[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
of Robinson as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 5-10-2004 by Ord. No. 3-2004]
The Township of Robinson 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 Township of Robinson.
Administration and enforcement of the code within the Township
of Robinson shall be undertaken in any of the following ways, as determined
by the governing body of the Township of Robinson from time to time
by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the Township to serve as the
municipal code official to act on behalf of the Township;
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the Township;
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 Township; or
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
Board of Commissioners of the Township of Robinson 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.
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of the Township
of Robinson not governed by the code shall remain in full force and
effect.
To the extent that the provisions of the Allegheny County Health
Department Plumbing Code ("Code"), adopted after October 31, 1996,
comply with Chapters 3 and 5 of the Act and equal or exceed the requirements
of the International Plumbing Code, then the Township of Robinson
adopts the code as its standard plumbing code, as authorized by Sections
503 and 1101 of the Act, 53 P.S. §§ 7210.503 and 7210.1101.
A.
The Township of Robinson shall enforce the Allegheny County Health
Department Plumbing Code through the Allegheny County Health Department
Plumbing Section, a duly certified plumbing inspection third-party
agency meeting all of the statutory requirements set forth in the
code.
Fees assessable by the Township of Robinson for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the code shall
be established by the Board of Commissioners by resolution from time
to time.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 105-8, Building permit
requirement, added 9-11-2006 by Ord. No. 14-2006, was repealed 10-11-2010
by Ord. No. 9-2010.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 105-9, Repealer, added
9-11-2006 by Ord. No. 14-2006, was repealed 10-11-2010 by Ord. No.
9-2010.
[Adopted 10-10-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any structure which is occupied and utilized as a business
or professional office, bank or financial institution, hotel, motel,
restaurant, health club facility, child-care facility, manufacturing
facility, research and development facility, warehouse or similar
type of use within the Township.
The Fire Code Official is authorized to conduct annual inspections
of commercial structures within the Township in accordance with the
provisions of the 2003 International Fire Code, as amended.
