PRINTER'S NO. 2269
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1575
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY ELLIS AND JAMES, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, SEPTEMBER 30, 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 exemptions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 901(h) of the act of November 10, 1999
(P.L.491, No.45), known as the Pennsylvania Construction Code
Act, added April 25, 2011 (P.L.1, No.1), is amended to read:
Section 901. Exemptions.
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(h) Fire protection of floors.--
(1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), a floor
assembly not required in the International Residential Code,
or its successor building code, to be fire-resistance rated
shall be provided with a 1/2-inch gypsum wallboard membrane,
5/8-inch wood structural panel membrane, or equivalent, on
the underside of the floor framing member.
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(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any of the
following:
(i) A floor assembly located directly over a space
protected by an automatic sprinkler system in accordance
with section P2904, NFPA13D or other equivalent sprinkler
system approved by a municipal code official.
(ii) A floor assembly located directly over a crawl
space not intended for storage or fuel-fired appliances.
(iii) A portion of a floor assembly which complies
with all of the following:
(A) The aggregate area of the unprotected
portions shall not exceed 80 square feet per story.
(B) Fire blocking in accordance with section
R302.11.1 shall be installed along the perimeter of
the unprotected portion to separate the unprotected
portion from the remainder of the floor assembly.
[(iv) A wood floor assembly using dimension lumber
or structural composite lumber equal to or greater than
two-inch by ten-inch nominal dimension or a floor
assembly approved by a municipal code official
demonstrating equivalent fire performance.]
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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