[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Avis 7-6-2004 by Ord. No. 245. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Avis Borough 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
Avis Borough.
Administration and enforcement of the Pennsylvania Construction
Code Act[1] and its implementing regulations within Avis Borough shall
be undertaken by any of the following ways as determined by Council
for the Borough of Avis from time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the Borough to serve as the
municipal code official to act on behalf of the Borough;
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials of third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the Borough;
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;
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.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 7210.101 et seq.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of Council
for the Borough of Avis in conformity with the requirements of the
relevant provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act and
its implementing regulations, 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.
A.
All building
code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were adopted by the
Borough of Avis on or before July 1, 1999, and which equal or exceed
the requirements of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act[1] and its implementing regulations shall continue in full
force and effect until such time as such provisions fail to equal
or exceed the minimum requirements of the Pennsylvania Construction
Code Act and its implementing regulations, as amended from time to
time.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 7210.101 et seq.
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 Pennsylvania Construction Code
Act and its implementing regulations are hereby amended to conform
with the comparable provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code
Act and its implementing regulations.
C.
All relevant
ordinances, regulations and policies of the Borough of Avis not governed
by the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act and its implementing regulations
shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by Avis Borough for administration and enforcement
undertaken pursuant to this chapter, the Pennsylvania Construction
Code Act and/or its implementing regulations shall be established
through Borough Council by resolution from time to time.
