[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Loyalsock as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Construction and property maintenance standards — See Ch. 100.
Electrical standards — See Ch. 112.
[Adopted 6-8-2004 by Ord. No. 304]
Loyalsock Township 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 Loyalsock Township.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within Loyalsock Township shall be undertaken by the designation of an employee of Loyalsock Township to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf of Loyalsock Township.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the governing body of Loyalsock Township 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 Loyalsock Township 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 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.
C. 
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of Loyalsock Township not governed by the Code shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by Loyalsock Township 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.
[Adopted 8-12-2008 by Ord. No. 325[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided that it shall become effective 35 days after adoption.
A. 
Section 403.1 (b), Exclusions and exemptions, paragraph (3) of the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code, Act 45 of 1999 shall be amended to read as follows:
The following structures if the structure has a building area of 500 square feet or less and is accessory to a detached single-family dwelling: Carports, detached private garages, greenhouses, sheds and any other accessory building shall be exempt from the provisions of the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code.
B. 
Section 403.1 (b), Exclusions and exemptions, paragraph (8) of the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code, Act 45 of 1999 shall be amended to read as follows:
Alterations to residential buildings will require the issuance of a building permit except where excluded by the UCC regulation at 403.62(c).