[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Manor Township 6-7-2004 by Ord. No.
3-2004. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Board of Supervisors of Manor Township hereby elect to administer
and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Act, Act
45 of 1999,[1] as amended from time to time, and its regulations.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 7210.101 et seq.
The Uniform Construction Code Act 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 Manor Township.
Administration and enforcement of the Code and its regulations
within Manor Township shall be undertaken by either the designation
of an employee of Manor Township to serve as the Municipal Code Official
or by retention of one or more Construction Code Officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of Manor Township.
A.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by ordinance of Manor Township
in conformity with the requirements of the relevant provisions of
the General Local Government Code, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2301 et
seq., by establishing a joint board of appeals in conjunction with
the seven municipalities that are members of the Lancaster Intermunicipal
Municipal Committee, which joint board of appeals should be known
as the "Central Lancaster County Uniform Construction Code Board of
Appeals" through an intermunicipal agreement. The seven municipalities
that are members of the Lancaster Intermunicipal Committee are: East
Petersburg Borough, Manor Township, Millersville Borough, Mountville
Borough, Pequea Township, West Hempfield Township, and West Lampeter
Township.
B.
Appeals pertaining to the accessibility requirements of the code
shall not be heard by the Board of Appeals, but shall be filed with
and considered by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
for project modification approval.
A.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were
adopted by Manor Township on or before July 1, 1999 (including Ordinance
No. 4-89, relating to fire prevention and fire protection in rental
units and/or multiple-family dwelling units), and which equal or exceed
the requirements of the code and its regulations, shall continue in
full force and effect until such time as such provisions fail to equal
or exceed the minimum requirements of the code and its regulations,
as amended from time to time.
B.
All building codes or portions of building codes which are in effect
as of the effective date of this chapter and whose requirements are
less than the minimum requirements of the Pennsylvania Construction
Code Act and its regulations shall be amended to conform with the
comparable provisions and regulations of the Pennsylvania Construction
Code Act.
C.
All relevant ordinances, regulations, and policies of Manor Township
not governed by the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act and its regulations
shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by Manor Township for the administration and
enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the Pennsylvania
Construction Code Act shall be established by the governing body by
resolution from time to time.
This chapter shall be effective on July 7, 2004.
