Penn Hills, PA Fire Regulations: Smoke Detectors (2026)
Key Facts
- Old local rule
- §§918.4/919.4 (Ord. 2292, 1998)
- Repealed by
- §1420.05(a)(1) in 2006
- Old trigger size
- 3,000+ sq ft
- Replacement local rule
- none adopted
Summary
Penn Hills does not enforce its own smoke-detection or fire-alarm mandate anymore. The 1998 local rule requiring alarm and detection systems in 3,000-square-foot-plus buildings was formally repealed when the Municipality adopted the state Uniform Construction Code in 2006.
All ordinances which were adopted by this Municipality on or before July 1, 1999, and which equal or exceed the requirements of the Code shall be repealed. These shall included Sections 904.1, 918.4, 919.4, and 3408.2.1 of Ordinance 2292 which have been adopted as local amendments to the 1996 BOCA Code and which are now removed.
(2) All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which are in effect as of the effective date of Ordinance 2452, and whose requirements are less than the minimum requirements of the Code, are hereby amended to conform with the comparable provisions of the Code.
(3) All relevant ordinances, regulations, and policies of this Municipality not governed by the Code shall remain in full force and effect.
(b) Fees assessable by the Municipality for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the Code shall be established by the governing body by resolution from time to time.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4434863; v5 updated 2025-07-21; through 07-21-2025).
Full Breakdown
Ordinance 2292 (1998) once required fire alarm (§918.4) and automatic detection (§919.4) systems in new or remodeled buildings of 3,000 square feet or more, codified at § 1420.02. But § 1420.05(a)(1), enacted with Ordinance 2452 in 2006, expressly repealed those sections of the Municipality of Penn Hills, Allegheny County code because the newly adopted Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code equals or exceeds their requirements. No replacement local smoke-alarm ordinance has been adopted since; alarm/detection requirements in Penn Hills now come solely from the state-adopted Uniform Construction Code administered under § 1420.01.
Violations & Fines
There is no separate local smoke-alarm ordinance left to violate; compliance is governed entirely by the state Uniform Construction Code, enforced by the Department of Code Enforcement under Chapter 1420.
Frequently Asked Questions
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