Meadville, Pennsylvania Building Codes

Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

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

Helpful resources for Meadville, 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.

Meadville 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 Meadville ? Yes
Citation: § 1701.05
Municipal Code https://www.codepublishing.com/PA/Meadville/#!/Meadville17/Meadville1701.html#1701.05
Comments:

Table R301.2(1)Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria

GROUND SNOW LOAD

WIND SPEED MPH

SEISMIC DESIGN CATEGORY

SUBJECT TO DAMAGE FROM

     

WINTER DESIGN TEMP.

ICE SHIELD UNDER-LAYMENT REQUIRED

FLOOD HAZARDS

AIR FREEZING INDEX

MEAN ANNUAL TEMP.

     

Weathering

Frost line depth

Termites

Decay

         

40

90

B

Severe

42''

Medium to Heavy

Light to Med.

5˚ F

Yes

6-1-1977

1418

47.0

Government Officials
Last Name First Name Title E-mail Phone Note
Johnson Gary Asst. City Manager & Zoning Officer gjohnson@cityofmeadville.org 814/333-3351

Commercial Building Code

Meadville 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

Meadville, PA also adopted the following code:

2009 International Property Maintenance Code. Meadville, PA Muni. Codes § 1721.04 (adoption) and § 1721.20 (amendments).