[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Monaca 12-7-1993 by Ord. No. 751-A. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Planning Commission — See Ch. 46.
Numbering of buildings — See Ch. 94.
Removal of demolition of buildings — See Ch. 96.
Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 210.
Zoning — See Ch. 245.
Fee schedule — See Ch. A256.
A certain document, two copies of which are on file in the office of the Borough Manager of the Borough of Monaca being marked and designated as the "BOCA National Building Code, 12th Edition, 1993," as published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the building code of the Borough of Monaca, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, penalties, conditions and terms of said BOCA National Building Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made part hereof as if fully set out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in § 92-2 of this chapter.
The following sections are hereby revised as follows:
A. 
Section 101.1, Title, is hereby amended to read as follows:
101.1 Title: These regulations shall be known as the "Building Code of Borough of Monaca," hereinafter referred to as “this code."
B. 
Section 112.3.1, Fee schedule, is hereby amended to read as follows:
1123.1 Fee schedule: A fee for plan examination, building permit and inspection shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule:
Cost of Work
Amount of Fee
Up to $1,000
$7.50
$1,001 to $50,000
$7.50 plus $1.50
$50,001 and above
$81.00 plus $0.75
C. 
Section 116.4, Violation penalties, is hereby amended to read as follows:
[Amended 9-10-1996 by Ord. No. 822]
116.4 Violation penalties: Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan or directive of the code official or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code shall be guilty of a summary offense, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or, in default of payment, by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
D. 
Section 117.2, Unlawful continuance, is hereby amended to read as follows:
117.2 Unlawful continuance: Any person who shall continue any work in or about the structure after having been served with a stop-work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable to a fine of not less than $50 or more than $100.
E. 
Section 3408.2, Applicability, is hereby amended to read as follows:
3408.2 Applicability: Structures existing prior to April 9, 1984, in which there is work involving additions, alterations or changes of occupancy shall be made to conform to the requirements of this section or provisions of Section 3403.0 through 3407.0.
The provisions in Section 3408.2.1 through 3408.2.5 shall apply to existing occupancies that will continue to be or are proposed to be in Use Groups A, B, E, P, M, R and S. These provisions shall not apply to buildings with occupancies in Use Group H or I.