[Adopted 6-1-2004 by Ord. No. 482]
The Borough of Muncy 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, together with 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 Muncy.
Administration and enforcement of the code within this municipality
shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by
the Muncy Borough Council from time to time by resolution:
A. By the designation of any employee of the Borough of Muncy to serve
as the municipal code officer to act on 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 Borough of Muncy;
C. By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint
administration and enforcement of the code through an intermunicipal
agreement;
D. By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration
and enforcement of the code on behalf of the Borough of Muncy;
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 the Borough of Muncy 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, and may be included in any intermunicipal
agreement.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Muncy for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the code shall
be established by the Muncy Borough Council by resolution from time
to time.
This article shall be effective July 1, 2004.