[Adopted 5-11-2004 by Ord. No. 786 (Ch. 5, Part 1, of the 1990 Borough
Code of Ordinances)]
The Borough of Royersford 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
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.
Fees assessable by the municipality for the administration and
enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the code shall
be established by the governing body by resolution from time to time.
[Added 3-29-2011 by Ord.
No. 841]
Royersford Borough hereby elects to include utility and miscellaneous
use structures, as defined in Act 92 of 2004, and thereby requires applicable permits and inspections
for the construction and modification of such structures from 120
square feet to 1,000 square feet under the Uniform Construction Code,
contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401 to 405, as amended from time
to time, and as was previously adopted as the Building Code of the
Borough of Royersford.
[Added 3-29-2011 by Ord.
No. 841]
Royersford Borough hereby elects to include alterations to residential
buildings and repairs to residential buildings, as defined in Act
92 of 2004, and thereby requires applicable permits and inspections
for the alteration or repair of residential buildings under the Uniform
Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401 to 405,
as amended from time to time, and as was previously adopted as the
Building Code of the Borough of Royersford.