[Adopted 6-10-2004 by Ord. No. 611]
Upper Chichester Township hereby elects 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.
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 Upper Chichester
Township.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within Upper Chichester
Township shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined
by the governing body of Upper Chichester Township from time to time
by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of Upper Chichester Township to
serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf of Upper Chichester
Township;
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of Upper Chichester 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 Upper Chichester Township;
and
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 Upper Chichester Township 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.
A.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were
adopted by Upper Chichester 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.
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 Code are hereby amended
to conform with the comparable provisions of the Code.
C.
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of Upper Chichester
Township not governed by the Code shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by Upper Chichester Township for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the Code shall
be established by the governing body by resolution from time to time.
