Roofing in Logan Township (Blair County), Pennsylvania

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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, Logan Township's Code Enforcement Department, at 100 Chief Logan Circle, Altoona, takes building permit applications: its page says "The Code Officer accepts applications for building permits, reviews the associated plans and information and, upon determining compliance with all of the Township's regulations, issues the appropriate building permit(s)." Resolution No. 04-10-25 of April 10, 2025 "Creates, constitutes and establishes the Cambria County Building Code Enforcement Agency" for the Township's participation in administering the Uniform Construction Code, and the Township's 2026 fee resolution prices building permits at the "Third Party Inspection Agency fee schedule, as amended plus 20% for administration"; the Township's forms page posts the Laurel Municipal Inspection Agency's 2025 fee schedule. The Township's ordinance adopting the Uniform Construction Code is not in the published Township Code and was not read, so whether it changes the code's roofing provisions is not stated here. The Township's pages and published code name no edition of the residential code.

Logan Township's permit guide lists "Residential New Roof – No structural changes" as needing no permit. The Township's guide "When do I Need a Permit to do Work In Logan Township," prepared by its Department of Planning and Zoning (read October 7, 2026), lists "Residential New Roof – With structural changes" as needing a building permit and "Residential New Roof – No structural changes" as needing none ("None"). The Code Enforcement page says "Projects such as fencing (under 6' high), new sidewalks, and painting do not require zoning and building permits" and does not mention roofs. Section 202 of the Township Code, the Logan Township Building Permit Ordinance (Ord. 11-14D-85, as amended in 1992 and 2008), says no building or structure "shall be erected, enlarged, converted, repaired or altered, razed and/or demolished until a building permit shall have been procured"; it names no roof work and states no exception. The Township's ordinance adopting the Uniform Construction Code is not in the published Township Code, and Resolution No. 04-10-25 says the Township "shall within 90 days of the adoption of this Resolution enact an Ordinance to adopt the Uniform Construct Code"; no such ordinance appears among the Township's published laws, so it was not read. The 2026 fee resolution and the Laurel agency's residential fee schedule have no roofing line. 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." Because the Township's ordinance adopting the Uniform Construction Code could not be read, this record does not answer whether the ordinary reroof of a house needs a permit in Logan Township; the Township's guide is quoted as its stated practice. Section 206 sets a fine for violating the Building Permit Ordinance of "not less than $300 and not more than $1,000 plus the cost of prosecution." Permits are valid for one year. The Township office telephone for administration, zoning and code is 814-944-5349. Read for this answer: Part 2 of Chapter 4 of the Township Code, Requirements and Issuance of Building Permits, in full; Chapter 1, Part 3, Schedule of Fees, and the 2026 fee resolution that restates it; Resolution No. 04-10-25; every page of searches of the whole Township Code for "roof," "reroofing" and "uniform construction code," which found no permit provision naming roof work and no ordinance adopting the Uniform Construction Code; the Code Enforcement and Applications & Forms pages; the permit guide; the Zoning and Building Permit Application; and the Laurel Municipal Inspection Agency's 2025 fee schedule.