[Ord. 1189, 5/10/2004, § 1]
1. The Borough of Bristol hereby elects to administer and enforce the
provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999,
35 P.S. § 7210.101 et seq., as amended from time to time,
and its regulations.
2. The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters
401 — 405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and
incorporated herein by reference as the municipal building code of
the Borough of Bristol.
3. Administration and enforcement of the Code within this Borough shall
be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the Borough
Council of this Borough from time to time by resolution:
A. By the designation of an employee of the Borough of Bristol to serve
as the Borough 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 Act through an intermunicipal
agreement.
D. 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.
4. A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the Council
of the Borough of Bristol 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.
5.
A. All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were
adopted by this 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 Part 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 Bristol not governed by the code shall remain in full force and
effect.
6. Fees assessable by the Borough of Bristol for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this Part and the Code shall
be established by the Borough Council by resolution from time to time.