Middlesex Township 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
to 405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein
by reference as the building code of Middlesex Township.
Administration and enforcement of the code within Middlesex Township
shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the Board
of Supervisors from time to time by resolution:
A. By the designation of an employee of the Township to
serve as the Township code official to act on behalf of the Township;
B. By the retention of one or more construction code officials
or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the Township;
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 Township;
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 Board of
Supervisors of Middlesex Township 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 Township for the administration and enforcement
undertaken pursuant to this article and the code shall be established by the
Board of Supervisors by resolution from time to time.
[Added 4-18-2007 by Ord. No. 111]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
CODE
The Uniform Construction Code which adopted the International Plumbing
Code regulations, and which is codified under 35 Pa.C.S. § 7210.101
et seq.
CONNECTION SPECIFICATIONS
The technical specifications as issued by the International Plumbing
Code and adopted by the Uniform Construction Code for the purpose of defining
the specifications for sanitary sewer service line installations and/or connections.
SANITARY SEWER SERVICE LINE
All pipelines and facilities, as of any particular time, used for
collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sanitary sewage and industrial
wastes, situate in or adjacent to this Township and owned or leased to this
Township for operation and use.
TOWNSHIP
Township of Middlesex, Butler County, Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania
municipal corporation, acting by and through its Board of Commissioners or,
in appropriate cases, acting by and through its authorized representatives.
This Township's new technical specifications hereby supersede and/or
amend the Code as it applies to the technical requirements of the connection
specifications. The technical specifications of this new article being equal
to or exceeding the minimum requirements of the International Plumbing Code,
are further specified in the guidelines, specifications, and drawings attached
hereto as Exhibit A.