[Adopted 6-1-2004 by Ord. No. 235]
The Borough hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999,[1] as amended from time to time, and the Act's related regulations.
[1]
Editor's Note: See § 35 P.S. 7210.101 et seq.
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.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
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.
A. 
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were adopted by the Borough 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 or 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 the Borough not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
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.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The current fee schedule is on file in the Borough offices.