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Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Warrington Township (Bucks County), PA, issued by Warrington Township - Building and Code Enforcement. Warrington Township's Building / Code Enforcement department lists replacing roof shingles as permit work, though the Township Code exempts roofing "on condition that snow and ice shields are provided." The department's Permit Forms and Information page (read October 6, 2026), which both its Residential and its Commercial Building Forms & Information links open, says under "When a Permit Is Required" that "A permit is required for any work involving the installation, modification, or extension of:" and lists "Replacement of more than 25% of roofing plywood/sheathing on single family homes" and "Replacement of roofing plywood/sheathing/shingles." The Township's 2026 Fee Schedule (Resolution 2026-R-07) lists under Miscellaneous Construction Permits a line for residential roofing, with commercial roofing charged under alterations, and its fee column for that line reads "None"; a $75 non-refundable application fee is due with each submission. The Township Code exempts roofing on a condition. Section 140-18, which amends the 2018 International Residential Code for Warrington, rewrites R105.1 so that anyone who intends to "construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure" must "first make application to the Building Code Official and obtain the required permit," and rewrites R105.2, work exempt from permit, so that its building list includes item 10: "Roofing and siding, on condition that snow and ice shields are provided." The enacted exemption and the department's list differ; the department's current page lists replacing shingles as permit work. 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 Warrington Township ordinance that "Requires a building permit for residential alterations and repairs, and establishes exceptions," with a limited approval letter mailed January 27, 2006 ("All but two of changes found to be in compliance") and "Enacted 08 / 29 / 07," and a 2010 filing on building sewer pipe approved by letter mailed August 4, 2010. In practice, expect the department to require a permit for a reroof. Its page says "Permit fees may be doubled for work completed without approval," and the fee schedule says that where work requiring a permit "is commenced prior to the issuance of said permit, the violator shall pay an administrative fee equal to 100% of the normal permit fee, in addition to the normal permit fee." The page also says "Emergency work may proceed immediately. A permit must be submitted within 72 hours." Applications go to the Township Building by mail, by e-mail or in person, Monday to Friday between 8:30 am and 4:00 pm, with the $75 application fee and a link or PDF copy of the plans; the Township does not perform same-day inspections, which are booked 2 to 4 days ahead at 215-343-9350 ext. 309. Chapter 146 of the Township Code requires a Township contractor's license, and its definition of contractor names "reroofing"; the department's page says "Each calendar year all contractors working on new construction or commercial properties must register with Warrington Township" and lists a $140 registration fee. Read for this answer: Chapter 140 of the Township Code, Construction Codes, Article II, Uniform Construction Code (Section 140-11), and Article IV, Amendments to Construction Codes (Sections 140-14 to 140-23), in full; Chapter 146, Contractors, in full; the first 20 results of a search of the whole Township Code for "roof" and a search for "reroofing", which found no other permit provision naming roof work; the department's Building / Code Enforcement and Permit Forms and Information pages; its Building and Zoning Permit Application; its Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria sheet; and the 2026 Fee Schedule. Articles I and III of Chapter 140 were not read. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Warrington Township (Bucks County), Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.