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West Earl 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 West Earl 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.

West Earl 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 West Earl Township ? Yes
Citation: § 63-4
Municipal Code https://www.westearltwp.org/documents/chapter63.pdf#page=12
Comments:

Table P301.2(l) of the International Residential Code/2003 is hereby completed by inserting the following information:

(a) Ground snow load: 30 pounds per square foot.

(b) Wind speed (mph): 80 mph.

(c) Seismic design category: A.

(d) Weathering: severe.

(e) Frost line depth: 36 inches.

(f) Termite: moderate to heavy.

(g) Decay: slight to moderate.

(h) Winter design temperature: 10 degrees

(i) Ice shield underlayment required: Yes.

(j) Flood hazard: November 19, 1980.

(k) Air freezing index: 75 degrees

(1) Mean annual temperature: 50 degrees.  

Government Officials
Last Name First Name Title E-mail Phone Note
Brandt Brian Code Enforcement Officer/Stormwater Inspector codes@westearltwp.org 717/859-3201

Commercial Building Code

West Earl 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

West Earl Township, PA also adopted the following code:

2018 International Property Maintenance Code. West Earl Township, PA Muni. Codes § 132-2 (adoption), § 132-3 and Ord. No. 250 (amendments).