[Adopted 6-14-2004 by Ord. No. 2418]
The Township of Haverford 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.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within
Haverford Township shall be undertaken in any of the following ways
as determined by the Board of Commissioner of Haverford Township from
time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of Haverford Township
to serve as the municipal 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 Haverford 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 Haverford
Township; and
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 Commissioners of Haverford 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 Haverford 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 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.
C.
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies
of Haverford Township not governed by the code shall remain in full
force and effect.
The Board of Commissioners shall establish fees
for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this
article and the code by resolution, which is subject to periodic review
and change from time to time.
