The City of Washington hereby elects to administer and enforce
the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of
1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101 to 7210.1103, 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 the City of
Washington.
Administration and enforcement of the code within the City of
Washington shall be undertaken in any of the following ways, as determined
by the governing body of the City of Washington 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 City of Washington,
who shall currently be the Code Enforcement Officer for the City of
Washington or his designee, as designated by the City of Washington.
B. By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the City of Washington.
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 the City of Washington.
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 City of Washington 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.
Fees assessable by the City of Washington for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the code shall
be established by the governing body by resolution from time to time.