This Municipality hereby elects to administer and enforce the
provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999,
35 P.S. §§ 7210.101 through 7201.1103, 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
this Municipality.
Administration and enforcement of the code and ordinances referred
to above within this Municipality shall be undertaken in any of the
following ways as determined by the governing body of this Municipality
from time to time by resolution:
A. By the designation of an employee of the Municipality to serve as
the Municipal Code Official to act on behalf of the Municipality.
B. By the retention of one or third-party agencies to act on behalf
of the Municipality for electrical inspection only; and the Allegheny
County Health Department Plumbing Division for plan review and plumbing
inspections.
C. By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint
administration and enforcement of this Act through an intermunicipal
agreement.
Fees assessable by the Municipality for the administration and
enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the code shall
be established by the governing body by resolution.
[Added 11-9-2004 by Ord.
No. 2313; amended 5-10-2005 by Ord. No. 2334]
A. Section 104, Application, Subsection (b), Exclusions, Subpart (3),
of the Construction Code Ordinance is amended to read as follows: "Any utility and/or miscellaneous
structure that has a building area of 120 square feet or less and
is accessory to a detached one-family dwelling shall be excluded.
However, the permitting requirements set forth in the code shall apply
to any utility and/or miscellaneous structure, including but not limited
to, carports, detached private garages, greenhouses, and sheds, that
are accessory to detached one-family dwellings with an area greater
than 120 square feet."
B. If gas, electric, or plumbing are installed in any utility and/or
miscellaneous structure, regardless of its size, the permitting requirements
of the code are applicable. See International Residential Code, Sections G2401.1,
P2501, E3301, and E3303.
C. The Municipality of Monroeville has enacted this amendment in accordance
with the requirements set forth in Section 503, Changes in Uniform
Construction Code, (b) through (k). See 35 P.S. § 7210.503.
D. Aggrieved parties shall have 30 days from the date of enactment of
this amendment to file a written challenge with the Department of
Labor and Industry (hereinafter the "Department") and the Municipality
of Monroeville. The challenge shall state the reason or reasons for
the challenge.
E. This amendment shall not take effect for a period of 35 days following
its enactment.
F. If a challenge is filed in writing with the Department within 30
days, the Department has five business days from the end of the thirty-day
filing period to notify the Municipality of Monroeville of the challenge.
There may be no enforcement of this amendment until a ruling is issued
by the Secretary or 45 days after the filing date of the last challenge
to this amendment, whichever occurs first.