[HISTORY: Adopted by the Municipal Council of the Municipality of Monroeville as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Table 417.2 Permitted Control AreasAttachment 2 - Table 923.2 Smoke and Heat Vent Size and SpacingAttachment 3 - Table 1008.1.2 Maximum Floor Area Allowances Per OccupantAttachment 4 - Appendix A1 Bibliography
[Adopted 2-11-1997 by Ord. No. 2021[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 162, Building Construction, adopted 9-8-1987 by Ord. No. 1582, as amended.
A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Municipal Manager of the Municipality of Monroeville, being marked and designated as the "BOCA National Building Code/1996, Thirteenth Edition," as published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., and modified by this article, be and is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the Municipality of Monroeville in the State of Pennsylvania for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said BOCA National Building Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this article, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in § 162-3 of this article.
Ordinance No. 1582 of the Municipality of Monroeville and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
A. 
The following sections are hereby revised as follows:
(1) 
Section 102.4 is amended as follows:
102.4 Exception 1: Where differences occur between this code and the Allegheny County Department of Health, Article XV, Plumbing Rules and Regulations, the more stringent provision shall apply, as approved by the Allegheny County Health Department Plumbing Division.
(2) 
Section 113.2.1.1 is added as follows:
113.2.1.1. Approved electrical inspection agencies: Only electrical inspection agencies fulfilling and conforming to the requirements of Monroeville Ordinance No. 1939, listed in Appendix A1,[1] shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements as to qualifications and reliability for the purpose of performing electrical inspections.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A1 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(3) 
Section 113.2.1.1.2 is added as follows:
113.2.1.1.2 Approved plumbing inspection agencies: Only Plumbing Inspectors employed and/or approved under the Allegheny County Health Department Plumbing Division, Article XV, Plumbing Rules and Regulations, listed in Appendix A1,[2] shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements as to qualifications and reliability for the purpose of performing plumbing inspections.
[2]
Editor's Note: Appendix A1 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(4) 
Section 121.2.1 is amended as follows:
121.2.1 Qualifications: Qualifications of the Board of Appeals shall conform to Monroeville Ordinance No. 1614.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: See now Ch. 176, Construction Codes, Uniform, § 176-4, and Ch. 69, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Art. IV, Joint Uniform Construction Code Appeals Board.
(5) 
The following definition is added to Section 202.0:
202.0 Amusement arcades: An area where four or more mechanical, electrical or physical devices are present, such as but not limited to games of chance for amusement only, jukeboxes, amusement rides and devices used for similar purposes.
(6) 
Section 303.3 is amended as follows:
303.2 Use Group A-2 structures: This use group shall include all buildings and places of public assembly, without theatrical stage accessories, designed for occupancy as dance halls, nightclubs, amusement arcades and for similar purposes, including all rooms, lobbies and other spaces connected thereto with a common means of egress and entrance.
(7) 
Table 417.2, Permitted Control Areas, is amended.[4]
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Editor's Note: Table 417.2 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(8) 
Section 506.0, Area Modifications, is amended as follows:
506.1 Street frontage increase: Where a building or structure has more than 25% of the building perimeter fronting on a street or other unoccupied space, the area limitations specified in Table 503 shall be increased 2% for each 1% of such excess frontage. The unoccupied space shall be on the same lot or dedicated for public use, shall not be less than 30 feet (9,144 mm) in width and shall have access from a street posted by a fire lane not less than 20 feet (5,486 mm) in width.
(9) 
Section 903.1.1 is added as follows:
903.1.1 Installations: Before any fire alarm, detection or fire suppression system is installed, enlarged or extended a permit shall be secured from the Fire Official. Plans and specifications shall be required per Section 903.1.2. A fee for each plan examination, building permit, occupancy permit, and inspection shall be paid in accordance with the annual fee ordinance of the Municipality of Monroeville, Pennsylvania.
(10) 
Section 904.3 is amended as follows:
904.3 Use Group A-2: Where a Use Group A-2 is more than 2,000 square feet (465 m2) in area or is located either above or below the level of exit discharge of exits that serve the Use Group A-2 fire area, an automatic fire suppression system shall be provided as follows:
1.
Throughout the entire story or floor level where the A-2 Use Group is located;
2.
Throughout all stories and floor levels below the A-2 Use Group; and
3.
Throughout all intervening stories and floor levels between the A-2 Use Group and the level of exit discharge of exits that serve the Use Group A-2 fire area, including the level of exit discharge.
(11) 
Section 904.5.1 is added as follows:
904.5.1 Fuel dispensing areas: All fuel dispensing areas for motor vehicles shall be provided throughout with an automatic fire suppression system at each dispensing device, in accordance with NFPA No. 17 listed in Appendix A1 of this code.[5]
[5]
Editor's Note: Appendix A1 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(12) 
Section 917A.0 is added as follows:
917A.0 Water supplies: Per Section F-502.OA BOCA Fire Prevention Code/1996; Tenth Edition.
