinance adopting the Uniform Construction Code is not published on the Township's website, whose ordinances page lists only a recreational vehicle ordinance and an ATV laws summary, or in the online code libraries of General Code (eCode360), American Legal Publishing, Municode or Code Publishing, and was not read for this record, so this answer rests on the Township's own published words quoted above, not on that ordinance. The permit-type and fee list on the Township's Permits page names no roof permit. 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 FAQ adds that "any change of trusses requires UCC inspections." Ask the Township office (724-283-7701) before starting if the job changes trusses or any structure. Read for this answer: the Township's FAQ, Permits and Ordinances pages and the third-party code agency's Areas We Service and "Do I need a permit?" pages.

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