Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

Pennsylvania enforces a mandatory state code; The Uniform Construction Code. Link to PA Building Codes.

Helpful resources for Borough of Aspinwall, Pennsylvania include the following.

• PLRB, Ordinance and Law Coverage Discussion for Pennsylvania

Residential Building Code

Pennsylvania adopted a statewide mandatory residential code that will control. Authority for local amendments will be limited.See PLRB, Pennsylvania Building Codes for more information on state level codes.

Borough of Aspinwall adopted the 2015 IRC, statewide. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the model code here.

You can find information about the adoption without amendment to the model code here.

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Drip Edge

Drip Edge: yes

Ice Barrier

Are ice barriers required for Borough of Aspinwall ? Yes
Citation: § 5-3
Municipal Code https://ecode360.com/31319110
Comments:

Table R301.2(1): Table R301.2(1), Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria, is amended by inserting the following information in the spaces provided:

Ground Snow Load: "25 inches".

Wind Design:

• Speed: "90 mph".
• Topographic Effects: "No".

Seismic Design Category: "A".

Subject to Damage From:

• Weathering: "Severe".
• Frost Line Depth: "36 inches".
• Termite: "Moderate to Heavy".

Winter Design Temperature: "7 Degrees Fahrenheit".

Ice Barrier Underlayment Required: "Yes".

Flood Hazards:

• "November 14, 1979 (Ordinance No. 727)".
• "September 21, 2001, as amended or revised".
• "Community-Panel Numbers 420005 0356, 0357".

Air Freezing Index: "1,500".

Mean Annual Temperature: "50.5 Degrees Fahrenheit".

Government Officials

Commercial Building Code

Borough of Aspinwall adopted the 2015 IBC, statewide. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.

You can find a copy of the code here.You can find information about the adoption without amendment to the model code here.

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Other Building Codes