[Adopted 6-16-2004 by Ord. No. 797]
A. 
South Whitehall Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. § 7210.1103, as amended from time to time, and its regulations.
B. 
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 South Whitehall Township."
C. 
Amendments.
[Added 8-17-2011 by Ord. No. 937[1]]
(1) 
The Municipal Building Code of South Whitehall Township § 403.1(b)(3) shall be amended to read as follows:
(3) The following structures if the structure has a building area less than 500 square feet and is accessory to a detached one-family dwelling, except as might be required by an ordinance adopted under Section 503 of the Act (35 P.S. § 7210.503):
(i)
Carports.
(ii)
Detached private garages
(iii)
Greenhouses.
(iv)
Sheds.
(2) 
The Municipal Building Code of South Whitehall Township § 403.1(b)(8) shall be amended to read as follows:
(8) Alterations to residential buildings which cost less than $500 (fair market value of labor and materials) and which do not make structural changes or changes to means of egress, except as required by ordinances in effect under Section 303(b)(1) or 503 of the Act [35 P.S. §§ 7210.303(b)(1) and 7210.503]. Under this subsection, a structural change does not include a minor framing change needed to replace existing windows or doors.
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Editor’s Note: This ordinance also provided that:
"All prior ordinances or parts of prior ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed, but only to the extent of such conflict. Specifically, the parts of Ordinance No. 689 in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed, but only to the extent of such conflict. This ordinance shall be effective 35 days after its date of enactment."
D. 
Administration and enforcement of the code within South Whitehall Township shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the Board of Commissioners, from time to time, by resolution:
(1) 
By the designation of an employee of the Township to serve as the Code Official to act on behalf of the Township; or
(2) 
By the retention of one or more Construction Code Officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the Township; or
(3) 
By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint administration and enforcement of this Act on behalf of the Township.
(4) 
By the entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration and enforcement of the Act on behalf of the Township.
(5) 
By entering into an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry for plan review, inspections and enforcement of the structures, other than one-family or two-family dwelling units, and utility and miscellaneous use structures.
E. 
The South Whitehall Township Building Code Appeals Board, already established under the Township Building Code that has been in effect up to this time, shall be reestablished by resolution of the Board of Commissioners and shall fulfill the purpose of the Appeals Board as set forth in the code, all in conformity with its requirements and relevant provisions of the code.
F. 
The disposition of previously enacted ordinances shall be as follows:
(1) 
All Building Code ordinances, or portions of ordinances, which were adopted by the 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.
(2) 
All Building Code ordinances whose requirements are less than the minimum requirements of the code are hereby amended to conform to the comparable provisions of the code.
(3) 
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of the Township not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
G. 
Fees assessable by the Township for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the code shall be established by resolution from time to time.
H. 
This article shall be effective five days after its date of passage.
I. 
If any section, subsection, sentence or clause of this article is held, for any reason, to be invalid, such decision or decisions shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this article.