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No, Damascus Township (Wayne County), PA does not require a permit for like-for-like roof replacement (Damascus Township - Township Office (Building and Zoning Permits)). Damascus Township's "Do I Need a Permit?" chart lists "Roof shingle replacement" with the note "No structural changes" and no mark under any permit column. The Township's chart "Do I Need a Permit?" (revised July 12, 2022, posted on its Forms page and read October 9, 2026) lists "Roof shingle replacement" with no mark under any permit column, including "UCC Permit," and the note "No structural changes," while "Replace or change roof rafters, sheathing, roof line" is marked for a UCC permit, UCC inspections and a UCC certificate of occupancy. The chart says "This document is presented as a guideline. Certain projects may require additional permits" and "If you are unsure or have questions, please contact the Township Office." The Township's older Building Permits information sheet (revised January 17, 2011) says "Generally any new construction, or any addition, alteration or repair to an existing building (including roof reconstruction, fireplaces, swimming pools, attached carports, attached garages, accessory buildings over 1000 square feet, etc.) requires a Building Permit"; it does not name shingle replacement. Ordinance No. 2004-02 names no roof work either way and adds no permit clause of its own; it keeps in force building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 that "equal or exceed the requirements of the Code," and none is posted among the Township's ordinances. The Township's 2026 fee schedule (Resolution 2026-3) prices residential permits under "Residential - New Construction, Additions, Alterations, Repairs, etc." and has no roofing line. The enacted text names no roof work on houses either way; the no-permit line is the Township's stated practice, and this record does not decide whether it is the Township's reading of the State's exclusion for house repairs. 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." If the job does turn out to need a permit, the fee schedule says "Fee for construction or modification under UCC without first obtaining permits: Triple the permit fees." Read for this answer: Ordinance No. 2004-02, the Township's UCC adoption ordinance, in full; the Township's Ordinances page, which posts no separate building permit ordinance; the 2026 fee schedule (Resolution 2026-3), in full; the "Do I Need a Permit?" chart, read from its rendered pages; the Building Permits information sheet; the Application for Zoning & Building Permit; and the Forms page. Where a permit is needed, the application and plans go to the Township Office with payment by check or money order ("Cash and cards are not accepted"). The office is open Monday to Thursday, 8 am to 2 pm, and Friday, 8 am to 12 pm, at 570-224-4410. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Damascus Township (Wayne County), Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Damascus Township (Wayne County)

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Damascus Township (Wayne County) are set locally by Damascus Township - Township Office (Building and Zoning Permits). 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, Damascus Township's Ordinance No. 2004-02 (June 24, 2004) says the Township "hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act" and adopts the Uniform Construction Code, "as amended from time to time," as the municipal building code. The Township's Forms page says "The Building Code Official and Inspector is an in-house employee of Damascus Township" and "ALL permits must be obtained through the Township Office," at 60 Conklin Hill Road, Damascus. The ordinance does not change the code's roofing provisions. The Township's design-criteria sheet lists "Ice Barrier Underlayment Required: Yes." Neither Ordinance No. 2004-02 nor the Township's permit pages, chart and application name an edition of the International Residential Code.
Permit process
Damascus Township's "Do I Need a Permit?" chart lists "Roof shingle replacement" with the note "No structural changes" and no mark under any permit column. The Township's chart "Do I Need a Permit?" (revised July 12, 2022, posted on its Forms page and read October 9, 2026) lists "Roof shingle replacement" with no mark under any permit column, including "UCC Permit," and the note "No structural changes," while "Replace or change roof rafters, sheathing, roof line" is marked for a UCC permit, UCC inspections and a UCC certificate of occupancy. The chart says "This document is presented as a guideline. Certain projects may require additional permits" and "If you are unsure or have questions, please contact the Township Office." The Township's older Building Permits information sheet (revised January 17, 2011) says "Generally any new construction, or any addition, alteration or repair to an existing building (including roof reconstruction, fireplaces, swimming pools, attached carports, attached garages, accessory buildings over 1000 square feet, etc.) requires a Building Permit"; it does not name shingle replacement. Ordinance No. 2004-02 names no roof work either way and adds no permit clause of its own; it keeps in force building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 that "equal or exceed the requirements of the Code," and none is posted among the Township's ordinances. The Township's 2026 fee schedule (Resolution 2026-3) prices residential permits under "Residential - New Construction, Additions, Alterations, Repairs, etc." and has no roofing line. The enacted text names no roof work on houses either way; the no-permit line is the Township's stated practice, and this record does not decide whether it is the Township's reading of the State's exclusion for house repairs. 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." If the job does turn out to need a permit, the fee schedule says "Fee for construction or modification under UCC without first obtaining permits: Triple the permit fees." Read for this answer: Ordinance No. 2004-02, the Township's UCC adoption ordinance, in full; the Township's Ordinances page, which posts no separate building permit ordinance; the 2026 fee schedule (Resolution 2026-3), in full; the "Do I Need a Permit?" chart, read from its rendered pages; the Building Permits information sheet; the Application for Zoning & Building Permit; and the Forms page. Where a permit is needed, the application and plans go to the Township Office with payment by check or money order ("Cash and cards are not accepted"). The office is open Monday to Thursday, 8 am to 2 pm, and Friday, 8 am to 12 pm, at 570-224-4410.

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