[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Monaca 5-10-2004 by Ord. No. 872. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The Borough of Monaca hereby elects to administer
and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act,
Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101 through 7210.1103,
as amended from time to time, and its regulations.
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in
34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401 through 405, promulgated by the Pennsylvania
Department of Labor and Industry, as amended from time to time, is
hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the municipal
building code of the Borough of Monaca.
Administration and enforcement of the Act and
code within the Borough of Monaca shall be undertaken in any of the
following ways as determined by the Council of the Borough of Monaca.
A.
By the designation of an employee of the Borough of
Monaca to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf of
the Borough of Monaca.
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code
officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the Borough
of Monaca.
C.
By agreement with one or more other municipalities
for the joint administration and enforcement of the code and Act through
an intermunicipal agreement.
D.
By entering into a contract with another municipality
for the administration and enforcement of the Code and Act on behalf
of the Borough of Monaca.
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 Council of the Borough of Monaca in conformity with the requirements
of the relevant provisions of the code and Act, 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,
said Board of Appeals shall be established by joint action of the
Borough of Monaca and other participating municipalities.
A.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances
which were adopted by the Borough of Monaca on or before July 1, 1999,
and which equal or exceed the requirements of the Act and code shall
continue in full force and effect until such time as such provisions
fail to equal or exceed the minimum requirements of the Act and code,
as amended from time to time.
B.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances
which are in effect as of the effective date of this chapter and whose
requirements are less than the minimum requirements of the Act and
code are hereby amended to conform with the comparable provisions
of the Act and code.
C.
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies
of the Borough of Monaca not governed by the Act and code shall remain
in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Monaca for
the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter
and the Act and code shall be established by the governing body by
resolution from time to time.
