Bureau of Building Inspection City of Pittsburgh 2003 International Property Mainenance Code

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Property Maintenance Code of the City of Pittsburgh, Amendments 1004.01 - 1004.02 1004.01 ADOPTION AND PURPOSE.

There is hereby adopted by the City of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of protection of public health, safety and welfare in all existing structures that certain code known as the International Property Maintenance Code as recommended by the International Code Council, Inc., being particularly the 2003 edition, except such portions thereof as are changed by Paragraph 1004.02. Copies of such code are on file with the City Clerk and the Bureau of Building Inspection for public inspection. The Code is hereby adopted and incorporated as if fully set out at length herein except such portions thereof as are changed by Paragraph 1004.02.

(Ord. 9-2004, eff. 6-8-04)

§ 1004.02 CHANGES SPECIFIED.

Page 1; 101.1 Insert: The City of Pittsburgh

101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Property Maintenance Code of The City of Pittsburgh, hereinafter referred to as "this code."

Page 10; 304.1: Add the following new Section 304.1.1: 304.1.1

Required Inspections: All buildings and structures except Use Group R-3, shall be inspected by a licensed professional engineer or registered architect to determine the structural soundness of items covered in Sections 304.8, 304.9 and 304.11, and their reports shall bear their signature and seal. All inspections made prior to the adoption of this code shall continue on their previous schedule at five year intervals. All new inspections shall be completed within one year of the adoption of this code and successive inspections shall be made every fifth year after the date of the original inspection.