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Roofing in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania

No, Hummelstown, PA does not require a permit for like-for-like roof replacement (Hummelstown Borough - Codes and Zoning). Hummelstown Borough's code says no permit is required for replacement of existing material such as roofing. Section 5-105 of the Borough Code (Code Enforcement, Ord. 89-9, September 21, 1989, read October 9, 2026) says "A building permit is required prior to construction, addition to or demolition of a building; or where construction adds to the livable area of a residence or additional floor area of all other use buildings; or the change of use of a building. No permit shall be required for normal maintenance, minor repairs, alterations and replacement of existing material such as windows, doors, roofing, siding, etc." Section 4-403, as amended by Ord. No. 2023-5 (August 17, 2023), adds Borough permit requirements only for a new sleeping area, a basement converted into a dwelling unit, and residential accessory structures over 500 gross square feet; it names no roof work. Section 4-406 keeps building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 "and which equal or exceed the requirements of the Code" in effect, and this record does not decide how that section bears on Section 5-105. The Borough's 2026 fee schedule (Resolution 2025-R-33, adopted December 18, 2025) has no roofing line; it prices residential building permits by cost of improvement. The Borough's Building Permit Application offers "Roof" as one of its Type of Improvement boxes beside new building, addition, alteration and repair/renovation; the box does not say that a reroof needs a permit. 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." Work that needs a permit and goes ahead without one risks the penalty in Section 5-114, a fine "not exceeding $1,000 plus costs" for each violation of that Part. Building permit applications go to the Borough office with a $55 residential application fee; the office is open Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, at 717-566-2555. Read for this record: Chapter 4 of the Borough Code, Part 4 (Pennsylvania Construction Code and Uniform Construction Code, Sections 4-401 to 4-407), and Chapter 5, Code Enforcement, Part 1 (Sections 5-101 to 5-115), in full; every page of a search of the whole Borough Code for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Borough's Codes and Codes/Zoning pages; the 2026 fee schedule with its attached third-party schedules; and the Building Permit Application. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Hummelstown

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Hummelstown are set locally by Hummelstown Borough - Codes and Zoning. 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, Hummelstown Borough issues building permits from its Borough office at 261 Quarry Road: Section 4-402 of the Borough Code says the Borough "hereby elects to and shall administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," Section 4-403 adopts the Uniform Construction Code, "as amended from time to time," as the Municipal Building Code of the Borough, and the Borough's 2026 fee schedule bills "Third-party Inspection / Plan Review (CCIS Fee Schedule attached)" as invoiced, the attached schedule being that of Commonwealth Code Inspection Service. Section 4-403 adds Borough permit requirements for new sleeping areas, basement dwelling units and residential accessory structures over 500 gross square feet and changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions. The Borough's pages name the 2019 International Property Maintenance Code and no construction code edition.
Permit process
Hummelstown Borough's code says no permit is required for replacement of existing material such as roofing. Section 5-105 of the Borough Code (Code Enforcement, Ord. 89-9, September 21, 1989, read October 9, 2026) says "A building permit is required prior to construction, addition to or demolition of a building; or where construction adds to the livable area of a residence or additional floor area of all other use buildings; or the change of use of a building. No permit shall be required for normal maintenance, minor repairs, alterations and replacement of existing material such as windows, doors, roofing, siding, etc." Section 4-403, as amended by Ord. No. 2023-5 (August 17, 2023), adds Borough permit requirements only for a new sleeping area, a basement converted into a dwelling unit, and residential accessory structures over 500 gross square feet; it names no roof work. Section 4-406 keeps building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 "and which equal or exceed the requirements of the Code" in effect, and this record does not decide how that section bears on Section 5-105. The Borough's 2026 fee schedule (Resolution 2025-R-33, adopted December 18, 2025) has no roofing line; it prices residential building permits by cost of improvement. The Borough's Building Permit Application offers "Roof" as one of its Type of Improvement boxes beside new building, addition, alteration and repair/renovation; the box does not say that a reroof needs a permit. 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." Work that needs a permit and goes ahead without one risks the penalty in Section 5-114, a fine "not exceeding $1,000 plus costs" for each violation of that Part. Building permit applications go to the Borough office with a $55 residential application fee; the office is open Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, at 717-566-2555. Read for this record: Chapter 4 of the Borough Code, Part 4 (Pennsylvania Construction Code and Uniform Construction Code, Sections 4-401 to 4-407), and Chapter 5, Code Enforcement, Part 1 (Sections 5-101 to 5-115), in full; every page of a search of the whole Borough Code for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Borough's Codes and Codes/Zoning pages; the 2026 fee schedule with its attached third-party schedules; and the Building Permit Application.

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