[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Carroll as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building permits — see Ch. 92.
Property maintenance code — See Ch. 190.
[Adopted 7-6-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-1]
This municipality 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 this municipality.
Administration and enforcement of the code within this municipality shall be undertaken in any of the following ways, as determined by the governing body of this municipality 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 municipality;
B. 
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the municipality;
C. 
By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint administration and enforcement of this Act through an intermunicipal agreement; and/or
D. 
By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration and enforcement of this Act on behalf of this municipality; and/or
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 municipality 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.
A. 
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were adopted by this municipality 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 article and whose requirements are less 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 this municipality not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the municipality 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.
[Adopted 8-7-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-3]
This article shall be known as the "Carroll Township Construction Inspection Ordinance."
The purpose of this article is to ensure the proper administration and enforcement of the UCC (Uniform Construction Code) within the Township of Carroll by permitting an employee or appointed third-party agent of the Township to be present for all inspections of residential and commercial construction.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BUILDER
The holder of a building permit or his agent.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
A person employed by Carroll Township or a person, firm or corporation retained by Carroll Township who is certified by the Department under this Act to perform plan review of construction documents, inspect construction or administer and enforce codes and regulations adopted pursuant to the UCC and related Carroll Township ordinances.
DEPARTMENT
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.
PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION CODE OFFICIAL
A person certified by the Department in accord with the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act to conduct plan review of construction documents and inspect construction and who is not an employee of Carroll Township and is not an entity retained by Carroll Township.
TOWNSHIP BUILDING INSPECTOR
A person, firm or corporation employed or retained by Carroll Township and certified by the Department as a construction code official and contracted to perform plan review of construction documents, inspect construction or administer and enforce codes and regulations under this article.
The following provisions shall apply to all inspections of residential and commercial construction conducted in Carroll Township by a private construction code official:
A. 
A private construction code official inspecting any part of the work described under Subsection F of this section shall provide Carroll Township with documentation establishing that he has a current certification from the Department to inspect the type of work being inspected.
B. 
The builder or private construction code official shall contact the Code Enforcement Officer of Carroll Township at least 48 hours prior to having a private construction code official perform any inspections of on-site construction.
C. 
The builder shall supply Carroll Township with the day and time that an inspection will occur.
D. 
The builder shall permit the Township Building Inspector to be present for the entire inspection and to have access to any and all areas necessary to perform a proper inspection.
E. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to conduct any aspect of an inspection without the Township Building Inspector being present.
F. 
These requirements shall apply to inspections of footings, foundations, slab, framing and/or masonry, insulation, rough sprinkler, close-up/wallboard, electrical, plumbing and mechanical inspections, including rough plumbing, underground, mechanical, as well as final inspections of the aforementioned work, and any other inspection deemed necessary by the Township Code Enforcement Officer to ensure compliance with the UCC.
In the case of any inspections that are performed by a person, firm or corporation other than the Township Building Inspector, where the Township was not provided notice of the inspection(s) in accordance with § 112-10 of this article, the Township shall be entitled to issue a cease-and-desist order and may institute any appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful activities; to restrain, correct or abate such violations; or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about such premises. Any construction which proceeds without at least 48 hours' advance notice (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) to the Township shall be uncovered or otherwise made available for inspection by the Township Building Inspector at the builder's expense.
A person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of this article shall be liable, upon conviction thereof before a Magisterial District Judge, to pay a fine or penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each and every offense. Whenever such person, firm or corporation shall have been notified by the Township that he or it is committing a violation of this article, each day's continuance of such violation after such notification shall constitute a separate offense punishable by a like fine or penalty. Such fines or penalties shall be collected as like fines or penalties are now collected by law.