[Ord. 795, 5/3/2003, § 1]
Elizabeth Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the
provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999,
35 P.S. §§ 7210.101-7210.1103, as amended from time
to time, and its regulations.
[Ord. 795, 5/3/2003, § 2]
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters
401-405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated
herein by reference as the Building Code for Elizabeth Township.
[Ord. 795, 5/3/2003, § 3]
Administration and enforcement of the Code within Elizabeth
Township shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined
by the Board of Commissioners from time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of Elizabeth Township to serve
as the municipal code official to act on behalf of the Township.
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 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 Elizabeth Township.
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.
[Ord. 795, 5/3/2003, § 4]
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the
Board of Commissioners 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.
[Ord. 795, 5/3/2003, § 5]
1.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were
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 such provisions fail to equal
or exceed the minimum requirements of the Code, as amended from time
to time.
2.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which are
in effect as of the effective date of this Part and whose requirements
are less than the minimum requirements of the Code are hereby amended
to conform with the comparable provisions of the Code.
3.
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of Elizabeth Township
not governed by the Code will remain in full force and effect.
[Ord. 795, 5/3/2003, § 6]
The Board of Commissioners shall establish fees assessable by
Elizabeth Township for the administration and enforcement undertaken
pursuant to this Part and the Code by resolution, from time to time.
