Charleston Township hereby elects to administer and enforce
the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of
1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101 through 7210.1103, as amended
and supplemented from time to time, and its regulations.
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters
401 through 405, as amended and supplemented from time to time, is
hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the municipal
building code of Charleston Township.
Administration and enforcement of the code within this Township
shall be undertaken by entering into a contract with a code administrator,
or other entity that is certified and qualified to act as such, for
the administration and enforcement of this Act on behalf of the Township
of Charleston. Charleston Township, by resolution, shall appoint the
code administrator or administrators as the Township deems appropriate.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the
Township of Charleston, as is appropriate by law, 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. Charleston
Township will appoint the appropriate members for the Board of Appeals
as is necessary by law.
Fees assessable by the Code Administrator for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the code shall
be established by the Code Administrator, shall be consistent with
law and shall be approved by the Township of Charleston.