[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Monessen 6-21-2004 by Ord. No. 5-2004. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The City 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, 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 building
code of the City.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 2-2012, adopted 5-16-2012, adopted
the 2012 International Existing Building Code, the 2012 International
Building Code, Chapters 20.9 and 31 through 35, and the 2012 International
Fire Code, all issued by the International Code Council, and including
all errata issued by the ICC, as the Existing Buildings Code, the
Building Code and the Fire Prevention Code of the City of Monessen.
Administration and enforcement of the code within
the City shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined
by the governing body of the City from time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the City to serve
as the code official to act on behalf of the City;
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code
officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the City;
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 the
City;
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 governing body of the City 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.
A.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances
which were adopted by the City 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 City not governed by the code shall remain in full force and
effect.
A.
Fees assessable by the City 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.
B.
State fee:
[Added 6-15-2005 by Ord. No. 6-2005]
(1)
In addition to fees currently charged for the issuance
of a construction or building permit issued under the authority of
Act 13 of 2004,[1] the City's Building Code Official shall collect an additional
$2 for every construction permit issued in accordance with the Uniform
Construction Code;
[1]
Editor's Note: Act 13 of 2004 requires any
municipality administering the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code
to collect an additional fee of $2 for every construction permit issued,
to be remitted to the state Department of Economic Development to
be used for education and training purposes associated with the UCC.
(2)
The City's Building Code Official shall remit the
additional $2 collected for every construction permit issued to the
Department of Community and Economic Development within 30 days after
the end of the respective quarterly reporting period.
