[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
West Conshohocken 5-11-2004 by Ord. No. 04-08. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Code Enforcement Officer — See Ch. 14.
Building construction — See Ch. 37.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 56.
Housing standards — See Ch. 65.
Plumbing — See Ch. 78.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 82.
Sewers and sewage — See Ch. 93.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 102
Zoning — See Ch. 113.
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 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 Building Code of the Borough.
The International Fuel Gas Code is contained in the Uniform Construction
Code, pursuant to 34 Pa. Code § 403.21(a)(4), and is, therefore,
adopted and incorporated herein by reference.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within the Borough
shall be undertaken in such a way as determined by the Borough's
Council in accordance with the Code from time to time by resolution.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the
Borough's 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 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 chapter 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 chapter and the Code shall be established
by the governing body by resolution from time to time.
