[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Rostraver 3-1-2017 by Ord. No. 683. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Rostraver Township 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
Rostraver Township.
Administration and enforcement of the code within Rostraver
Township shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined
by the Board of Commissioners of Rostraver Township from time to time
by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the municipality to serve as
the municipal code official to act on behalf of Rostraver Township;
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or the
third-party agencies to act on behalf of Rostraver Township;
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 Rostraver Township;
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
Board of Commissioners of Rostraver Township in conformity with the
requirements of the relevant provisions of the code, as amended from
time to time, and for 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 relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of Rostraver
Township not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by Rostraver Township for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the code shall
be established by the Board of Commissioners of Rostraver Township
by resolution from time to time.
If any section, subsection, sentence, or clause of this chapter
is held, for any reason, to be invalid, such decision or decisions
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.
This chapter shall be effective immediately.
