[Adopted 5-13-2004 by Ord. No. 1730 (Ch. 5, Part 10, of the
1986 Code of Ordinances)]
The City of Washington 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 to 405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated
herein by reference as the municipal building code of the City of
Washington.
Administration and enforcement of the code within the City of
Washington shall be undertaken in any of the following ways, as determined
by the governing body of the City of Washington from time to time
by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the municipality to serve as
the municipal code official to act on behalf of the City of Washington,
who shall currently be the Code Enforcement Officer for the City of
Washington or his designee, as designated by the City of Washington.
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the City of Washington.
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 of Washington.
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 of Washington 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 of Washington 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 the City of
Washington not governed by the code shall remain in full force and
effect.
Fees assessable by the City of Washington for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the code shall
be established by the governing body by resolution from time to time.