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(a) The Town of McCandless (hereinafter "Town") hereby elects to administer
and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act,
Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101-7210.1103, as amended
from time to time, and its regulations.
(b) The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters
401-405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated
herein by reference as the municipal building code of the Town.
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Administration and enforcement of the Code within the Town shall
be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the Town
Council from time to time by resolution:
(a) By the designation of an employee of the Town to serve as the municipal
code official to act on behalf of the Town;
(b) By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the Town;
(c) By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint
administration and enforcement of 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 the Town;
(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.
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A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the
Town Council 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.
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(a) All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were
adopted by the Town on or before July 1, 1999, 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 Town ordinances, regulations and policies of the Town
not governed by the Code shall remain in full force and effect.
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Fees assessable by the Town 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.