North Newton Township hereby elects to administer and enforce
the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of
1999, 35 P.S. §§ 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
North Newton Township.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within North Newton
Township shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined
by the governing body of this Township 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 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 the Township; or
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
Board of Supervisors of North Newton 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
municipalities, said Board of Appeals shall be established by joint
action of the participating municipalities.
Fees assessable by the Township for the administration and enforcement
undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the code shall be established
by the governing body from time to time.
This chapter shall be effective on July 1, 2004.