The Borough of East Stroudsburg hereby elects
to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction
Code Act, Act 45 of l999, 35 P.S. §§ 72l0.101 through
7210.1103, as amended from time to time, and its regulations.
[Amended 5-21-2019 by Ord. No. 1345, approved 5-21-2019]
A. 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 municipality. The UCC Administration and Enforcement regulation
has adopted the following codes for use throughout the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, effective 10-1-2018, and as a result, those codes
are adopted by the Borough of East Stroudsburg:
(1) International Building Code 2015 (code for all buildings and structures
not regulated by the International Residential Code):
(a)
Chapter
1 is not adopted (most of its requirements are incorporated in Chapter 403 of the UCC regulation).
(b)
Chapter 27 (Electrical) requires that all electrical components,
equipment and systems in buildings and structures covered by the IBC
comply with the requirements of NFPA 70-2014, National Electric Code.
(2) International Energy Conservation Code 2015.
(3) International Existing Building Code 2015.
(4) International Fire Code 2015.
(a)
Adopted only to the extent referenced in Chapter 35 of the International
Building Code 2015.
(5) International Fuel Gas Code 2015.
(a)
Any LPG requirements are superseded by the requirements of Pennsylvania's
Propane and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act (and regulations).
(6) International Mechanical Code 2015.
(7) International Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities 2009
(provides alternative compliance approach).
(8) International Plumbing Code 2015.
(9) International Residential Code 2015 (code for one- and two-family
dwellings no more than three stories in height).
(10)
International Wildland-Urban Interface Code 2015 (supplementary
requirements that may be used to mitigate fire and life-safety hazards
in unique wildland areas).
Administration and enforcement of the code within
this municipality shall be undertaken in any of the following ways
as determined by the governing body of this municipality from time
to time by resolution:
A. By the designation of an employee of the municipality
to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf of the municipality.
B. By the retention of one or more construction code
officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the municipality.
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 this
municipality.
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 this municipality 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 the municipality for the
administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this part and
the code shall be established by the governing body by resolution
from time to time.