[Ord. 30-2004, passed 6-2-2004]
The following words and terms, when used in this part, have
the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
The Department's Accessibility Advisory Board created under Section 106 of the Act (35 P. S. § 7210.106).
A high school, technical, or vocational school, private school
licensed or registered with the Department of Education, junior college,
community college or university.
The Pennsylvania Construction Code Act (35 P. S. §§ 7210.101-7210.1103).
The Automatic Lift Institute, P.O. Box 33116, Indialantic,
Florida, 32903-3116.
The American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd Street,
New York, New York 10036.
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Three Park
Avenue, New York, New York 10016-5990.
A body established by The City of Erie to hear requests for
variances or extensions of time, and appeals from code administrator
decisions.
A structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering
any occupancy.
A construction code official, or the building code official's
designee, who manages, supervises and administers the building code
enforcement activities under § 401.7(a)(18) (relating to
certification category specifications). Duties include but are not
limited to: management of building code enforcement activities; supervision
of building inspectors or plan examiners; authorizing issuance of
certificates of occupancy; issuance of building permits, violation
notices and orders to vacate; and the initiation of prosecutions.
A certificate issued by a Building Code Official allowing
occupancy of a building or structure under the Uniform Construction
Code.
A classification administered by the International Code Council
or its predecessor organization.
Chapter 11 of the International Building Code relating to
accessibility requirements adopted as part of the Uniform Construction
Code.
A municipal code official, construction code official or third-party agency certified with the Department under the act or the Department under Section 103 of the Act (35 P.S. § 7210.103). The term includes an individual certified in a category established under this chapter to perform plan review of construction documents or administer and enforce codes and regulations in that category under the Act or related acts.
A building, structure or facility that is not a residential
building.
An individual certified by the Department in an appropriate category established under Section 701 (b) of the Act (35 P.S. § 7210.701(b)) to perform plan review of construction documents, inspect construction or administer and enforce codes and regulations in that category under the Act or related acts under Section 103 of the Act. Except that this definition shall not include Fire Code Inspectors, who are to be specifically trained members of the Erie Firefighters Union and under the supervision of the Fire Chief.
A horizontal, inclined or vertical device for moving or transporting
bulk material, packages or objects in a path predetermined by the
design of the device and having points of loading and discharge, fixed
or selected, and related equipment and devices described in and governed
by the ASME standards adopted in this chapter.
An individual who performed plan review of construction documents,
inspections of one-family or two-family residential property or other
buildings, structures and equipment or administered and enforced a
construction code program, and who was employed by or under contract
with the Commonwealth or a municipality prior to the effective date
of adoption of the final-form regulations for the Uniform Construction
Code. The term includes an individual who performed these duties as
an employee, contractor or agent of a person employed by or under
contract with the Commonwealth or a municipality of this Commonwealth
prior to the effective date of the final-form regulations for the
Uniform Construction Code.
The Department of Labor and Industry of the Commonwealth.
Hoisting and lowering devices governed by ASME standards
adopted by the Department under the Uniform Construction Code and
other lifting devices subject to the requirements of the Uniform Construction
Code.
All or any portion of a building, structure, site improvement,
elements and pedestrian or vehicular route located on a site.
The date that the Building Code Official receives the completed
permit application.
The act of April 27, 1927 (P.L. 465, No. 299) (35 P.S. §§ 1221—1235),
known as the Fire and Panic Act.
A member of the Erie Firefighters Union who holds the specific
position of fire inspector and who is specifically trained in fire
inspection. Inspector training shall be determined by the Fire Chief,
based on recommendations by the most senior inspector, to ensure a
level of competency that will best provide for the citizens of the
City of Erie.
The Health Care Facilities Act (35 P.S. §§ 448.101—448.904b).
A facility licensed under the Health Care Facilities Act.
The International Code Council, 5203 Leesburg Pike, Suite
708, Falls Church, Virginia 22041-3401.
The "ICC Electrical Code-Administrative Provisions 2018"
(first printing) issued by the ICC. The term includes all errata issued
by the ICC.
[Amended by Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019; Ord. 7-2022, passed 3-2-2022]
The ICC Evaluation Services, Inc., 5360 Workman Mill Road,
Whittier, California 90601.
The Department's Industrial Board established under Sections
445 and 2214 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§ 155
and 574), which hears requests for variances and extensions of time
and appeals of decisions of the Department under the Uniform Construction
Code.
Under Section 3 of the Industrialized Housing Act (35 P.
S. § 1651.3), means a structure designed primarily for residential
occupancy which is wholly or in substantial part made, fabricated,
formed or assembled in manufacturing facilities for installation,
or assembly and installation, on the building site. The term does
not include housing units defined as mobile homes.
The International Accreditation Service, Inc., 5360 Workman
Mill Road, Whittier, California 90601.
Chapters 2-29 and 31-35 of the "International Building Code
2018" (first printing) issued by the ICC. The term includes all errata
issued by the ICC. For uncertified buildings, the accessibility provisions
found in the 2018 IBC are replaced with the updated accessibility
provisions of the 2021 IBC.
[Amended by Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019; Ord. 7-2022, passed 3-2-2022]
The "International Energy Conservation Code 2018" (first
printing) issued by the ICC. The term includes all errata issued by
the ICC.
[Amended by Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019; Ord. 7-2022, passed 3-2-2022]
The "International Existing Building Code for Buildings and
Facilities 2018" (first printing) issued by The International Code
Council.[1] The term includes all errata issued by the ICC.
The "International Fire Code 2018" (first printing) issued
by the ICC. The term includes all errata issued by the ICC.
