The Borough of Darby hereby elects to administer and enforce
the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of
1999, 35 P.S. § 7210.101 et seq., as amended from time to
time, and its regulations now contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401
through 405, as amended from time to time.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within the Borough
of Darby 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 a Borough employee 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 the code through an intermunicipal
agreement;
D. By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration
and enforcement of the code 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 regarding
structures other than one-family or two-family dwelling units and/or
utility and miscellaneous use structures.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of Borough
Council in conformity with the requirements of the code and for the
purposes set forth therein. If at any time enforcement and administration
is undertaken jointly with one or more other municipalities, the Board
of Appeals shall be established by joint action of the participating
municipalities.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Darby for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the code shall
be established by Borough Council by the resolution from time to time.