Township of Old Lycoming, PA Part 1 UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION CODE

§ 5-101 Implementation of Uniform Construction Code.

[Ord. 214, 3/9/2004; as amended by Ord. 231, 10/14/2008]

1. Old Lycoming Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, 35 P.S. § 7510.101 et seq., as amended from time to time, and its regulations.

2. 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 Old Lycoming Township.

3. Administration and enforcement of the code within Old Lycoming Township shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the governing body of the Township from time to time by resolution:

A. By the designation of an employee of Old Lycoming Township to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf of the Township.

B. By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of Old Lycoming Township.

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 Old Lycoming Township.

E. By entering into an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry for the plan review, inspections, and enforcement of structures other than one-family or two-family dwelling units and utility and miscellaneous use structures.

4. A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the governing body of Old Lycoming Township 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, the Board of Appeal shall be established by joint action of the participating municipalities.

5. All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were adopted by Old Lycoming Township 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.

6. 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.

7. All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of Old Lycoming Township not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.

8. Old Lycoming Township adopts and will administer and enforce the International Property Maintenance Code. Future editions of and amendments to the IPMC promulgated by the International Code Council shall not be made a part of the Old Lycoming Township Code of Ordinances until adopted pursuant to official action by the Old Lycoming Township Board of Supervisors.

[Amended Ord. No. 289, 2/9/2021]

9. Old Lycoming Township is located in a high radon potential area, as specifically referenced in Table AF 101(1) of the International Residential Code. As such Old Lycoming Township elects to adopt and enforce Appendix F of the International Residential Code pertaining to radon control methods.

10. Fees assessable by Old Lycoming Township for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this Part and the code shall be established by the governing body by resolution, and from time to time may be changed.