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This chapter adopts the state Uniform Construction Code's plumbing provisions (34 Pa. Code Chapters 401–405) as Pottsville's plumbing code, replacing the city's old 1995 plumbing code ordinance.

Who this affects

Anyone doing plumbing work in the city — homeowners, contractors, and plumbers — is subject to the state Uniform Construction Code's plumbing standards rather than a separate local code.

Key rules

• "The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code Chapters 401 through 405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the municipal building code of the City of Pottsville."
• "Ordinance Number 570 of the City of Pottsville, entitled the 'International Plumbing Code, 1995 Edition,' and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed."

Notable and archaic details

• The chapter is only two sections long: it adopts the state code by reference and repeals the prior 1995 local plumbing ordinance, without setting out any plumbing rules directly in city code.