The term includes a carriage house owned and used by members of a recognized religious sect for the purposes of housing horses and storing buggies. Agricultural buildings are defined under Section 7210.103 of the PA UCC as 'A structure utilized to store farm implements, hay, feed, grain or other agricultural or horticultural products or to house poultry, livestock or other farm animals, a milk house and a structure used to grow mushrooms. Don’t forget to check with the jurisdiction for amendments.Ģ. Fully detached accessory buildings to single-family dwellings less than 1,000 square feet. THE FOLLOWING WORK DOES NOT REQUIRE A BUILDING PERMIT:ġ.

For example the PA UCC exempts fully-detached residential accessory buildings (garage or shed) less than 1000 square feet from needing a permit, but many jurisdictions have amended this provision to reduce the exemption to two-hundred (200) square feet. It is important to check with the Township prior to the start of construction to confirm that the work is exempt. Keep in mind: many provisions of the PA UCC are amendable by the local jurisdiction. Although most construction projects require a building permit, the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (PA UCC) under Sections 403.1, 403.42, and 403.62 provide a number of specific exemptions.

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