[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Matamoras 7-6-2004 by Ord. No. 276. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The Borough of Matamoras hereby elects to administer
and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act,
Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.5. §§ 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 the Borough of Matamoras.
Administration and enforcement of the code within
the Borough of Matamoras shall be undertaken in any of the following
ways as determined by the governing body of the Borough of Matamoras
from time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the Borough of
Matamoras to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf
of the Borough of Matamoras;
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code
officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the Borough
of Matamoras;
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 of Matamoras;
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 of Matamoras in conformity with
the requirements of the relevant provisions of the code, as amended
from time to time, and for the purpose 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.
A.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances
which were adopted by the Borough of Matamoras 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.
B.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances
which are in effect as of the effective date of this chapter and whose
requirements are less than the minimum requirements of the code are
hereby amended to conform with the comparable provisions of the code.
C.
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies
of the Borough of Matamoras not governed by the code shall remain
in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Matamoras
for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this
chapter and the code shall be established by the governing body by
resolution from time to time.
[Added 7-7-2009 by Ord.
No. 309]
The following amendments shall amend the Uniform Construction
Code and be adopted for the Construction Code in the Borough of Matamoras:
A.
Section 403.1(b), Exclusions and Exemptions, Subsection (3) shall
be modified by the italicized words to read as follows: "The following
structures if the structure has a building area less than 200 square feet. . . ."
