[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township
of Hampton 6-23-2004 by Ord. No. 638. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Township of Hampton 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
401–405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and
incorporated herein by reference as the municipal building code of
the Township of Hampton.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within the Township
of Hampton shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined
by the governing body of the Township of Hampton 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 behalf of the Township of Hampton;
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the Township of Hampton;[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: By Ord. No. 639, adopted 6-23-2004, the Township
entered into an agreement with the Allegheny County Health Department
for enforcement of plumbing standards.
C.
By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint
administration and enforcement of this Act through intermunicipal
agreement;
D.
By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration
and enforcement of this Act on behalf of the Township of Hampton;
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 Township of Hampton 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.[1]
A.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were
adopted by the Township of Hampton 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 chapter and whose requirements
are less stringent 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 Township
of Hampton not governed by the code shall remain in full force and
effect.
[1]
Editor's Note: By Ord. No. 653, adopted 5-18-2005, the Township
of Hampton maintained and readopted its existing standards (rules
and regulations adopted prior to January 1, 2005) for water laterals
and mainline extensions for its service area.
Fees assessable by the Township of Hampton for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the Code shall
be established by the Township Council by resolution from time to
time and all existing resolutions existing at the time of adoption
of this chapter shall continue in full force and effect unless amended
from time to time by Township Council. In addition, any and all permit
fees, costs etc. ordered or established by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
shall be payable as prescribed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
