[Ord. 685, 5/11/1998; as amended by Ord. 741, 12/30/2002, § 1]
The Borough of Jefferson Hills hereby adopts, for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the construction, alteration, equipment, fire protection and safety of buildings and structures, including administration, building permits and penalties, the building code known as the "BOCA National Building Code, Thirteenth Edition, 1996," and all subsequent amendments, as published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, of which three copies have been and are now filed in the office of the Borough Secretary, and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein. From the date on which this Part shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling in the construction of all buildings and structures, and in all other subjects therein contained, within the corporate limits of the Borough of Jefferson Hills.
[Ord. 685, 5/11/1998; as amended by Ord. 741, 12/30/2002, § 1]
The building code hereby adopted is amended as follows:
A. 
Section 101.1, "Title," is amended to read:
§ 101.1. Title. These regulations shall be known as the "Building Code of the Borough of Jefferson Hills," hereinafter referred to as "this code."
B. 
Section 112.3.1, "Fee Schedule," is amended to read:
§ 112.3.1. Fee Schedule. A fee for each plan examination, building permit and inspection shall be paid in accordance with the schedule of fees as established, from time to time, by resolution of the Borough Council.
C. 
Section 116.4, "Violation Penalties," is amended to read:
§ 116.4. Penalties. Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan or directive of the code official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be, upon conviction, sentenced to a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days.
D. 
Section 117.2, "Unlawful Continuance," is amended to read:
§ 117.2. Unlawful Continuance. Any person who shall continue any work in or about the structure after having been served with a stop-work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be, upon conviction, sentenced to a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days.
E. 
Section 3408.2, "Applicability," is amended to read:
§ 3408.2. Applicability.
(1) 
Structures existing prior to July 2, 1962, in which there is work involving additions, alterations or changes of occupancy, shall be made to conform to the requirements of this section of the provisions of §§ 3403.0 through 3407.0.
(2) 
The provisions in §§ 3408.2.1 through 3408.2.5 shall apply to existing occupancies that will continue to be, or are proposed to be, in Use Groups A, B, E, F, M, R and S. These provisions shall not apply to buildings with occupancies in Use Group H or I.
[Ord. 685, 5/11/1998; as amended by Ord. 741, 12/30/2002, § 1]
In all matters that are regulated by the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or by regulations of departments or agencies of the commonwealth promulgated by authority of law, such laws or regulations or other ordinances of the Borough of Jefferson Hills, as the case may be, shall control where the requirements thereof are the same as or in excess of the provisions of this Part. The code shall control in all cases where the state requirements or the requirements of other ordinances of this Borough are not as strict as those contained in this Part.
[Ord. 685, 5/11/1998]
The provisions of this Part, so far as they are the same as those of ordinances and/or codes in force immediately prior to the enactment of this Part, are intended as a continuation of such ordinances and codes and not as new enactments. The provisions of this Part shall not affect any act done or liability incurred, nor shall they affect any suit or prosecution pending or to be instituted to enforce any right or penalty or to punish any offense under the authority of any of the repealed ordinances.