[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Greencastle
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-3-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-01]
Borough of Greencastle hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions
of the Pennsylvania Construction Code, Act 45 of 1999, and applicable regulations
as promulgated by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, as amended
from time to time.
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401-405,
as well as those ancillary codes referenced in Department of Labor and Industry
regulations Section 403.21, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted
and incorporated herein by reference as the municipal building code of the
Borough of Greencastle.
Administration and enforcement of the code within Borough of Greencastle
shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the Borough
Council from time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the Borough to serve
as the municipal code official to act on behalf of the Borough;
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials
or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the Borough;
C.
By agreement with one or more other municipalities for
the joint administration and enforcement of this code through an intermunicipal
agreement;
D.
By entering into a contract with another municipality
for the administration and enforcement of this code on behalf of the Borough;
or
E.
By entering into an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department
of Labor and Industry for plan review, inspections and enforcement of the
code provisions for 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 Borough
Council in conformity with the requirements of the relevant provisions of
the code, as amended from time to time, and for the purposes set forth therein.
If at any time enforcement and administration is undertaken jointly with one
or more other municipalities, the Board of Appeals shall be established by
joint action of the participating municipalities.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon
conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than $250 nor more than
$1,000, together with all costs. Each day a violation continues shall be considered
a separate violation.
A.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances
heretofore adopted by the Borough are hereby repealed.
B.
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of
the Borough not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
C.
When any building or construction activity is contemplated
within the Borough, application shall first be made to the Borough at the
Borough offices on a form to be provided by the Borough for the issuance of
a land use permit. Issuance by the Borough of a land use permit for the specific
project shall be a prerequisite to making application for a construction permit.
No construction permit application will be accepted without a completed land
use permit.
D.
All construction permits issued pursuant to this article
shall be valid for one year, provided construction of the structure being
permitted is commenced within six months of the date of issuance of the construction
permit. If construction is not begun within the said six-month period, the
permit shall be void and application for a new permit must be made prior to
the commencement of any construction on the structure. No extension of the
six-month starting period shall be granted. For reasonable cause shown, the
one-year period for completing the construction authorized by a construction
permit may be extended for an additional one-year period. However, not more
than two such extensions shall be granted.
E.
All land use permits issued pursuant to this article
shall be valid for 18 months, provided construction on the project is begun
within nine months of the date of issuance of the land use permit. If construction
is not begun within the said nine-month period, the permit shall be void and
application for a new permit must be made prior to the commencement of any
construction on the project. No extension of the nine-month starting period
shall be granted. For reasonable cause shown, the eighteen-month period for
completing the construction authorized by a land use permit may be extended
for an additional eighteen-month period. However, not more than one such extension
shall be granted.
F.
At the completion of any construction activity for which
either a construction permit or a land use permit is issued, the project owner
or agent of the project owner shall make application for a building occupancy
permit for the structure for which a construction permit has been issued and
application for land use occupancy permit for the project for which a land
use permit has been issued. No land use occupancy permit shall be issued until
a construction occupancy permit, where required, has been issued. No use or
occupancy of the premises covered by the construction permit and the land
use permit shall occur until both required occupancy permits have been issued.
Fees assessable by the Borough for the administration and enforcement
undertaken pursuant to this article and the code shall be established by the
Borough by resolution from time to time.
