[Adopted 4-8-2004 by Ord. No. 1154; amended
in its entirety 6-10-2004 by Ord. No. 1156 (Ch. 124 of the 1999
Code)]
The Borough of Homestead 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 Borough of Homestead.
By virtue of the submission by the Borough of
Homestead to the jurisdiction of the Allegheny County Health Department
pursuant to the Local Health Administration Law, 16 P.S. §§ 12001
to 12028, the Allegheny County Health Department shall administer
and enforce its Article XV, Rules and Regulations for Plumbing, which
incorporates the International Plumbing Code, and Plumbing Chapters
25 through 32 of the International Residential Code. Article XV shall
take precedence over the International Plumbing Code, Plumbing Chapters
25 through 32 of the International Residential Code where the requirements
of Article XV exceed the requirements of the International Plumbing
and Residential Codes.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within
this Borough of Homestead shall be undertaken as follows:
1.
By the designation
of an employee of the Borough of Homestead to serve as the municipal
code official to act on behalf of the Borough of Homestead;
2.
The Allegheny
County Health Department, Plumbing Division, is hereby designated
to administer and enforce its Article XV, which incorporates the International
Plumbing Code, and Chapters 25 through 32 of the International Residential
Code.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution
of the governing body of the Borough of Homestead 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 the Borough of Homestead's Code enforcement and administration
duties are undertaken jointly with one or more other municipalities,
said Board of Appeals shall be established by joint action of the
participating municipalities, except that any appeals filed with respect
to Article XV of the Allegheny County Health Department Rules and
Regulations with incorporates the International Plumbing Code and
Chapters 25 through 32 of the International Residential Code shall
be conducted in by the Allegheny County Health Department in accordance
with Article XI of the Allegheny County Health Department Rules and
Regulations.
1.
All building code
ordinances or portions of ordinances which were adopted by the Borough
of Homestead 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.
2.
All building code
ordinances or portions of ordinances which are in effect as of the
effective date of this Part and whose requirements are less than the
minimum requirements of the Code are hereby amended to conform with
the comparable provisions of the Code.
3.
All relevant ordinances,
regulations and policies of the Borough of Homestead not governed
by the Code shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Homestead
for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this
Part and the Code shall be established by the governing body by resolution
from time to time, except those fees as required by the Plumbing Division
of the Allegheny County Health Department.
