[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Homestead 4-8-2004 by Ord. No. 1154; amended in its entirety 6-10-2004 by Ord. No.
1156. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
The Borough of Homestead hereby elects to administer
and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act,
Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101 through 7210.1130,
as amended from time to time, and its regulations.
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in
34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401 through 405, as amended from time to time,
is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the municipal
building code of the Borough of Homestead.
By virtue of the submission by the Borough of
Homestead to the jurisdiction of the Allegheny County Health Department
pursuant to the Local Health Administration Law, 16 P.S. §§ 12001
to 12028, the Allegheny County Health Department shall administer
and enforce its Article XV, Rules and Regulations for Plumbing, which
incorporates the International Plumbing Code, and plumbing Chapters
25 through 32 of the International Residential Code. Article XV shall
take precedence over the International Plumbing Code, plumbing Chapters
25 through 32 of the International Residential Code where the requirements
of Article XV exceed the requirements of the International Plumbing
and Residential Codes.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within
this Borough of Homestead shall be undertaken as follows:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the Borough of
Homestead to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf
of the Borough of Homestead;
B.
The Allegheny County Health Department, Plumbing Division,
is hereby designated to administer and enforce its Article XV, which
incorporates the International Plumbing Code, and Chapters 25 through
32 of the International Residential Code.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution
of the governing body of the Borough of Homestead 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 the Borough of Homestead's Code enforcement and administration
duties are undertaken jointly with one or more other municipalities,
said Board of Appeals shall be established by joint action of the
participating municipalities, except that any appeals filed with respect
to Article XV of the Allegheny County Health Department Rules and
Regulations with incorporates the International Plumbing Code and
Chapters 25 through 32 of the International Residential Code shall
be conducted in by the Allegheny County Health Department in accordance
with Article XI of the Allegheny County Health Department Rules and
Regulations.
A.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances
which were adopted by the Borough of Homestead 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 the Borough of Homestead not governed by the Code shall remain
in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Homestead
for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this
chapter and the Code shall be established by the governing body by
resolution from time to time, except those fees as required by the
Plumbing Division of the Allegheny County Health Department.
