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No, Conewago Township (Dauphin County), PA does not require a permit for like-for-like roof replacement (Conewago Township (Dauphin County) - Township Office). Conewago Township's Building Permit Ordinance (Ordinance No. 1986-2, as amended by Ordinance No. 1996-3, December 11, 1996), which the Township's Code of Ordinances carries as Chapter 8, Part 1, Section 102 and posts on its website (read October 10, 2026), says it is unlawful "to undertake, or cause to be undertaken, any construction or development anywhere within the Township unless a building permit has been obtained from the Building Permit Officer," and then says "A building permit shall not be required for the replacement of down spouts, gutters, facia boards, siding, windows or roofing (if replacement is of shingles and paper only), nor shall a permit be necessary for minor repairs to existing buildings or structures. Minor repairs shall be defined as those repairs having a fair market value cost of less than $1,000 and which do not involve structural changes or modification." The condition on roofing is a fact about the work: the replacement must be "of shingles and paper only." 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." Chapter 5, Part 1, Section 109(3), which adopts the Uniform Construction Code, says "This Part shall not repeal or in any way affect the following: the floodplain regulations adopted by Ordinance No. 1986-2 as set forth in Chapter 8 of the Conewago Township Code of Ordinances," and its Section 105(2) says "All construction code ordinances or portions of ordinances which are in effect as of the effective date of this Part and whose requirements are less than the minimum requirements of the Uniform Construction Code are hereby amended to conform with the comparable provisions of the Uniform Construction Code." This record quotes both sections and does not decide how they bear on the Chapter 8 exemption. Chapter 8 sits in the Township's floodplain chapter, its Section 106 gives it the short title "Conewago Township Building Permit Ordinance," and its Section 201 says "Building permits shall be required before any construction or development is undertaken within any area of the Township." The Township's zoning chapter (Chapter 27, Section 1711) says "A building and/or zoning permit shall be required prior to" the "Erection, addition or alteration of any building or portion thereof," and that no such permit is required in the case of "normal maintenance activities, minor repairs and alterations which do not structurally change a building or structure." Section 1711 names no roof work, and this record does not decide whether a house reroof is an "alteration" or a "minor repair" under it. The Township's fee resolution lists no roofing fee, and the Township's Construction Code Permit Application and Zoning Permit Application name no roofing box or permit type. Section 211 of the same chapter sets, for a violation of that Part, "a judgment of not more than $1,000 plus all court costs," with each day a separate violation unless a good faith basis is found. Section 202 has the Building Permit Officer issue a permit only where the work "will be in conformance with the requirements of this and all other applicable codes and ordinances." No later ordinance amending or repealing Chapter 8 appears on the Township's 2021 to 2025 ordinance pages, and Chapter 8 remains in the Code of Ordinances posted on the Township's website. Ask the Township office (717-534-8556), open Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and Friday, 7:00 a.m. to noon, before starting. Read for this answer: Chapter 5 (Code Enforcement), Part 1, Uniform Construction Code (Ordinance 2004-1), in full; Chapter 8 (Floodplains), Parts 1 and 2, including Sections 102, 106, 201 and 211; Chapter 27 (Zoning), including Section 1711; a text search of Chapters 1, 10, 13, 23 and 27 of the Code for roof words; the Township's Ordinances pages for later ordinances (none on building permits); the Documents & Forms page; the fee resolution; and the Construction Code and Zoning Permit Applications. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Conewago Township (Dauphin County), Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Conewago Township (Dauphin County)

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Conewago Township (Dauphin County) are set locally by Conewago Township (Dauphin 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, Conewago Township administers the Uniform Construction Code through its Township office, 3279 Old Hershey Road, Elizabethtown. Chapter 5, Part 1 of the Township Code (Ordinance 2004-1, July 14, 2004) says "Conewago Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and that administration and enforcement "shall initially be through a third-party agency," and the Township's fee resolution (Resolution No. 2024-006) charges a "Conewago Township Administration Fee" that "is paid in addition to fees charged by the appointed Township Third Party Inspection Agency." The Township's own Construction Code Permit Application is posted on its Documents & Forms page. Section 106 of Part 1 inserts values in Table 301.2(1) for the International Residential Code, including "Ice Shield Underlayment Required = No," and adds no other roofing rule. Part 1 adopts the Uniform Construction Code in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401, 403 and 405 "as amended from time to time" and lists the International Residential Code and the other model codes by name without a year, and the Township's pages name no code edition. Chapter 8, Section 102, quoted in the permit fields, names roofing replacement among work for which "A building permit shall not be required."
