Legal Opinion
Schuylkill Township v. Pennsylvania Builders Ass'n
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 19, 2010PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice EAKIN.
Schuylkill Township appeals the Commonwealth Court’s order affirming a Department of Labor and Industry adjudication invalidating the Township’s sprinkler ordinance; the Ordinance required standards beyond the minimum requirements of the Uniform Construction Code (UCC), and that court found no local circumstances or conditions exist in the Township justifying such an exception. We affirm.
The Pennsylvania Construction Code Act (PCCA), 35 P.S. § 7210.101 et seq., stresses uniformity: “[t]he way to insure uniform, modern construction standards and regulations throughout this…
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