[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Oakmont 8-9-2004 by Ord. No. O25-2004. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
The Borough of Oakmont hereby elects to administer
and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act,
Act 45 of 1899, 35 P.S., §§ 7210.101-7210.1103, 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 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 Oakmont Borough Council 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 the
Borough; 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 7-3-2017 by Ord.
No. O25-2017]
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of Oakmont
Borough Council 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. Further, the Board of Appeals may adjudicate appeals,
consistent with the Local Agency Law,[1] relating to other ordinances as provided for by the Oakmont
Borough Code.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 2 Pa.C.S.A. § 105 et seq.
A.
All Building Code ordinances or portions of ordinances
which were adopted by the Borough of Oakmont 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.
D.
The Borough
of Oakmont will dissolve the existing Oakmont Borough UCC Board of
Appeals upon the formation of the joint Allegheny Valley North Council
of Governments Uniform Construction Code Construction Appeals Board.
[Added 3-18-2024 by Ord. No. O1-2024]
Fees assessable by the Borough for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the Code shall
be established by Borough Council by resolution from time to time.
[Amended 2-14-2005 by Ord. No. O10-2005]
This chapter shall be effective as of the 14th
day of February, 2005.
