[Adopted 5-18-2004 by Ord. No. 1285]
The Borough of Avalon hereby elects to administer and enforce
the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of
1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101 through 7210.1103, as amended
from time to time, and its regulations.
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 Avalon.
Administration and enforcement of the code within the Borough
of Avalon shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined
by Borough Council of the Borough of Avalon from time to time by resolution:
A. By the designation of an employee of Avalon Borough to serve as the
municipal code official to act on behalf of Avalon Borough;
B. By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of Avalon Borough;
C. By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint
administration and enforcement of the Uniform Construction Code through
an intermunicipal agreement;
D. By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration
and enforcement of the Uniform Construction Code on behalf of Avalon
Borough;
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 shall be established by resolution of Borough
Council of the Borough of Avalon 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.
Fees assessable by Avalon Borough for the administration and
enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the code shall
be established by Borough Council by resolution from time to time.
This article shall be July 1, 2004.