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Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode "G" (The Philadelphia Fuel Gas Code), Subcode "PC" (The Philadelphia Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities), and Subcode "EB" (The Philadelphia Existing Building Code), and adopting the 2021 editions of the "International Fuel Gas Code," "Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities," and "International Existing Building Code," as published by the International Code Council, with amendments thereto, as authorized by 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. The contents of Subcode "G" of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The
Philadelphia Fuel Gas Code," are hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
SUBCODE "G" (THE PHILADELPHIA FUEL GAS CODE)
Article G-1.0 Adoption of the "2021 International Fuel Gas Code," pursuant to the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code Act ("Act"), with state amendments and local amendments that were in effect prior to enactment of the Act or approved pursuant to Section 503 of the Act.
? G-1.1 The "2021 International Fuel Gas Code," as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as the Fuel Gas Code of the City of Philadelphia and is incorporated as if fully set forth herein, subject to the amendments provided in this Subcode G.
? G-1.1.1 The numbers of all local amendments shall be preceded with the prefix "G-".
? G-1.1.2 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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SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
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SECTION G-101 (IFGC) GENERAL
G-101.1 Title. These provisions shall be known as the Philadelphia Amendments to the International Fuel Gas Code and will b...
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