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No, North Londonderry Township, PA does not require a permit for like-for-like roof replacement (North Londonderry Township - Lebanon County Planning Department (Building Code Administration)). The Lebanon County Planning Department, which administers the code for North Londonderry Township, lists "Replacement of roof shingles or other roof coverings" among examples of when "a residential construction code permit is NOT required." The Lebanon County Planning Department's Building Code Administration sheet (read October 9, 2026) lists "Replacement of roof shingles or other roof coverings" under "What are some examples of when a residential construction code permit is NOT required?" Its list of work needing a permit includes "Structural Alterations to an existing dwelling," such as "replacement of floor joists, rafters or trusses," and adds "This DOES NOT include new roof coverings or replacement of roof sheathing." The sheet says "Please understand that this is a limited list of examples. Exact requirements of when a code permit is or is not required are defined in the PA UCC and depend on many job-specific details. Please reach out to discuss with one of our inspectors if you have any questions." The Township's own Zoning, Building & Land page links, under "Do I Need A Permit?", an older Department sheet marked "Revised 5-15-13" that lists among residential work needing a permit "Any change to or replacement of an existing roof, (i.e. roof rafters or roof trusses). Not including roof sheathing or shingles." Article I of Chapter 55 of the Township Code, the North Londonderry Township Construction Code Ordinance (Ord. No. 131, June 21, 2004), names no roof work either way; Section 55-4 says the code applies to existing or proposed structures "unless exempted by the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (UCC)." The Department's Residential Permit Fee Worksheet has no roofing line; its smallest category is "Plumbing, Mechanical, Non-Structural, and Misc. Project." The enacted text names no roof work on houses either way; the no-permit line is the Department's stated practice, and this record does not decide whether it is the Department's reading of the State's exclusion for house repairs. 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." Read for this answer: Chapter 55 of the Township Code, Building Construction, in full, including Article I, the Township's Uniform Construction Code ordinance (Sections 55-1 to 55-5); the whole Township Code as published in the Township's February 2025 code book, searched for roof words, which found no permit provision naming roof work; the Township's Zoning, Building & Land and Ordinances pages and the permit sheet its page links; and the Lebanon County Planning Department's planning page, Building Code Administration sheet, enforcement jurisdictions list, UCC permit application and Residential Permit Fee Worksheet. Where a permit is needed, the Department takes applications by email or in person at its office between 8:30 and 4:30, and most projects needing a code permit need a zoning permit first. The Department's number is 717-228-4444; the Township office is at 655 East Ridge Road, Palmyra, 717-838-1373. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for North Londonderry Township, Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in North Londonderry Township

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in North Londonderry Township are set locally by North Londonderry Township - Lebanon County Planning Department (Building Code Administration). 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, North Londonderry Township's code is administered by the Lebanon County Planning Department: the Township's Zoning, Building & Land page says "North Londonderry Township has contracted the Lebanon County Planning Department as a PA Certified 3rd Party Inspection Agency to administer and enforce the PA Uniform Construction Code," Section 55-5 of the Township Code says administration and enforcement "is hereby delegated to the County of Lebanon," and the Department's Building Code Administration sheet lists North Londonderry Township among the municipalities it is "under contract with" to administer the code. The Department's office is Room 206, Lebanon County Courthouse, 400 S. 8th Street, Lebanon, and for commercial work it "contracts with Commonwealth Code Inspection Agency (CCIS)." Section 55-3 adopts the Uniform Construction Code "as contained in 34 PA. Code, Chapters 401 through 405 and amendments thereto," and Chapter 55 changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions. The Department's current sheet says the current codes are "The 2021 series of i-codes, as amended by the PA UCC. Most notably, this includes the 2021 IBC and 2021 IRC." The older sheet the Township's page links, marked "Revised 5-15-13," lists the "International Residential Code, 2009 Edition"; it predates the current State adoption.
Permit process
The Lebanon County Planning Department, which administers the code for North Londonderry Township, lists "Replacement of roof shingles or other roof coverings" among examples of when "a residential construction code permit is NOT required." The Lebanon County Planning Department's Building Code Administration sheet (read October 9, 2026) lists "Replacement of roof shingles or other roof coverings" under "What are some examples of when a residential construction code permit is NOT required?" Its list of work needing a permit includes "Structural Alterations to an existing dwelling," such as "replacement of floor joists, rafters or trusses," and adds "This DOES NOT include new roof coverings or replacement of roof sheathing." The sheet says "Please understand that this is a limited list of examples. Exact requirements of when a code permit is or is not required are defined in the PA UCC and depend on many job-specific details. Please reach out to discuss with one of our inspectors if you have any questions." The Township's own Zoning, Building & Land page links, under "Do I Need A Permit?", an older Department sheet marked "Revised 5-15-13" that lists among residential work needing a permit "Any change to or replacement of an existing roof, (i.e. roof rafters or roof trusses). Not including roof sheathing or shingles." Article I of Chapter 55 of the Township Code, the North Londonderry Township Construction Code Ordinance (Ord. No. 131, June 21, 2004), names no roof work either way; Section 55-4 says the code applies to existing or proposed structures "unless exempted by the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (UCC)." The Department's Residential Permit Fee Worksheet has no roofing line; its smallest category is "Plumbing, Mechanical, Non-Structural, and Misc. Project." The enacted text names no roof work on houses either way; the no-permit line is the Department's stated practice, and this record does not decide whether it is the Department's reading of the State's exclusion for house repairs. 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." Read for this answer: Chapter 55 of the Township Code, Building Construction, in full, including Article I, the Township's Uniform Construction Code ordinance (Sections 55-1 to 55-5); the whole Township Code as published in the Township's February 2025 code book, searched for roof words, which found no permit provision naming roof work; the Township's Zoning, Building & Land and Ordinances pages and the permit sheet its page links; and the Lebanon County Planning Department's planning page, Building Code Administration sheet, enforcement jurisdictions list, UCC permit application and Residential Permit Fee Worksheet. Where a permit is needed, the Department takes applications by email or in person at its office between 8:30 and 4:30, and most projects needing a code permit need a zoning permit first. The Department's number is 717-228-4444; the Township office is at 655 East Ridge Road, Palmyra, 717-838-1373.

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