[Adopted 6-16-2004 by Ord. No. 100]
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.
Nothing in this article or in the code hereby adopted shall
be construed to affect any suit or proceeding impending in any court,
or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or causes
of action acquired or existing, under any act or ordinance hereby
repealed as cited in this article, nor shall any just or legal right
or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this article.
[Adopted 6-6-2012 by Ord.
No. 122]
A Regional Board of Appeals is established by the Beaver County
Regional Council of Governments in accordance with the Pennsylvania
Construction Code Act, as amended from time to time.
The Regional Board of Appeals will be applicable to the Township
of Potter in matters relating to the Pennsylvania Construction Code
Act, as amended from time to time, providing a process for challenging
decisions made by the Building Code Official as employed by or retained
by the Township of Potter.
The Township of Potter through its membership in the Beaver
County Regional Council of Governments and through its appointed,
voting delegate will have a vote on the selection of qualified members
on the Regional Board of Appeals.
The Township of Potter agrees to enter into an intergovernmental
cooperation agreement with the Beaver County Regional Council of Governments
in order to effectuate the provisions of this article.