The Borough of Etna 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 Borough Building Code of the Borough of
Etna.
By virtue of the submission of the Borough of Etna to the jurisdiction
of the Allegheny County Health Department pursuant to the Local Health
Administration Law, 16 P.S. §§ 12001 to 12028, the
Allegheny County Health Department shall administer and enforce the
International Plumbing Code, Plumbing Chapters 25 through 32 of the
International Residential Code, and Article XV of the Allegheny County
Health Department Rules and Regulations. Article XV shall take precedence
over the International Plumbing Code, Plumbing Chapters 25 through
32 of the International Residential Code where the requirements of
Article XV exceed the requirements of the International Plumbing and
Residential Codes.
Administration and enforcement of the code within the Borough
of Etna shall be undertaken as follows:
A. By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the Borough of Etna;
B. With reference to electrical inspections, the applicant must furnish
proof of certification by the Department of Labor and Industry of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania furnishing proof that the third-party
agency is certified for electrical inspections, as per the "Detailed
Listing of Certified Third Party Agencies" located on the website
for electrical inspections of the Department of Labor and Industry
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;
C. The Allegheny County Health Department, Plumbing Division, is hereby
designated to administer and enforce the International Plumbing Code,
Chapters 25 through 32 of the International Residential Code, Article
XV of the Allegheny County Health Department Rules and Regulations
through permitting and inspection.
A board of appeals shall be established by resolution of the
governing body of the Borough of Etna 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, except that any appeals filed with respect
to the International Plumbing Code, Chapters 25 through 32 of the
International Residential Code and Article XV of the Allegheny County
Health Department Rules and Regulations shall be conducted in accordance
with Article XI of the Allegheny County Health Department Rules and
Regulations.
Fees assessed by the Borough of Etna 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,
except those fees as required by the Plumbing Division of the Allegheny
County Health Department.
This chapter shall be effective five days after the date of
passage of this chapter.
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.