[Ord. 2004-02, 4/12/2004, § 1]
This 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. 2004-02, 4/12/2004, § 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 Township.
[Ord. 2004-02, 4/12/2004, § 3; as amended by Ord. 2004-04, 6/14/2004]
1.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within this Township shall
be undertaken in any of the following ways, as determined by the Board
of Commissioners of this Township from time to time, by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the Township to serve as the
Township Code Official to act on behalf of the Township.
B.
By the 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 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 this 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.
F.
With regards to plumbing, the Allegheny County Health Department's
Rules and Regulations for Plumbing (Article XV) will be the standard
in this Township. Therefore, the Department shall continue to issue
plumbing permits and conduct inspections consistent with Act 45, 35
P.S. § 7210.101 et seq., as opposed to any other enforcement
provider established pursuant to Subsection 1A through E.
[Ord. 2004-02, 4/12/2004, § 4]
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the
Board of Commissioners of this Township 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. 2004-02, 4/12/2004, § 5]
1.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were
adopted by this 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 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 are hereby amended
to conform with the comparable provisions of the Code.
3.
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of this Township
not governed by the Code shall remain in full force and effect.
[Ord. 2004-02, 4/12/2004, § 6]
Fees assessable by the Township for the administration and enforcement
undertaken pursuant to this Part and the Code shall be established
by the Board of Commissioners by resolution from time to time.
