The Borough of Upland 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 tine to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated
herein by reference as the municipal building code of the Borough of Upland.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within the Borough of Upland
shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the Council
of the Borough of Upland from time to time by resolution:
A. By the designation of an employee of the Borough of Upland
to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf of the Borough of
Upland.
B. By the retention of one or more construction code officials
or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the Borough of Upland.
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 Upland.
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 Council
of the Borough of Upland in conformity with the requirements 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.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Upland for the administration and
enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the Code
shall be established by the Council of the Borough of Upland from time to
time by resolution.