The Borough of Collegeville 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 building code of the Borough of Collegeville.
Administration and enforcement of the UCC within the Borough
of Collegeville shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as
determined by the Borough Council of the Borough of Collegeville from
time to time by resolution:
A. By the designation of an employee of the Borough to serve as the
Borough code official to act on behalf of the Borough.
B. By the retention of one or more construction code officials or 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.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the
Borough Council of Borough of Collegeville in conformity with the
requirements of the relevant provisions of the UCC, 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.
The following provisions were duly adopted by the Borough of
Collegeville on or before July 1, 1999, and are specifically identified
as equaling or exceeding the requirements of the UCC and shall continue
in full force and effect until such time as the provisions fail to
equal or exceed the minimum requirements of the UCC, as amended from
time to time. The following provisions are not intended as an exhaustive
list of provisions adopted by the Borough before July 1, 1999, which
equal or exceed the requirements of the UCC and the Borough reserves
the right to enforce, without limitation, all other building code
provisions not specifically listed below which were adopted on or
before July 1, 1999, which equal or exceed the requirements of the
UCC, as amended from time to time.
A. Amend Section 403.42(e)(1) by adding the following:
"The required documents shall also include all plans, profiles,
and details necessary to demonstrate compliance with the required
provisions of the UCC and adopted supplements relating to accessibility
requirements."
B. Delete Subpart (xvii) of Section 403.62(c)(1) in its entirety.
C. Add a new Subpart (f) to Section 403.62 as follows:
(f)
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A permit is required for the installation of all decks.
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Fees assessable by the Borough of Collegeville for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the UCC shall
be established by the Borough Council by resolution from time to time.
Any individual, firm or corporation that violates any provision
of the UCC commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be
sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 and costs. Each day
that a violation of the UCC continues shall be considered a separate
violation.