Roofing in Corry, 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, The City of Corry, in Erie County, uses two firms to administer the code: Section 155.04 of the City Code says "The city employs two third parties to administer the Uniform Construction Code (UCC). Building Inspection Underwriters, Inc. (BIU) or Construction Code Inspectors (CCI) issues any required building permits after plan review." Zoning applications are made at City Hall, 100 South Center Street, Corry, and the City's 2026 permit application tells applicants to call "CCI at 814.432.2630 to determine if a building permit is also required for this project." Section 151.15 of the City Code adopts "those codes recited at 34 Pa. Code § 403.21, as may in the future be amended, as its Construction Code," and the subchapter changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions. Neither the City Code nor the City's pages name a code edition.

No City of Corry text read names reroofing as permit work or as exempt. The City's Uniform Construction Code subchapter, Sections 151.15 to 151.35 of the City Code (Ord. 1450, 2004), adopts the codes recited at 34 Pa. Code 403.21 "as may in the future be amended," says in Section 151.17 that "Exceptions to application of the UCC as set forth in the Act and/or administrative regulations shall apply and are incorporated herein by reference," and in Section 151.20(C) that "Except as expressly authorized in the UCC or in the administrative regulations governing its implementation, no construction or other activity regulated by the UCC shall be conducted or commence without a permit therefor first being issued"; it names no roof work. Section 155.04 says the two firms' fee schedules "are available from each provider upon request," and the City's fee chapter has no roofing line. The City's 2026 code enforcement information sheet (read October 9, 2026) says "Zoning applications are required for new structures, additions and alterations. ex: change of use, repair, deck, pool, fence, demolition, signage, home occupation"; it names no roof work, and the City's Zoning and Code Enforcement pages say nothing on roof 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." Because the City's only general permit clause is the state code's own, with the state's exceptions incorporated, and no City statement addresses roof work, this record does not decide whether the City requires a permit for an ordinary reroof. Call Construction Code Inspectors at 814-432-2630, as the City's application says, or the City at 814-663-7041 before work starts. Section 155.02 sets zoning penalties "for failure to obtain advance approval of a project" of $100 for a first violation. The Zoning Office is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed 1 to 2 p.m. Read for this answer: the City Code's Uniform Construction Code subchapter (Sections 151.15 to 151.35) and Sections 150.03, 155.02, 155.04 and 155.05, in full; the City's Zoning, Code Enforcement and Ordinances pages; its 2026 code enforcement information sheet; and its 2026 permit application.