The Borough of Chester Heights hereby elects
to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction
Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101-7210.1103,
as amended from time to time, and its regulations.
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in
34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401- 405, as amended from time to time, is hereby
adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the municipal building
code of Chester Heights Borough.
The following codes are incorporated by reference
and provide the minimum requirements of the Uniform Construction Code
and are adopted by the Borough as of the effective date of this chapter:
A. The provisions of Chapters 2-29 and 31-35 of "The
International Building Code 2003."
B. The "ICC Electrical Code 2003."
C. The "International Mechanical Code 2003."
D. The "International Fuel Gas Code 2003."
E. The "International Plumbing Code 2003."
F. The "International Residential Code 2003."
G. The "International Fire Code 2003."
H. The " International Energy Conservation Code 2003."
I. Sections AE501-AE503 and AE601-AE605 of Appendix E
of the "International Residential Code."
J. The "International Existing Building Code 2003."
K. The "International Urban-Wildland Interface Code 2003."
L. Appendix E of the "International Building Code 2003."
M. Appendix H of the "International Building Code 2003."
N. Appendix G of the "International Residential Code
2003."
Administration and enforcement of the Code within
the Borough of Chester Heights 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.
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies
of Chester Heights Borough not governed by the code shall remain in
full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Chester Heights
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.