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Timestamp: 2019-08-24 20:06:30
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 52', '§ 52', '§ 52', '§ 52', '§ 52', '§ 52', '§ 7210']

Borough of Matamoras, PA Construction Code, Uniform
§ 52-1 Election to administer and enforce state standards.
§ 52-2 Adoption and incorporation by reference.
§ 52-3 Methods of administration and enforcement.
§ 52-4 Board of Appeals.
§ 52-5 Effect on other regulations.
§ 52-7 Amendments to Uniform Construction Code.
Chapter 52 Construction Code, Uniform
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Matamoras 7-6-2004 by Ord. No. 276. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Building permits — — See Ch. 48.
Unsafe buildings — — See Ch. 49.
Property maintenance — — See Ch. 93.
Subdivision of land — — See Ch. 108.
The Borough of Matamoras hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.5. §§ 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 Matamoras.
Administration and enforcement of the code within the Borough of Matamoras shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the governing body of the Borough of Matamoras from time to time by resolution:
By the designation of an employee of the Borough of Matamoras to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf of the Borough of Matamoras;
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the Borough of Matamoras;
By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration and enforcement of this Act on behalf of the Borough of Matamoras;
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the governing body of the Borough of Matamoras in conformity with the requirements of the relevant provisions of the code, as amended from time to time, and for the purpose 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.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were adopted by the Borough of Matamoras 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.
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of the Borough of Matamoras not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Matamoras 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.
[Added 7-7-2009 by Ord. No. 309]
The following amendments shall amend the Uniform Construction Code and be adopted for the Construction Code in the Borough of Matamoras:
Section 403.1(b), Exclusions and Exemptions, Subsection (3) shall be modified by the italicized words to read as follows: "The following structures if the structure has a building area less than 200 square feet. . . ."