The following sections are hereby revised as follows:
A. Chapter 3, Foundations.
(1) Section R-303 Footings. Add the following:
R-303.1: All footings shall be a minimum of three (3) feet below grade.
R-303.2: All footings shall be at least eight (8) inches wider than the foundation wall.
R-303.3: All footings shall be poured separate and before the foundation walls are placed.
R-303.4: Minimum thickness of all footings shall be eight (8) inches thick.
R-303.5: A two-by-four (2 x 4) key way is required in footings prior to the placement of a concrete foundation wall.
(2) Section R-304.1 Concrete and masonry. Add the following:
R-304.1.a: Minimum thickness is ten (10) inches. The only exception to this rule is a single-story ranch home of all frame construction. In this type of construction an eight-inch poured wall or eight-inch block wall top coarse solid is allowed, provided that there is no masonry such as brick, stone or veneer used as facing for the home.
R-304.1.b: All honeycombing shall be filled with cement mortar.
R-304.1.c: Exterior wall snap ties shall be broken off and filled with a waterproofing coating.
B. Chapter 4, Wall Construction.
(1) Section R-402.2. Delete and replace with the following:
R-402.2 Grade: All lumber shall be No. 2 or better for load bearing.
(2) Section R-402.3. Add the following:
R-402.3.a Construction: Studs, joist and rafters shall be placed sixteen (16) inches on center and all top plates, jambs, trimmers and headers shall be doubled on bearing walls or be of an engineering design.
C. Chapter 6, Floors.
(1) Section R-602.1, Identification and grade. Add: R-602.1.a: All lumber shall be No. 2 or better.
(2) Section R-602.2.2, Floor sheathing. Add:
R-602.2.2.a: Minimum thickness of floor sheathing used as subflooring shall be three-fourths (3/4) inch American Plywood Association approved, or an approved lumber or plywood grading from an inspection bureau or agency.
(3) Section R-602.2.1, Joist, beams and girders. Add:
R-602.2.1.a: The main supporting beam or girder shall be steel meeting the standards of the American Steel Institute or engineered lumber products.
D. Chapter 7, Roof-Ceiling Construction.
(1) Section R-703.1 Identification and grade. Add the following sentence at the end of the first paragraph:
Minimum one-half-inch-thick roof sheathing or approved lumber or plywood grading as approved by the American Plywood Association.
E. Chapter 22, Plumbing, Drainage Waste and Vent Systems (DWV).
(1) Section P-2206.7.3 Vertical leg for waste fixture drains. Amend Subsection 6 to read as follows: “The diameter of Section C may be the same diameter as Section B, but not smaller.”
F. Chapter 23, Plumbing Fixtures and Receptors.
(1) Section P-2301 Fixtures, fittings and appurtenances. Add to this section ordinance E 817, conservation of water for plumbing fixtures.
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G. Chapter 24, Water Service and Distribution.
(1) Table No. P-2403.1, Water Service, Supply and Distribution Piping. Delete all reference to type ‘M’ pipe.
(2) Section P-2408.4 Hose bibb. Add the following:
P-2408.4.1: All sillcocks shall be of the anti-freeze type.
H. Chapter 25, Sewers and Private or Individual Sewage Disposal Systems.
(1) Section P-2501.3 Materials. Delete all sections which reference individual sewage disposal systems. Refer to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmen tal Resources Sewage Facilities Act (Act 537)
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for any private or individual sewage disposal systems.
I. Part VI, Electrical. Delete all reference made to aluminum wiring as listed in the NFIPA 70A listed in Section S-26-6000. The use of aluminum wire within a dwelling is not permitted.
J. Part VII, Energy Conservation. Delete energy conservation requirements of the CABO Model Energy Code listed in Section S-26-7000. Refer to Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs and Pennsylvania Residential Building Industries Act 222 (The Building Energy Conservation Act
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1. Editor’s Note: See Ch. 174, Plumbing.
2. Editor’s Note: See 35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq.
3. Editor’s Note: See 35 P.S. § 7201.101 et seq.