[Amended by Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019; Ord. 7-2022, passed 3-2-2022]
The "International Fuel Gas Code 2018" (first printing) issued
by the ICC. The term includes all errata issued by the ICC.
[Amended by Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019; Ord. 7-2022, passed 3-2-2022]
The "International Mechanical Code 2018" (first printing)
issued by the ICC. The term includes all errata issued by the ICC.
[Amended by Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019; Ord. 7-2022, passed 3-2-2022]
The "International Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities
2018" (first printing) issued by the ICC. The term includes all errata
issued by the ICC.
[Amended by Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019; Ord. 7-2022, passed 3-2-2022]
The "International Plumbing Code 2018" (first printing) issued
by the ICC. The term includes all errata issued by the ICC.
[Amended by Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019; Ord. 7-2022, passed 3-2-2022]
The "International Property Maintenance 2018" (first printing)
issued by the ICC.[2] The term includes all errata issued by the ICC.
[Amended by Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019]
The "International Residential Code for One-and Two-Family
Dwellings 2018"[3] (first printing) issued by the ICC. The term includes
all errata issued by the ICC.
[Amended by Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019]
The "International Urban-Wildland Code 2018" issued by the
ICC.[4] The term includes all errata issued by the ICC.
[Amended by Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019]
The International Organization For Standardization, 1, Rue
De Varembe, Case Postale 56 Ch 1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland.
Use or habitation of a building or facility that was occupied
in accordance with all valid construction statutes and ordinances
in effect before this chapter took effect.
Under Section 901(a) of the Act (35 P. S. § 7210.901(a)),
means housing which bears a label as required by and referenced in
the Manufactured Housing Act (35 P. S. §§ 1656.1-1656.9),
certifying that it conforms to Federal construction and safety standards
adopted under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety
Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 5401 —
5426).
National Spa and Pool Institute, 2111 Eisenhower Avenue,
Alexandria, VA 22314.
Approved use of a building or a structure under the Uniform
Construction Code.
An aerial tramway, aerial lift, surface lift, tow, conveyor
or other lifting device which carries, pulls, or pushes passengers
along a level or inclined path by means of a haul rope or other flexible
element which is driven by a power unit remaining essentially at a
single location.
The "Pennsylvania Alternative Residential Energy Provisions"
issued February 2018 by the PHRC.
[Amended by Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019; Ord. 7-2022, passed 3-2-2022]
A document issued by a Building Code Official authorizing
the construction, alteration, repair, demolition, location, maintenance
or installation relating to a building, structure, elevator or equipment
under the Uniform Construction Code.
Includes a corporation, partnership, business trust, other
association, estate, trust, foundation or natural person. The term
also includes the governing authority for a county or municipality,
and a government entity other than the Commonwealth.
The date that the appeal or request for a variance or extension
of time under § 1503.62 (relating to appeals, variances
and extensions of time) and § 1503.71 (relating to accessibility
advisory board) was delivered to a common carrier, or was received
by facsimile transmission or hand-delivery at the office of the Building
Code Official.
The Pennsylvania Housing Research Center, 219 Sackett Building,
University Park, Pennsylvania 16802.
The date of the official U.S. Postal Service postmark on
the envelope containing an appeal or request for variance or extension
of time under Section 1503.62 (relating to appeals, variances and
extensions of time) and Section 1503.71 (relating to accessibility
advisory board) or the date of a private postage meter mark on the
envelope containing the appeal or request.
Reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing building
for the purpose of its maintenance.
Construction that relates to detached one-family and two-family
dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) that are
not more than three stories in height with a separate means of egress
which includes the dwellings' accessory structures.
The Secretary of the Department.
A building owned by or to be constructed for Commonwealth entities consisting of the General Assembly, the Unified Judicial System, the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, an executive agency, independent agency, and a State-affiliated entity or State-related institution as defined in 62 Pa.C.S.A. § 103 (relating to definitions).
A combination of materials that are built or constructed
with a permanent location or attached to something that has a permanent
location.
A person, firm or corporation certified by the Department
as a construction code official and contracted to perform plan review
of construction documents, inspect construction or administer and
enforce codes and regulations under the act or others as appointed
by the Building Code Official until the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
adopts the UCC. Except that said third-party agencies shall not be
permitted to conduct fire inspections within the City of Erie or certify
fire safety, as these duties are reserved exclusively for City of
Erie fire inspectors.
This Part Fifteen of the Codified Ordinances; "The International Building Code First Edition 2018" and the "International Residential Code 2018, "available from [Boca International] The International Code Council, Inc., 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, IL 60478-5795, 1 (800) [214-4231] 786-4452; and any standards adopted by the City of Erie in this Part Fifteen of the Codified Ordinances under Section 301 of the Act (35 P.S. § 7210.301).
[Amended by Ord. 27-2019, passed 4-17-2019; Ord. 7-2022, passed 3-2-2022]
A modification of a Uniform Construction Code standard approved
by a board of appeals or the Industrial Board and by the Secretary
for accessibility requirements.
[1]
Editor's Note: This definition was updated at the direction
of the City to cite the 2018 International Code pursuant to Ord. No.
7-2022.
[2]
Editor's Note: This definition was updated at the direction
of the City to cite the 2018 International Code pursuant to Ord. No.
7-2022.
[3]
Editor's Note: This definition was updated at the direction
of the City to cite the 2018 International Code pursuant to Ord. No.
7-2022.
[4]
Editor's Note: This definition was updated at the direction
of the City to cite the 2018 International Code pursuant to Ord. No.
7-2022.
