[Ord. 281, 4/13/2004, § 1]
The Borough hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions
of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45, 1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101-7210.1103,
as amended from time to time, and its regulations.
[Ord. 281, 4/13/2004, § 2]
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters
401-405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated
herein by references as the municipal building code of the Borough.
[Ord. 281, 4/13/2004, § 3]
Administration and enforcement of the Code within the Borough
shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by
the Borough Council of the Borough from time to time, by resolution:
A. By the designation of an employee of the Borough to serve as the
municipal code official to act on behalf of the Borough;
B. By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the Borough;
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 Borough;
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
Borough Council of the Borough 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.
[Ord. 281, 4/13/2004, § 5]
1. All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were
adopted by the Borough 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.
2. All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which are
in effect as of the effective date of this Part and whose requirements
are less than the minimum requirements of the code are hereby amended
to conform with the comparable provisions of the code.
3. All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of the Borough
not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
[Ord. 281, 4/13/2004, § 6]
Fees assessable by the Borough for the administration and enforcement
undertaken pursuant to this Part and the code shall be established
by the Borough Council by resolution from time to time.