[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Brentwood 5-18-2004 by Ord. No. 1138. (This chapter superseded
former Chapter 85, Building Construction, consisting of Art. I, International
Building Code; Art. II, International Existing Building Code; and
Art. III, International Code Council Performance Code for Buildings
and Facilities, adopted 4-15-2003 by Ord. No. 1133.) Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Electrical standards — See Ch. 95.
Energy conservation — See Ch. 97.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 106.
Fuel gas — See Ch. 114.
Mechanical standards — See Ch. 137.
Plumbing — See Ch. 159.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 162.
Residential standards — See Ch. 164.
Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 183.
Zoning — See Ch. 210.
This municipality hereby elects to administer
and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act,
Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101-7210.1103, as amended
from time to time, and its regulations.
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in
34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401-405, as amended from time to time, is hereby
adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the municipal building
code of this municipality.
Administration and enforcement of the code within
this municipality shall be undertaken in any of the following ways
as determined by the governing body of this municipality from time
to time:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the municipality
to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf of the municipality;
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code
officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the municipality;
C.
By agreement with one or more other municipalities
for the joint administration and enforcement of this Act through an
intermunicipal agreement;
D.
By entering into a contract with another municipality
for the administration and enforcement of this Act on behalf of this
municipality.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by the
governing body of this municipality in conformity with the requirements
of the relevant provisions of the code, as amended from time to time,
and for the purposes set forth therein.
A.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances
which were adopted by this municipality on or before July 1, 1999,
and which equal or exceed the requirements of the code shall continue
in full force and effect until such time as such provisions fail to
equal or exceed the minimum requirements of the code, as amended from
time to time.
B.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances
which are in effect as of the effective date of this chapter and whose
requirements are less than the minimum requirements of the code are
hereby amended to conform with the comparable provisions of the code.
C.
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies
of this municipality not governed by the code shall remain in full
force and effect.
D.
The Allegheny County Health Department shall continue
to conduct plumbing inspections and issue plumbing permits for the
Borough pursuant hereto.
[Added 6-21-2021 by Ord. No. 1296[1]]
A.
International Building Code.
(1)
Section 101.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
These regulations shall be known as the Building Code of the
Borough of Brentwood, hereinafter referred to as "this code."
(2)
Section 1612.3 is hereby amended to read as follows:
To establish flood hazard areas, the applicable governing body
shall adopt a flood hazard map and supporting data. The flood hazard
map shall include, at a minimum, areas of special flood hazard as
identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in an engineering
report entitled "The Flood Insurance Study for the Borough of Brentwood,"
dated July 28, 2014, as amended or revised with the accompanying Flood
Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Flood Boundary and Floodway Map (FBFM)
and related supporting data along with any revisions hereto. The adopted
flood hazard map and supporting data are hereby adopted by reference
and declared to be part of this section.
B.
International Energy Conservation Code.
(1)
Section 101.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
These regulations shall be known as the Energy Conservation
Code of the Borough of Brentwood, hereinafter referred to as "this
code."
C.
International Existing Building Code.
(1)
Section 101.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
These regulations shall be known as the Existing Building Code
of the Borough of Brentwood, hereinafter referred to as "this code."
(2)
Section 1401.2 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Structures existing prior to May 5, 1919, in which there is
work involving additions, alterations, or changes of occupancy, shall
be made to conform to the requirements of this Chapter or the provisions
of Chapters 5 through 13. The provisions of Sections 1401.2.1 through
1401.2.5 shall apply to existing occupancies that will continue to
be, or are proposed to be, in groups A, B, E, F, I-2, M, R, and S.
These provisions shall not apply to buildings with occupancies in
Group H or I-1, I-3, or I-4.
D.
International Fuel Gas Code.
(1)
Section 101.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
These regulations shall be known as the Fuel Gas Code of the
Borough of Brentwood, hereinafter referred to as "this code."
(2)
Section 106.2.2 is hereby amended to read as follows:
The fees for work shall be indicated on a schedule of fees adopted
by Resolution of Brentwood Borough Council.
(3)
Section 106.2.2 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(4)
Section 108.4 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Persons who shall violate a provision of this code, fail to
comply with any of the requirements thereof, or erect, install, alter,
or repair work in violation of the approved construction documents
or directive of the code official, or of a permit or certificate issued
under the provisions of this code, shall be liable to a fine of not
less than $500 and not more than $1,000. Each day that a violation
continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate
offense.
