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City of Pittston, PA
Luzerne County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Pittston 6-30-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-1. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Dangerous buildings — See Ch. 165.
Electrical standards and electricians — See Ch. 223.
Fire and safety inspections — See Ch. 248.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 260.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 370.
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 the City of Pittston.
Administration and enforcement of the code within the City of Pittston shall be undertaken in any of the following ways, as determined by the governing body of the City of Pittston from time to time by resolution:
A. 
By the designation of an employee of the City of Pittston to serve as the City of Pittston's Building Code Official to act on behalf of the City of Pittston;[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the City of Pittston;
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 City of Pittston;
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 (see Chapter 7, Article II) shall be established by resolution of the governing body of the City of Pittston 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.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A. 
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were adopted by the City of Pittston 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 this municipality not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
[1]
Editor's Note: The following ordinances were in effect at the time of adoption of the Uniform Construction Code by the City: Ord. Nos. 483 and 1958-3 (heating equipment regulations); 1964-1 (1952 American Public Health Association Housing Standards); 1964-2 (1960 BOCA Building Construction Code); 1967-12 (1965 BOCA Building Construction Code); 1972-8 (1970 BOCA Building Construction Code); 1972-10 (1970 BOCA Housing Code); 1972-11 (1970 BOCA Plumbing Code); 1972-12 (1971 National Electrical Code); and 1987-7 (City of Pittston Electrical Code).
Fees assessable by the City of Pittston 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.