This municipality 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 this municipality.
Administration and enforcement of the code within
this municipality 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 designation of an employee of the municipality
to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf of the municipality;
B. By the retention of one or more construction code
officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the municipality;
C. By agreement with one or more other municipalities
for the joint administration and enforcement of this Act through an
intermunicipal agreement.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution
of the governing body of this municipality 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.
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.
This chapter shall be effective July 8, 2004,
after the date of passage of this chapter.