City of Philadelphia - File #: 180174

• File #: 180174
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 3/1/2018
• In control: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
• Final action: 5/24/2018
• Title: Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by adopting the 2015 edition of the "International Residential Code" as published by the International Code Council, with previously adopted amendments thereto, as adopted through the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code Act, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Henon, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez
• Indexes: BUILDING CODE, INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE
• Code sections: Title 4 - THE PHILADELPHIA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPANCY CODE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/6/2018	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/24/2018	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
4/26/2018	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
4/26/2018	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
4/26/2018	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
4/19/2018	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/19/2018	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING HELD
4/19/2018	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	AMENDED
4/19/2018	1	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
3/1/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

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Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by adopting the 2015 edition of the "International Residential Code" as published by the International Code Council, with previously adopted amendments thereto, as adopted through 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Philadelphia Residential Code," is hereby repealed in its entirety and replaced with a new Subcode "R" to read as follows: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 "2015 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 "2015 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 "2015 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.

§ R-1.2.3 Additional amendments developed by the UCC Review and Advisory Council will be established by Regulation of the PA Department of Labor and Industry prior to October 1, 2018. Such amendments shall become part of this code as if adopted herein.

PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE
CHAPTER 1
SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION

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