[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Trainer as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
7-8-2004 by Ord. No. 659[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The UCC Administration and Enforcement Regulation adopts the following codes for use throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: International Building Code; International Residential Code; ICC Electrical Code; International Energy Conservation Code; International Existing Building Code; International Fire Code; International Fuel Gas Code; International Mechanical Code; International Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities; International Plumbing Code; International Urban-Wildland Interface Code. By adopting this ordinance, the Borough considers Ch. 5, Parts 1 through 5, of the 1985 Code superseded by the provisions contained in these international codes.
The Borough of Trainer, Delaware County, 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 of Trainer, Delaware County.
[Amended 12-8-2005 by Ord. No. 677]
Administration and enforcement of the code within the Borough
shall be undertaken in any of the following ways, as determined by
the governing body of the Borough 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 or 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 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 this Borough;
E.
By entering into an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of
Labor and Industry or approved third-party agency for plan review,
inspections and enforcement of structures other than one-family or
two-family dwelling units and utility and miscellaneous use structures.
[Added 12-8-2005 by Ord.
No. 677]
Any owner or authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge,
alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building
or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove,
convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system,
the installation of which is regulated by the code, or to cause any
such work to be done, shall first make application to the building
official and obtain the required permit.
[Added 12-8-2005 by Ord.
No. 677]
Residential dwelling work exempt from permit. Permits relating
to residential dwellings and/or their accessory structures shall not
be required for the following. (Exemption from the permit requirements
of this article shall not be deemed to grant authorization for any
work to be done in any manner in violation of the provisions of the
code or any other laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction.)
A.
Building.
(1)
Painting, papering, tiling, carpeting, cabinets, countertops and
similar finish work.
(2)
Prefabricated swimming pools that are less than 24 inches (610 millimeters)
deep.
(3)
Swings
and other playground equipment accessory to a one- or two-family dwelling.
(4)
Window
awnings supported by an exterior wall which do not project more than
54 inches (1,372 millimeters) from the exterior wall and do not require
additional support.
B.
Electrical.
Repairs and maintenance. A permit shall not be required for minor
repair work, including the replacement of lamps or the connection
of approved portable electrical equipment to approved permanently
installed receptacles.
D.
Mechanical.
(1)
Portable
heating appliances.
(2)
Portable
ventilation appliances.
(3)
Portable
cooling units.
(4)
Steam,
hot or chilled water piping within any heating or cooling equipment
regulated by the code.
(5)
Replacement
of any minor part that does not alter approval of equipment or make
such equipment unsafe.
(6)
Portable
evaporative coolers.
(7)
Self-contained
refrigeration systems containing 10 pounds (4.54 kilograms) or less
of refrigerant or that are actuated by motors of one horsepower (746
watts) or less
[Amended 12-8-2005 by Ord. No. 677]
Fees assessable by the Borough of Trainer for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the code shall
be established by the Trainer Borough Council by resolution from time
to time.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the
governing body of Trainer Borough 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.
Building code ordinances which were adopted by the Borough of Trainer,
Delaware County, 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 the Borough
of Trainer, Delaware County, not governed by the code shall remain
in full force and effect.
