The Borough of Baldwin hereby elects to administer and enforce
the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of
1999, as amended, from time to time, and its regulations.
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 Baldwin.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within the Borough
of Baldwin shall be undertaken in any of the following ways, as determined
by Council of the Borough of Baldwin from time to time by resolution:
A. By
the designation of an employee of the Borough of Baldwin to serve
as the Borough Code Official to act on behalf of the Borough of Baldwin.
B. By
the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the Borough of Baldwin.
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 a contract with another municipality for the administration
and enforcement of this Act on behalf of the Borough of Baldwin.
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 the Borough of Baldwin 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.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Baldwin for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the code shall
be established by Council by resolution from time to time.