[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of New Garden 6-14-2004 by Ord. No. 154. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Unsafe buildings — See Ch. 64.
Floodplain management — See Ch. 96.
Lot alterations — See Ch. 112.
Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 170.
Zoning — See Ch. 200.
The Township of New Garden hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, as amended from time to time, and its regulations.
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 the Township of New Garden.
Administration and enforcement of the code within the Township of New Garden shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the governing body of this municipality from time to time by resolution:
A. 
By the retention of one or more third-party agencies to act on behalf of the Township of New Garden.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the governing body of the Township of New Garden in conformity with the requirements of the relevant provisions of the code, as amended from time to time, and for the purpose set forth therein. If at any time enforcement and administration is undertaken jointly with one or more municipalities, the 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 Township of New Garden on or before July 1, 1999, and which equal or exceed 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 this municipality not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the municipality 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.