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Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in North Catasauqua, PA, issued by North Catasauqua Borough - Borough Office. North Catasauqua Borough's Standard Forms page (read October 10, 2026), headed "Permit Applications and Standard Forms," lists a "Residential Re-Roofing Application" among the permit applications beside the building permit applications, under the note "For specific residential permit questions or information please contact Keycodes at 610-866-9663." The application posted there, on the letterhead of Keycodes Inspection Agency, is headed "RESIDENTIAL RE-ROOFING APPLICATION," asks for the type of roof, underlayment, roof sheathing, ventilation and drip edge, and says "If any roof sheathing is to be replaced, a FRAMING INSPECTION IS REQUIRED." The Borough posts no roofing exemption on the pages and forms read for this record. The agency's residential fee schedule, which the Borough posts, lists "ROOF REPLACEMENT" at "$115.00 - includes one site visit" under a heading reading "FLAT RATE COSTS (NEW CONSTRUCTION ONLY) - CONTINUED"; this record does not rest the answer on that fee line and rests it on the dedicated re-roofing application. 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 Borough and its inspection agency to require the Residential Re-Roofing Application for a reroof. No Borough page read for this record states a penalty for starting a reroof without a permit. Ask the Borough Office (610-264-1504) or Keycodes Inspection Agency (610-866-9663) before starting. The Borough's posted ordinance index lists an ordinance adopting the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act (Ordinance No. 370) and says "If you would like to see an ordinance, please bring the Ordinance No. and Page No. to the Borough Office"; no ordinance text is posted, no code library under the Borough's name was found on eCode360 or Municode, and its 1995 zoning ordinance is posted as a scan with no text layer, so this record has not read the Borough's building or zoning ordinances. The Borough's separate Zoning Permit Application, listed on the same page at "$75.00 fee payable by cash or check," asks for a "Type of Project" and names no roofing; this record does not decide whether a reroof also needs that zoning permit. The Borough Office is open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a lunch closing, at 610-264-1504; building permit fees include the Borough's own $35 processing fee. Read for this answer: the Borough's Home, Standard Forms, Residential Building Fees and Charges, Commercial Building Fees and Charges, Departments and List of Ordinances pages; the Residential Re-Roofing Application, page 1 of the 1- or 2-Family Dwelling Permit Application (scanned, read from the rendered page image); the 2026 fee schedule and the agency's 2026 residential fee schedule (the latter's second page checked against its rendered image); and the Zoning Permit Application. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for North Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.