[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Cross Creek as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-20-2004 by Ord. No. 3-04]
This municipality hereby elects to administer and enforce the
provision of the 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 this municipality.
Administration and enforcement of the code within this municipality
shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by
the governing body of this municipality 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 the municipality;
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the municipality;
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 this municipality;
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
governing body of this municipality in conformity with the requirements
of the relevant provisions of the code, 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 this municipality on or before July 1, 1999, 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 ordinance and whose requirements
are less than the minimum requirements of the Code are hereby amended
to conform with the comparable provisions of the code.
C.
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of the municipality
not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the municipality for the administration and
enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the code shall
be established by the governing body by resolution from time to time.
If any section, subsection, sentence, or clause of this article
is held, for any reason, to be invalid, such decision or decisions
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this article.
[Adopted 3-17-2009 by Ord. No. 2-09]
It is hereby ordained and enacted by the Board of Supervisors
of Cross Creek Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, that it
shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, or any agents
thereof, to erect a building or to make alterations and additions
to the same and/or to construct or use any septic tank or other sewage
disposal system in said Township without first securing municipal
approval therefor in accordance with the following rules and regulations.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any enlargement of any building, or any work or repair, rearrangement,
removal or replacement of any exterior or interior wall, or support,
or of any part thereof of any building.
Any natural person, or persons, associations, partnerships,
firm or corporation.
The permit shall be required to erect a new building, to make
alterations and/or additions, to construct a septic tank or other
sewage disposal system, and to use a septic tank or other sewage disposal
system.
Application for permit shall be made in writing to the Township
or their representatives. Permits shall be granted or refused, in
writing, within 30 days after receipt of application. Permits shall
be invalid if work is not commenced within 180 days. The permits are
issued for a six-month period, after which time they can be extended.
Permit renewal requests must be made in writing and provide explanation
of delay.
No newly constructed building, alterations and/or additions
of present structures shall hereafter be used and/or occupied until
the Township representative shall have issued a certificate of residential
or commercial use and occupancy permit certifying that it has been
inspected and approved according to the plans submitted.
No septic tank or other sewage disposal system shall hereafter
be used until the Township representatives have issued a compliance
letter certifying that it has been inspected and approved.
Fees for permits may be required in accordance with the fee
schedule to be adopted by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person, firm or corporation who violates or permits a violation
of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought
before a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of
Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable
by a fine of not less than $750 and not more than $1,000, plus costs
of prosecution. In default of payment thereof, the defendant may be
sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day
or portion thereof that such violation continues or is permitted to
continue shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of
this article that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.
