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No, New Hanover Township (Montgomery County), PA does not require a permit for like-for-like roof replacement (New Hanover Township - Building and Zoning Department). New Hanover Township's department says of replacing roofing "You do not need a permit if there are no structural changes." The Township's Building & Zoning FAQs (read October 7, 2026) answer "Do I need a permit to replace siding, roofing or windows?" with "It depends. You do not need a permit if there are no structural changes." Section 5-203.1.L of the Township Code says "All alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress and repairs to residential buildings shall be subject to compliance with the Uniform Construction Code" and then "provided, however, that the following repairs and alterations shall be exempt from such compliance:", listing at (11) "Replacement of existing roof material." Section 5-203.1.M adds "An ordinary repair does not require a permit." The enacted exemption and the department's answer agree; the department's answer adds the structural-change condition. An older permit section, 5-105.1.A (1992, as amended through 2004), makes it unlawful to "construct, enlarge, alter or demolish a structure" without a construction permit and names no roof work, and Section 5-206 repeals building code ordinances adopted before March 10, 2014; this record does not decide how those two sections bear on each other. The Township's 2026 fee schedule (Resolution 26-14) and the Kraft Municipal Group 2026 schedules attached to it have no roofing or reroofing line; their only roof words are "Roof over Decks, Porches, Patios, etc.", an accessory structure. The Department of Labor and Industry's register of municipal code change ordinances lists a New Hanover Township filing that "Proposes that all alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to the means of egress and repairs to residential buildings shall be subject to compliance with the UCC as contained in 34 PA Code, Chapter 401 through 405," found in compliance with an approval letter mailed October 24, 2014. 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." If the work turns out to be structural and no permit was obtained, the Township's fee schedule says "Permit fees shall also be doubled for work without a permit, in accordance with Township Code §5-105.3." The department advises calling the Township at 610-323-1008 for details on other projects. The Zoning Department is open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM. Read for this answer: Part 2 of Chapter 5 of the Township Code, Subpart A (Sections 5-201 to 5-207), in full, and Part 1, Subparts A and C; every page of a search of the whole Township Code for "roof", "reroofing" and "shingle"; the Building & Zoning page and its FAQs; the Documents & Forms page and the permit application procedures; and the 2026 fee schedule, Resolution 26-14, with its attached Kraft Municipal Group schedules, in full. The building permit application linked from the Documents & Forms page returned an error page and was not read. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for New Hanover Township (Montgomery County), Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in New Hanover Township (Montgomery County)

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in New Hanover Township (Montgomery County) are set locally by New Hanover Township - Building and Zoning Department. Pennsylvania issues no state roofing licence, but its Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act requires a contractor to register with the Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection before doing home improvement work, which the Act defines to include roofs on jobs over $500, unless the contractor’s home improvement work totalled less than $5,000 in the previous tax year — and the Uniform Construction Code applies to buildings throughout the Commonwealth as a minimum a municipality may exceed but not fall below, with ordinary repairs to a house outside it unless a local ordinance brings them in, so whether a reroof needs a permit is a municipal question — always confirm the current requirements with the authority before starting work.

Roofing permit
Not required
Contractor registration
Required
Adopted building code
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, New Hanover Township administers the code itself: Section 5-201 of the Township Code (Ord. 14-02, December 8, 2014) elects to administer and enforce the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, and Section 5-202 adopts the Uniform Construction Code as the municipal building code. The Township's Building & Zoning page says its Zoning Department "oversees township and building code enforcement" and "Required inspections are scheduled through Kraft Municipal Group at 610-775-7185," and the Township's 2026 fee schedule attaches Kraft Municipal Group's 2026 building permit fee schedule. Section 5-203 changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions; it fills in Table R301.2(1), where under "ice barrier underlayment required," the word "no" is inserted. The Township's FAQs say the State's update to the 2021 International codes took effect January 1, 2026.
Registration details
  • state_level: Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act, Act 132 of 2008, 73 P.S. 517.1 et seq.: registration with the Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection before performing any home improvement over $500 (section 2, section 3(a)); persons whose home improvements totalled less than $5,000 in the previous taxable year are not "contractors" (section 2). Section 12 precludes local registration or licensing of home improvement contractors, with carve-outs for building permits, pre-existing tested trade licences, and local insurance standards adopted before January 1, 2006.
  • city_level: Part 1, Subpart C of Chapter 5 of the Township Code (Ord. 08-01, March 24, 2008) requires building contractors, defined to include a "roofer," who apply for a permit or are named on a permit application as the contractor to register with the Township and obtain a licence, for an annual fee set in the fee schedule and with proof of liability insurance of not less than $100,000 per person and $300,000 per occurrence, builders' risk and workers' compensation coverage; homeowners performing work on their own property are exempt. This record does not decide how section 12 of the state Act bears on Subpart C.
Permit process
New Hanover Township's department says of replacing roofing "You do not need a permit if there are no structural changes." The Township's Building & Zoning FAQs (read October 7, 2026) answer "Do I need a permit to replace siding, roofing or windows?" with "It depends. You do not need a permit if there are no structural changes." Section 5-203.1.L of the Township Code says "All alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress and repairs to residential buildings shall be subject to compliance with the Uniform Construction Code" and then "provided, however, that the following repairs and alterations shall be exempt from such compliance:", listing at (11) "Replacement of existing roof material." Section 5-203.1.M adds "An ordinary repair does not require a permit." The enacted exemption and the department's answer agree; the department's answer adds the structural-change condition. An older permit section, 5-105.1.A (1992, as amended through 2004), makes it unlawful to "construct, enlarge, alter or demolish a structure" without a construction permit and names no roof work, and Section 5-206 repeals building code ordinances adopted before March 10, 2014; this record does not decide how those two sections bear on each other. The Township's 2026 fee schedule (Resolution 26-14) and the Kraft Municipal Group 2026 schedules attached to it have no roofing or reroofing line; their only roof words are "Roof over Decks, Porches, Patios, etc.", an accessory structure. The Department of Labor and Industry's register of municipal code change ordinances lists a New Hanover Township filing that "Proposes that all alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to the means of egress and repairs to residential buildings shall be subject to compliance with the UCC as contained in 34 PA Code, Chapter 401 through 405," found in compliance with an approval letter mailed October 24, 2014. 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." If the work turns out to be structural and no permit was obtained, the Township's fee schedule says "Permit fees shall also be doubled for work without a permit, in accordance with Township Code §5-105.3." The department advises calling the Township at 610-323-1008 for details on other projects. The Zoning Department is open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM. Read for this answer: Part 2 of Chapter 5 of the Township Code, Subpart A (Sections 5-201 to 5-207), in full, and Part 1, Subparts A and C; every page of a search of the whole Township Code for "roof", "reroofing" and "shingle"; the Building & Zoning page and its FAQs; the Documents & Forms page and the permit application procedures; and the 2026 fee schedule, Resolution 26-14, with its attached Kraft Municipal Group schedules, in full. The building permit application linked from the Documents & Forms page returned an error page and was not read.

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