The Borough hereby elects to administer and
enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act,
Act 45 of 1999, as amended from time to time, and the Act's related regulations.
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in
the 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 for the Borough, including those provisions identified
in Appendix A attached hereto.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within
the Borough shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined
by Borough Council from time to time by resolution:
A. By the designation of an employee of the Borough to
serve as the Borough Code Official; and/or
B. By the retention of one or more Construction Code
Officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the Borough.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution
of Borough Council in conformity of the requirements of the relevant
provisions of the code, as the code may be amended from time to time,
and for purposes set forth herein. If at any time enforcement and
administration is undertaken jointly with one or more other municipalities,
the Board of Appeals shall be established by joint action of the participating
municipalities.
Fees assessable by the Borough for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the code shall
be established and modified by Borough Council by resolution from
time to time. The initial fee schedule is attached hereto as Appendix
B.