[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Charleroi as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 5-13-2004 by Ord. No. 960]
The Borough 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 Borough.
Administration and enforcement of the code within the Borough
shall be undertaken in any of the following ways, as determined by
Borough Council from time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the Borough to serve as the
Borough code official to act on behalf of the Borough.
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the Borough.
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 Borough.
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 Borough
Council 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 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 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 Borough
not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the Borough 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.
This article shall be effective five days after the date of
passage of this article.
