[Adopted 6-2-2004 by Ord. No. 1716 (Ch. 51, Art. III, of
the 1972 Code)]
The Borough of Lansdale hereby elects to administer and enforce
the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of
1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101-7210.1103, as amended, and
its regulations.
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 reference as the "Municipal Building Code of the Borough
of Lansdale."
Administration and enforcement of the Pennsylvania Construction
Code Act, as amended, and its regulations, within the Borough of Lansdale
shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by
Borough Council from time to time by resolution:
A. By the designation of an employee of the Borough of Lansdale to serve
as the Building 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 of Lansdale;
C. By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint
administration and enforcement of the code 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 of Lansdale;
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 Borough
Council in conformity with the requirements of the relevant provisions
of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, as amended, and its regulations,
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 Borough of Lansdale for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the code shall
be established by Borough Council by resolution from time to time.