Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
Pennsylvania enforces a mandatory state code; The Uniform Construction Code. Link to PA Building Codes.
Helpful resources for Middletown Township (Bucks 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.
Middletown Township (Bucks 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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Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (2015 IRC)(Borough of Middletown , PA Municipal Code)
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Drip Edge
Drip Edge: yes
Ice Barrier
Are ice barriers required for Middletown Township (Bucks County) ? Yes
Comments:
Yes, the installation requirements of ice barriers as per the International Residential Code 2018 section R905.1.2 do apply here in Middletown Township Langhorne Pennsylvania.
Best,
Tom
Thomas McCool CBI, BCO
Building Code Official
tmccool@middletownbucks.org
Commercial Building Code
Middletown Township (Bucks 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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. Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (2015 IBC)(Borough of Middletown , PA Municipal Code)
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Other Building Codes
Middletown Township, PA also adopted the following code:
2003 International Property Maintenance Code. Middletown Township, PA Muni. Codes § 363-101 (adoption) and § 363-102 (amendments).
