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Roofing in Edgmont Township, Pennsylvania

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Edgmont Township, PA, issued by Edgmont Township - Building Department. Edgmont Township's code exempts from its permit requirement only reroofing of less than 25% of the roof. Section 150-7C of the Township Code (Ord. No. 196, adopted 4-19-2006, read October 9, 2026) requires a building permit for "All alterations or repairs to residential building(s), except for the following," and the second of its nine exceptions is "Reroofing of less than 25% of the total existing roof square footage." A full reroof is above that line. The Township's Roofing Permit Information page says "Edgmont Township requires a roofing permit when more than 25% of the roof area is being replaced" and "A permit is not required for repairs that affect 25% or less of the roof area." The Township's 2026 fee schedule (Resolution No. 03 of 2026) charges a "Roofing / Shingling Permit Fee" of "$100.00 per roof" for residential work, and its Roofing Application says "No work may begin until the roofing permit has been issued." 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). The Department of Labor and Industry's register of municipal code change ordinances lists an Edgmont Township filing that "Requires a building permit for residential alterations and repairs and establishes 9 exceptions," found in compliance with an approval letter mailed 3/15/06, "Enacted 4 / 19 / 06." In practice, expect the Township to require a roofing permit for a reroof of more than 25% of the roof. The Township's Permit Information page says "Permit fees will be doubled if work commences prior to the submission, approval, and issuance of the required permit," and Section 150-5 makes a violation a summary offense "punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution." The Roofing Application asks for the number of existing roof layers, whether the old roof is being removed and the number of squares of shingles, must be signed by the property owner, and says "No roofing permit will be released unless all contractors that are working on existing residential properties are registered as a Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) with the state or are registered with the Township." The Roofing Permit Information page lists a final building inspection, scheduled with Linn Architects at 610-566-7044, Option 2. The Township office is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at 610-459-1662. Read for this answer: Chapter 150 of the Township Code, Construction Codes (Articles I to III, Sections 150-1 to 150-11), in full; every page of a search of the whole Township Code for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Township's Permit Information, Permit Applications and Forms and Roofing Permit Information pages; its Roofing Application; and the 2026 fee schedule, Resolution No. 03 of 2026. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Edgmont Township, Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Edgmont Township

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Edgmont Township are set locally by Edgmont Township - Building Department. 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.

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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, Edgmont Township in Delaware County issues building permits through its Building Department at the Township Building, 1000 Gradyville Road, Newtown Square; Section 150-4 of the Township Code makes enforcement "the responsibility of the Edgmont Township Building Department and Building Code Official," and the Township's Permit Information page lists Linn Architects as its "Code Compliance Officer, Construction Code Official, Building and Plumbing Inspector, & Fire Code Official," who carries out building inspections. Section 150-1 adopts the Uniform Construction Code, "34 Pa. Code Chapters 401-405, as amended from time to time," as the Edgmont Township Building Code, and Section 150-2 keeps building code sections the Township adopted before July 1, 1999, set out in exhibits to the ordinance, "so long as each equals or exceeds the requirements of the Uniform Construction Code"; Chapter 150 changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions. Chapter 150 adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time" and Section 150-11 leaves the codes in effect to official resolution, which this record has not read; the Township's Permit Information page says it adopted the Uniform Construction Code "which has incorporated the 2018 International Building Codes" and names no residential code edition; this record does not decide which edition the Township applies.
Permit process
Edgmont Township's code exempts from its permit requirement only reroofing of less than 25% of the roof. Section 150-7C of the Township Code (Ord. No. 196, adopted 4-19-2006, read October 9, 2026) requires a building permit for "All alterations or repairs to residential building(s), except for the following," and the second of its nine exceptions is "Reroofing of less than 25% of the total existing roof square footage." A full reroof is above that line. The Township's Roofing Permit Information page says "Edgmont Township requires a roofing permit when more than 25% of the roof area is being replaced" and "A permit is not required for repairs that affect 25% or less of the roof area." The Township's 2026 fee schedule (Resolution No. 03 of 2026) charges a "Roofing / Shingling Permit Fee" of "$100.00 per roof" for residential work, and its Roofing Application says "No work may begin until the roofing permit has been issued." 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). The Department of Labor and Industry's register of municipal code change ordinances lists an Edgmont Township filing that "Requires a building permit for residential alterations and repairs and establishes 9 exceptions," found in compliance with an approval letter mailed 3/15/06, "Enacted 4 / 19 / 06." In practice, expect the Township to require a roofing permit for a reroof of more than 25% of the roof. The Township's Permit Information page says "Permit fees will be doubled if work commences prior to the submission, approval, and issuance of the required permit," and Section 150-5 makes a violation a summary offense "punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution." The Roofing Application asks for the number of existing roof layers, whether the old roof is being removed and the number of squares of shingles, must be signed by the property owner, and says "No roofing permit will be released unless all contractors that are working on existing residential properties are registered as a Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) with the state or are registered with the Township." The Roofing Permit Information page lists a final building inspection, scheduled with Linn Architects at 610-566-7044, Option 2. The Township office is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at 610-459-1662. Read for this answer: Chapter 150 of the Township Code, Construction Codes (Articles I to III, Sections 150-1 to 150-11), in full; every page of a search of the whole Township Code for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Township's Permit Information, Permit Applications and Forms and Roofing Permit Information pages; its Roofing Application; and the 2026 fee schedule, Resolution No. 03 of 2026.

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