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Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in New Garden Township, PA, issued by New Garden Township - Department of Community Development and Safety. New Garden Township's 2026 fee schedule carries a dedicated fee for residential roof replacement. The Township's fee schedule, Resolution No. 2026-008 (adopted March 2, 2026, effective March 3 through December 31, 2026; read October 9, 2026, transcribed from the scanned page), lists under Building Permit Fees for Residential Use Group R-3 a line for "Residential Roof Replacement" at "$85.00". The Township's Application for Building and/or Electrical Permit lists "Roofing -Total square feet" among its types of work. Section 75-5A of the Township Code keeps in force building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 "which equal or exceed requirements of the code," and the Township's 1991 building code ordinance (Ord. No. 91, published with the Township's legislation) amended the BOCA code so that "Application or notice to the Code Official is not required for ordinary repairs to structures except total re-roofing," defining "Re-roofing" as "Any repair or replacement of a substantial portion of any of the roof covering of any roofing surface"; this record does not decide whether that 1991 provision remains in effect. 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 permit for a roof replacement on a house. The fee schedule says "All permit fees doubled for commencing construction without a permit." The Township asks that permits not be emailed: applications are mailed to or dropped off at 299 Starr Road, Landenberg, PA 19350, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The office sends them to the inspector for review and contacts the applicant when the approved permit comes back, with the fee; permits are valid for one year, and the applicant schedules the final inspection directly with the inspector. The fee schedule says "The contract copy must be submitted with all permits to properly determine fees" and "All building permit applications incur an additional $4.50 PA Labor and Industry fee." The FAQ says to schedule inspections through "the 800 number (800-732-2551) for our third-party inspection company (BIU)." Township office: 610-268-2915. Read for this answer: Chapter 75 of the Township Code, Construction Codes, Uniform (Sections 75-1 to 75-6), in full; every page of a search of the whole Township Code and its published legislation for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Forms, Permits & Fees, Community Development & Safety and FAQ pages; the 2026 fee schedule; and the building permit application. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for New Garden Township, Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.