[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the Borough of Darby 7-7-2004 by Ord. No. 706, approved 7-7-2004. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Planning Commission — See Ch. 22.
Stormwater management — See Ch. 124.
Dangerous structures — See Ch. 127.
Zoning — See Ch. 153.
The Borough of Darby hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. § 7210.101 et seq., as amended from time to time, and its regulations now contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401 through 405, as amended from time to time.[1]
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Editor's Note: The 2009 editions of the International Codes are in effect in Pennsylvania.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within the Borough of Darby shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by Borough Council from time to time by resolution:
A. 
By the designation of a Borough employee to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf of the Borough;
B. 
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the Borough;
C. 
By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint administration and enforcement of the code through an intermunicipal agreement;
D. 
By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration and enforcement of the code on behalf of the Borough;
E. 
By entering into an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry for plan review, inspections and enforcement regarding structures other than one-family or two-family dwelling units and/or utility and miscellaneous use structures.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of Borough Council in conformity with the requirements of the code and for the purposes set forth therein. If at any time enforcement and administration is undertaken jointly with one or more other municipalities, the 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 the Borough of Darby 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.
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 to the comparable provisions of the code.
C. 
All relevant ordinances, regulations, and policies of the Borough of Darby not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Darby for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the code shall be established by Borough Council by the resolution from time to time.