[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Borough of West
View 6-9-2004 by Ord. No. 1418. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 116.
Outdoor burning — See Ch. 122.
Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 130.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 164.
Housing and property maintenance — See Ch. 180.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 245.
Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 250.
Swimming pools — See Ch. 254.
Zoning — See Ch. 290.
The municipality hereby elects to administer and enforce the
provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 199,
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 to 405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated
herein by reference as the Municipal Building Code of this municipality.
Administration and enforcement of the code within this municipality
shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by
the governing body of this municipality from time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the municipality to serve as
the Municipal Code Official to act on the behalf of the municipality;
B.
By the retention of one or more Construction Code Officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the municipality;
C.
By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint
administration and enforcement of the Act through an intermunicipal
agreement;
D.
By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration
and enforcement of the Act on behalf of this municipality;
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 this municipality 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 are
adopted by this municipality 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 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 this municipality
not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the municipality 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.