[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Moosic 6-15-2004 by Ord. No. 12-2004. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
The Borough of Moosic 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 Moosic.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within
the Borough of Moosic shall be undertaken in any of the following
ways as determined by the governing body of the Borough of Moosic
from time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the Borough of
Moosic to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf of
the Borough of Moosic;
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 Moosic;
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 Borough Council of the Borough of Moosic 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.
A.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances
which were adopted by the Borough of Moosic 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 for the
minimum requirements of the code, as amended from time to time.
B.
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.
C.
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies
of the Borough of Moosic not governed by the code shall remain in
full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Moosic for
the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter
and the code shall be established by the Borough Council of the Borough
of Moosic by resolution from time to time.
