Government Regulation - Building Occupancy Permits

This is informationa and web links pertaining to Pennsylvania's Uniform Construction Code regulations (PA UCC) and Pennsylvania's building occupancy permits.

Published By: Knowledgeman
Publish Date: 2009-08-19
Revised: 2009-08-19

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PA UCC and Building Occupancy Permits

In the past before the passing of the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code regulations (PA UCC) the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (PA Dept of L&I) was the government agency directly responsible for receiving applications, approving, assigning, and renewing building occupancy permits to businesses and organizations in Pennsylvania.

Recently, the PA Dept of L&I has given local Pennsylvania municipalities the option of taking the responsibility of inspection, permitting, and enforcement of Pennsylvania building occupancy permits. As a result of the PA UCC, most local municipalities have taken over the responsibility for the inspections and the permits. Many municipalities have a person on staff that does the inspection, permitting, and enforcement of the code or they may contract with a certified third party to do the inspection, permitting, and enforcement of the occupancy permits. Some municipalities have decided not to take on the responsibility from the PA Dept of L&I and chose to keep the PA Dept of L&I as the authority to enforce the codes and issue permits. A list of the municipalities that have either chosen to opt-in or opt-out are listed here by county: county listing.

PA Dept of L&I, UCC Plan Review and Inspection Requirements

For more information, contact:
Pennsylvania's Uniform Construction Code
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Phone: (717) 787-3806, Option 1, then Option 8
Fax: (717) 783-5002
Questions faxed over are answered quickly. The phones are at times swamped.