[Ord. 874, 5/24/2004, § 1]
The Town of Bloomsburg hereby elects to administer and enforce
the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of
1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101-7210.1103, as amended from
time to time, and its regulations.
[Ord. 874, 5/24/2004, § 2]
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters
401-405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated
herein by reference as the municipal building code of this Town.
[Ord. 874, 5/24/2004, § 3]
Administration and enforcement of the Code within this Town
shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by
the governing body of this Town from time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the Town to serve as the municipal
code official to act on behalf of the Town.
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the Town.
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 Town.
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.
[Ord. 874, 5/24/2004, § 4]
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the
Town Council of this Town 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.
[Ord. 874, 5/24/2004, § 5]
1.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were
adopted by this Town 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.
2.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which are
in effect as of the effective date of this Part and whose requirements
are less than the minimum requirements of the Code are hereby amended
to conform with the comparable provisions of the Code.
3.
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of this Town not
governed by the Code shall remain in full force and effect.
[Ord. 874, 5/24/2004, § 6]
Fees assessable by the Town for the administration and enforcement
undertaken pursuant to this Part and the Code shall be established
by the Town Council by resolution from time to time.
[Ord. 874, 5/24/2004, § 7]
This Part shall be effective five days after the date of passage
of this Part.
[Ord. 874, 5/24/2004, § 8]
If any section, subsection, sentence, or clause of this Part
is held, for any reason, to be invalid, such decision or decisions
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Part.
