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Upper Allen Township, Pennsylvania Building Codes

Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

Pennsylvania enforces a mandatory state code; The Uniform Construction Code. Link to PA Building Codes.

Helpful resources for Upper Allen Township, Pennsylvania include the following.

Residential Building Code

Pennsylvania adopted a statewide mandatory residential code that will control. Authority for local amendments will be limited.See PLRB, Pennsylvania Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

Upper Allen Township adopted the 2015 IRC, statewide. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the model code here.

You can find information about the adoption without amendment to the model code here.

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Drip Edge

Drip Edge: yes

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Upper Allen Township ? Yes
Citation: § 112-8
Municipal Code https://ecode360.com/8574211?highlight=table&searchId=26910599528460014#8574211
Comments:

Table R301.2 (1) is amended to insert the appropriate climatic and geographic design criteria, as follows:

Ground snow load: 25 psf

Wind speed: 90 mph

Seismic design category: B

Weathering of concrete probability: severe

Frost line depth: 36 inches

Termite probability: moderate to heavy

Decay probability: slight to moderate

Winter design temperature: = 10° F

Ice shield underlayment required: yes

Flood hazards: Consult February 15, 1980, FIRM and FBFM

Air freezing index: 784

Mean annual temperature: 53.1° F

Government Officials
Last Name First Name Title E-mail Phone Note
Grottola Frank Building Code Official fgrottola@uatwp.org 717/766-0756

Commercial Building Code

Upper Allen Township adopted the 2015 IBC, statewide. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the code here.You can find information about the adoption without amendment to the model code here.

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Other Building Codes

Upper Allen Township, PA also adopted the following code:

2012 International Property Maintenance Code. Upper Allen Township, PA Muni. Codes § 189-1 (adoption) and § 189-5 (amendments).