[Ord. 765, 6/21/2004, § 1]
This municipality 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. 765, 6/21/2004, § 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 this Municipality.
[Ord. 765, 6/21/2004, § 3]
1.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within this Municipality
shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by
the governing body of this Municipality from time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the Municipality to serve as
the municipal code official to act on behalf of the Municipality.
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the Municipality.
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 Municipality.
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. 765, 6/21/2004, § 4]
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the
governing body of this Municipality 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.
[Ord. 765, 6/21/2004, § 5]
1.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were
adopted by this Municipality 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 requirements of the Code, as amended from time
to time.
2.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which are
in effect as of the effective date of this Part and whose requirements
are less than the minimum requirements of the Code arc hereby amended
to conform with the comparable provisions of the Code.
3.
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of this Municipality
not governed by the Code shall remain in full force and effect.
[Ord. 765, 6/21/2004, § 6]
Fees assessable by the Municipality for the administration and
enforcement undertaken pursuant to this Part and the Code shall be
established by the governing body by resolution from time to time.
[Ord. 765, 6/21/2004; as added by Ord. 792, 8/21/2006, §§ 1,
2]
1.
Certain provisions of this Part adopting the Pennsylvania Construction
Code Act, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101 — 7210.1103, as
amended, and the Uniform Construction Code Regulations, 34 Pa. Code,
Chapters 401-405, as amended, be amended as follow:
A.
Chapter 403, "Administration," § 403.1, "Scope," Subsection (b), "Exclusions," Subsection (3), shall be amended in its entirety as follows:
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"(3) The following structures if the structure has a building
area less than 150 square feet and is accessory to a detached one-family
dwelling: (i) Carports; (ii) Detached private garages; (iii) Greenhouses;
and (iv) Sheds."
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B.
Chapter 403, "Administration," § 403.62a, "Permit Application," Subsection (b), shall be amended in its entirety as follows:
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"(b) A permit applicant shall submit an application to the building
code official and attach construction documents with plans and specifications.
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"(1) All building plans for new residential construction and,
at the building code official's discretion, additions to residential
structures, shall include the sealed stamp of a licensed architect
or professional engineer.
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"(2) The building code official may, in his discretion, require
the submission of additional construction documents by the permit
applicant."
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