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Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Lower Makefield Township, PA, issued by Lower Makefield Township - Community Development Department. Section 97-3 of the Township Code (Ord. No. 342, adopted July 7, 2004) makes these changes to the Uniform Construction Code: "Section 403.1 is amended to delete the exclusions contained in subsection (b)"; "Section 403.62 (Permit requirements and exemptions) is amended to delete subsection (c)"; and "The Code is amended to delete, to the extent permissible, any exclusion of repairs/nonstructural alterations for homeowners contained in the Code." It names no roof work. Section 403.62 has been amended since 2004 (in 2006 and 2009), and this record does not decide which of its current subsections Section 97-3 reaches, including the sentence "An ordinary repair does not require a permit" now in 403.62(d). The Community Development Department's General Instructions for Permit Applications (read October 6, 2026) say "A permit is always required for any addition or structural modification to your existing living space," list other permit work without naming roofing, and add "Please know that this list is not inclusive; permits for other activities may be required." The 2026 fee schedule's residential (R-3 and R-4) building permit fees name no roof work; its only roofing line, "Includes roofing, doors, windows, etc. requiring no structurual changes to building or structure," sits under "Miscellaneous Renovations for use groups other than R-3." The department's pages read for this record say nothing on reroofing either way. 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 treat a reroof as permit work under Section 97-3; the pages read for this record state no penalty for starting without a permit. Applications go through the Township's online permit portal, and the instructions say the Township "must be listed as" certificate holder "on a current Certificate of Insurance for all contractors, electricians and/or plumbers for all applications." Residential alteration permits cost 1.25% of construction cost, minimum $100, and the department asks for up to 15 business days for residential permits. Read for this answer: Chapter 97 of the Township Code, Construction Code, Uniform (Sections 97-1 to 97-7), in full; a search of the whole Township Code for "roof," which found no other permit provision naming roof work; the General Instructions for Permit Applications; the Township's permit portal list of permit types; and the 2026 fee schedule. Permit questions go to 267-274-1126; inspections are scheduled through the portal or at 267-274-1121. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Lower Makefield Township, Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.