[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Harveys
Lake 5-18-2004 by Ord. No. 2-2004.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Dangerous buildings — See Ch. 7A.
Contractor registration — See Ch. 9.
Driveways and curb cuts — See Ch. 12.
Erosion and sediment control — See Ch. 15A.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 17.
Lake development — See Ch. 24.
Sewage disposal systems — See Ch. 37.
Zoning — See Ch. 50.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance supersedes former Ch. 7,
Building Construction, adopted 2-24-1977 by Ord. No. 2-77, as amended.
The Borough of Harveys Lake 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, Chs. 401 through
405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein
by reference as the Municipal Building Code of the Borough of Harveys Lake.
Administration and enforcement of the code within the Borough of Harveys
Lake shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the
governing body of the Borough of Harveys Lake from time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the Borough of Harveys
Lake to serve as the Municipal Code Official to act on behalf of the Borough
of Harveys Lake.
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials
or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the Borough of Harveys Lake.
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
of Harveys Lake.
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 the Borough of Harveys Lake 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.
A.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances
which were adopted by the Borough of Harveys Lake 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 of Harveys Lake not governed by the code shall remain in full
force and effect.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Harveys Lake 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.