[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:
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§ 101.1. Title. These regulations shall
be known as the "Building Code of the Borough of Jefferson Hills,"
hereinafter referred to as "this code."
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B. Section 112.3.1, "Fee Schedule," is amended to read:
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§ 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.
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C. Section 116.4, "Violation Penalties," is amended to read:
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§ 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.
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D. Section 117.2, "Unlawful Continuance," is amended to read:
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§ 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.
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E. Section 3408.2, "Applicability," is amended to read:
(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.