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No, Quincy Township, PA does not require a permit for like-for-like roof replacement (Quincy Township - Commonwealth Code Inspection Service). Quincy Township's permit table answers "No" under both "Land Use Permit" and "UCC Building Permit" for "Replace shingles or metal only" on a roof, but "Yes" for a UCC Building Permit to "Replace any sheeting" or to "Replace with different type." The Township's Permits page has a table headed "Land Use Permit" and "UCC Building Permit" which, under "Roof," answers "No" in both columns for "Replace shingles or metal only"; for "Replace any sheeting" it answers "No" for the Land Use Permit and "Yes" for the UCC Building Permit, and for "Replace with different type" it answers "Yes" in both columns. The page says "This list is to be used as a guideline; please call the office to determine your need for a permit." Ordinance No. 99 adopts "The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401-405," "as amended from time to time," by reference "as the Municipal Building Code of Quincy Township," names no roof work either way, and says "All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances heretofore adopted by the Township are hereby repealed." It also says "When any building or construction activity is contemplated within the Township, application shall first be made to the Township" "for the issuance of a Land Use Permit." Section 1602 of the Township's Zoning Ordinance says "No permit shall be required for minor repairs to existing buildings or structures." The Township's 2026 fee schedule (Resolution 2026-1) has no roofing line and no building permit fee. The enacted text names no roof work either way; the no-permit answer is the Township's stated practice, and this record does not decide whether it is the Township'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: Ordinance No. 99 in full; the Township's earlier building permit Ordinance No. 43 (1978) and its 1981 amendment, Ordinance No. 52; the Zoning Ordinance's permit section; the Township's Permits, Documents and Forms, FAQ and Contact pages, its 2026 fee schedule and its Land Use Permit application; and Commonwealth Code Inspection Service's residential building permit application, which has no roofing line. The Township publishes its ordinances as separate documents, not as a codified code. Ordinance No. 99 sets a fine of "not less than Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($250.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)" for a violation. Commonwealth Code Inspection Service's Chambersburg office is at 1102 Sheller Ave., Ste. B, (717) 262-0081, open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; the Township office at 7575 Mentzer Gap Road, Waynesboro, is at 717-762-5679, open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Quincy Township, Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Quincy Township

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Quincy Township are set locally by Quincy Township - Commonwealth Code Inspection Service. 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, Quincy Township's Permits page says "Land Use Permits are issued from the Township" and "Property owners must obtain Building Permits from Commonwealth Code Inspection Services in Chambersburg (717-262-0081)," and the Township's Land Use Permit application gives "For UCC/Building Permits: Commonwealth Code Inspection Services 1102 Sheller Ave Chambersburg, PA." Ordinance No. 99 (effective July 1, 2004) says "Quincy Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code, Act 45 of 1999." The ordinance adopts "The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401-405," "as amended from time to time," by reference and changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions. Neither the ordinance nor the Township's pages name a code edition.
Permit process
Quincy Township's permit table answers "No" under both "Land Use Permit" and "UCC Building Permit" for "Replace shingles or metal only" on a roof, but "Yes" for a UCC Building Permit to "Replace any sheeting" or to "Replace with different type." The Township's Permits page has a table headed "Land Use Permit" and "UCC Building Permit" which, under "Roof," answers "No" in both columns for "Replace shingles or metal only"; for "Replace any sheeting" it answers "No" for the Land Use Permit and "Yes" for the UCC Building Permit, and for "Replace with different type" it answers "Yes" in both columns. The page says "This list is to be used as a guideline; please call the office to determine your need for a permit." Ordinance No. 99 adopts "The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401-405," "as amended from time to time," by reference "as the Municipal Building Code of Quincy Township," names no roof work either way, and says "All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances heretofore adopted by the Township are hereby repealed." It also says "When any building or construction activity is contemplated within the Township, application shall first be made to the Township" "for the issuance of a Land Use Permit." Section 1602 of the Township's Zoning Ordinance says "No permit shall be required for minor repairs to existing buildings or structures." The Township's 2026 fee schedule (Resolution 2026-1) has no roofing line and no building permit fee. The enacted text names no roof work either way; the no-permit answer is the Township's stated practice, and this record does not decide whether it is the Township'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: Ordinance No. 99 in full; the Township's earlier building permit Ordinance No. 43 (1978) and its 1981 amendment, Ordinance No. 52; the Zoning Ordinance's permit section; the Township's Permits, Documents and Forms, FAQ and Contact pages, its 2026 fee schedule and its Land Use Permit application; and Commonwealth Code Inspection Service's residential building permit application, which has no roofing line. The Township publishes its ordinances as separate documents, not as a codified code. Ordinance No. 99 sets a fine of "not less than Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($250.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)" for a violation. Commonwealth Code Inspection Service's Chambersburg office is at 1102 Sheller Ave., Ste. B, (717) 262-0081, open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; the Township office at 7575 Mentzer Gap Road, Waynesboro, is at 717-762-5679, open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.

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