Roofing in Waynesboro, 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, Waynesboro Borough administers the code through third-party agencies: Section 123-1 of the Borough Code says the Borough "hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act," Section 123-3 lets it retain "one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies," and the Borough's Zoning & Codes page says "Building permits are issued by PA Municipal Code Alliance located at 380 Wayne Avenue, Chambersburg, PA 17201 (Phone: 717-496-4996) or Commonwealth Code Inspection Services located at 1102 Sheller Avenue, Chambersburg, PA 17201 (Phone: 717-264-9191)." The Borough's Zoning-Code Enforcement Office, at Borough Hall, 55 East Main Street, issues the land use permit or exemption that the page says "WILL BE REQUIRED in order to obtain a building permit." Section 123-2 adopts the Uniform Construction Code, "as amended from time to time," as the Municipal Building Code of the Borough of Waynesboro, and Chapter 123 as published changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions and names no edition. Section 123-5A keeps in force building code ordinances adopted on or before July 1, 1999 that equal or exceed the code; none is published with the chapter. The Department of Labor and Industry's register of municipal code change ordinances lists a Waynesboro Borough filing that "Requires building permits for certain residential alterations and repairs and provides exceptions," found in compliance with an approval letter mailed July 13, 2010, "Enacted 8 / 18 / 10." The Borough Code's disposition list shows Ord. No. 1096 and Ord. No. 1176 (October 30, 2019) as "Uniform Construction Codes" amendments, and the Borough's land use application refers to "the Uniform Construction Code and Borough Ord. No. 1176" for work that does not need a construction code permit, but Chapter 123 as published contains neither amendment's text, and neither ordinance is posted on the Borough's site; this record has not read them, so it cannot say which residential repairs or alterations they reach or which they exempt.

This record does not say whether a house reroof in Waynesboro Borough needs a permit. The Department of Labor and Industry's register of municipal code change ordinances lists a Waynesboro Borough filing that "Requires building permits for certain residential alterations and repairs and provides exceptions," found in compliance with an approval letter mailed July 13, 2010, "Enacted 8 / 18 / 10." The Borough Code's disposition list shows Ord. No. 1096 and Ord. No. 1176 (October 30, 2019) as "Uniform Construction Codes" amendments, and the Borough's land use application refers to "the Uniform Construction Code and Borough Ord. No. 1176" for work that does not need a construction code permit, but Chapter 123 as published contains neither amendment's text, and neither ordinance is posted on the Borough's site; this record has not read them, so it cannot say which residential repairs or alterations they reach or which they exempt. The Borough's "Do I Need a Zoning/Land Use Permit?" sheet lists "Replacing roofing" among projects that "do not need a zoning permit" and adds that "many of the projects listed above may require a building permit in accordance with the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code"; it does not say whether a reroof needs a building permit. 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 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". Before a reroof, ask the Borough's Zoning-Code Enforcement Office, which is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at 717-762-2101, or one of the two agencies. The Borough's land use application says "Application for building permits WILL NOT be accepted without a Land Use-Zoning Application issued by the Borough of Waynesboro." Read for this answer: Chapter 123 of the Borough Code, Construction Codes, Uniform (Sections 123-1 to 123-7), in full; the Borough Code's disposition list; every page of a search of the whole Borough Code for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Zoning & Codes page; the "Do I Need a Zoning/Land Use Permit?" sheet; the Zoning/Land Use Permit Application (Form ZCE-001); and the 2026 fee resolution (Resolution 2026-07), which prices land use permits and has no building permit or roofing line.