[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Munhall as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 4-21-2004 by Ord. No. 1491]
The Borough of Munhall 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, contained in 34 Pa. Code Chapters 401 to 405, as amended, from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the Municipal Building Code of Munhall Borough.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within the Borough
of Munhall shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined
by the Board of Supervisors of Munhall Borough, from time to time,
by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the Borough of Munhall to serve
as the Municipal Code Official to act on behalf of Munhall Borough;
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of Munhall Borough;
C.
By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint
administration and enforcement of the Act through an intermunicipal
agreement;
D.
By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration
and enforcement of the Act on behalf of Munhall Borough;
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
Board of Supervisors of Munhall Borough 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.
A.
All building
code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were adopted by Munhall
Borough on or before July 1, 1999, and which equal or exceed the requirements
of the code shall continue in full force and effect until such time
as such provisions fail to equal or exceed the minimum requirements
of the code, as amended, from time to time.
B.
All building
code ordinances or portions of ordinances which are in effect as of
the effective date of this article and whose requirements are less
than the minimum requirements of the code are hereby amended to conform
with the comparable provisions of the code.
C.
All relevant
ordinances, regulations and policies of the Borough of Munhall not
governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Munhall for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the code shall
be established by the Board of Supervisors by resolution, from time
to time.
[Adopted 11-19-2008 by Ord. No. 1532]
As of the effective date of this article, the following enumerated
standard codes, except as noted below, are adopted to be in full force
and effect in the Borough of Munhall:
A.
2006 International Building Code;
B.
2006 International Residential Code for One-Family and Two-Family
Dwellings;
C.
2006 International Mechanical Code;
D.
2006 International Fire Code;
E.
2006 International Fuel Gas Code;
F.
2006 International Energy Conservation Code;
G.
2006 International Existing Building Code;
H.
2006 International Property Maintenance Code;
I.
International Code Council Electrical Code Administrative Provisions;
J.
2006 ICC Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities.
For each code enumerated above, the appeals procedure shall be to the Munhall Borough Hearing Appeals Board as defined and prescribed in Chapter 214, Fire Prevention, Article III, Fire Inspections;[1] the appeals provision of each code is deleted and not
hereby adopted.
[1]
Editor's Note: See §§ 214-29 and 214-30.
Hereinafter, when any of the standardized codes enumerated above
are amended or revised, such amendment shall become the law of Munhall
Borough without further action by Borough Council.
