Township of Shippensburg, PA Chapter 171 Construction Codes, Uniform

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Shippensburg Township as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]

Article I Administration and Enforcement of Pennsylvania Construction Code

[Adopted 4-3-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-05]

§ 171-1 Election to administer and enforce.

Shippensburg Township 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.

§ 171-2 Adoption and incorporation by reference.

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 Shippensburg Township

§ 171-3 Administration and enforcement.

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

A. By the designation of an employee of the 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 the Township;

C. By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint administration and enforcement of the Act through an intermunicipal agreement;

D. By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration and enforcement of the Act on behalf of this Township;

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.

§ 171-4 Establishment of Board of Appeals.

A board of appeals shall be established by resolution of the governing body of Shippensburg 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, said board of appeals shall be established by joint action of the participating municipalities.

§ 171-5 Amendments; continuation.

A. All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were adopted by Shippensburg 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 Uniform Construction Code, as amended.

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 Uniform Construction Code.

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

§ 171-6 Fees.

Fees assessable by the Township 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.

§ 171-7 When effective.

This article shall be effective five days after the date of passage of this article.

§ 171-8 Validity.

If any section, subsection, sentence, or clause of this article is held, for any reason, to be invalid, such decision or decisions shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this article.