Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 403 - ADMINISTRATION › PERMIT AND INSPECTION PROCESS FOR COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION › Section 403.42a - Permit application

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				  Applications for a permit required under §
										403.42 (relating to permit
				  requirements and exemptions) shall be submitted to the building code official
				  in accordance with this section.
(b) A permit applicant shall submit an
				  application to the building code official and attach construction documents,
				  including plans and specifications, and information concerning special
				  inspection and structural observation programs, Department of Transportation
				  highway access permits, all other permits or approvals related to the
				  construction required under §
										403.102(n)
				  (relating to municipalities electing to enforce the Uniform Construction Code)
				  and other data required by the building code official with the permit
				  application. The applicant shall submit three sets of documents when the
				  Department conducts the review.
(c)
				  A licensed architect or licensed professional engineer shall prepare the
				  construction documents under the Architects Licensure Law (63 P. S.
				  §§
											34.1-34.22), or the Engineer,
				  Land Surveyor and Geologist Registration Law (63 P. S. §§
											148-158.2). An unlicensed person may prepare
				  design documents for the remodeling or alteration of a building if there is no
				  compensation and the remodeling or alteration does not relate to additions to
				  the building or changes to the building's structure or means of
				  egress.
(d) A building code
				  official may require submission of additional construction documents in special
				  circumstances.
(e) The permit
				  applicant shall submit construction documents in a format approved by the
				  building code official. Construction documents shall be clear, indicate the
				  location, nature and extent of the work proposed, and show in detail that the
				  work will conform to the Uniform Construction Code.
(f) All of the following fire egress and
				  occupancy requirements apply to construction documents:
(1) The permit applicant shall submit
				  construction documents that show in sufficient detail the location,
				  construction, size and character of all portions of the means of egress in
				  compliance with the Uniform Construction Code.
(2) The construction documents for
				  occupancies other than Groups R-2 and R-3 shall contain designation of the
				  number of occupants to be accommodated on every floor and in all rooms and
				  spaces.
(3) The permit applicant
				  shall submit shop drawings for a fire protection system that indicates
				  conformance with the Uniform Construction Code in accordance with the
				  following:
(i) The shop drawings shall be
				  approved by the building code official before the start of the system
				  installation.
(ii) The shop
				  drawings must contain the information required by the referenced installation
				  standards contained in Chapter 9 of the "International Building Code of
				  2018."