Township of Daugherty, PA Chapter 64 CONSTRUCTION CODES, UNIFORM

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Daugherty 3-10-2004 by Ord. No. 114. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 64-1 Election to administer and enforce.

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

Daugherty Township 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, inclusive), and its regulations.

§ 64-2 Adoption of standards.

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401-405, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the municipal building code of Daugherty Township.

§ 64-3 Methods of administration and enforcement.

Administration and enforcement of the code within Daugherty Township shall be undertaken in any of the following ways, as determined by the Supervisors of Daugherty Township from time to time by resolution:

A. By the designation of an employee of Daugherty Township to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf of Daugherty Township.

B. By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of Daugherty Township.

C. By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint administration and enforcement of this Act on behalf of Daugherty Township.

D. By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration and enforcement of this Act on behalf of Daugherty Township.

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.

§ 64-4 Board of Appeals.

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the Supervisors of Daugherty Township in conformity with the requirements of the relevant provisions 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.

§ 64-5 Effect on other provisions.

A. All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were adopted by Daugherty Township 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 Daugherty Township not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.

§ 64-6 Fees.

Fees assessable by Daugherty Township for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the code shall be established by the Supervisors by resolution from time to time.

§ 64-7 Effective date.

This chapter shall be effective on and after April 10, 2004.