Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code Act, adoption of the “2021 International Plumbing Code” with local amendments which legally existed prior to the Act and newly proposed amendments.

Philadelphia Code tit. 4, pt. P, art. P-1.0

in effect

Philadelphia Code § P-1.1

§ P-1.1 The “2021 International Plumbing Code” as published by the International Code Council is hereby adopted as the Philadelphia Plumbing Code, with amendments as set forth in § P-1.2. Editor's note: The 2021 International Plumbing Code, as revised by Philadelphia, can be found at: https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IPC2021P1

Philadelphia Code § P-1.2

§ P-1.2 The “2021 International Plumbing Code”, copies of which are on file with the Department of Licenses and Inspections, is incorporated as if fully set forth herein, subject to the following local amendments.

Philadelphia Code § P-1.2.1

§ P-1.2.1 Italics indicates matter added. Strikethrough indicates matter deleted. Deletions of large blocks of material are noted in [brackets].

Philadelphia Code § P-1.2.2

§ P-1.2.2 The numbers of all local amendments shall be preceded with the prefix “P-”.

Philadelphia Code § P-1.2.3

§ P-1.2.3 Throughout the code, references to “International” codes or “ICC” codes shall be deemed to refer to the “Philadelphia” codes of the same name.

Philadelphia Code § P-1.2.4

§ P-1.2.4 The Department of Licenses and Inspections is authorized to publish a “Philadelphia Plumbing Code” (subject to applicable copyright laws) fully incorporating these amendments and any associated graphics that provide guidance on the application of this code.

Philadelphia Code § P-1.2.5

§ P-1.2.5 THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE:

Source: City of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Code and Home Rule Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/philadelphia/latest/philadelphia_pa/0-0-0-270606Fetched: 10/27/2026