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Roofing in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Sharon Hill, PA, issued by Sharon Hill Borough - Building Permits. Sharon Hill Borough's ordinance requires a permit for repair or replacement of a roof over 50 square feet. Borough Ordinance No. 1398 (2018), enacting supplemental standards to the Uniform Construction Code, says "the Borough shall also enforce the International Residential Code 2015, as it applies to the Alteration and Repair of Residential Buildings, and property owners shall be required to obtain permits for all such alterations and repairs," and Ordinance No. 1408 (2023), amending it, says "Ordinary repair(s)" does not include the following activities, "which will specifically require a permit," the first being "Any and all repairs and/or replacement of a roof in excess of 50 square feet net of roof area"; the list also names "Installation of roof gutter systems." 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). The Department of Labor and Industry's register of municipal code change ordinances lists a Sharon Hill Borough filing that proposes to enforce the International Residential Code 2015 for residential alterations and repairs and lists "Repairs or replacement of a roof in excess of 50 square feet net roof area" among activities that will require a permit, with the note "Change found to be in compliance with 35 P.S. § 7210.503 (b); approval letter mailed 7 / 18 / 2018" and a public meeting on September 13, 2018. In practice, expect the Borough to require a building permit for any reroof over 50 square feet. Its Building Permit Application says "PERMIT FEES DOUBLE IF WORK BEGINS PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF PERMITS" and sets the residential building permit fee at $84.50 for the first $1,000 of the project's cost plus $30.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction of it. The application must come with the "Contractor's Pennsylvania Attorney General license or Sharon Hill Contractor's License," a certificate of insurance "naming the Borough of Sharon Hill as the certificate holder," and a copy of the contract with the property owner, and the Borough's page says "The permitting process can take up to 15 business days from application to approval." Read for this answer: Chapter 125 of the Borough Code (Building Construction), Articles I and V in full; Ordinance No. 1398 and Ordinance No. 1408 in full; every page of a search of the whole Borough Code for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Borough's Applications and Forms page; and its Building Permit Application. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Sharon Hill

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Sharon Hill are set locally by Sharon Hill Borough - Building Permits. 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.

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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, Sharon Hill Borough, in Delaware County, issues building permits itself from the Borough office at 250 Sharon Avenue, 610-586-8200: its Applications and Forms page says "Any time one of these activities occurs a permit must be obtained" and posts the Borough's own Building Permit Application, payable to "The Borough of Sharon Hill," with a block for the Building Code Official's approval. Ordinance No. 1408 recites that the Borough Council "adopted the UCC, as amended, in Ordinance No. 1298 on April 22, 2004." Section 125-17 of the codified Borough Code (Ord. No. 1284, 2002) adopts the "International Residential Code, 2000 edition" for one- and two-family dwellings, Ordinance No. 1398 names the International Residential Code 2015 for alterations and repairs, and the Borough's permit page names no edition; this record has not read the 2000 or 2015 edition's text.
Permit process
Sharon Hill Borough's ordinance requires a permit for repair or replacement of a roof over 50 square feet. Borough Ordinance No. 1398 (2018), enacting supplemental standards to the Uniform Construction Code, says "the Borough shall also enforce the International Residential Code 2015, as it applies to the Alteration and Repair of Residential Buildings, and property owners shall be required to obtain permits for all such alterations and repairs," and Ordinance No. 1408 (2023), amending it, says "Ordinary repair(s)" does not include the following activities, "which will specifically require a permit," the first being "Any and all repairs and/or replacement of a roof in excess of 50 square feet net of roof area"; the list also names "Installation of roof gutter systems." 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). The Department of Labor and Industry's register of municipal code change ordinances lists a Sharon Hill Borough filing that proposes to enforce the International Residential Code 2015 for residential alterations and repairs and lists "Repairs or replacement of a roof in excess of 50 square feet net roof area" among activities that will require a permit, with the note "Change found to be in compliance with 35 P.S. § 7210.503 (b); approval letter mailed 7 / 18 / 2018" and a public meeting on September 13, 2018. In practice, expect the Borough to require a building permit for any reroof over 50 square feet. Its Building Permit Application says "PERMIT FEES DOUBLE IF WORK BEGINS PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF PERMITS" and sets the residential building permit fee at $84.50 for the first $1,000 of the project's cost plus $30.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction of it. The application must come with the "Contractor's Pennsylvania Attorney General license or Sharon Hill Contractor's License," a certificate of insurance "naming the Borough of Sharon Hill as the certificate holder," and a copy of the contract with the property owner, and the Borough's page says "The permitting process can take up to 15 business days from application to approval." Read for this answer: Chapter 125 of the Borough Code (Building Construction), Articles I and V in full; Ordinance No. 1398 and Ordinance No. 1408 in full; every page of a search of the whole Borough Code for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Borough's Applications and Forms page; and its Building Permit Application.

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