Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
Pennsylvania enforces a mandatory state code; The Uniform Construction Code. Link to PA Building Codes.
Helpful resources for Hempfield Township (Westmoreland County), 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.
Hempfield Township (Westmoreland County) 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 Hempfield Township (Westmoreland County) ? Yes
Citation: § 40-2
Municipal Code
https://ecode360.com/14082151?highlight=ice&searchId=17236396297854118Comments:
International Residential Code Table R 301.2(1), insert the following:
Ground snow load: 40 pounds.
Wind speed (mph): 90.
Seismic design category: D.
Weathering: severe.
Frost line depth: 36 inches.
Termite: moderate to heavy.
Decay: slight to moderate.
Winter design temp: 5° F.
Ice shield underlayment: Yes.
Flood hazard: Map dated August 5, 1997, revised December 6, 2002.
Air freezing index: 1,000.
Mean annual temp: 25° F.
Government Officials
| Last Name |
First Name |
Title |
E-mail |
Phone |
Note |
| Dee |
Philip |
Code Enforcement Officer |
pdee@hempfieldtwp.org |
724/834-7232, Ext. 128 |
|
Commercial Building Code
Hempfield Township (Westmoreland County) 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
Hempfield Township, PA also adopted the following code:
2015 International Property Maintenance Code. Hempfield Township, PA Muni. Codes § 63-1 (adoption) and § 63-2 (amendments).
