[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Penndel 6-7-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-3; amended in its entirety 2-1-2010 by Ord. No.
2010-1. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Property maintenance — See Ch. 299.
The Borough of Penndel hereby continues to elect to administer
and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act,
Act 45 of 1999, as amended from time to time, and its regulations.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101 through
7210.1103.
[Amended 4-15-2019 by Ord. No.
2019-4]
The Uniform Construction Code, contained at 34 Pa. Code Chapters
401 through 405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and
incorporated herein by reference as the "Borough Construction Code."
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary established in
the Uniform Construction Code, and as permitted by Section 403.102(1)
in its entirety, permits shall be required for:
Administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code within the
Borough of Penndel shall be undertaken in any of the following ways,
as determined by the governing body of Borough of Penndel from time
to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the Borough of Penndel to serve
as the municipal code official to act on behalf of Penndel Borough.
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of Penndel Borough.
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 Penndel 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 the
governing body of the Borough of Penndel 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,
the 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 the Borough of Penndel 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 chapter 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
of Penndel not governed by the code shall remain in full force and
effect.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Penndel for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the code shall
be established by the governing body by resolution from time to time.
