This Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions
of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S.
§ 7210.301 et seq., as amended from time to time, and its
regulations.
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.
Administration and enforcement of the code within this Township shall
be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the Board
of Supervisors from time to time by resolution:
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 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.
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.
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.
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 Supervisors by resolution from time to time.