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Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Watsontown, PA, issued by Watsontown Borough - Borough Office and Code Enforcement. Watsontown Borough's Code prices a permit for residential reroofing. Section 5-1002 of the Borough Code, Other Construction (Ord. 1992-2A), says in item 4, Residential Roofing: "In the event of replacement or repair of shingles, either asphalt, fiberglass, slate, wooden or the like, or any other approved roof covering, including, but not limited to, metal roofing, where 100 square feet or more of roof covering is repaired, replaced or established, the fee shall be $35. In addition to the building permit, an affidavit, signed by the applicant, stating the removal of old roofing material must be disposed of in an approved manner, must also be kept on file with the building permit application" (read October 12, 2026). The Borough's current Residential Fee Schedule, attached to the Residential UCC Building Permit Application, lists "Roof over Porch or Patio $150.00" under Specific Projects and has no separate reroof line, and the Borough's Zoning Permit Frequently Asked Questions list the items that need a zoning permit without naming roof work. Section 5-1104 of the Code keeps in effect building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 "which equal or exceed the requirements of the code," and this record does not decide whether the Section 5-1002 roofing line is one of them. 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 Borough's code office to want a building permit before a house reroof. The application says "If the work performed varies from the applications and/or plans or construction is started prior to issuance of permits, additional fees may be required." The Borough office is open Monday through Thursday, 7 am to 5 pm, and Friday, 7 am to 4 pm. Read for this answer: Chapter 5 of the Borough Code, Code Enforcement, by its table of contents, Parts 10 and 11 and Section 5-110 in full; Section 27-902, Building Permits, of the zoning chapter; every page of a search of the whole Borough Code for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Borough's Code Enforcement, Zoning and Contact pages; the Residential UCC Building Permit Application and its fee schedule; and the Zoning Permit Frequently Asked Questions. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Watsontown, Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.