The City of Bradford 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 through 405, as amended from time to time,
is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the municipal
building code of the City of Bradford.
Administration and enforcement of the code within
the City of Bradford shall be undertaken in any of the following ways
as determined by the City Council of the City of Bradford from time
to time by resolution:
A. By the designation of an employee of the City of Bradford
to serve as the Municipal Code Official to act on behalf of the City
of Bradford.
B. By the retention of one or more construction code
officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the City of
Bradford.
C. By agreement with one or more 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
City of Bradford.
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 City Council of the City of Bradford 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 the City of Bradford for
the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter
and the code shall be established by the City Council by resolution
from time to time.
Current Bradford City Code Ord. No. 3094, as amended, adopted by the City Council of the City of Bradford on August 26, 1986, contained in the City Code at Chapter
80, is hereby repealed in its entirety.