[Ord. 2004-O-10, 6/23/2004, § 1]
Newtown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, hereby elects
to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction
Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101-7210.1103,
as amended from time to time, and its regulations.
[Ord. 2004-O-10, 6/23/2004, § 2]
The Uniform Construction Code, contained within Title 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
for Newtown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
[Ord. 2004-O-10, 6/23/2004, § 3]
Administration and enforcement of the Code within Newtown Township
shall be undertaken in any manner provided for by § 501(b)
of the Act or any subsequent amendment thereto.
[Ord. 2004-O-10, 6/23/2004, § 4]
A Building Code Board of Appeals shall be established by Resolution
of the Board of Supervisors adopted concurrently with this Part in
conformity with the requirements of the Pennsylvania Construction
Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101-7210.1103;
§ 01.(c) and 34 Pa. Code § 403.121.
[Ord. 2004-O-10, 6/23/2004, § 5]
1.
All Ordinances and/or Resolutions or parts thereof which have previously
been adopted by Newtown Township on or before July 1, 1999, and which
are equal to or exceed the requirements of the Code shall remain in
full force and effect until such time as the provisions of these Ordinances
fail to equal or exceed the minimum requirements of the Code, as amended
from time to time.
2.
These include Ordinance Nos. 97-O-5, 97-O-16, 98-O-4 and 99-O-10[1], and any other Ordinance and/or Resolution that meets
the criteria outlined within this section.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Ord. 97-O-5, 3/12/1997, enacted the “1996 BOCA National Building Code,” by reference and made certain amendments thereto. It was previously codified at Chapter 5, Part 2, “Building Code,” of this Code. Ord. 97-O-5 was amended by Ord. 97–O-16. 7/23/1997, and by Ord. 99-O-10, 7/14/1999. Ord. 98-O-4, 3/11/1998, adopted by reference and effected certain amendments to the “1996 International Mechanical Code, 1st Edition,” the “National Electric Code/1996,” and the “International Plumbing Code, 1997 edition,” as previously codified in this Code at Chapter 5, Part 2, “Mechanical Code”; Chapter 5, Part 3, “Electric Code”; and Chapter 5, Part 4, “International Plumbing Code.”
3.
All Ordinances and/or Resolutions or parts thereof which have previously
been adopted by Newtown Township, that are in effect as of the effective
date of this Ordinance and, whose requirements are less than the minimum
requirements of the Code are hereby amended to conform with the comparable
provisions of the Code.
4.
All other Ordinances, Resolutions, regulations and policies of Newtown
Township not governed by the Code shall remain in full force and effect.
[Ord. 2004-O-10, 6/23/2004, § 6]
The Code may be changed and/or modified, by the governing body
of Newtown Township, in accordance with the Pennsylvania Construction
Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101-7210.1103,
§ 503.
[Ord. 2004-O-10, 6/23/2004, § 7]
A Fee Schedule assessable by Newtown Township for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this Part and the Code shall
be established by the governing body of Newtown Township by Resolution
from time to time.
[Ord. 2004-O-10, 6/23/2004, § 8; as amended by
Ord. 2005-O-7, 4/13/2005, § I]
1.
In accordance with § 403.102(1) of 34 Pa. Code, Part XIV,
Chapter 403, The following are amended:
A.
The introductory paragraph to § 403.1(b)(3) of the Newtown
Township Building Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(3) The following structures if the structure has a building
area less than 200 square feet and is accessory to a detached one-family
dwelling."
B.
Section 403.43(g): Delete the words "five years" and replace with
the words "one year."
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:
[Ord. 2004-O-10, 6/23/2004]
The Building Code Official, Construction Code Official, members
of the Building Code Board of Appeals, employees and/or appointed
individuals, agents or firms charged with the enforcement of the Code,
while acting for the Township in good faith and without malice in
the discharge of the duties required by the Code or other pertinent
law or Ordinance, shall not thereby be rendered liable personally
and are hereby relieved from personal liability for any damage accruing
to persons or property as a result of any act or by reason of an act
or omission in the discharge of official duties. Any suit instituted
against an officer, agent or employee because of an act performed
by that officer, agent or employee in the lawful discharge of duties
under the provisions of the Code shall be defended by legal representatives
of the Township until the final termination of the proceedings. The
Building Code Official, Construction Code Official, members of the
Building Code Board of Appeals, employees and/or appointed individuals,
agents or firms charged with the enforcement of the Code shall not
be liable for the cost in any action, suit or proceeding that is instituted
in pursuance of the provisions of the Code.
