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Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Kennett Square, PA, issued by Kennett Square Borough - Codes, Planning & Zoning Department. Kennett Square Borough requires its own roof permit for roof alterations and repairs. The Borough's Forms & Permits page (read October 9, 2026) lists a "Roof Permit" among its Construction Permit Applications, and the Borough's Roof Permit Application is headed "Permit for roof alterations and repairs. For framing or extensive repairs, a building permit is required." The Borough's fee schedule effective January 1, 2026 (Resolution No. 2026-09 on its face) lists, under Calculated Permit Fees, a "Roof" permit for "Residential or Commercial" at a $50 minimum or 1.5% of project cost. Chapter 4 of the Borough Code adopts the Uniform Construction Code by reference and adds no permit clause and no roof provision of its own; the roof permit is the Borough's own permit type and fee line. 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 Borough to require a roof permit for a reroof. The same fee schedule lists a "Fine for Work Without Permit" of $1,000. The Borough takes permit applications through its online permit portal and sends a payment request once the permit is reviewed. The Forms & Permits page says "All contractors are required to register with the Borough before any permits are issued"; the roof permit application asks for a contractor registration number, and inspections are scheduled with Building Inspection Underwriters at 302-266-9057. The department's office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, at 610-444-6020. Read for this answer: Chapter 4, Buildings and Plumbing, of the Borough Code in full; every hit of a code-wide search for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Codes, Planning & Zoning and Forms & Permits pages; the Roof Permit Application; and the fee schedule effective January 1, 2026 (scanned, read from the rendered page images). This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.