A local enforcement agency may propose to the Department
that certain provisions of the codes and standards adopted in §§
145.41,
145.42 and
145.44 (relating to adoption of
standards; alternate standards; and procedure for adoption of amendments) be
changed as applied to its locality because of special local environmental
conditions such as snow loads, wind loads, seismic conditions, temperature,
humidity or soil conditions. The local enforcement agency's proposal should
indicate the nature and extent of the special environmental conditions, suggest
substitute code provisions to be applicable to its locality, and define the
geographic boundaries to which the substitute provisions would apply. The
Department will review the proposal on the basis of the information that it
deems necessary to make an informed decision, and shall determine whether
amendments to the applicable codes would serve the health, safety and welfare
of the citizens of this Commonwealth in consideration of other applicable
Commonwealth requirements and promote the purposes of the act and this chapter.
If the Department favors adoption of amendments, the provisions of §
145.97 (relating to amendments to
this chapter) are applicable.
Notes
The
provisions of this § 145.45 adopted July 12, 1974,
effective 7/13/1974, 4 Pa.B. 1403; amended September 8, 1978, effective
3/9/1979, 8 Pa.B. 2524; corrected September 22, 1978, effective 3/9/1979, 8 Pa.B. 2631.
