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No, Conway, PA does not require a permit for like-for-like roof replacement (Conway Borough - Code Enforcement and Zoning (third-party UCC agency)). Conway Borough's Building Permits page says re-roofing, listed among "Maintenance work, minor repairs, or alterations that do not affect the basic structure of an existing building," does "not require a permit," and its posted residential application excludes sheathing and truss work ("NOT SHEETHING or TRUSS WORK"). Conway Borough's Building Permits page, read October 12, 2026, says "In general, building and/or zoning permits are required for any change of use" or for construction activity "that involves rebuilding" or "physically altering a building or other structure," lists "Changes to roofline" among the examples, and then says "Maintenance work, minor repairs, or alterations that do not affect the basic structure of an existing building or increase the lot area coverage such as painting, landscaping, re-roofing, new siding, replacement doors or windows (unless of a different size than the original) do not require a permit." The page adds "This is not a complete list. Please contact the Borough Officer at (724) 869-5550 for specific answers to questions regarding your project," and the same text appears on the Borough's Building Permits and Regulations page under Ordinances. The residential UCC building permit application the Borough posts there says "A UCC permit is not required for the following items" and lists "Roofing Wear Surfaces" with "(shingles / metal surfaces. NOT SHEETHING or TRUSS WORK)" (read from the rendered page image). The Borough's Code, Chapter 68, Article I, Section 68-2 (Ord. 189 of 1955, amended 1968 and 1976), says "No person shall cause or permit any building to be constructed, altered or razed" without "first having obtained a permit therefor" and sets fees by construction value ("Up to $2,000" at "$5"); it names no roof work and defines no repair or maintenance relief. The Borough's Zoning Ordinance, Section 1202 (read from the rendered page image, page 12-2), says "A Building Permit shall be required prior to the" "Exterior Alteration or Reconstruction of a building or structure," and "No Building Permit shall be required in cases of" "Normal maintenance activities" or "alterations which do not change the exterior dimension(s) of a building"; it names no roof work either way. Chapter 70 (Ord. 490, April 21, 2004) adopts "The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa Code, Chapters 401 to 405, as amended from time to time," keeps in force building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 "which equal or exceed the requirements of the code," and adds no roof provision and no amendment to the State regulation. Chapter 93 adopts the International Property Maintenance Code, which is a property maintenance code and not a building or residential code, and has no permit wording. Chapter 85 requires an "occupancy permit" from the Borough Secretary for establishing a residence, and Chapter 76 requires a permit for development "within any identified floodplain area"; neither names roof work. The enacted texts name no roof work either way; the no-permit line quoted at the start is the Borough's stated practice, and this record does not decide whether it is the Borough's reading of the relief in Section 1202. The Borough's fee schedule is Section 68-2's value table; the Borough posts no separate fee sheet on its Building Permits, Permits/Applications or Forms pages, and the Zoning Permit application asks "Payment in the amount of $65.00 for the review of the application." Neither the value table nor the posted applications has a line naming a roof, reroofing or roof replacement; the building permit application lists as project types "New Structure," "Demolition," "Alteration or Renovation," "Addition" and pools, and its plan review checklist asks for "Roof Construction" details for new work. 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." Read for this answer: the Borough's Code Enforcement and Zoning, Building Permits, Building Permits and Regulations, Ordinances, Permits/Applications and Forms pages; Chapters 70, 68, 85, 93 and 76 of its Code on ecode360; its Zoning Ordinance Section 1202; the residential building permit application and the zoning permit application it posts; and the fee table in Section 68-2. The Borough's Code Chapter 124 says the Zoning Ordinance is "available for review in the Borough offices" and is not codified on ecode360. Call the Borough office at 724-869-5550 before starting: its page says "Please contact the Borough Officer at (724) 869-5550 for specific answers to questions regarding your project," and a zoning permit may still apply, since the page also says "A Zoning Permit Application is always required prior to the Building Permit Application review being conducted.". 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