[Adopted 6-23-2004 by Ord. No. 04-02]
Towamencin Township 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, and
its regulations.
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 Towamencin Township.
Administration and enforcement of the Pennsylvania Construction
Code Act, as amended, and its regulations, within Towamencin Township
shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by
Board of Supervisors from time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of Towamencin Township to serve
as the municipal code official to act on behalf of the Township;
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of Towamencin Township;
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 this Act on behalf of Towamencin Township;
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 Board
of Supervisors in conformity with the requirements of the relevant
provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, as amended,
and its regulations, 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 Towamencin Township on or before July 1, 1999, and which
equal or exceed the requirements of the Pennsylvania Construction
Code Act, as amended, and its regulations, shall continue in full
force and effect until such time as such provisions fail to equal
or exceed the minimum requirements of the Pennsylvania Construction
Code Act and its regulations, 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 Pennsylvania Construction
Code Act, as amended, and its regulations are hereby amended to conform
with the comparable provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code
Act, as amended, and its regulations.
C.
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of Towamencin Township
not governed by the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, as amended,
and its regulations shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by Towamencin Township for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the Pennsylvania
Construction Code Act, as amended, and its regulations shall be established
by Board of Supervisors by resolution from time to time.
Pursuant to 34 Pa. Code § 403.102(I)(8) Towamencin
Township hereby modifies 34 Pa. Code § 403.62(c)(1) by deleting
the following exemptions from the permitting requirements listed therein:
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(xi) Replacement of existing roof material that does not exceed
25% of the total roof area performed within any twelve-month period.
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(xiii) Replacement of existing siding.
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(xiv) Repair or replacement of any part of a porch or stoop
which does not structurally support a roof located above the porch
or stoop.
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(xvii) Installation of an uncovered deck where the floor of
the deck is no more than 30 inches above grade.
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