[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of DuBois
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-26-2004 by Ord. No. 1681]
This municipality hereby elects to administer and enforce the
provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act of 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 this municipality.
Administration and enforcement of the code within this municipality
shall be undertaken in any of the following ways, as determined by
the governing body of this municipality from time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the City of DuBois to serve
as the municipal code official to act on behalf of the City of DuBois;
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the City of DuBois;
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 municipality;
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
City Council of this City 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,
said 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 municipality 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 of 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 City of
DuBois not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the City of DuBois for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the code shall
be established by the City Council by resolution from time to time.
[Adopted 9-12-2005 by Ord. No. 1693]
This municipality hereby elects to require permits and inspections
for electrical service alterations (inspections required by power
companies). Enforcement and administration of this section shall be
in accordance with the provisions of the 2003 International Code Council
Electrical Code, or its successor code.
Fees assessable by this municipality for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the code shall
be established by municipal resolution from time to time.
