Roofing in Taylor Township (Blair County), Pennsylvania

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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, Taylor Township takes permit paperwork at its Township office, 7217 Woodbury Pike, Roaring Spring. Its Permits & Applications page (read October 12, 2026) lists a Permit Questionnaire, a "PMCA Land Use Checklist" and a link for "Building Permit Applications Requiring an Inspection" from the Pennsylvania Municipal Code Alliance, and the Township's Permit Questionnaire says "If yes, a PMCA application will be required" for work over 1,000 square feet, a new bathroom, or structural roof changes. The Township's Ordinances page lists a subdivision and land development ordinance, nuisance, burn and fire, snow removal, solar and stormwater ordinances, and none is listed as an adoption of the Uniform Construction Code or a building code. This record has not read the Township's ordinance adopting the Uniform Construction Code, any fee schedule for building permits (none was found published), or any Township text on roofing beyond the questionnaire quoted here. The Township's pages name no code edition.

No Taylor Township text read names a reroof with no structural change as permit work or as exempt. The Township's Permit Questionnaire (read October 12, 2026) asks "If the construction is a ROOF, are you making any changes to the structure of the roof?" and answers "If yes, a PMCA application will be required," and asks "What type of roof are you replacing?" and "What are you replacing it with?" It does not say in terms whether a reroof with no structural change needs a permit. The PMCA Land Use Checklist posted on the Township's permits page lists "Repair/Replacement" among its improvement types, as one box on a general land use checklist. 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." The Township's Ordinances page lists a subdivision and land development ordinance, nuisance, burn and fire, snow removal, solar and stormwater ordinances, and none is listed as an adoption of the Uniform Construction Code or a building code. This record has not read the Township's ordinance adopting the Uniform Construction Code, any fee schedule for building permits (none was found published), or any Township text on roofing beyond the questionnaire quoted here. This record does not decide whether the Township requires a permit for an ordinary house reroof. Call the Township office at 814-224-2738 before starting.