This Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions
of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 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 Township.
Administration and enforcement of the code within this Township
shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by
the governing body of this Township from time to time by resolution:
A. By the designation of an employee of the 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 Township.
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 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 Township 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,
the Board of Appeals shall be established by joint action of the participating
municipalities.
Fees assessable by the Township 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.