[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Sayre 8-21-2000 by Ord. No. 781. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 55.
Mechanical standards — See Ch. 104.
[Amended 12-18-2019 by Ord. No. 962]
Certain documents, one copy of which is on file in the office of the Borough Council and one copy of which is on file with the Sayre Borough Solicitor, being marked and designated as the "International Plumbing Code," including Appendix Chapters A-G, as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the code of the Borough of Sayre for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of plumbing systems in the Borough of Sayre and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of such International Plumbing Code, 2000 Edition, published by the International Code Council on file in the office of the Borough Secretary are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this chapter.
The following sections are hereby revised:
A. 
In Section 101.1 insert: "Sayre - Appendix A."
B. 
In Section 106.6.2 insert: "Fee Schedule - A-G."
C. 
In Section 106.6.3 insert: "0"; "0."
D. 
In Section 108.4 insert: "Violation of ordinance"; "$1,000"; "30 days."
E. 
In Section 108.5 insert: "$500"; "$1,000."
F. 
In Section 305.6 insert: "24 inches"; "24 inches."
G. 
In Section 904.1 insert: "36 inches."
H. 
In Chapter 13, Codes, insert: "All standards listed."
I. 
The following sections are added:
[Added 12-21-2016 by Ord. No. 938; amended 12-18-2019 by Ord. No. 962]
§ 109.1. Application for appeal.
A person shall have the right to appeal a decision of the Code Official to the Board of Appeals. An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of this Code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this Code do not fully apply or an equally good or better form of construction is proposed.
§ 109.2. Membership of the Board.
The review board shall be the Sayre Code Review Board appointed by the Sayre Borough Council which will hear all appeals of the Code Enforcement Officer’s decision to enforce the ordinance. All appeals shall be filed within 30 days of notice of the violation. Said Appeals Board shall consist of three members appointed by Council for initial terms of one year, two years, and three years. Thereafter each Board member shall, upon the approval by Council, serve a term of five years. The qualifications for the Board will be determined based on the recommendation by the Borough Council who are qualified by experience and training to pass on matters pertaining to the ordinance. The Code Review Board fee shall be $750 plus costs and may be amended from time to time by the municipality for the administration and appeals undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the Code shall be established by the governing body by resolution.
Ordinance No. 705 of the Borough of Sayre entitled "BOCA National Plumbing Code" and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.