[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Lehighton 4-26-2004 by Ord. No. 527-2004. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 61.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 109.
Mechanical standards — See Ch. 141.
Plumbing — See Ch. 165.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 171.
The Borough of Lehighton 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 the regulations promulgated thereunder.
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 Lehighton.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within the Borough
of Lehighton shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined
by the Borough Council of the Borough of Lehighton from time to time
by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the Borough of Lehighton to
serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf of the Borough
of Lehighton.
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the Borough of Lehighton.
C.
By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint
administration and enforcement of the Code through an intermunicipal
agreement.
D.
By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration
and enforcement of the Code on behalf of the Borough of Lehighton.
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
Borough Council of the Borough of Lehighton 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 Borough of Lehighton 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 Lehighton not governed by the Code shall remain in full force and
effect.
D.
If any section, subsection, sentence, or clause of this chapter is
held, for any reason, to be invalid, such decision or decisions shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Lehighton for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the Code shall
be established from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council
of the Borough of Lehighton.