Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania hereby
elects to administrator 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, as
amended.
The Uniform Construction Code, contained within Title 34 Pa.Code,
Chapters 401 to 405, as amended, is hereby adopted and incorporated
herein by reference as the municipal building code for Upper Makefield
Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Administration and enforcement of the code within Upper Makefield
Township shall be undertaken, as determined by the Board of Supervisors
of Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in accordance
with the regulations of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, as
amended.
This code may be changed and/or modified by the governing body
of Upper Makefield Township in accordance with the Pennsylvania Construction
Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101 to 7210.1103,
§ 503.
A fee schedule assessable by Upper Makefield Township for the
administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this Part and
the code shall be established by the governing body of Upper Makefield
Township by resolution.
In accordance with § 403.102(1) of Title 34, Part
XIV, Chapter 403, the following regulations set forth in the Pennsylvania
Code are amended as set forth below:
A. Section 403.43(g): Delete the words "five years" and replace with
the words "three years."
B. Section 403.43(h) shall read as follows: "The permit holder shall
keep a copy of the permit on the work site until the completion of
the construction or the issuance of a use and occupancy permit, whichever
comes later."
C. Section 403.62(c)(1)(xvii) is deleted in its entirety.
D. Section 403.64(d): Delete numbers 1 through 4 and replace with the
following:
(2) Foundation "as-built" inspection.
(5) Rough plumbing, mechanical and electrical system inspection.
(9) Final electric inspection.
E. 34 Pa. Code § 403.82 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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A building code official shall follow the following procedures
if an inspection of an lawfully occupied building reveals a violation
of the Uniform Construction Code:
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(1)
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A construction code official shall discuss the inspection results
with the permit holder at the completion of the inspection.
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(2)
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The building code official may issue a written notice of violation
to the permit holder. The notice is to contain a description of the
violation and an order requiring correction of the violation within
a reasonable period determined by the building code official. When
a violation relates to an unsafe building, structure or equipment,
a building code official shall act in accordance with § 403.84
(relating to unsafe building, structure or equipment).
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(3)
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After the compliance date contained in the order, the building
code official shall inspect the building, structure or equipment to
determine whether the violation was corrected. The building code official
shall close the order if the violation was corrected. The building
code official may issue an order to show cause under § 403.83
(relating to order to show cause/order to vacate) to the owner for
a violation that was not corrected.
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