[Ord. 1981, 4/12/2004]
Pottstown Borough hereby elects to administer and enforce the
provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999,
35 P.S. §§ 7210.101 — 7210.1103, as
amended from time to time, and its regulations.
[Ord. 1981, 4/12/2004; as amended by Ord. 2007, 10/11/2005,
§ 2]
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 PaCode, Chapters
401 — 405, as amended from time to time, is hereby
adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the Municipal Building
Code of Pottstown Borough. The Uniform Construction Code is hereby
readopted to specifically acknowledge the standards established by
the Pottstown Borough Authority with respect to Standards for Technical
Specifications and Regulations as they relate to the construction
of water mains and appurtenances and sanitary sewers and appurtenances.
[Ord. 1981, 4/12/2004]
Administration and enforcement of the Code within Pottstown
Borough shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined
by The Burgess and Town Council of the Borough of Pottstown, from
time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of Pottstown Borough, to serve
as the Municipal Code Official to act on behalf of Pottstown Borough;
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of Pottstown Borough;
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 other municipality for the administration
and enforcement of this Act on behalf of Pottstown Borough;
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.
[Ord. 1981, 4/12/2004]
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of The
Burgess and Town Council of the Borough of Pottstown 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.
[Ord. 1981, 4/12/2004]
Until specific amendments are enacted to the Pottstown Borough
Code of Ordinances to reflect additional changes:
A.
All Building Code Ordinances or portions of ordinances which were
adopted by Pottstown Borough 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 Part 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 Pottstown Borough
not governed by the Code shall remain in full force and effect.
[Ord. 1981, 4/12/2004]
Fees assessable by the Borough of Pottstown for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this Part and the Code shall
be established by the Burgess and Town Council of the Borough of Pottstown
by resolution from time to time.
