Town of Greenville Article I Uniform Construction Codes

[Adopted 5-11-2004 by Ord. No. 1431 (Ch. 5, Part 8, of the 2006 Code of Ordinances)]

§ 222-1 Election to administer and enforce.

The Borough of Greenville hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 7210.101 et seq.

§ 222-2 Adoption of Uniform Construction Code.

The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401 through 405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the municipal building code of the Borough of Greenville.

§ 222-3 Administration and enforcement.

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 a 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 Borough of Greenville;

C. By agreement with one or more municipalities for the joint administration and enforcement of this article through an intermunicipal agreement;

D. By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration and enforcement of this article on behalf of the Borough of Greenville;

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.

§ 222-4 Board of Appeals.

A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the Borough of Greenville 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 municipalities, said Board of Appeals shall be established by joint action of the participating municipalities.

§ 222-5 Prior enactments.

A. All building code ordinances which were adopted by the Borough of Greenville on or before July 1, 1999, and which equal or exceed the requirements of this 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.

§ 222-6 Fees.

Fees assessable by the Borough of Greenville for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the code shall be established by the governing body of the resolution from time to time.