Permit process
Conewago Township's Building Permit Ordinance (Ordinance No. 1986-2, as amended by Ordinance No. 1996-3, December 11, 1996), which the Township's Code of Ordinances carries as Chapter 8, Part 1, Section 102 and posts on its website (read October 10, 2026), says it is unlawful "to undertake, or cause to be undertaken, any construction or development anywhere within the Township unless a building permit has been obtained from the Building Permit Officer," and then says "A building permit shall not be required for the replacement of down spouts, gutters, facia boards, siding, windows or roofing (if replacement is of shingles and paper only), nor shall a permit be necessary for minor repairs to existing buildings or structures. Minor repairs shall be defined as those repairs having a fair market value cost of less than $1,000 and which do not involve structural changes or modification." The condition on roofing is a fact about the work: the replacement must be "of shingles and paper only." 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." Chapter 5, Part 1, Section 109(3), which adopts the Uniform Construction Code, says "This Part shall not repeal or in any way affect the following: the floodplain regulations adopted by Ordinance No. 1986-2 as set forth in Chapter 8 of the Conewago Township Code of Ordinances," and its Section 105(2) says "All construction code ordinances or portions of ordinances which are in effect as of the effective date of this Part and whose requirements are less than the minimum requirements of the Uniform Construction Code are hereby amended to conform with the comparable provisions of the Uniform Construction Code." This record quotes both sections and does not decide how they bear on the Chapter 8 exemption. Chapter 8 sits in the Township's floodplain chapter, its Section 106 gives it the short title "Conewago Township Building Permit Ordinance," and its Section 201 says "Building permits shall be required before any construction or development is undertaken within any area of the Township." The Township's zoning chapter (Chapter 27, Section 1711) says "A building and/or zoning permit shall be required prior to" the "Erection, addition or alteration of any building or portion thereof," and that no such permit is required in the case of "normal maintenance activities, minor repairs and alterations which do not structurally change a building or structure." Section 1711 names no roof work, and this record does not decide whether a house reroof is an "alteration" or a "minor repair" under it. The Township's fee resolution lists no roofing fee, and the Township's Construction Code Permit Application and Zoning Permit Application name no roofing box or permit type. Section 211 of the same chapter sets, for a violation of that Part, "a judgment of not more than $1,000 plus all court costs," with each day a separate violation unless a good faith basis is found. Section 202 has the Building Permit Officer issue a permit only where the work "will be in conformance with the requirements of this and all other applicable codes and ordinances." No later ordinance amending or repealing Chapter 8 appears on the Township's 2021 to 2025 ordinance pages, and Chapter 8 remains in the Code of Ordinances posted on the Township's website. Ask the Township office (717-534-8556), open Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and Friday, 7:00 a.m. to noon, before starting. Read for this answer: Chapter 5 (Code Enforcement), Part 1, Uniform Construction Code (Ordinance 2004-1), in full; Chapter 8 (Floodplains), Parts 1 and 2, including Sections 102, 106, 201 and 211; Chapter 27 (Zoning), including Section 1711; a text search of Chapters 1, 10, 13, 23 and 27 of the Code for roof words; the Township's Ordinances pages for later ordinances (none on building permits); the Documents & Forms page; the fee resolution; and the Construction Code and Zoning Permit Applications.

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