[Adopted 7-12-2004 by Ord. No. 04-01]
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
401-405, 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 the City of
Shamokin 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 City of Shamokin to serve
as the municipal Code Official to act on behalf of the City.
B. By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the City.
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
Council of the City of Shamokin 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 City of Shamokin for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the code shall
be established by the Council of the City of Shamokin by resolution
from time to time.
This article shall be effective July 8, 2004.
If any section, sentence, or clause of this article is held,
for any reason, to be invalid, such decisions shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this article.