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Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Upper Providence Township (Delaware County), PA, issued by Upper Providence Township - Permits Department. Upper Providence Township's code requires permits for all alterations and repairs of houses, and the Township has a roofing permit application and a roofing fee. Section 1430.03(a) of the Township Code, added by Ordinance No. 539 on July 14, 2022, says: "In addition to the minimum standards contained within the Act, the Township shall also enforce the International Residential Code 2021, 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." The Township's Permits and Applications page (read October 9, 2026) lists a "Roofing Permit Application" among "the permits required prior to starting any project," and that application asks "Will the existing roof coverings be removed?" and "What type of roof covering will be used?" The 2026 fee schedule, Resolution No. 2025-36, has a line for "Residential Roofing/Shingling" at "$25.00/$1000.00 of cost" with a $200.00 minimum. 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 an Upper Providence Township (Delaware County) filing that "requires a permit for renovations / repairs consistent with the 2021 IRC," found in compliance with an approval letter mailed June 21, 2022, and a public meeting on July 14, 2022. In practice, expect the Township to require a roofing permit for a reroof. The fee schedule sets a "Penalty Fee for work performed without a permit in addition to the actual fee" of $200.00 for residential work. The Roofing Permit Application's pre-application checklist asks for a "Copy of Contract" and "Insurance Certificates," the Township says "Payment is required at the time of submission by check or cash payable to Upper Providence Township," and the application directs inspection requests and code questions to Linn Architects at 610-566-7044, option 2. The Township office is at 610-565-4944. Read for this answer: Chapter 1430 of the Township Code, Uniform Construction Code (Sections 1430.01 to 1430.03), and Chapter 1420, BOCA National Building Code, in full; every page of a search of the whole Township Code for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Permits and Applications page; the Roofing Permit Application and the Building Permit Application; and the 2026 fee schedule, Resolution No. 2025-36, in full. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Upper Providence Township (Delaware County), Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.