[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Parkside 4-28-2004 by Ord. No.
432. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Borough of Parkside hereby elects to administer and enforce
the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of
1999,[1] as amended from time to time, and its regulations.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 7210.101 et seq.
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 Parkside Borough.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within the Borough
of Parkside shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined
by the Borough Council of Parkside Borough from time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the Borough of Parkside to serve
as the municipal code official to act on behalf of Parkside Borough;
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of Parkside Borough.
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 Parkside Borough;
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 dwelling units and utility and miscellaneous
uses structures.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the
Borough Council of Parkside Borough 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 Parkside Borough 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 ordinance 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 Parkside Borough
governed by the Code shall remain in full force and effect.
D.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Parkside for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and Code shall
be established by the Borough Council by resolution from time to time.
