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Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Ferguson Township (Centre County), PA, issued by Township of Ferguson - Centre Region Code Administration. For a Ferguson Township house, the Township's code deletes the State's exclusions for residential repairs and alterations, and the CRCA, which issues the building permit, has published no statement that a reroof needs no permit. Section 5-104 of the Township Code (Ordinance 956 of 2011) amends 34 Pa. Code 403.1(b), the State's list of exclusions, so that items "(8)" and "(9)" each read "Is deleted"; in the State's current list, item (8) is "Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress" and item (9) is "Repairs to residential buildings." Chapter 5 names no roof work either way, and the State's regulation keeps its own relief: "An ordinary repair does not require a permit" (34 Pa. Code 403.62), with roofing not named in its list of work that is not an ordinary repair. The CRCA has published nothing for Ferguson Township on whether a reroof needs a permit. Its 2021 Code Cycle page says residential construction "is regulated by the Uniform Construction Code of Pennsylvania (UCC) and the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) as adopted and amended by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania," including "replacement, repair, renovation," and its residential forms page says "Please contact our office with questions regarding the permitting process and any additional questions. 814-231-3056." The CRCA's Electronic Application for Building Permit (form dated 8/26), which names no municipality, lists "Roof Repair / Replacement" among its types of work, and for a roof asks for "ROOF - Zoning (where required), Spec/Material Cut Sheets"; the paper application the Township posts has no roofing box. 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 CRCA to treat a reroof on a Ferguson Township house as permit work and call the CRCA at 814-231-3056 before starting; the Township's code text above names no penalty of its own. The Township's Zoning Permit Requirements page says a zoning permit is not required for "Normal maintenance activities and minor repairs that do not constitute the erection, extension, or alteration of any structure or portion of a structure," and that a zoning permit comes before the building permit. The Township's 2026 Schedule of Fees (adopted January 5, 2026) has no roofing line; for one- and two-family houses it charges a $35.00 application fee and, for a renovation, "$0.0070 x Declared Cost," with a minimum fee of $55.50, and the CRCA's fee procedure (as of November 1, 2025) charges dwelling alterations and renovations "the declared cost multiplied by the Permit Fee Multiplier of .0070." Read for this answer: Chapter 5 of the Township Code, Code Enforcement (Part 1, Uniform Construction Code, Sections 5-101 to 5-106, and Part 3), in full; a search of the whole Township Code for "roof," which finds no permit provision naming roof work, and for "reroofing," which finds none; the Township's Zoning Permit Requirements, Fee Schedule and Applications pages and its posted zoning and building permit application; the building code fee sections of the Township's 2026 Schedule of Fees; and the CRCA's 2021 Code Cycle, fees and residential forms pages, its fee procedure and both of its building permit applications. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Ferguson Township (Centre County), Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.