The municipality 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 404 through 405, as amended from time to time,
is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the municipal
building code of this municipality.
[Amended 12-2-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-4]
A. 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:
(1) By the designation of an employee of the municipality to serve as
the Municipal Code Official to act on the behalf of the municipality;
(2) By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the municipality;
(3) By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint
administration and enforcement of this Act through an intermunicipal
agreement;
(4) By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration
and enforcement of this Act on behalf of this municipality;
(5) 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.
B. Pursuant to the authority contained in § 503(c) of the
Construction Code Act, 35 P.S. § 7210.503(c), and the Pennsylvania
Uniform Construction Code Regulations, 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(3),
the Township shall require building permits for all accessory structures
of 250 square feet or more.
(1) For purposes of this chapter, "accessory structure" shall be defined
as a subordinate structure, the use of which is customarily incidental
to that of the principal structure, used for an accessory use and
located on the same lot as the principal structure.
(2) Notwithstanding Subsection
B above, a building permit shall be required for all accessory structures regardless of their size that:
(a)
Exceed 12 feet in height; or
(b)
Propose electrical, gas, water, or sewage service or similar
utility service.
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.
All building code ordinances or portions of
ordinances which were adopted by this Municipality 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.
A. 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.
B. All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies
of this municipality not governed by the Code shall remain in full
force and effect.
Fees assessable by the municipality for the
administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article
and the Code shall be established by the governing body by resolution
from time to time.