[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Franklin Park 4-21-2004 by Ord.
No. 530-04. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Borough 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 to 405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated
herein by reference as the Building Code of the Borough.
Administration and enforcement of the code within the Borough
shall be undertaken in any of the following ways, as determined by
the governing body of the Borough from time to time by resolution:
A.
By
the designation of an employee of the Borough to serve as the municipal
code official to act on behalf of the Borough;
B.
By
the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the Borough;
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 Borough;
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
governing body of the Borough 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.
A.
All
building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were adopted
by the Borough 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.
C.
All
relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of the Borough not governed
by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the Borough for the administration and enforcement
undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the code shall be established
by the governing body by resolution from time to time.
