Construction documents · Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s municipal UCC status determines where the review goes. Identify the municipality and whether the work is residential or commercial before selecting a submission checklist or assuming the same reviewer handles both.
Your codes, connected to your drawings
Groundbook can review your drawings against the state and local code PDFs you upload. Add the adopted code books and amendments that apply to your project, then review potential issues with links to the supporting sources.
Upload the applicable code PDFs alongside the drawing set. Include the edition, local amendments, and project requirements.
Set code PDFs to Code and Use as reference. Mark the drawings you want reviewed as Check this file.
Follow the linked drawing and reference, check applicability, and have the responsible professional verify the issue.
State and local references
Examples of references you can bring into Groundbook. Confirm the adopted edition, effective date, and project scope with the reviewing authority, then upload the applicable PDFs.
Include the applicable UCC regulations and updates for the permit’s code basis.
Use the incorporated provisions with Pennsylvania modifications and any applicable municipal ordinances.
Code names link to official agency or publisher resources. Reviewed September 9, 2026. The reference set comes from the files you supply.
Pennsylvania reference guide
Pennsylvania DLI explains that it handles commercial enforcement in opt-out municipalities, while certified third-party agencies hired by owners or contractors handle residential UCC requirements there. Verify the project’s category and route.
Pennsylvania DLI: Uniform Construction CodeDLI publishes a municipality table identifying UCC status and amendment information. Use that record and the applicable UCC update to build the reference set, then confirm current intake requirements with the actual enforcing agency.
Pennsylvania DLI: municipal status directorySources reviewed September 9, 2026. Confirm current requirements and project applicability with the reviewing authority.
Prepare a useful review
Use this preparation list for Groundbook alongside the official permit checklist.
Provide the UCC status, residential/commercial classification, and enforcing agency’s confirmed scope. Include the applicable checklist.
Upload the code basis and relevant local amendments, noting the application date and any permitted transition.
Bring drawings, schedules, specifications, and comments from the municipal, state, or third-party reviewer. Trace each response into the current issue.
Identify which files are being checked, which are references, and which revisions are superseded. Include reviewer comments and responses where they explain an unresolved decision.
Use the drawing-register templateFrom documents to decisions
Compare stated design information with the code and local references you supply. Verify scope, exceptions, and the source behind each potential issue.
Review code referencesLook for incomplete information and conflicting requirements before submission. Assign each verified finding to the responsible designer.
Prepare for submissionCheck relationships across drawings, schedules, specifications, and reports. Resolve the source conflict and carry the decision into the issued set.
Review the whole packageBefore you start
No. DLI describes state commercial enforcement and certified third-party residential enforcement in opt-out municipalities. Confirm the route for the project rather than treating opt-out as a code exemption.
Supply the current drawing set and schedules, relevant specifications and reports, the applicable code and amendment PDFs, and the reviewing authority’s checklist. Identify the edition, project scope, and permit stage. Groundbook reviews the supplied evidence; do not assume every local requirement is already available.
No. Groundbook surfaces potential conflicts and omissions with links to source documents for professional verification. It does not issue permits, certify compliance, provide permit-expediting services, or replace the authority having jurisdiction.
Official source directory
Opt-out review routing and UCC update information.
Municipal status and amendment records.
Bring your drawings and the references that govern the project.