[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Lower
Burrell as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 5-10-2004 by Ord. No. 1-2004]
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 through 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 municipal building code of
the City.
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 municipal
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 herein. 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 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 not
governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the City 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.