[Ord. No. 383,
passed 6-24-2004]
(a)
Upper Providence Township hereby elects to administer and enforce
the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of
1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210, 1017210.1103, as amended from
time to time, and its regulations.
(b)
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 Upper Providence
Township.
(c)
Administration and enforcement of the Code within Upper Providence
shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by
the Township Council from time to time by resolution:
(1)
By the designation of an employee of the Township to serve as
the municipal code official to act on behalf of the Municipality;
(2)
By the retention of one or more construction code officials
or third party agencies to act on behalf of the Township;
(3)
By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint
administration and enforcement of this Act through an intermunicipal
agreement;
(4)
By entering into a contract with another municipality for the
administration and enforcement of this Act on behalf of Upper Providence;
(5)
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.
(d)
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the Township
Council 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.
(e)
(1)
All building code ordinance or portions of ordinances which
were adopted by Upper Providence Township 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. These ordinances or amendments are outlined in Ordinance
No. 384.
(2)
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.
(3)
All relevant ordinances, regulations and polities of this Municipality
not governed by the Code shall remain in full force and effect.
(f)
Fees assessable by the Municipality for the administration and enforcement
undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the Code shall be established
by the Township Council by resolution from time to time.
[Ord. No. 384,
passed 6-24-2004]
In addition to the Uniform Construction Code, the following
appendices contained in the Uniform Construction Code are hereby adopted
and incorporated herein by reference and included as part of the Building
Code of the Township of Upper Providence:
[Added 7-14-2022 by Ord. No. 539]
(a)
Regulation of alterations and repairs to residential buildings. In
addition to the minimum standards contained within the Act, the Township
shall also enforce the International Residential Code 2021, as it
applies to the alteration and repair of residential buildings, and
property owners shall be required to obtain permits for all such alterations
and repairs.
(b)
Regulation of utility and miscellaneous use structures.
(1)
In addition to the minimum standards contained within the Act,
utility and miscellaneous use structures shall require permits as
set forth in this section.
(2)
Utility and miscellaneous use structures having a building area
less than 200 square feet, and not containing any utilities, are exempt
from all permitting requirements under the Act.
(3)
Utility and miscellaneous use structures less than 200 square
feet that contain utilities shall require permitting for those utilities.
For the purpose of this section, a structure shall contain a "utility"
if it has any connections to a source of natural gas, heating oil,
electricity, sewer, or water or similar conveyances.
(4)
All utility and miscellaneous use structures must comply with
the various uniform codes that comprise the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction
Code.
(5)
All utility and miscellaneous use structures having a building
area of 200 square feet or more must comply with all permitting requirements
under the Act.
