[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Patterson 6-10-2004 by Ord. No. 405. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
Patterson Township hereby elects to administer
and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act,
Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S § 7210.101 through 7210.1103, 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 Patterson Township.
Administration and enforcement of the code within
this municipality shall be undertaken by the retention of one or more
construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf
of the municipality.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution
of the governing body of Patterson 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.
A.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances
which were adopted by Patterson Township 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.
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 Patterson Township governed by the code shall remain in full force
and effect.
Fees assessable by Patterson Township 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.
A violation of the code shall be enforced in
accordance with the applicable law. Additionally, the Township shall
be entitled to pursue injunctive or other equitable relief to enjoin
or abate violations of the code.
