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PRINTER'S NO. 638
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
568
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY EVANKOVICH, DIAMOND, HEFFLEY, GROVE, WARNER,
SANKEY, ZIMMERMAN, OBERLANDER, HELM, GABLER AND CUTLER,
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, FEBRUARY 23, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), entitled
"An act establishing a uniform construction code; imposing
powers and duties on municipalities and the Department of
Labor and Industry; providing for enforcement; imposing
penalties; and making repeals," in exemptions, applicability
and penalties, further providing for applicability to certain
buildings.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 902(c) of the act of November 10, 1999
(P.L.491, No.45), known as the Pennsylvania Construction Code
Act, amended December 22, 2005 (P.L.478, No.95), is amended to
read:
Section 902. Applicability to certain buildings.
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(c) Uncertified buildings over which the department does not
have jurisdiction.--
(1) A construction code official shall issue a
certificate of occupancy to an uncertified building if it
meets the requirements of subsection (b), the latest adopted
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version of the International Existing Building Code or
Chapter 34 of the International Building Code[,]; and the
construction code official shall utilize the code [for the
municipality which] that, in his professional judgment, he
deems to best apply.
(2) A construction code official may deny the issuance
of a certificate of occupancy if the official deems that a
building is unsafe because of inadequate means of egress,
inadequate lighting and ventilation, fire hazards or other
dangers to human life or to public welfare.
[(3) A municipality subject to this subsection may
utilize the standards of subsection (b) for the issuance of
certificates of occupancy to uncertified buildings by
adopting an ordinance adopting the standards of issuance
pursuant to the procedures delineated in section 503.]
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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