[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Tarentum 3-15-2004
by Ord. No. 04-03. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Borough of Tarentum hereby elects to administer and enforce the
provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S.
§§ 7210.101 to 7210.1103, as amended from time to time, and
its regulations.
The Uniform Construction Code, Contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401
to 405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein
by reference as the municipal building code of the Borough of Tarentum.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within the Borough of Tarentum
shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the governing
body of this Borough of Tarentum from time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the Borough of Tarentum
to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf of the Borough of
Tarentum;
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials
or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the Borough of Tarentum;
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 Tarentum;
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 Council of
the Borough of Tarentum 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 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.
B.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances
which are in effect as of the effective date of this chapter 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
the Borough of Tarentum not governed by the code shall remain in full force
and effect.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Tarentum for the administration and
enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the code shall be established
by Council of the Borough of Tarentum by resolution from time to time.
