[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Pittston 6-30-2004 by Ord. No.
2004-1. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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 the City of
Pittston.
Administration and enforcement of the code within the City of
Pittston shall be undertaken in any of the following ways, as determined
by the governing body of the City of Pittston from time to time by
resolution:
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the City of Pittston;
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 Pittston;
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 (see Chapter 7, Article II) shall be established by resolution of the governing body of the City of Pittston 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 the City of Pittston 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 chapter 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.
[1]
Editor's Note: The following ordinances were in effect at
the time of adoption of the Uniform Construction Code by the City:
Ord. Nos. 483 and 1958-3 (heating equipment regulations); 1964-1 (1952
American Public Health Association Housing Standards); 1964-2 (1960
BOCA Building Construction Code); 1967-12 (1965 BOCA Building Construction
Code); 1972-8 (1970 BOCA Building Construction Code); 1972-10 (1970
BOCA Housing Code); 1972-11 (1970 BOCA Plumbing Code); 1972-12 (1971
National Electrical Code); and 1987-7 (City of Pittston Electrical
Code).
Fees assessable by the City of Pittston for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the code shall
be established by the governing body by resolution from time to time.
[Added 2-15-2024 by Ord. No. 2-2024]
Notwithstanding any and all provisions of this chapter, refer to Pittston City Code Chapter 270, Floodplain Management, prior to the issuance of any construction or approvals under this chapter. As set forth in Pittston City Code Chapter 270, Floodplain Management, the stricter of the requirements under this chapter or Chapter 270 shall be applicable in all instances.
