City of Philadelphia - File #: 220638

• File #: 220638
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 6/23/2022
• In control: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
• Final action: 12/8/2022
• Title: Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by adopting the 2018 edition of the "International Residential Code" as published by the International Code Council, including maintenance of previously adopted amendments to the 2015 International Residential Code, as adopted under the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code Act, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Squilla
• Indexes: INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/14/2022	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/8/2022	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	15:0
12/1/2022	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
12/1/2022	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
12/1/2022	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
11/29/2022	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/29/2022	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING HELD
11/29/2022	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	AMENDED
11/29/2022	1	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
6/23/2022	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred

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Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by adopting the 2018 edition of the "International Residential Code" as published by the International Code Council, including maintenance of previously adopted amendments to the 2015 International Residential Code, as adopted under the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code Act, all under certain terms and conditions.

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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Subcode "R" of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Residential Code," is hereby repealed in its entirety and replaced with a new Subcode "R" to read as follows:


SUBCODE "R" (THE PHILADELPHIA RESIDENTIAL CODE)

Article R-1.0 Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code Act, adoption of the "2018 International Residential Code" with state amendments, and local amendments which legally existed prior to the Act or were approved pursuant to Section 503 of the Act.

? R-1.1 The "2018 International Residential Code" as published by the International Code Council is hereby adopted as the Philadelphia Residential Code, with amendments as set forth in ? R-1.2.

? R-1.2 The "2018 International Residential Code", copies of which are on file with the Department of Licenses and Inspections, is incorporated as if fully set forth herein, subject to the following local and state amendments.

? R-1.2.1 The numbers of all state and local amendments shall be preceded with the prefix "R-".

? R-1.2.2 Throughout the code, references to "International" codes or "ICC" codes shall be deemed to refer to the "Philadelphia" codes of the same name.


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PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE
CHAPTER 1
SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION

Delete the text of Chapter 1 and substitute the following.

SECTION R-R101 TITLE, SCOPE AND PURPOSE

R-R101.1 Title. These provisions shall be known as the Philadelphia Amendments to the Internati...