Eddystone Borough 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 this Borough.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within
Eddystone Borough shall be undertaken in any of the following ways
as determined by the governing body of this Borough from time to time
by resolution:
A. By the designation of an employee of the Borough of
Eddystone to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf
of the Borough.
B. By the retention of one or more construction code
officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the Eddystone
Borough.
C. By agreement with one or more other municipalities
for the joint administration and enforcement of Act through an intermunicipal
agreement.
D. By entering into a contract with another municipality
for the administration and enforcement of the Act on behalf of Eddystone
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 or two-family dwelling
units and utility and miscellaneous use structures.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution
of the governing body of Eddystone 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.
Fees assessable by Eddystone Borough 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.