[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Lower Saucon as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Brush, grass and weeds — See Ch. 59.
Numbering of buildings — See Ch. 69.
Earth disturbances — See Ch. 77.
Electrical standards — See Ch. 79.
Floodplain management — See Ch. 90.
Sewers — See Ch. 130.
Stormwater management — See Ch. 137.
Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 145.
Water — See Ch. 174.
Zoning — See Ch. 180.
[Adopted 6-16-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-06[1]]
Lower Saucon 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 the regulations promulgated thereunder.
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 municipal
building code of Lower Saucon Township.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within
Lower Saucon Township shall be undertaken in any of the following
ways as determined by the Council of Lower Saucon Township from time
to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of Lower Saucon
Township to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf
of Lower Saucon Township;
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code
officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of Lower Saucon
Township;
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 Lower
Saucon 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.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution
of the Council of Lower Saucon 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.
[Amended 6-3-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-03]
All building code ordinances and regulations
in effect on July 1, 1999, which contain provisions which equal or
exceed the specific requirements of the Uniform Construction Code
shall remain in effect until such time as any such provisions fail
to equal or exceed the minimum requirements of the regulations of
the Uniform Construction Code, as amended, at which time the provisions
of such ordinances and regulations shall be amended to provide for
the minimum requirements of the regulations promulgated pursuant to
the Uniform Construction Code, as amended.
Concerning the "Fire Code" portion of the Uniform
Construction Code, all code ordinances or portions of ordinances,
which were adopted by Lower Saucon 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 code, as amended from
time to time. Any ordinances or portions of ordinances currently in
effect whose requirements are less than the minimum requirements of
the code are hereby amended to conform to the comparable provisions
of the code.
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies
of Lower Saucon Township not governed by the code shall remain in
full force and effect.
Fees assessable by Lower Saucon Township for
the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article
and the code shall be established by Council by resolution from time
to time.
