Borough of Sellersville, PA Article III Building Code

[Adopted 7-10-1995 by Ord. No. 593;[1] amended in its entirety 9-13-1999 by Ord. No. 615]

[1] Editor's Note: This article is superseded by Ord. No. 638, adopted 6-15-2004, by which the Borough elected to administer and enforce the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code, except to the extent that this article's provisions are more restrictive.

§ 58-27 Adoption of standards.

A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Borough Manager/Secretary of the Borough of Sellersville, being marked and designated as the "BOCA National Building Code, Fourteenth Edition, 1999," as published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the Borough of Sellersville, County of Bucks, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said BOCA National Building Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this article, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in § 58-29 of this article.

§ 58-28 Repealer.

All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

§ 58-29 Additions, insertions and changes.

The following sections are hereby revised as follows:

A. Section 101.1. Change to read:

Title: These regulations shall be known as the Building Code of the Borough of Sellersville, hereinafter referred to as "this code."

B. Section 112.3.1. Change to read:

Fee Schedule: A fee for each plan examination, building permit and inspection shall be paid in accordance with the schedule of fees established by resolution of the Borough Council.

C. Section 116.4. Change to read:

[Amended 10-12-2015 by Ord. No. 703]

Violation penalties: Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter, or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan or directive of the code officials, or a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be prosecuted in the same manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure and upon conviction shall be sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed $1,000 per violation, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough of Sellersville, or to imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both. Violations of more than one provision of this section shall constitute separate violations. Each day that a violation of any provision of this section continues or occurs shall constitute a separate violation.

D. Section 117.2. Change to read:

[Amended 10-12-2015 by Ord. No. 703]

Unlawful continuance: Any person who shall continue any work in or about the structure after having been served with a stop order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be prosecuted in the same manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure and upon conviction shall be sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed $1,000 per violation, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough of Sellersville, or to imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both. Violations of more than one provision of this section shall constitute separate violations. Each day that a violation of any provision of this section continues or occurs shall constitute a separate violation.

E. Section 3408.2 (first paragraph). Change to read:

Applicability: Structures existing prior to September 13, 1999, in which there is work involving additions, alterations, or changes of occupancy, shall be made to conform to the requirements of this section or the provisions of Sections 3402.0 through 3407.0.

§ 58-30 Construal of provisions.

Nothing in this article or in the building code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding impending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing, under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in § 58-28 of this article; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired, or affected by this article.