Dallas Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions
of the Pennsylvania Construction Code, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. § 7210.101
through § 7210.1103, as amended from time to time, and its regulations.
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa Code, Chapters 401
through 405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated
herein by reference as the municipal building code of Dallas Township.
Administration and enforcement of the code within Dallas Township shall
be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the governing
body of Dallas Township from time to time by resolution:
A. By the designation of an employee of Dallas Township
to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf of Dallas Township;
B. By the retention of one or more construction code officials
or third-party agencies to act on behalf of Dallas 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 Dallas Township;
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.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the governing
body of Dallas 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.
Fees assessable by Dallas Township 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.