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Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Lehigh Township (Northampton County), PA, issued by Lehigh Township - Zoning and Code Enforcement. Lehigh Township's fee resolution has a re-roofing fee, and the Township posts a re-roofing permit application. The Township's fee resolution, Resolution No. 2026-15 (read October 9, 2026), which sets "building permit and zoning permit administration fees," lists "Re-Roofing" among its residential fees at $85.00, and says "The above building permit fees include the Township Administration, Zoning Fees, and DCED Permit fees and processing." The Township's Forms and Documents page posts, under "3rd Party Inspection Forms," a "Keycodes Re-Roofing Permit Application," the agency's "RESIDENTIAL RE-ROOFING APPLICATION," which says "If any roof sheathing is to be replaced, a FRAMING INSPECTION IS REQUIRED." Chapter 67 of the Township Code adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as amended from time to time" and names no roof work, and Section 67-5A keeps in force building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 that equal or exceed the code. 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 Township to require a building permit for a reroof. The Township's procedure is that "THE PROPERTY OWNER MUST OBTAIN ZONING APPROVAL PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF A UCC BUILDING PERMIT," and its fee resolution says residents "are also responsible for all inspection fees, violation fees, and/or other fees charged by the Third Party Inspection Service." The applicant submits a Township zoning permit application with the agency's application; the Township says "A Lehigh Township Zoning Permit Application must be submitted along with all 3rd Party Applications," with a non-refundable Township deposit of $25 and a separate agency deposit, and "The Township accepts cash or check payment only." The applicant schedules inspections with the agency. The Township Building, at 610-767-6771, is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Read for this answer: Chapter 67 of the Township Code, Construction Codes, Uniform (Sections 67-1 to 67-6), and Chapter 74, Fees, in full; every page of a search of the whole Township Code for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Forms and Documents and Zoning and Code Enforcement pages; the List of Third Party Building Inspection Agencies; the Keycodes re-roofing and residential applications and both agencies' fee schedules; and Resolution No. 2026-15 in full. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Lehigh Township (Northampton County), Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.