[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Green Tree as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 2-10-1955 by Ord. No. 440 (Ch. 1440 of the 1982
Code)]
[Amended 7-5-2006 by Ord. No. 1548]
From and after the passage of this section (Ordinance No. 440,
adopted February 10, 1955), the Borough Secretary shall keep a full
and complete record of new buildings, and alterations and additions
to buildings, erected in the Borough and shall make a report to Council
at the last regular meeting of each year, such report to include the
number of buildings and the kinds and approximate costs thereof.
[Added 12-15-1969 by Res. No. 308-F amended 7-5-2006 by Ord. No.
1548]
The proper officers of the Borough are hereby authorized to
enter into an agreement with the County Health Department providing
for the administration of plumbing rules and regulations entitled
Article XV, under the authority of the Act of August 24, 1951, P.
L. 1304,[1] and described therein.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Local Health Administration Law, 16 P.S.
§ 12001 et seq.
[Adopted 6-7-2004 by Ord. No. 1496 (Ch. 1420 of the 1982
Code)]
A.
The Borough of Green Tree 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.
B.
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters
401 through 405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and
incorporated herein by reference as the Municipal Building Code of
the Borough of Green Tree.
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
municipal code official to act on behalf of the Borough;
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, excepting that enforcement of the health and sanitation
(plumbing) provisions of the code may continue to be enforced by the
Allegheny County Health Department without the need for an intermunicipal
agreement;
D.
By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration
and enforcement of this Act on behalf of the Borough;
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 of ordinance 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 uniform code shall be
established by the governing body by resolution from time to time.
[Added 5-5-2009]
The fees to appeal to the Uniform Construction Code Appeals
Board shall be as follows:
A.
Upon filing
of the appeal, the petitioner/applicant shall pay a deposit of $300
with the Borough;
B.
Upon conclusion
of the appeal, the petitioner/applicant shall either be refunded or
pay to the Borough the difference between the amount of $265 (the
deposit less an administrative fee of $35) and the actual cost of
the advertising notice and court reporter's attendance fee; and
C.
During
the appeal process, any party who orders a copy of the transcript
from the court reporter shall be separately responsible to pay the
court reporter the fee to receive the hearing transcript.