[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Easttown 6-7-2004 by Ord. No. 352-04. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 12-15-2014 by Ord. No. 424-14]
The Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions
of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S.
§§ 7210.101 to 7210.1103, as amended from time to time,
and its regulations.
[Amended 12-15-2014 by Ord. No. 424-14]
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code Chapters
401 to 405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated
herein by reference as the Municipal Building Code of the Township.
[Amended 6-2-2014 by Ord.
No. 422-14; 12-15-2014 by Ord. No. 424-14]
Administration and enforcement of the Municipal Building Code
within the Township shall be undertaken in any of the following ways,
as determined by the Township Board of Supervisors from time to time
by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the Township to serve as the
Township Building 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 the Township;
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 the 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.
[Amended 6-2-2014 by Ord.
No. 422-14; 12-15-2014 by Ord. No. 424-14]
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the
Township Board of Supervisors in conformity with the requirements
of the relevant provisions of the Municipal Building 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.
A.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were
adopted by the Township 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.
[Amended 12-15-2014 by Ord. No. 424-14]
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 Township
not governed by the Municipal Building Code shall remain in full force
and effect.
[Amended 6-2-2014 by Ord.
No. 422-14; 12-15-2014 by Ord. No. 424-14]
[Amended 6-2-2014 by Ord.
No. 422-14; 12-15-2014 by Ord. No. 424-14]
Fees assessable by the Township for the administration and enforcement
undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the Municipal Building Code
shall be established by the Township Board of Supervisors by resolution
from time to time.
