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TITLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE 2. CITY-COUNTY CONSOLIDATION
TITLE 3. AIR MANAGEMENT CODE
TITLE 4. THE PHILADELPHIA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPANCY CODE
TITLE 4.1. ELECTRICAL CODE
TITLE 4.2. PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
TITLE 5. FIRE PREVENTION CODE
TITLE 6. HEALTH CODE
TITLE 7. HOUSING CODE
TITLE 8. PLUMBING CODE
TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS
TITLE 10. REGULATION OF INDIVIDUAL CONDUCT AND ACTIVITY
TITLE 11. STREETS
TITLE 12. TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE 13. WATER AND SEWER
TITLE 14. ZONING AND PLANNING
TITLE 15. PARKS AND RECREATION
TITLE 16. PUBLIC PROPERTY
TITLE 17. CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT
TITLE 18. COMMERCE AND AVIATION
TITLE 19. FINANCE, TAXES AND COLLECTIONS
TITLE 20. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
TITLE 21. MISCELLANEOUS
TITLE 22. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT CODE
SUBCODE "PC" (THE PHILADELPHIA PERFORMANCE CODE FOR BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES)  419
Article PC-1.0 Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code Act, adoption of the "2018 International Code Council (ICC) Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities" with local amendments which legally existed prior to the Act or have been enacted pursuant to Section 503 of the Act.
§ PC-1.1 The "2018 Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities" as published by the International Code Council is hereby adopted as the Philadelphia Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities, with local amendments as set forth in § PC-1.2.
Editor's note: The 2018 Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities can be found at: https://codes.iccsafe.org/public/document/ICCPC2018
§ PC-1.2 The "2018 ICC Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities", copies of which are on file with the Department of Licenses and Inspections, is incorporated as if fully set forth herein, subject to the following additions.
   § PC-1.2.1 The numbers of all local amendments shall be preceded with the prefix "PC-".
   § PC-1.2.2 Throughout the code, references to "International" codes or "ICC" codes shall be deemed to refer to the "Philadelphia" codes of the same name.

 

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   Added, Bill No. 030773 (approved December 31, 2003); repealed and replaced, Bill No. 180176 (approved June 6, 2018). Section 7 of Bill No. 180176 provides: "The provisions of this Ordinance shall be effective October 1, 2018, and upon taking effect replace and supersede previously adopted Regulations of the Department of Licenses and Inspections related to Subcode B and Subcode M."
CHAPTER 1
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SECTION PC-101 GENERAL
PC-101.1 Supplemental administrative provisions. Administrative provisions of the Philadelphia Administrative Code and the other subcodes of the Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code shall supplement the performance provisions for plan review, permit issuance, inspection, certificate of occupancy or compliance and enforcement.
PC-101.2 Appendices. Appendices A, B, C, D and E of the 2018 ICC Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities are hereby adopted and incorporated as a part of this code.