North Coventry Township hereby elects to administer
and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act,
Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101 through 7210.1103,
as amended from time to time, and its regulations.
The Uniform Construction Code, as identified
and contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401-405, inclusive of all Appendixes
identified therein, and as may amended from time to time, is hereby
adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the municipal building
code of North Coventry Township.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within
North Coventry Township shall be undertaken in any of the following
ways as determined by the North Coventry Township Board of Supervisors,
from time to time, by resolution:
A. By the designation of an employee of North Coventry
Township to serve as the North Coventry Township Code Official to
act on behalf of North Coventry Township;
B. By the retention of one or more construction code
officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of North Coventry
Township;
C. By agreement with one or more other municipalities
for the joint administration and enforcement of this chapter through
an intermunicipal agreement;
D. By entering into a contract with another municipality
for the administration and enforcement of this chapter on behalf of
North Coventry Township; and
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.
The Board of Appeals shall be established by
resolution of the Township Board of Supervisors 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, said Board of Appeals shall be established
by joint action of the participating municipalities.
Fees assessable by North Coventry Township for
the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter
and the Code shall be established by the Township Board of Supervisors
by resolution from time to time.
Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this code
or who fails to carry out an order made pursuant to this code or who
violates any condition attached to a permit, approval or certificate
shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a summary offense punishable
by a fine of not less than $11 nor more than $1,000. Each day that
a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed
a separate offense.