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Roofing in Hepburn Township, Pennsylvania
No, Hepburn Township, PA does not require a permit for like-for-like roof replacement (Hepburn Township - Zoning and Building Permits). Hepburn Township's Permit Information page lists replacing roof shingles among basic items that do not require a permit. Hepburn Township's Permit Information page, read October 12, 2026, says "Permits are required for most work that is completed within the township" and lists, under "Basic items which do not require a permit:", "Replacing roof shingles (if replacing trusses or rafter framing, permit IS required)", "Replacing siding" and "Painting"; it lists "New homes", "Additions", "Garages", "Pools", "Porches and Decks" and "Accessory Structures including Sheds" as projects needing a zoning and building permit. The Township's code on eCode360 (read October 12, 2026) has Chapter 5, Part 1, whose section 5-102 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 Hepburn Township" (Ord. 07.6.04, July 6, 2004), section 5-103 lets the Board of Supervisors retain "third-party agencies to act on behalf of Hepburn Township," and section 5-105 keeps in force building code ordinances adopted by the Township "or before July 1, 1999" only where they "equal or exceed the requirements of the code." Section 5-108 adopts the International Property Maintenance Code, 2018 edition. A search of the whole code for "roof", for "reroofing" and for "building permit" found no building-permit chapter apart from Chapter 5, no pre-1999 building ordinance, and no section requiring a permit for roof work. Hepburn Township's zoning chapter, section 27-802, says "A zoning permit shall be required: prior to the erection, addition, or alteration of any structure, building or portion thereof," and exempts from the zoning permit "General maintenance and repair to existing buildings or structures; including siding, roofing, painting, the addition of storm windows, and similar activities." That exemption speaks to the zoning permit only. Section 8-302 of the Floodplains chapter says "A permit shall be required before any construction or development is undertaken within any area of the Township of Hepburn"; this record does not decide whether a house reroof is "construction or development" under it. 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." Ask the Zoning & Codes Enforcement Officer (570-435-0919) or the Building Codes Inspector (570-547-0488) before starting, especially if rafters or trusses will be replaced. Read for this answer: the Township's Zoning and Permits, Permit Information and contact pages; its code on eCode360 (Chapter 5 in full, section 27-802, section 8-302, and code-wide searches); and its zoning permit application, which lists the types of work it covers and names no roofing type. The Township posts no building permit fee schedule; building permit payment is made to the third-party inspector. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Hepburn Township, Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.
Roofing permits & building code in Hepburn Township
Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Hepburn Township are set locally by Hepburn Township - Zoning and Building Permits. 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.
Roofing permit
Not required
Contractor registration
Required
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, Hepburn Township's Permit Information page says "Zoning and Building permits are required in Hepburn Township" and that the zoning permit comes first from the Zoning Officer, after which "you will be directed to the Building Codes Official," who "is a third party inspector and payment will be payable to him"; it lists "Code Inspections Inc. – Building Codes Inspector – 570-547-0488" and the Zoning & Codes Enforcement Officer at 570-435-0919. The Township office is at 1936 State Route 973 East Highway, Cogan Station (570-494-1907). The Township's code on eCode360 (read October 12, 2026) has Chapter 5, Part 1, whose section 5-102 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 Hepburn Township" (Ord. 07.6.04, July 6, 2004), section 5-103 lets the Board of Supervisors retain "third-party agencies to act on behalf of Hepburn Township," and section 5-105 keeps in force building code ordinances adopted by the Township "or before July 1, 1999" only where they "equal or exceed the requirements of the code." Section 5-108 adopts the International Property Maintenance Code, 2018 edition. A search of the whole code for "roof", for "reroofing" and for "building permit" found no building-permit chapter apart from Chapter 5, no pre-1999 building ordinance, and no section requiring a permit for roof work. The Township's pages and Chapter 5 name no edition of the International Residential Code, so this record does not decide which edition the Township applies to a house.
Permit process
Hepburn Township's Permit Information page lists replacing roof shingles among basic items that do not require a permit. Hepburn Township's Permit Information page, read October 12, 2026, says "Permits are required for most work that is completed within the township" and lists, under "Basic items which do not require a permit:", "Replacing roof shingles (if replacing trusses or rafter framing, permit IS required)", "Replacing siding" and "Painting"; it lists "New homes", "Additions", "Garages", "Pools", "Porches and Decks" and "Accessory Structures including Sheds" as projects needing a zoning and building permit. The Township's code on eCode360 (read October 12, 2026) has Chapter 5, Part 1, whose section 5-102 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 Hepburn Township" (Ord. 07.6.04, July 6, 2004), section 5-103 lets the Board of Supervisors retain "third-party agencies to act on behalf of Hepburn Township," and section 5-105 keeps in force building code ordinances adopted by the Township "or before July 1, 1999" only where they "equal or exceed the requirements of the code." Section 5-108 adopts the International Property Maintenance Code, 2018 edition. A search of the whole code for "roof", for "reroofing" and for "building permit" found no building-permit chapter apart from Chapter 5, no pre-1999 building ordinance, and no section requiring a permit for roof work. Hepburn Township's zoning chapter, section 27-802, says "A zoning permit shall be required: prior to the erection, addition, or alteration of any structure, building or portion thereof," and exempts from the zoning permit "General maintenance and repair to existing buildings or structures; including siding, roofing, painting, the addition of storm windows, and similar activities." That exemption speaks to the zoning permit only. Section 8-302 of the Floodplains chapter says "A permit shall be required before any construction or development is undertaken within any area of the Township of Hepburn"; this record does not decide whether a house reroof is "construction or development" under it. 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." Ask the Zoning & Codes Enforcement Officer (570-435-0919) or the Building Codes Inspector (570-547-0488) before starting, especially if rafters or trusses will be replaced. Read for this answer: the Township's Zoning and Permits, Permit Information and contact pages; its code on eCode360 (Chapter 5 in full, section 27-802, section 8-302, and code-wide searches); and its zoning permit application, which lists the types of work it covers and names no roofing type. The Township posts no building permit fee schedule; building permit payment is made to the third-party inspector.
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