[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Mount Wolf 8-10-2004 by Ord. No.
2004-02; amended in its entirety at time of adoption
of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II). Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
The Borough of Mount Wolf hereby elects to administer and enforce
the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of
1999 (35 P.S. ยงยงย 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 Mount Wolf.
Administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code within the
Borough shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined
from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council:
A.ย
By the
designation of an employee of the Borough to serve as the Municipal
Code Official to act on behalf of the Borough.
B.ย
By the
retention of one or more Construction Code Officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the Borough.
C.ย
By agreement
with one or more other municipalities for the joint administration
and enforcement of this Act through an intermunicipal agreement.
D.ย
By entering
into a contract with another municipality for the administration and
enforcement of this Act on behalf of this Borough.
E.ย
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 the
Borough Council 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.
A.ย
All building
code ordinances or portions of ordinances which equal or exceed the
requirements of the Code shall continue in full force and effect until
such time as such provisions are repealed or such provisions fail
to equal or exceed the minimum requirements of the Code, as amended
from time to time.
B.ย
All building
code ordinances or portions of ordinances which are in effect as of
the effective date of this chapter and whose requirements are less
than the minimum requirements of the Code are hereby repealed.
C.ย
All relevant
ordinances, regulations and policies of the Borough not governed by
the Code shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the Borough for the administration and enforcement
undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the Code shall be established
from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council.