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 West Reading, Pennsylvania include the following.
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 West Reading 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.
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Drip Edge
Drip Edge: yes
Ice Barrier
Are ice barriers required for Borough of West Reading ? Yes
Citation: Ord. No. 1118, Section I.
Municipal Code
https://ecode360.com/WE3192/laws/LF1131229.pdf#page=4Comments:
Table R301.2(1) Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria: Insert the following:
a. Ground snow load: 30 pounds.
b. Wind design: Speed: 115 mph; (ii) Topographic effects: No; (iii) Special wind region: No; (iv) Wind-borne debris zone: No.
c. Seismic design category: B.
d. Subject to damage from: (i) Weathering: Severe; (ii) Frost line depth: 36 inches; (iii) Termite: Moderate to heavy.
e. Winter design temperature: 13° F. See Appendix D of the International Plumbing Code, 2015 Edition, Table D101 Degree Day and Design Temperatures for Cities in the United States.
f. Ice barrier underlayment required: Yes.
g. Flood hazards: See Borough Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 455, Zoning).
h. Air freezing index: 1,000.
i. Mean annual temperature: 50° F
Commercial Building Code
Borough of West Reading 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
Borough of West Reading, PA also adopted the following code:
2018 International Property Maintenance Code. Borough of West Reading, PA Muni. Codes § 341-19 (adoption) and § 341-20 (amendments).
