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Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Uwchlan Township, PA, issued by Uwchlan Township - Building & Zoning Department. Uwchlan Township's Building & Zoning Department lists re-roofing of more than 25% of the roof as permit work. The Township's Project Guides page (read October 7, 2026), under "Do I need a permit?", says "The following projects need a permit in Uwchlan Township" and lists "Re-roofing, where replacing is greater than 25% of the roof area." Its re-roofing guide, "Apply for a re-roof permit," asks for a building permit application with a description of the work, a contractor estimate and any HOA approval letter, and says "The permit fee is $104.50." The Township's Fee Schedule 2026 lists Re-Roofing, Residential, at $100.00 and says "A PENNSYLVANIA LABOR AND INDUSTRY FEE OF $4.50 IS REQUIRED FOR EACH CONSTRUCTION OR BUILDING PERMIT." Section 106-7.B(4) of the Township Code, among its "Previous additions," says "Permits for alterations and repairs to structures shall be required for all construction except for the following," and item (i) of that list is "The repair of existing roofing material with like material not exceeding 25% of the total roof area within any twelve-month period." Section 106-33 supplements the Uniform Construction Code with the provisions of Exhibit A "which were adopted by Uwchlan Township before July 1, 1999 and equal or exceed the requirements of the Uniform Construction Code." The amended Exhibit A to Ordinance 2021-01, as published with the code (January 2021 supplement), lists three previous additions (fire walls, floor construction and fire suppression) and does not include the alterations-and-repairs item. The two published texts differ, and this record does not decide which the Township applies; the office's project guide draws the same 25% line. 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). In practice, expect the Township to require a re-roof permit for a reroof of more than 25% of the roof area. The Fee Schedule says "Any inspection resulting in a determination that work requiring permits had been performed without permits shall be surcharged $100.00," and Section 106-5 makes building "in violation of an approved plan or directive of the Code Official or of a permit" subject to "a criminal fine in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each violation." Applications go to the Township Building at 715 North Ship Road, Exton, with the fee payable to Uwchlan Township. The department is open Monday to Thursday, 8:00am to 4:00pm, and Friday, 8:00am to 12:30pm, at 610-363-9450. Read for this answer: Chapter 106 of the Township Code, Construction Codes, Uniform (Articles I to V), in full, with its Exhibit A; a search of the whole Township Code for "roof," which finds no other permit provision naming roof work, and for "reroofing," which finds none; the Building & Zoning Department page; the Project Guides page and its re-roof permit guide; the Permit Application Forms page and the building permit application; and the Fee Schedule 2026. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Uwchlan Township, Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.