[Ord. 1991-1, 1/21/1991; as amended by Ord. 1995-4, 10/16/1995;
and by Ord. 2004-4, 4/19/2004]
The purpose of this Part 1 is to promote the general health,
safety and welfare of the citizens of the Borough of Doylestown and
to conform to the requirements of the Pennsylvania Construction Code
Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder by the Pennsylvania
Department of Labor and Industry (hereinafter sometimes collectively
referred to as the 'Code') and to provide for the administration
and enforcement of same within the Borough of Doylestown.
[Ord. 1991-1, 1/21/1991; as amended by Ord. 2004-4, 4/19/2004]
The Borough of Doylestown 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 the regulations adopted and promulgated
thereunder. 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 Building Code
of the Borough of Doylestown.
[Ord. 1991-1, 1/21/1991; as amended by Ord. 1995-4, 10/16/1995;
by Ord. 1996-4; and by Ord. 2004-4, 4/19/2004]
The administration and enforcement of the Code within the Borough
of Doylestown shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as
determined by Borough Council, from time to time, by resolution:
1. By the designation of an employee of the Borough of Doylestown to
serve as the Municipal Code Official to act on behalf of the Municipality;
or
2. By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the Borough of Doylestown.
[Ord. 2004-4, 4/19/2004]
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the
Borough Council of the Borough of Doylestown 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.
[Ord. 2004-4, 4/19/2004]
All fees assessable, chargeable, or otherwise imposed for the
administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this Part 1
and the Code shall be as established and set forth in the Doylestown
Borough Fee Schedule adopted by resolution of Borough Council from
time to time.