[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Emsworth as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Numbering of buildings — See Ch. 81.
Floodplain management — See Ch. 135.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 175.
Sewers — See Ch. 186.
Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 212.
Zoning — See Ch. 245.
[Adopted 6-9-2004 by Ord. No. 941]
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 to 7210.1103, as amended from time to time, and its regulations.
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401 to 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;
D. 
By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration and enforcement of this Act on behalf of this municipality;
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 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. 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 this municipality 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 article 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 this municipality not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the municipality for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the code shall be established by the governing body by resolution time to time.
[Adopted 8-22-2007 by Ord. No. 956]
The 2006 International Building Code, the 2006 International Fire Code, the 2006 International Residential Code, the 2006 International One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code, the 2006 International Mechanical Code, and the 2006 International Property Maintenance Code[1] are hereby adopted as the Building Code, Fire Code, Residential Code, One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code, Mechanical Code, and Property Maintenance Code of the Borough of Emsworth for the regulation of buildings and structures as therein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Building Code, Fire Code, Residential Code, One- and Two Family Dwelling Code, Mechanical Code and Property Maintenance Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this article.
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 175, Property Maintenance, for current standards.
All ordinances of parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
In addition to the violations and penalties in the codes set forth above, any person or entity violating any provisions of this article shall, upon summary conviction thereof before any Justice, pay a fine in an amount of $300 minimum, but not exceeding $1,000, together with costs of prosecution, and, in default of the payment of the fine and costs, shall be subject to imprisonment in the Allegheny County Jail or workhouse for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day that a violation of this article continues to exist shall be considered a separate offense and may be punishable as such.