·        New buildings or renovations to existing buildings for which an application for a building permit was made to the municipality prior to the effective date of the regulations promulgated under this act.

·        New buildings or renovations to existing buildings on which a contract for design or construction has been signed prior to the effective date of the regulations promulgated under this act on projects requiring department approval.

·        Utility and miscellaneous use structures that are accessory to detached one-family dwellings.

·        An agricultural building.

·        Alterations to residential buildings which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress, except might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to Section 303(b)(1) or adopted pursuant to Section 503.  For purposes of this paragraph, a structural change does not include a minor framing change needed to replace existing windows or doors.

·        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.

·        Installation of aluminum or vinyl siding onto an existing residential or an existing commercial building, except as might be required by ordinances in effect pursuant to Section 301 or adopted pursuant to Section 503.

·        Any recreational cabin if:

The cabin is equipped with at least one smoke detector, one fire extinguisher and one carbon monoxide detector in both the kitchen and sleeping quarters.

The owner of the cabin files with the municipality either:       An affidavit on a form prescribed by the department attesting to the fact that the cabin meets the definition of a “recreational cabin” in Section 103; or       A valid proof of insurance for the recreational cabin, written and issued by an insurer authorized to do business in this Commonwealth, stating that the structure meets the definition of a “recreational cabin” as defined in Section 103.

       Temporary structures which are:

	-     Erected for the purpose of participation in a fair, flea market, arts and crafts festival or other public celebration.
	-     Less than 1,600 square feet in size.
	-     Erected for a period of less than 30 days.
	-     Not a swimming pool, spa or hot tub.
	-     Subject to Section 503(a)(2).

Building construction for fences not over 6' high, oil derricks, certain retaining walls, certain water tanks, sidewalks and driveways not more than 30" above grade and that are not located over a basement or story below it, painting, papering, tiling, carpeting, cabinets, counter tops and similar finishing work, temporary motion picture, television and theater stage sets and scenery, certain prefabricated swimming pools, shade cloth structures constructed for nursery or agricultural purposes that do not include service systems, swings and other playground equipment accessory to 1- or 2-family homes, certain window awnings, movable cases, counters and partitions that are not over 5 feet 9 inches in height, window replacement without structural change;

Electrical work for minor repair and maintenance work including replacement of lamps or connection of approved portable equipment to approved permanently installed receptacles, electrical equipment used for radio and television transmissions and installation of a temporary system for the testing or servicing of electrical equipment or apparatus;

Gas work including a portable heating appliance or replacement of a minor part that does not alter approval of equipment or make the equipment unsafe;

Mechanical work involving a portable heating appliance, portable ventilation equipment, portable cooling unit, portable evaporative cooler, steam, hot or chilled water piping within any heating or cooling equipment governed under the UCC, replacement of a part that does not alter its approval or make it unsafe and a self-contained refrigeration system containing 10 pounds or less of refrigerant and placed into action by motors that are not more than 1 hp;

Plumbing repairs including stopping leaks in a drain and a water, soil, waste or vent pipe (this not including defective pipe to be removed and replaced with new material) and cleaning stoppages or repairing leaks in pipes, valves or fixtures and removal and installation of water closets, faucets and lavatories if the valves or pipes are not replaced or rearranged;

An ordinary repair (ordinary repair does not include cutting away a wall, partition or portion of a wall, removal or cutting of any structural beam or load-bearing support, removal or change of any required means of egress, rearrangement of parts of a structure affecting the egress requirements and addition to or alteration, replacement or relocation of any standpipe, water supply, sewer, drainage, drain leader, gas, soil, waste, vent or similar piping, electric wiring or mechanical).

Temporary structures which are:

	Erected for the purpose of participation in a fair, flea market, arts and crafts festival or other public celebration
	Less than 1,600 square feet in size
	Erected for a period of less than 30 days.

Cutting away a wall, partition or portion of a wall

Removal or cutting of any structural beam or load-bearing support

Removal or change of any required means of egress

Rearrangement of parts of a structure affecting the egress requirements

Adding to, altering, replacing or relocating piping, sewer, wiring, etc.

Fences that are not more than 6' high

Retaining walls not over 4' high measured from the lowest grade level

Some water tanks (5,000 gal. or less capacity) supported directly on grade

Coal-fired boilers installed by design, construction and testing in accordance wit the International Residential Code of 2003

Installing battery-powered smoke detectors

Portable fuel cell appliance not hooked to fixed piping system/power grid

Portable fuel cell appliance not hooked to fixed piping system/power grid

Replacing a domestic clothes washer or dishwasher