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No, Gilpin Township (Armstrong County), PA does not require a permit for like-for-like roof replacement (Gilpin Township - Building Permits (Armstrong County UCC Group, Bureau Veritas)). Gilpin Township's Building Permits page says "Roof repairs/replacements do NOT require a permit unless more than 50% of the sheeting needs replaced or a structural change is being made then a permis IS required" and "Check here for zoning permit requirements." The Township's Building Permits page, read October 12, 2026, lists under "THE FOLLOWING WORK DOES NOT REQUIRE A UCC BUILDING PERMIT (PLEASE NOTE - YOU MAY STILL NEED A ZONING PERMIT!)" the line "Ordinary repairs to residential buildings. Roof repairs/replacements do NOT require a permit unless more than 50% of the sheeting needs replaced or a structural change is being made then a permis IS required." Its list of work that does need a UCC building permit includes "Any roof addition or replacement/repair of framing when attached to the house" and "Most residential renovations, interior and exterior," and it says "Although most construction projects require a building permit, the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (PA UCC) under Sections 403.1, 403.42, and 403.62 provide a number of specific exemptions." Its Planning & Zoning page answers "Install a new roof?" with "No Zoning permit required but check with the Code Enforcement Officer for PA Uniform Construction Code requirements." Ordinance No. 1 of 2004 (adopted May 10, 2004, read from its scanned text) says "The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401-405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the municipal building code of Gilpin Township," adds no roof provision, and keeps in force building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 "which equal or exceed the requirements of the Code" (a savings clause this record quotes and does not decide). Ordinance No. 1 of 2001, which the Township's ordinances list gives as "Requiring all to obtain building permit in Gilpin and penalties for not" and whose scanned text opens as an ordinance on floodplain development, says in Section 1.01 "It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, business or corporation to undertake, or cause to be undertaken, any construction or development anywhere within the Township of Gilpin unless a Building Permit has been obtained from the Building Permit Officer" and "A Building Permit shall not be required for minor repairs to existing buildings or structures"; it defines "Minor repair" as "the replacement of existing work with equivalent materials for the purpose of its routine maintenance and upkeep" with listed exclusions, and defines development to include "the construction, reconstruction, renovation, repair, expansion, or alteration of buildings or other structures." It names no roof work either way, and this record did not find a later ordinance repealing it. The enacted texts name no roof work either way; the no-permit line quoted at the start is the Township's stated practice, and this record does not decide whether it is the Township's reading of the minor repair relief. The Township's fee schedule lists building permit application fees by type of structure, solar systems, signs and demolition, and has no roofing line, and the Bureau Veritas building permit application it links asks for a residential or commercial project description and names no roofing permit type. 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." Read for this answer: the Township's Building Permits, Planning & Zoning, Fee Schedule and Ordinances pages; its Ordinance No. 1 of 2004 adopting the Uniform Construction Code, in full; its Ordinance No. 1 of 2001, the permit sections quoted above and its definitions; its zoning building permit application; the Bureau Veritas building permit application the Township links; and its fee schedule. The Township's ordinances are not posted on ecode360, General Code, American Legal Publishing, Municode or Code Publishing, where a search found no code for it. The Township office is open Monday 9:00 to 4:00 and Tuesday to Friday 9:00 to 2:30 at 724-845-0981, and the page lists its code enforcement officer's line at 724-596-0599; ask there before starting. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Gilpin Township (Armstrong County), Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.