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Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Exeter Township (Berks County), PA, issued by Exeter Township - Engineering Department. Exeter Township treats reroofing over 25 percent of a roof as permit work. The Township's Building Permit Information Sheet 2026 (read October 6, 2026) says "Exeter Township opted into the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code on April 19, 2004," and that this "applies to all Demolition permits, new construction," and other listed work including "replacing roof over 25%," with a $4.50 State fee. The Township's 2026 miscellaneous building permit application lists a residential "ROOF REPLACEMENT" fee of $250.00 for "reroofing over 25% regulated by UCC," and lists "Roof in progress" among the inspections required where applicable; the 2026 Fee Schedule lists "Replacement of existing roofing regulated by the UCC" at $250.00 for residential work and $300.00 for non-residential work. A full reroof is more than 25 percent of the roof; the Township's pages do not say what they require for 25 percent or less. The information sheet's list of work that needs no building permit names "replacement of aluminum siding and replacement of windows/doors unless structural changes are made" and not roof work. Chapter 150 of the Township Code names no roof work. Article I (Sections 150-1 to 150-4, Ordinance No. 300, amended 2007) adopts by reference the "BOCA National Building Code of 1996" and the "CABO One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code of 1989," with local changes on fire suppression and penalties, and this record has not read the permit sections of those codes; Article II (Section 150-5) adopts the Uniform Construction Code, with Appendix F of the International Residential Code and the International Property Maintenance Code, "as amended from time to time," and keeps in force earlier building code ordinances that equal or exceed it. 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 Exeter Township ordinance that "Adopts Appendices E, F, and G of the International Fire Code 2006, establishes fines and permits fire authorities to set geographic limits for certain hazardous storage uses," challenged and then, as revised, approved by letter mailed January 30, 2008 and "Enacted 4 / 28 / 08"; it does not name roof work. In practice, expect the Township to require a permit for a reroof of more than 25 percent of the roof. Its fee schedule charges double the permit fee for "Issuance of Permit after construction has begun," and Section 150-4 of the Township Code sets a fine of "not more than $1,000 plus costs" for a violation of the codes Article I adopts. The information sheet says "Payment for permit(s) is due at the time of submission" and that permits obtained by a contractor must include "an affidavit/signed contract from property owner and a copy of their certificate of insurance"; each building permit also carries a $15 Permit Issuance fee. The permit application is a fillable form sent to the Engineering Department by e-mail or delivered to the Township offices, and inspections need 24 hours' notice at 610-779-5702; the department's hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Read for this answer: Chapter 150 of the Township Code, Construction Codes, Uniform, Article I (Sections 150-1 to 150-4) and Article II (Section 150-5), in full; Chapter A400, Fees, which says the fee schedule is on file in the Township offices; a search of the whole Township Code for "roof" (16 results) and a search for "reroofing" (no results), which found no permit provision naming roof work; the Building/Zoning/Engineering and Permits/Applications/Documents pages; the Building Permit Information Sheet 2026; the 2026 miscellaneous and residential new-building building permit applications; and the 2026 Fee Schedule. Article IV of Chapter 150 and Chapter 126 of the Township Code were not read. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Exeter Township (Berks County), Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.