[Adopted 6-14-2004 by Ord. No. 2418]
The Township of Haverford hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101 through 7210.1103, as amended from time to time, and its regulations.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within Haverford Township shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the Board of Commissioner of Haverford Township from time to time by resolution:
A. 
By the designation of an employee of Haverford Township to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf of the Township;
B. 
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of Haverford Township;
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 Haverford Township; and
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 shall be established by resolution of the Board of Commissioners of Haverford Township 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.
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 14, Art. II, Delaware County Uniform Construction Code Board of Appeals.
A. 
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were adopted by Haverford 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 article 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 Haverford Township not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
The Board of Commissioners shall establish fees for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the code by resolution, which is subject to periodic review and change from time to time.