Kittanning Borough hereby elects to administer and enforce the
provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999,
35 P.S. §§ 7210.101 to 7210.1103 as amended from time
to time, and its regulations.
The Uniform Construction Code as contained in Title 34 of the
Pennsylvania Code, Chapters 401 through 405, as amended from time
to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference as the Municipal
Building Code for Kittanning Borough.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within Kittanning
Borough shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined
by the governing body of the Borough from time to time, by resolution:
A. By the designation of an employee of the Borough to serve as the
Municipal Code Official to act on behalf of the Borough;
B. By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third
party agencies to act on behalf of the Borough;
C. By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint
administration and enforcement of this Act through an intermunicipal
agreement;
D. By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration
and enforcement of this Act on behalf of the 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 the
governing body of the Borough 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.
The Borough may from time to time by resolution establish appropriate
fees for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to
this chapter and the code.
[Added 5-5-2008 by Ord.
No. 462-2008]
The violation of any provision of the Municipal Building Code
for Kittanning Borough shall be a summary offense, punishable by a
fine of not more than $1,000, a sentence of imprisonment of up to
30 days, or both, in accordance with the Borough Code, 8 Pa.C.S.A.
§§ 3321 and 3323.