Township of Ridley, PA Chapter 105 Construction Codes, Uniform

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Ridley 6-23-2004 by Ord. No. 1856. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Board of appeals — See Ch. 9, Art. IX.

Electrical standards — See Ch. 120.

Energy conservation — See Ch. 122.

Excavations and grading — See Ch. 129.

Fire prevention — See Ch. 135.

Fuel gas code — See Ch. 140, Art. IV.

Mechanical standards — See Ch. 181.

Plumbing — See Ch. 216.

Sewers — See Ch. 237.

Stormwater management — See Ch. 260.

Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 264.

Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 268.

Walls and fences — See Ch. 310.

Zoning — See Ch. 325.

§ 105-1 Election to administer and enforce.

Ridley Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101-7210.1103, as amended from time to time, and its regulations.

§ 105-2 Adoption of Code.

The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401-405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the municipal building code of Ridley Township. However, the exceptions listed in § 403.42(c)(1) and § 403.62(c)(1) and (2) are deleted and, to the extent that they currently or will in the future require permits, then the permitting requirements will continue in full force and effect.

§ 105-3 Administration and enforcement.

Administration and enforcement of the Code within Ridley Township shall be undertaken in any of the following ways, as determined by the governing body of Ridley Township from time to time by resolution:

A. By the designation of an employee of Ridley Township to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf of Ridley Township;

B. By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of Ridley Township;

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 Ridley Township;

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.

§ 105-4 Board of appeals. [1]

A. A board of appeals shall be established by resolution of the Board of Commissioners of Ridley Township 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.

B. 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.

[1] Editor's Note: See Ch. 9, Art. IX.

§ 105-5 Effect on preexisting ordinances.

A. All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were adopted by Ridley Township on or before July 1, 1999, and which equal or exceed the requirements of this code shall continue in full force and effect until such time as such provisions fail to equal or exceed the minimum requirement of this 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 Ridley Township not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.

§ 105-6 Fees.

Fees assessable by Ridley Township for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the code shall be established by the Board of Commissioners by resolution from time to time.