(13) 
Section 921.0, Fire Extinguishers, is amended as follows:
921.2 Where required: A portable fire extinguisher shall be installed in the following locations in accordance with NFPA No. 10 listed in Chapter 35:
1.
In all occupancies in Use Groups A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, E, F, I-2, M, R-1, R-2, and S;
2.
In all areas containing commercial kitchen exhaust hood systems;
3.
In all areas where fuel is dispensed;
4.
In all areas where a flammable or combustible liquid is used in the operation of spraying, coating or dipping;
5.
In all occupancies in Use Group I-3 at staff locations. Access to portable extinguishers shall be permitted to be locked;
6.
On each completed floor of buildings under construction, other than occupancies in Use Group R-3;
7.
In any laboratory, shop or other room occupied for similar purposes; and
8.
Where required by the fire prevention code listed in Chapter 35.
(14) 
Section 922.1.1 is added as follows:
922.1.1 Single-story buildings: All single story buildings shall comply with Section 923.0.
Exception:
1.
All R Use Groups.
(15) 
Section 923.0 Smoke and Heat Vents, is amended as follows:
923.1 General: All buildings and cell use groups 10,000 square feet in area not exceeding one story or 65 feet in height shall be equipped with smoke and heat vents constructed and installed in accordance with this section.
Exception:
1.
Buildings of R Use Group.
(16) 
Section 923.2.1 is amended as follows:
923.2.1 Releasing devices: Smoke and heat vents shall open automatically by activation of a photocell smoke detector and a heat-responsive device rated at 135° F. to 220° F. above ambient. The releasing mechanism shall be capable of operation such that the vent shall fully open when the vent is exposed to a time-temperature gradient that reaches an air temperature of 500° F., within five minutes. Vents shall also be capable of being opened by an approved manual operation.
(17) 
Table 923.2, Smoke and Heat Vent Size and Spacing, is amended.[6]
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Editor's Note: Table 923.2 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(18) 
Section 924.0 Supervision, is amended as follows:
924.1 Fire suppression systems: All automatic fire suppression systems required for occupancies in Use Groups A, B, E, F, H, I, M, R or S shall be secured by:
1.
Locking open all valves on connections to water supply pipes to fire protection devices.
2.
In compliance with Municipality of Monroeville fire system alarm ordinance as approved.
Exceptions:
1.
Underground gate valves with roadway valves.
2.
Halogenated extinguishing systems that are not an integral part of a required automatic fire suppression system.
3.
Carbon dioxide extinguishing systems that are not an integral part of a required automatic fire suppression system.
4.
Limited area sprinkler systems (see Section 907.6.3).
5.
Occupancies in Use Group R complying with Section 906.2.2 and supervised in accordance with NFPA 13R listed in Chapter 35.
924.2 Fire alarm systems: All required fire alarm systems shall transmit alarm and trouble signals to an approved central-station system, proprietary system or remote-station system.
Exceptions:
1.
Fire alarm and automatic fire detection systems in occupancies in Use Group R in buildings that are less than five stories in height.
2.
Single- and multiple-station detectors as required by Section 920.0.
3.
Smoke detectors in occupancies in Use Group I-3 (see Section 918.7.1).
4.
Smoke detectors in patient sleeping rooms in occupancies in Use Group I-2 (see Section 409.5.1).
(19) 
Section 1008.0, Occupant Load, is amended as follows:
(a) 
Section 1008.1 is amended as follows:
1008.1 Design occupant load: In determining required facilities, the number of occupants for whom exit facilities shall be provided shall be established by the largest number computed in accordance with Section 1008.1.2.
(b) 
Section 1008.1, Actual number, is deleted.
(c) 
Table 1008.1.2, Maximum Floor Area Allowances Per Occupant, is amended.[7]
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Editor's Note: Table 1008.1.2 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(d) 
Section 1008.1.3, Number by combination, is deleted.
(20) 
Section 1010.4 is amended as follows:
1010.4 Emergency escape and rescue: Every sleeping room below the fourth story in occupancies in Use Groups R and I-1 shall have at least one operable window or exterior door approved for emergency escape or rescue. Each emergency escape and rescue window shall have a minimum net clear opening of 5.7 square feet (0.53 m2). The net clear opening shall be at least 24 inches (610 mm) in height and at least 20 inches (508 mm) in width. The net clear opening dimensions shall be obtained by the normal operation of the window from the inside. Where windows are provided for emergency escape and rescue, the windows shall have the bottom of the clear opening not more than 44 inches (1,118 mm) above the floor.
