[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Springdale as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 7-21-2004 by Ord. No. 1207]
The Borough of Springdale hereby elects to administer and enforce
the provisions of Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999,
35 P.S. §§ 7210.101 to 7210.1103, as amended from time
to time, and its regulations.
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code Chapters 401 to 405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the municipal building code of the Borough of Springdale.
Administration and enforcement of the code within Springdale
Borough shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined
by the Borough Council of Springdale from time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee(s) of the Borough to serve as the
Municipal Code Official to act on behalf of Springdale Borough.
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of Springdale Borough.
C.
By an 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 Springdale.
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
Springdale Borough Council 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 ordinance which were adopted by the
Borough of Springdale on or before July 1, 1997, 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 article and whose requirements are less
than the minimum requirements of the code are hereby repealed and
shall be deemed to have been replaced with amended provisions which
conform with the comparable provisions of the code.
C.
All relevant
ordinances, regulations and policies of this Borough not governed
by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
To the extent that the provisions of the Allegheny County Health
Department Plumbing Code ("Plumbing Code") adopted after October 31,
1996, comply with Chapters 3 and 5 of the Act,[1] and equal or exceed the requirements of the International
Plumbing Code, then the Borough of Springdale adopts the Plumbing
Code as its standard plumbing code, as authorized by Sections 503
and 1101 of the Act, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.503 and 7210.1101.
A.
Springdale Borough shall enforce the Allegheny County Health Department
Plumbing Code by and through its appointee, the Allegheny County Health
Department Plumbing Section, a duly certified plumbing inspection
third-party agency meeting all of the statutory requirements set forth
in the Plumbing Code.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. §§ 7210.301 et seq.
and 7210.501 et seq., respectively.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Springdale for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the code shall
be established by the Springdale Borough Council by resolution from
time to time.
