[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Bridgeport 4-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-002, approved 4-13-2004. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
The Borough of Bridgeport hereby elects to administer
and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act,
Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101-7210.1103, as amended
from time to time, and its regulations.
B.
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 Bridgeport.
C.
Administration and enforcement of the code within
the Borough of Bridgeport shall be undertaken in any of the following
ways as determined by the governing body of the Borough of Bridgeport
from time to time by resolution:
(1)
By the designation of one or more employees of the
Borough of Bridgeport to serve as the municipal code official(s) to
act on behalf of the Borough of Bridgeport;
(2)
By the retention of one or more construction code
officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the Borough
of Bridgeport; or
(3)
By agreement with one or more other municipalities
for the joint administration and enforcement of this chapter through
an intermunicipal agreement.
D.
A board of appeals shall be established by resolution
of the governing body of this municipality 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.
E.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances
which were adopted by this municipality 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.
F.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances
which are in effect as of the effective date of this chapter and whose
requirements are less than the minimum requirements of the code are
hereby amended to conform with the comparable provisions of the code.
G.
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies
of this municipality not governed by the code shall remain in full
force and effect.
H.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Bridgeport for the
administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter
and the code shall be established by the governing body by resolution
from time to time.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
herewith or in conflict with any of the terms hereof are to the extent
of said inconsistencies or conflicts hereby specifically repealed.
Nothing in this chapter or in the building code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding impending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing, under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in § 200-2 of this chapter, nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this chapter.