(5)
Section 108.5 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Upon notice from the code official that work is being performed
contrary to the provisions of this code or in a dangerous or unsafe
manner, such work shall immediately cease. Such notice shall be in
writing and shall be given to the owner of the property, the owner's
authorized agent, or the person doing the work. The notice shall state
the conditions under which work is authorized to resume. When an emergency
exists, the code official shall not be required to give written notice
prior to stopping the work. Any person who shall continue any work
on the system after having been served with a stop work order, except
such work as that person is direct to perform to remove a violation
or unsafe condition, shall be liable to a fine of not less than $500
and not more than $1,000.
E.
International Mechanical Code.
(1)
Section 101.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
These regulations shall be known as the Mechanical Code of the
Borough of Brentwood, hereinafter referred to as "this code."
(2)
Section 106.5.2 is hereby amended to read as follows:
The fees for mechanical work shall be indicated on a schedule
of fees adopted by Resolution of Brentwood Borough Council.
(3)
Section 108.4 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Persons who shall violate a provision of this code, fail to
comply with any of the requirements thereof, or erect, install, alter,
or repair mechanical work in violation of the approved construction
documents or directive of the code official, or of a permit or certificate
issued under the provisions of this code, shall be liable to a fine
of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000. Each day that a violation
continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate
offense.
(4)
Section 108.5 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Upon notice from the code official that work is being performed
contrary to the provisions of this code or in a dangerous or unsafe
manner, such work shall immediately cease. Such notice shall be in
writing and shall be given to the owner of the property, the owner's
authorized agent, or the person doing the work. The notice shall state
the conditions under which work is authorized to resume. When an emergency
exists, the code official shall not be required to give written notice
prior to stopping the work. Any person who shall continue any work
on the system after having been served with a stop work order, except
such work as that person is direct to perform to remove a violation
or unsafe condition, shall be liable to a fine of not less than $500
and not more than $1,000.
F.
International Plumbing Code.
(1)
Section 101.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
These regulations shall be known as the Plumbing Code of the
Borough of Brentwood, hereinafter referred to as "this code."
(2)
Section 106.6.2 is hereby amended to read as follows:
The fees for plumbing work shall be indicated on a schedule
of fees adopted by Resolution of Brentwood Borough Council.
(3)
Section 106.6.3 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(4)
Section 108.4 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Persons who shall violate a provision of this code, fail to
comply with any of the requirements thereof, or erect, install, alter,
or repair plumbing work in violation of the approved construction
documents or directive of the code official, or of a permit or certificate
issued under the provisions of this code, shall be liable to a fine
of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000. Each day that a violation
continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate
offense.
(5)
Section 108.5 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Upon notice from the code official that work is being performed
contrary to the provisions of this code or in a dangerous or unsafe
manner, such work shall immediately cease. Such notice shall be in
writing and shall be given to the owner of the property, the owner's
authorized agent, or the person doing the work. The notice shall state
the conditions under which work is authorized to resume. When an emergency
exists, the code official shall not be required to give written notice
prior to stopping the work. Any person who shall continue any work
on the system after having been served with a stop work order, except
such work as that person is direct to perform to remove a violation
or unsafe condition, shall be liable to a fine of not less than $500
and not more than $1,000.
(6)
Section 305.4.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Building sewers that connect to private disposal systems shall
be installed not less than 36 inches below finished grade at the point
of connection with the septic tank. Building sewers shall be install
not less than 36 inches below grade.
(7)
Section 903.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Open vent pipes that extend through the roof shall be terminated
not less than 12 inches above the roof. Where a roof is used for assembly
or as a promenade, observation deck, sunbathing deck, or similar purposes,
open vent pipes shall terminate not less than seven feet above the
roof.
G.
International residential code.
(1)
Section 101.1 shall be amended to read as follows:
These regulations shall be known as the Residential Code for
One and Two-Family Dwellings of the Borough of Brentwood, hereinafter
referred to as "this code."
(2)
Section 301.2(1) shall be amended to read as follows:
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(3)
Section 2603.5.1 shall be amended to read as follows:
Building sewers that connect to private disposal systems shall
be installed not less than 36 inches below finished grade at the point
of connection with the septic tank. Building sewers shall be install
not less than 36 inches below grade.
[Amended 6-21-2021 by Ord. No. 1296]
Fees assessed for the administration and enforcement
of the code shall be established by Resolution of Brentwood Borough
Council.
