City of Scranton, PA Building Construction

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City of Scranton, PA

Lackawanna County

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Table of Contents

Charter
Ch C Charter
The Code
Administrative Legislation
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 6 Administrative Code
Ch 12 Ambulance and Emergency Service
Ch 18 Boards and Commissions
Ch 24 Bonds
Ch 30 City Classification
Ch 35 Code and Supplement Sales
Ch 41 Contracting Procedures
Ch 47 Defense Council
Ch 51 Economic and Community Development
Ch 53 Employee Benefits
Ch 59 Fire, Bureau of
Ch 65 Funds and Trusts
Ch 76 Library
Ch 82 Oaths
Ch 88 Ordinances, Printing of
Ch 94 Parking Authority
Ch 99 Pensions
Ch 105 Police, Bureau of
Ch 108 Property Disposal
Ch 111 Reimbursements
Ch 117 Signature Stamp
Ch 123 Solicitor
Ch 129 Special Accounts
General Legislation
Ch 140 Advertising and Bill Posting
Ch 146 Air Pollution
Ch 152 Alarms and Alarm Systems
Ch 158 Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 164 (Reserved)
Ch 169 Animals
Ch 172 Gaming Machines
Ch 175 Bicycles
Ch 181 (Reserved)
Ch 187 Building Construction
Ch 187 Art I Construction Standards
§ 187-1 Adoption of standards.
§ 187-2 Purpose.
§ 187-3 Amendments.
§ 187-4 Referral to Fire Prevention Bureau.
§ 187-5 Use of smoke detectors.
§ 187-6 Plans to bear signature and seal of registered architect or engineer.
§ 187-7 Permit fees.
§ 187-8 Demolition.
§ 187-9 Violations and penalties.
§ 187-10 Submission of plans to BOCA and Bureau of Licensing and Inspections.
§ 187-10.1 Requirements for building underwriters.
Ch 187 Art II Floodplain Management
§ 187-11 Applicability.
§ 187-12 Definitions.
§ 187-13 Structures.
§ 187-14 Design and construction standards.
§ 187-15 Mobile homes and mobile home parks in the designated floodplain districts.
§ 187-16 Existing structures in designated floodplain districts.
§ 187-17 Variances.
§ 187-18 Plan requirements.
§ 187-19 Review by County Conservation District.
§ 187-20 Additional permits requirements.
§ 187-21 Start of construction.
§ 187-22 Development which may endanger human life.
§ 187-23 Activities requiring special permits.
Ch 187 Art III Handicapped Accessibility
§ 187-24 Adoption.
§ 187-25 Definitions.
§ 187-26 Applicability.
§ 187-27 New buildings.
§ 187-28 Existing buildings.
§ 187-29 Exemption of certain dwellings and historical buildings.
§ 187-30 Evidence of compliance; approval required.
§ 187-31 Waivers and variances.
§ 187-32 Failure to obtain approval; stop-work order.
§ 187-33 Notice of violation.
§ 187-34 Appeal.
§ 187-35 Enforcement of orders; filing complaint.
§ 187-36 Violations and penalties.
Ch 187 Art IV Prepurchase Compliance Inspections
§ 187-37 Authorization to conduct inspections.
§ 187-38 Inspection fees.
§ 187-39 Report of inspection; liability of city.
Ch 187 Art V Requirements for Publicly Funded Residential Construction to Allow for Accessiblity and Occupancy by Disabled Persons
§ 187-40 Statement of intent.
§ 187-41 Applicability.
§ 187-42 Design requirements.
§ 187-43 Waiver of exterior disability accessibility requirements.
§ 187-44 Effect on other ordinances.
§ 187-45 Enforcement.
Ch 193 Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 196 (Reserved)
Ch 198 Coal and Mining
Ch 201 Construction Codes, Uniform
Ch 203 Contractors, Permits and Inspections
Ch 209 (Reserved)
Ch 212 Day Care
Ch 213 Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia
Ch 215 Electrical Standards
Ch 218 Engine Brake Retarders
Ch 221 Explosives and Blasting Agents
Ch 226 Fees, Miscellaneous
Ch 232 Firearms and Weapons
Ch 237 Fire Hydrants
Ch 243 Fire Prevention
Ch 245 Fireworks
Ch 256 Food and Food Handlers
Ch 263 Gambling
Ch 269 Gasoline Service Stations
Ch 272 Gas Piping Standards
Ch 275 Graffiti
Ch 278 Hazardous Substances
Ch 290 (Reserved)
Ch 296 Human Relations and Discrimination
Ch 298 Insurance
Ch 301 Junk and Junkyards
Ch 303 Lackawanna River Levee
Ch 305 Littering
Ch 309 Loitering
Ch 313 (Reserved)
Ch 317 Noise
Ch 324 Obscene Material
Ch 328 Parking Garages and Lots
Ch 332 Parks and Recreation
Ch 336 Peace and Good Order
Ch 340 Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 343 Personal Care Boarding Home Facilities
Ch 345 Plumbing
Ch 349 Poles and Wires
Ch 354 (Reserved)
Ch 359 Condemned Property
Ch 360 Property Maintenance
Ch 366 Records
Ch 371 Refrigerators, Abandoned
Ch 373 Rental Property
Ch 375 Rooming Houses
Ch 379 Secondhand Goods and Dealers
Ch 383 Sewers
Ch 386 Sex Offenders
Ch 394 Skateboarding and Rollerblading
Ch 400 Solid Waste
Ch 405 Stormwater Management
Ch 412 Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 417 Strikebreakers
Ch 423 Subdivision and Land Development
Ch 428 Taxation
Ch 434 Trees and Weeds
Ch 437 Vehicles, All-Terrain and Snowmobiles
Ch 438 Vehicles, Abandoned and Junk
Ch 439 Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 441 Vehicles for Hire
Ch 445 Zoning
Ch 446 Sexual Orientation and Gender Conversion Efforts
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

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Chapter 187 Building Construction

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[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Scranton as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Alarms and alarm systems — See Ch. 152.

Contractors — See Ch. 203.

Electrical standards — See Ch. 215.

Fees for reinspections — See Ch. 226, Art. X.

Fire prevention — See Ch. 243.

Heating and air-conditioning systems — See Ch. 290.

Mechanical standards — See Ch. 313.

Plumbing — See Ch. 345.

Property maintenance — See Ch. 360.

Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 423.