[Adopted 5-10-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-02]
Pursuant to the authority of Chapter 5, Section 501(a)(1) of
Act 45 of 1999 of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, municipalities, such as Polk Township, may adopt the Pennsylvania
Uniform Construction Code and incorporate such code by reference.
Pursuant to the authority of Chapter 5, Section 501(a)(1), Polk Township
hereby adopts the provisions of the Codes set forth in Act 45 of 1999
as the Polk Township Uniform Construction Code Ordinance of 2004.
As Polk Township hereby adopts this article for the administration and enforcement of the Uniform Construction Code, pursuant to the authority of Chapter 5, Section 501(c)(1) of Act 45 of 1999, either Polk Township or, if Polk Township enters into an agreement with other municipalities as authorized under Chapter 5, Section 501(b)(1), Polk Township along with any municipalities which are parties to an agreement for the joint administration and enforcement of this Act, will establish a Board of Appeals as provided by Chapter
1 of the 1999 BOCA National Building Code, 14th Edition, to hear appeals from decisions of the code administrator.
Polk Township is hereby authorized to enact and establish a
Building Code inspection and compliance fee schedule and enact subsequent
amendments to such fee schedule by resolution. Violations and penalties
for a violation of the Uniform Construction Code shall be in accordance
with Chapter 9, Section 903 of Act 45 of 1999.
In the event that any provision, section, sentence, or clause of this article shall be held to be unconstitutional, such invalidity shall not affect or impair any remaining part of this article, or other Township ordinances, it being the intent of the Township that such remainder shall be and shall remain in full force and effect. Except as amended hereby, all provisions of Chapter
400, Zoning, Chapter
345, Subdivision and Land Development, or other Township ordinances shall remain in full force and effect. However, the provisions of any other existing Township ordinances or parts of Township ordinances in conflict with this article, to the extent of such conflict and no further, are hereby repealed.