[HISTORY: Adopted by the of the Council of
the City of Coatesville 4-26-2004 by Ord. No. 1232-2004. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
The City of Coatesville hereby elects to administer
and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act,
Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. §§ 72l0.101 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 of Coatesville.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within
the City of Coatesville shall be undertaken in any of the following
ways as determined by the governing body of the City of Coatesville
from time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the City of Coatesville
to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf of the City
of Coatesville.
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code
officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the City of
Coatesville.
C.
By agreement with one or more other municipalities
for the joint administration and enforcement of this chapter through
an intermunicipal agreement.
D.
By entering into a contract with another municipality
for the administration and enforcement of this chapter on behalf of
this municipality.
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.
A Board
of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the governing body
of the City of Coatesville 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.
B.
Attendance.
[Added 4-22-2013 by Ord. No. 1404-2013]
(1)
Any
member of the Board of Use Registration Appeals absent from three
or more consecutive regular meetings of the Board of Use Registration
Appeals without an approved leave of absence granted by the City Council
after public hearing and prior written notice thereof shall be removed
from the Board of Use Registration Appeals by the City Council of
the City of Coatesville.
(2)
Any
member of the Board of Use Registration Appeals absent from 20% or
more of the regularly scheduled meetings of the Board of Use Registration
Appeals within any one-year period shall be notified in writing by
the City Manager acting on behalf of the City Council of the attendance
requirements of this subsection. Any member of the Board of Use Registration
Appeals who is absent from 20% or more of the regularly scheduled
meetings within a one-year period shall thereafter be removed for
cause from such position by the City Council with prior written notice
after public hearing unless such member resigns in writing or waives
the public hearing in writing.
(3)
Any
member of the Board of Use Registration Appeals may be removed for
cause as determined by the City Council after public hearing and prior
written notice thereof.
(4)
The
provisions of this subsection shall not preclude the removal of any
member of the Board of Use Registration Appeals without cause by the
City Council when authorized by state law, City Charter or City ordinance.
A.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances
which were adopted by the City of Coatesville 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 in the City of Coatesville 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 City of Coatesville not governed by the Code shall remain in
full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the City of Coatesville for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the Code shall be paid in accordance with the schedule of fees as established, from time to time, by ordinance of the City Council as set forth in Chapter 108 of the Code of the City of Coatesville pertaining to the schedule of fees and charges.
