[Adopted 5-4-2004 by Ord. No. 376]
The Borough of Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,
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 its regulations.
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in
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 of the Borough of Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Administration and enforcement of the code within
the Borough of Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 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 of
Trappe to serve as the Borough Code Official to act on behalf of the
Borough of Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code
officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the Borough.
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
Borough.
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.
A board of appeals shall be established by resolution
of the governing body of this municipality 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, 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 this 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 this Borough not governed by the code shall remain in full force
and effect.
D.
Updates and revisions to the Uniform Construction
Code as well as those codes referenced therein, including the following
codes, are deemed to be adopted by this article and any revisions
or updates thereto, including revisions and updates to the Uniform
Construction Code:
International Building Code, 2003
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IBC-2003
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International Residential Code, 2003
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IRC-2003
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International Plumbing Code, 2003
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IPC-2003
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International Mechanical Code, 2003
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IMC-2003
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International Fuel Gas Code, 2003
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IFGC-2003
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International Code Council Electrical Code Administrative
Provisions NEC, 2002
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ICCEC-2003
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National Electrical Code, 2002
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NEC-2002
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International Fire Code, 2003
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IFC-2003
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International Energy Conservation Code, 2003
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IECC-2003
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Fees assessable by the Borough 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.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,
any building code or ordinance of the Borough of Trappe that provides
more restrictive requirements and/or construction code regulations
than the Uniform Construction Code is hereby reserved and, to that
extent, shall control with regard to construction regulations.