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Roofing in Ingram, Pennsylvania

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Ingram, PA, issued by Ingram Borough - Building/Zoning (Building Inspection Underwriters). Ingram Borough's code requires a building permit for reroofing 25% or more of the existing roof. Section 60-8 of the Borough Code (added August 14, 2006 by Ord. No. 5-2006, read October 9, 2026) requires building permits for "All alterations or repairs to residential buildings which are exempt from the UCC by Act 92 of 2004," except listed work, and the listed exception for roofs is "Reroofing of less than 25% of the total existing roof square footage." A full reroof is above that line. The Borough's Building/Zoning page (read October 9, 2026) lists "Roofs" among "Common Building Projects that Require a Permit," with house additions, decks, garages, fences, sheds and swimming pools. 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 Ingram Borough with an ordinance that "Requires a building permit for all residential alterations and repairs and establishes 9 exceptions," found in compliance with an approval letter mailed 8/29/06, and shows it "Enacted 10 / 09 / 06." In practice, expect the Borough to require a permit for a reroof of 25% or more of the roof. Section 60-10 says a violator shall be "sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $300, nor more than $1,000, for each violation, plus costs," and that "A separate offense shall arise for each day." Apply with the Building/Electrical Permit Application from the Borough's Forms & Permits page; the Building Inspector is in the Borough Office on Monday and Wednesday mornings, and the Borough Office is at (412) 921-3625. Read for this answer: Chapter 60 of the Borough Code, Building Construction, in full; the building permit fees in Chapter A189, Fees, whose "Residential repairs/alterations" fee is "$30 or 1% of the total cost, whichever is greater" with no separate roofing line; every page of a search of the whole Borough Code for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Borough's Building/Zoning, Code Enforcement and Forms & Permits pages; and the Building/Electrical Permit Application, which has a "Roofing - Total square feet" box. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Ingram, Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Ingram

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Ingram are set locally by Ingram Borough - Building/Zoning (Building Inspection Underwriters). 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
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, Ingram Borough administers the code through a third-party agency: Section 60-1 of the Borough Code says "The Borough of Ingram hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," and the Borough's Building/Zoning page says its Building Inspector / Zoning Officer, an employee of Building Inspection Underwriters, "is responsible for reviewing plans, issuing permits and conducting inspections in accordance with the Borough Ordinances" and is in the Borough Office, 40 W Prospect Ave., on Monday and Wednesday mornings. Section 60-2 adopts the Uniform Construction Code, "as amended from time to time," as the municipal building code of the Borough. Section 60-8 of the Borough Code (added August 14, 2006 by Ord. No. 5-2006, read October 9, 2026) requires building permits for "All alterations or repairs to residential buildings which are exempt from the UCC by Act 92 of 2004," except listed work, and the listed exception for roofs is "Reroofing of less than 25% of the total existing roof square footage." A full reroof is above that line. Chapter 60 changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions. Neither the Borough Code nor the Borough's pages name a code edition.
Permit process
Ingram Borough's code requires a building permit for reroofing 25% or more of the existing roof. Section 60-8 of the Borough Code (added August 14, 2006 by Ord. No. 5-2006, read October 9, 2026) requires building permits for "All alterations or repairs to residential buildings which are exempt from the UCC by Act 92 of 2004," except listed work, and the listed exception for roofs is "Reroofing of less than 25% of the total existing roof square footage." A full reroof is above that line. The Borough's Building/Zoning page (read October 9, 2026) lists "Roofs" among "Common Building Projects that Require a Permit," with house additions, decks, garages, fences, sheds and swimming pools. 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 Ingram Borough with an ordinance that "Requires a building permit for all residential alterations and repairs and establishes 9 exceptions," found in compliance with an approval letter mailed 8/29/06, and shows it "Enacted 10 / 09 / 06." In practice, expect the Borough to require a permit for a reroof of 25% or more of the roof. Section 60-10 says a violator shall be "sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $300, nor more than $1,000, for each violation, plus costs," and that "A separate offense shall arise for each day." Apply with the Building/Electrical Permit Application from the Borough's Forms & Permits page; the Building Inspector is in the Borough Office on Monday and Wednesday mornings, and the Borough Office is at (412) 921-3625. Read for this answer: Chapter 60 of the Borough Code, Building Construction, in full; the building permit fees in Chapter A189, Fees, whose "Residential repairs/alterations" fee is "$30 or 1% of the total cost, whichever is greater" with no separate roofing line; every page of a search of the whole Borough Code for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Borough's Building/Zoning, Code Enforcement and Forms & Permits pages; and the Building/Electrical Permit Application, which has a "Roofing - Total square feet" box.

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