Roofing in Perry Township (Berks County), Pennsylvania

Required

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, Perry Township's Building Code Inspectors page (read October 12, 2026) names "Kraft Municipal Group, Inc." and says "For building and electrical permit applications visit: kraftmunicipalgroup.com" and that "Residents must first contact the Township Zoning Officials and obtain a permit/approval prior to applying for a building permit"; the firm's 2026 information sheet for the Township, read from its rendered page, lists "Building Code Official/ Zoning Office: Kraft Municipal Group, Inc" (610-777-1311) and says "Applications can be submitted to the Perry Township Office or the Kraft Municipal Group Office" and "Approved permits to be picked up at the Perry Township Office"; the Township office is at 680 Moselem Springs Road, Shoemakersville (610-562-2133). The Township's pages and the firm's pages name no code edition, and no Township ordinance adopting the Uniform Construction Code was found published on the Township's Documents page, so this record does not state any local amendment.

The Perry Township pages and the building code official's pages read for this record do not say whether a reroof needs a permit. Perry Township's Building Code Inspectors page (read October 12, 2026) names "Kraft Municipal Group, Inc." and says "For building and electrical permit applications visit: kraftmunicipalgroup.com" and that "Residents must first contact the Township Zoning Officials and obtain a permit/approval prior to applying for a building permit"; the firm's 2026 information sheet for the Township, read from its rendered page, lists "Building Code Official/ Zoning Office: Kraft Municipal Group, Inc" (610-777-1311) and says "Applications can be submitted to the Perry Township Office or the Kraft Municipal Group Office" and "Approved permits to be picked up at the Perry Township Office"; the Township office is at 680 Moselem Springs Road, Shoemakersville (610-562-2133). The Township's Zoning Officer page says "BUILDING AND ZONING PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR" and lists new structures, additions to existing structures (including patios and decks), paved driveways, sidewalks and curbs, sheds and accessory structures, swimming pools, signs, fences and retaining walls, and mechanical, electrical and plumbing work; the list names no roofing. The fee schedule says "Any work that requires a permit which is started without an approved permit being issued automatically doubles the permit fees," and its footnote says "Criteria used for building permit requirements vary by municipality and may have been amended as allowed by section 503 if the PA UCC." The Township office is open Monday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Friday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Read for this record: the Township's home, Zoning Officer, Building Code Inspectors, Documents and Contact pages; the 2026 residential building permit fee schedule posted on the Documents page, an image-only file read from its rendered pages, whose "Additions and Alterations to Existing Dwellings" entry reads "structural alterations, fire damage repair, bathroom and kitchen alterations requiring a permit, etc." and whose accessory-structure entry reads "Roof over Decks, Porches, Patios, etc."; the firm's 2026 building permit application; and the firm's information sheet. The Township's 188-page zoning ordinance book and its other ordinances on the Documents page are image-only scans that were not read as text, and the page lists no ordinance adopting the Uniform Construction Code. No Township or firm page read says whether a reroof needs a permit or needs none.