[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Langhorne 7-7-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-04. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code Chapters 401 through 405, as amended from time to time, excepted those provisions specifically excluded by resolution, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the municipal building code of the Borough of Langhorne.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Administration and enforcement of the Code within the Borough of Langhorne shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the Borough Council of the Borough of Langhorne from time to time by resolution:
A. 
By the designation of an employee of the Borough of Langhorne to serve as the Building Code Official to act on behalf of the Borough of Langhorne;
B. 
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the Borough of Langhorne;
C. 
By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint administration and enforcement of the Act through an inter-municipal agreement;
D. 
By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration and enforcement of the Act on behalf of the Borough of Langhorne; and
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.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the Borough Council of the Borough of Langhorne 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.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
The following codes and ordinances shall be in effect in the Borough of Langhorne unless specifically excluded or altered:
A. 
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were adopted by the Borough of Langhorne 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.
B. 
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which are in effect as of the effective date of this chapter and whose requirements are less than the minimum requirements of the Code are hereby amended to conform with the comparable provisions of the Code or stricter requirements of other codes and ordinances.
C. 
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of the Borough of Langhorne not governed by the Code shall remain in full force and effect.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Fees assessable by the Borough of Langhorne for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the Code shall be established by the Borough Council of the Borough of Langhorne by resolution from time to time. The fee structure in effect as of the effective date of this chapter shall continue in effect until altered by resolution.
This chapter shall become effective in accordance with the provisions of the Borough Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.[1]
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Editor's Note: See 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 3301.
If any section, subsection, sentence, or clause of this chapter is held, for any reason, to be invalid, such decision or decisions shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.