The Borough of Catasauqua 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.
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 Catasauqua.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution
of the Council of the Borough of Catasauqua 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.
[Amended 4-5-2021 by Ord. No. 1402]
The prior building ordinances of the Borough
of Catasauqua are hereby affected by this article as follows:
A. 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.
B. All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies
of the Borough of Catasauqua not governed by the code shall remain
in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Catasauqua
for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this
article and the code shall be established by Borough Council by resolution
from time to time.
[Amended 4-1-2013 by Ord. No. 1288]
Any person who shall violate any provision of
this article or the underlying code, or shall fail to comply with
any of the requirements thereof, shall be charged with a summary offence
and, upon conviction therefor, be subject to a fine or penalty of
not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding
60 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Any person found guilty
of violating an ordinance shall be assessed court costs and reasonable
attorneys’ fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings.