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The "Borough of Bridgeville Minimum Construction Standards and Details" as prepared by the Borough Engineer, attached hereto as Exhibit A[1] hereof and incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth at length herein, which establishes minimum standards for the repair, improvement or construction of public infrastructure within the Borough of Bridgeville, be and are hereby adopted as the minimum construction standards and details of the Borough of Bridgeville, which standards and details shall be adhered to for all public infrastructure whether commissioned by a public entity or by a private entity in anticipation of dedication of same to the Borough, or as otherwise required under applicable ordinances, with copies thereof to be maintained on file in the Office of the Borough Manager and made available to the public upon request.
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Editor's Note: Said exhibit is on file in Borough offices.
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All zoning and land development plans and approvals, and any other approvals, permits, or contracts, which include or contemplate construction or installation of any proposed public infrastructure within the Borough, including but not limited to roadways, sanitary sewers, and storm sewers, shall conform to the minimum construction standards and details adopted hereunder.
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In addition to those other powers and remedies at law or in equity reserved to the Borough hereby and otherwise provided under law, the duly appointed Zoning Officer shall serve as the Code Enforcement Officer empowered hereby to enforce all of the provisions of this Part. The duties of the Code Enforcement Officer hereunder shall include the following:
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Administer and enforce the provisions of this Part;
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Institute civil enforcement proceedings as a means of enforcement when acting within the scope of his/her employment;
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Issue building permits, certificates of occupancy, sign permits and other applicable permits solely in compliance with the provisions hereof;
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Inspect all structures for which a building permit, occupancy permit, sign permit, or any other applicable permit has been applied for or issued to determine compliance with this Part and make all the inspections necessary to enforce the provisions of this Part.
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It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, alter, extend, repair, remove, demolish, maintain, fail to maintain, provide, fail to provide, occupy, let another occupy or permit another person to occupy any premise, structure, or equipment regulated by this Part, or to cause same to be done contrary to or in conflict with or in violation of any of the provisions of this Part, or to fail to obey a lawful order of the Code Enforcement Officer, or to remove or deface a plaque order notice posted under the provisions of this Part.
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The enforcement notice issued hereunder shall contain the following information:
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The name of the owner of record and any other person against whom the municipality intends to take action;
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The location of the property in violation;
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The specific violation with a description of the requirements which have not been met, citing in each instance the applicable provisions of this Part and/or the minimum construction standards and details adopted hereby;
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The date before which the steps for compliance must be commenced and the date before which such steps must be completed;
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That the recipient of the notice has the right to appeal to the Borough of Bridgeville Construction Code Board of Appeals within a prescribed period of time in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Part, which Board of Appeals shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any and all appeals from enforcement notices issued pursuant hereto and shall conduct said proceedings in conformance with the procedures as authorized and set forth in Chapter 5 of the Borough of Bridgeville Code of Ordinances (which provides for the establishment of a Board of Appeals for matters arising under the Borough's Property Maintenance Code, BOCA and under the Uniform Construction Code);
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That failure to comply with an enforcement notice within the time specified, unless extended by appeal to the Board of Appeals, constitutes a violation, with possible sanctions and penalties as clearly described.
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Any person affected by a decision of the Code Enforcement Officer or by an enforcement notice or other order issued under this Code shall have the right to appeal to the Borough of Bridgeville UCC Board of Appeals, provided that a written application for appeal is filed within 30 days after the enforcement notice or other notice of determination is issued. An application for appeal shall be filed with the Borough Manager, who shall forthwith transmit same to the Chairman of the Board of Appeals. The application for appeal shall specify the specific grounds therefore and shall be based on a claim that the true language or intent of this Code has been incorrectly interpreted, that the cited provision of this Code does not fully apply, or that the requirements of this Code are adequately satisfied by other means.
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Enforcement Remedies. Any person, partnership or corporation who or which has violated or permitted the violation of the provisions of this Part shall, upon being found liable therefore in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Borough, pay a judgment of not more than $1,000 plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the Borough as a result thereof. No judgment shall commence or be imposed, levied or payable until the date of the determination of a violation by the District Justice. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Borough may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation, unless the District Justice, determining that there was a good faith basis for the person, partnership or corporation violating this Part to have believed that there was no such violation, in which event there shall be deemed to have been only one such violation until the fifth day following the date of the determination of the violation by the District Justice and thereafter each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. All judgments, costs, and reasonable attorney's fees collected for the violation of this Part shall be paid over to the Borough.
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Other Remedies. In case any building, structure, landscaping or land is, or is proposed to be, erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, converted, maintained or used in violation of this Part, the Borough Councilmembers, or with the approval of the Borough Councilmembers, an Officer of the Borough, in addition to other remedies, may institute an action in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, or take such other lawful actions as provided under law, to correct, prevent, or abate any violation of this Part.
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No person or corporation shall be permitted to commence construction of any new or renovated structure without first securing a building permit from the Borough Code Enforcement Officer, which building permit shall be issued only in conformance herewith and in conformance with all other applicable laws, ordinances, building codes (including but not limited to the Uniform Construction Code of Pennsylvania, as amended from time to time), and other rules and regulations governing same.
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No person or corporation shall be permitted to occupy any new or renovated vacated structure without securing an occupancy permit from the Borough Code Enforcement Officer, which occupancy permit shall be issued only in conformance herewith.
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All other ordinances or parts of any ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of any inconsistency herewith.
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In the event that any section or sections of this Part, or parts of the same, shall be declared to be invalid by any Court of competent authority, the remaining provisions of this Part shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding.
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Nothing in this Part or in the Minimum Construction Standards and Details adopted hereby or hereunder shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding pending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing, under any act or ordinance hereby repealed or superseded by enactment of this Part; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by the ordinance.
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The Manager of the Borough of Bridgeville shall certify the adoption of this Part, and shall cause the same to be published as required by law; and this Part shall take effect and be enforced from and after its enactment as provided under law.