I'm a Pennsylvania Certified Building Code Official

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Moderator Post (s) for this thread: > By the way... by homebild on 11/14/2008

I'm a Pennsylvania Certified Building Code Official and can tell you with all certainty that residential alterations and repairs are exempt from permit and excluded from compliance with the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code.

The only exception is, however, if your local municipality had local ordinances that regulated residential alterations and repairs that pre-date the adoption of the statewide Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (PAUCC) in April of 2004, they CAN require permits for the type of work you are having done.

You can find out whether your municipality has local amendmended the PAUCC to regulate residential alterations and repairs by looking up your muncipality on the Pa Department of Labor and Industry website here:

http://www.dli.state.pa.us/landi/lib/landi/bois/asb_lead_ucc_updates/uccmun.htm

If your municipality listed does not show 'amendments', then no permit is required for the work you are doing.

If your muncipality does list 'amendments' then it is possible that a building permit is required for the work being done.

By law, once you submit your permit application for the work being done, it must be approved or rejected by the local building code official within 15 business days, or the permit is deemed APPROVED.

If you would like to discuss the matter further, I will be glad to assist you.

E-mail me at homebild@praize.com