[Ord. 107-2004, 6/9/2004, § 1]
The Township 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. 107-2004, 6/9/2004, § 2]
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 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 of the Township.
[Ord. 107-2004, 6/9/2004, § 3]
1.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within the Township shall
be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the Board
of Supervisors from time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the Township to serve as the
municipal code official to act on behalf of the Township.
B.
By retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the Township.
C.
By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint
administration and enforcement of the Act through an intermunicipal
agreement.
D.
By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration
and enforcement of the Act on behalf of the Township.
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.
[Ord. 107-2004, 6/9/2004, § 4]
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the
Board of Supervisors of the Township in conformity with the requirements
of the relevant provisions of the code, as amended from time to time
and for the purposes set therein. If at any time administration and
enforcement is undertaken jointly with one or more other municipalities,
said Board of Appeals shall be established by joint action of the
participating municipalities.
[Ord. 107-2004, 6/9/2004, § 5]
Fees assessable by the Township for the administration and enforcement
undertaken pursuant to this Part shall be established by the Board
of Supervisors by resolution from time to time.
[Ord. 111-2004, 10/13/2004]
Utility and Miscellaneous Use Structures.[1] The Township Building Code [Part 1A] is amended to exempt
utility and miscellaneous use structures under 500 square feet.
[1]
Editor's Note: The preamble to Ord. 111-2004 provides:
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors did previously and properly
adopt the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (UCC) as the Township
Building Code as Ord. 107-2004; and
WHEREAS, the UCC allows amendments to the Code that equal
or exceed the standards contained in the UCC; and
WHEREAS, Act 93-2004 amended the UCC to exempt utility and
miscellaneous use structures under 1,000 square feet from the requirements
of the Code; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors finds it in the best interest
of public safety to exceed the standards of the UCC by limiting the
exemption of utility and miscellaneous use structures to structures
under 500 square feet.