Bars, grilles or screens placed over emergency escape windows shall be releasable or removable from the inside without the use of a key, tool or force greater than that which is required for normal operation of the window.
Exceptions:
1.
The minimum net clear opening for grade floor windows shall be five square feet (0.47 m2).
2.
An outside window or an exterior door for emergency escape is not required in buildings where the sleeping room is provided with a door to a corridor having access to two remote exits in opposite directions.
(21) 
Section 2901.1 is amended as follows:
2901.1 Scope: (After plumbing code listed in Chapter 35) And to the requirements of the Allegheny County Department of Health, Article XV, Plumbing Rules and Regulations, listed in Appendix A1,[8] pursuant to Exception 1 of 102.4 of this code.
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Editor's Note: Appendix A1 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(22) 
Section 2909.0 is added as follows:
2909.0 Grease Traps and Interceptors: Grease traps and interceptors shall be installed where required and in conformance to Monroeville Ordinance No. 1940, listed in Appendix A1, in addition to the Allegheny County Department of Health Plumbing Rules and Regulations, Article XV, listed in Appendix A1.
(23) 
Add the following to Section 3102.4.3 Permit Exceptions: "except as required by Monroeville Ordinance No. 1443 listed in Appendix A1."[9]
[9]
Editor's Note: Appendix A1 is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(24) 
Add the following to Section 3102.13.1 Certificates: "and to the requirements of Monroeville Ordinance 1939 listed in Appendix A1."
B. 
A fee for each plan examination, building permit, occupancy permit and inspection shall be paid in accordance with the annual Fee Ordinance of the Municipality of Monroeville, Pennsylvania.
C. 
Any person who shall violate a provision of this article or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan or directive of the Code Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a summary offense, punishable by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment not exceeding 60 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
D. 
Any person who shall continue any work in or about the structure after having been served with a stop-work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable to a fine of not less than $300 nor more than $500.
E. 
Compensation of Board of Survey: The third member of the Board shall receive for services a fee of $200, to be paid by the appellant.
F. 
Area limit. The area limitations specified in Table 501 shall apply to the maximum horizontally projected area of all buildings fronting on a street, or public space not less than 30 feet (9,144 mm) in width accessible to a public street. The area must be within the entire boundaries of the Municipality of Monroeville.
Nothing in this article or in the Building Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding impending in any court or any rights acquired or liability incurred or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in § 162-2 of this article; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this article.
The office of the Manager shall certify to the adoption of this article and cause the same to be published as required by law; and this article shall take full force and effect immediately after this date of final passage and approval. With the exception that buildings or structures, or portions thereof of which plans have previously been submitted to the Building Department of the Municipality of Monroeville or the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, shall be permitted to be constructed under the provisions of the code in force at the time of approval by the involved departments.
All plans not previously submitted for approval or already approved as of the legal adoption of this article shall meet the provisions of the BOCA National Building Code/1996.
[Adopted 2-11-1997 by Ord. No. 2025]
A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the Municipal offices of the Municipality of Monroeville, being marked and designated as the "CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code, 1995 Edition," as published by the Council of American Building Officials, be and is hereby adopted as the One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code of the Municipality of Monroeville for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided, and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set forth herein, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in § 162-9 of this article.
Any and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
A. 
Section 104.2 is amended to add the following thereto: "Where differences occur between provisions of this code and the BOCA National Building Code/1996, Monroeville Ordinance No. 2021, the more stringent provision shall apply as determined by the Code Official."
B. 
Section 106.4 is amended as follows:
106.4 Penalty: Any person who shall violate a provision of this article or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan or directive of the Code Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a summary offense, punishable by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment not exceeding 60 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
C. 
Section 111.2 is amended as follows:
111.2 Permit fees: A fee for each plan examination, building permit, occupancy permit and inspection shall be paid in accordance with the annual fee ordinance of the Municipality of Monroeville, Pennsylvania.
D. 
Section 118.2 is added as follows:
118.2 Stop-work orders: Any person who shall continue any work in or about the structure after having been served with a stop-work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable to a fine of not less than $300 nor more than $500.
E. 
Section 107.1 is amended to add the following thereto: "The qualifications of the Board of Appeals shall conform to Monroeville Ordinance No. 1614 and Section 121.0 of Ordinance No. 2021, as amended."[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Art. I of this chapter; see also now Ch. 176, Construction Codes, Uniform, § 176-4, and Ch. 69, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Art. IV, Joint Uniform Construction Code Appeals Board.
Nothing in this article or in the CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding impending in any court or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in § 162-8 of this article; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this article.
The office of the Manager shall certify to the adoption of this article and cause the same to be published as required by law; and this article shall take full force and effect immediately after this date of final passage and approval.