[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Hamiltonban as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-6-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-04]
This municipality hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions 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.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 2-2005, adopted 7-5-2005, provided for a shared Appeals Board pursuant to agreement entitled "Agreement Creating a Shared Adams County UCC Board of Appeals."
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 article 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 this 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 8-2-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-03]
Within Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, a building permit and compliance with the Uniform Construction Code shall be required for all utility and miscellaneous use structures, which are defined as follows:
"Utility and Miscellaneous Use Structures."
"Buildings or structures of an accessory character and miscellaneous structures not classified by the Building Officials' and Code Administrators' International, Inc., in any specific use group. This term includes carports, detached private garages, greenhouse and sheds having a building area in excess of 250 square feet. The term does not include swimming pools or spas."
In all other respects the building code of this municipality, which adopted the Uniform Construction Code pursuant to Article I of this chapter, shall remain unchanged.