[Ord. 2004-06, 6/16/2004, § 1]
1.
Franklin Township, in order to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. § 7210.101 et seq., and pursuant to § 501 of the Act, hereby adopts the Uniform Construction Code contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401 through 405, as amended from time to time, which is incorporated herein by reference as the Building Code of Franklin Township.
2.
Administration and enforcement of the code within Franklin Township shall be undertaken by the retention of one or more Building Code Officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of Franklin Township.
3.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the Franklin Township Board of Supervisors 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 Boards of Appeals shall be established by joint action of the participating municipalities.
4.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were adopted by Franklin Township on or before July 1, 1999, and which equal or exceed the requirements of the code shall continue in full force and effect until such time as such provisions fail to equal or exceed the minimum requirement of the code, as amended from time to time. All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of Franklin Township not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect. Climatic, geographic, and inside/outside environmental standards for the local area as required by the respective codes shall be established by Franklin Township by resolution from time to time.
5.
Fees assessable by Franklin Township for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the code shall be established by Franklin Township by resolution from time to time.