The Borough 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, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and
incorporated herein by reference as the municipal building code of
the Borough.
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 of 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 the Code through an intermunicipal
agreement;
D. By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration
and enforcement of the Code on behalf of the 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 Borough
Council 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.
Fees assessable by the Borough for the administration and enforcement
undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the Code shall be established
by Borough Council by resolution from time to time.