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Roofing in Yeadon, Pennsylvania

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Yeadon, PA, issued by Yeadon Borough - Code Department. Yeadon Borough's code exempts from its permit requirement only roof repair and replacement of no more than 50 square feet. Section 122-6F of the Borough Code (read October 9, 2026) rewrites the State's list of residential work exempt from permits. Of the exemption "for the replacement of existing roof material that does not exceed 25% of the total roof area performed within any twelve-month period," it says it "shall be modified to read: "Repair and replacement of roof materials that do not exceed 50 square feet of net roof area."" A full reroof is above that line. The Borough's Schedule of Fees, "Effective October 2024" (read October 9, 2026), prices building permits for "New construction, alteration, re-roofing, additons, etc" at $100.00 for the "First $1,000 of project cost." 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 to require a permit for any reroof larger than 50 square feet. The fee schedule says "Any property owner commencing work without first obtaining an approved permit from the Borough shall be subject to a penalty of $50 or 50% of the permit fee," and a contractor who does so faces "a penalty of $100 plus double the permit fee." Borough Hall is open 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, at 610-284-1606, and the Code Director's line is 267-512-0356. Read for this answer: Chapter 122 of the Borough Code, Construction Codes, Uniform (Sections 122-1 to 122-8), in full; Chapter 150, Article IV, Permits and Other Fees, and Ordinance No. 2025-005, which removes that article's fee schedule from the Code in favor of a fee schedule adopted by resolution; every page of a search of the whole Borough Code for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Code and Zoning and Forms pages; and the October 2024 Schedule of Fees. This hub aggregates roofing permit and contractor-registration requirements for Yeadon, Pennsylvania, along with sourced roofing material references — every fact linked to its directory record.

Roofing permits & building code in Yeadon

Roofing permit and contractor-licensing rules in Yeadon are set locally by Yeadon Borough - Code Department. Pennsylvania issues no state roofing licence, but its Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act requires a contractor to register with the Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection before doing home improvement work, which the Act defines to include roofs on jobs over $500, unless the contractor’s home improvement work totalled less than $5,000 in the previous tax year — and the Uniform Construction Code applies to buildings throughout the Commonwealth as a minimum a municipality may exceed but not fall below, with ordinary repairs to a house outside it unless a local ordinance brings them in, so whether a reroof needs a permit is a municipal question — always confirm the current requirements with the authority before starting work.

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Adopted building code
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, Yeadon Borough administers the code itself: Section 122-1 of the Borough Code says the Borough "hereby elects to administer and enforce the Uniform Construction Code as their municipal building code," and the Borough's Code Department, at Borough Hall, 600 Church Lane, says it handles "building compliance, permits, property maintenance" and related matters. Section 122-7H fills in Table R301.2(1), including "Ice shield underlayment required = yes." Chapter 122 changes nothing in the code's roofing provisions. Chapter 122 of the Borough Code names the International Residential Code 2003 and says "all subsequent editions or successor codes are hereby adopted," and the Borough's pages name no edition; this record has not read the 2003 edition's text and does not decide which edition the Borough applies.
Permit process
Yeadon Borough's code exempts from its permit requirement only roof repair and replacement of no more than 50 square feet. Section 122-6F of the Borough Code (read October 9, 2026) rewrites the State's list of residential work exempt from permits. Of the exemption "for the replacement of existing roof material that does not exceed 25% of the total roof area performed within any twelve-month period," it says it "shall be modified to read: "Repair and replacement of roof materials that do not exceed 50 square feet of net roof area."" A full reroof is above that line. The Borough's Schedule of Fees, "Effective October 2024" (read October 9, 2026), prices building permits for "New construction, alteration, re-roofing, additons, etc" at $100.00 for the "First $1,000 of project cost." 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 to require a permit for any reroof larger than 50 square feet. The fee schedule says "Any property owner commencing work without first obtaining an approved permit from the Borough shall be subject to a penalty of $50 or 50% of the permit fee," and a contractor who does so faces "a penalty of $100 plus double the permit fee." Borough Hall is open 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, at 610-284-1606, and the Code Director's line is 267-512-0356. Read for this answer: Chapter 122 of the Borough Code, Construction Codes, Uniform (Sections 122-1 to 122-8), in full; Chapter 150, Article IV, Permits and Other Fees, and Ordinance No. 2025-005, which removes that article's fee schedule from the Code in favor of a fee schedule adopted by resolution; every page of a search of the whole Borough Code for "roof" and for "reroofing"; the Code and Zoning and Forms pages; and the October 2024 Schedule of Fees.

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