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Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in East Norriton Township, PA, issued by East Norriton Township - Code Enforcement Department. East Norriton Township treats residential roofing as building permit work. The Township's fee schedule (effective January 5, 2026, read October 7, 2026) lists under "RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS" "Roofing, siding or stucco $3.50 per square, $150 minimum," and the Township's Building Permit Application asks the applicant to "Indicate proposed work:" with a line for "Roofing - # of Square." Chapter 74 of the Township Code adopts the Uniform Construction Code by reference and names no roof work, and a search of the whole Township Code for "roof" and for "reroofing" found no section that requires or exempts a permit for roof work. Section 74-5 keeps in effect building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999, "including but not limited to Ordinance Nos. 352, 387, 388 and 389," which are not published in the online code and were not read. Under state law, Act 45 says the Act "shall not apply to" "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" or to "Repairs to residential buildings, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to section 503" (section 104(b)(5) and (6)), and of a municipal ordinance that adds to the code, section 503(c) says "An ordinance under this subsection shall not be effective nor enforceable unless subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i) have been satisfied." This record does not decide whether the municipality's requirement is one adopted under section 503 or kept in effect by section 303(b)(1). In practice, expect the Township to require a building permit for a house reroof, priced by the roofing square. The fee schedule lists a "Penalty / Fee for Failing to Obtain Permits (At the Discretion of the BCO)" of "2x normal permit fee." Section 73-11 of the Township Code says "No permit shall be issued to any contractor until such time that the contractor has obtained a contractor's registration," and that no permit shall be issued to a contractor required to register under the Pennsylvania Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act "until such time that the contractor demonstrates that the contractor is registered in accordance with said act"; the Building Permit Application asks for the contractor's "PA Contractor Registration #." The Code Enforcement Department is open Monday to Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and the Township Building is closed to the public on Friday; telephone 610-275-2800. Read for this answer: Chapter 74 of the Township Code, Construction Code, Uniform (Sections 74-1 to 74-6), in full; Chapter 73, Contractor Registration; every page of a search of the whole Township Code for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Code Enforcement, Building Codes Currently in Effect and Forms and Permits pages; the 2026 fee schedule; and the Building Permit Application. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for East Norriton Township, Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.