The City of Bradford hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions
of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, 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 the City of Bradford.
Administration and enforcement of the code within the City of Bradford
shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the City
Council of the City of Bradford from time to time by resolution:
A. By the designation of an employee of the City of Bradford
to serve as the Municipal Code Official to act on behalf of the City of Bradford.
B. By the retention of one or more construction code officials
or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the City of Bradford.
C. By agreement with one or more 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 City of
Bradford.
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 City Council
of the City of Bradford 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 the City of Bradford for the administration and enforcement
undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the code shall be established by the
City Council by resolution from time to time.
Current Bradford City Code Ord. No. 3094, as amended, adopted by the City Council of the City of Bradford on August 26, 1986, contained in the City Code at Chapter
80, is hereby repealed in its entirety.