A certain document, one copy of which is on file in the office of the Department of Code Enforcement of the Borough of Lansford, being marked and designated as the International Residential Code, 2006 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Residential Code of the Borough of Lansford, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for regulating and governing the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, location, removal and demolition of detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories in height with separate means of egress as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of such Residential Code on file in the office of the Department of Code Enforcement 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 § 165-12 of this article.
[Adopted 1-3-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-03]
The following sections are hereby revised:
A.
Section R101.1., Insert: Borough of Lansford
B.
Table R301.2(1), Insert: TABLE R301.2(1)
CLIMATIC AND GEOGRAPHICAL DESIGN CRITERIA | |
|---|---|
GROUND SNOW LOAD | = 20 pounds per square foot |
WIND SPEED | = 90 mph |
SEISMIC DESIGN | = Category C |
WEATHERING | = Severe |
FROST LINE DEPTH | = 3 feet |
TERMITE | = Moderate to heavy |
WINTER DESIGN TEMP | = 13° F. |
ICE SHIELD UNDER-LAYMENT REQUIRED | = yes |
FLOOD HAZARDS | = Ord. No. 60, June 3, 1975 |
= Ord. No. 92-1, January 7, 1992 | |
= Revised Ord. No. 2002-04, June 5, 2002 | |
AIR FREEZING INDEX | = 1,000 |
MEAN ANNUAL TEMP. | = 50.4° F. |
C.
Section P2603.6.1 (page 427, third and fifth lines) Insert: 36 inches
That Ordinance Number 92-1 of the Borough of Lansford, entitled "BOCA Basic Building Code, 1990 Edition," and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
That is any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this article is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this article. The Borough of Lansford hereby declares that it would have passed this article, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsection, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional.
That nothing in this article or in the Residential Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding pending 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 § 165-13 of this article, nor shall any just legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this article.