This municipality hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions
of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101
- 7210.1103, as amended from time to time, and its regulations.
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapter 401
- 405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein
by reference as the municipal building code of this municipality.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within this municipality
shall be undertaken in any of the following ways, as determined by the governing
body of this Borough from time to time by resolution:
A. By the designation of an employee of the municipality
to serve as the code official to act on behalf of the municipality;
B. By the retention of one or more construction code officials
or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the municipality;
C. By agreement with one or more other municipalities for
the joint administration and enforcement of this Act through an intermunicipal
agreement;
D. By entering onto a contract with another municipality
for the administration and enforcement of this Act on behalf of this municipality;
E. By entering into an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department
of Labor and Industry for plan review, inspections and enforcement of structures
other than one-family or two-family dwelling units and utility and miscellaneous
use structures.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the governing
body of this Borough in conformity with the requirements of the relevant provisions
of the Code, as amended from time to time, and for the purpose set forth therein.
If at any time enforcement and administration is undertaken jointly with one
or more other municipality, said Board of Appeals shall be established by
joint action of the participating municipalities.
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.