Source: http://stockertown.org/construction.htm
Timestamp: 2018-03-24 11:51:15
Document Index: 697064134

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 98', '§ 98', '§ 98', '§ 98', '§ 98', '§ 98']

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Stockertown 6-7-2004 by Ord. No. 246. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Open burning — See Ch. 91.
§ 98-1 Election to administer and enforce.
§ 98-2 Regulations adopted by reference.
§ 98-3 Methods of administration and enforcement.
§ 98-4 Board of Appeals.
§ 98-5 Effect on other provisions.
§ 98-7 Effective date.
The Borough of Stockertown hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999,
as amended from time to time, and its regulations.
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code Chapters 401 to 405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the Municipal Building Code of the Borough of Stockertown.
Administration and enforcement of the code within the Borough of Stockertown shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by Borough Council of the Borough of Stockertown from time to time by resolution:
By the designation of an employee of the Borough of Stockertown to serve as the Municipal Code Official to act on behalf of the Borough of Stockertown;
By the retention of one or more Construction Code Officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the Borough of Stockertown;
By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration and enforcement of this Act on behalf of the Borough of Stockertown;
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of Borough Council of the Borough of Stockertown 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, the 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 Stockertown 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 Stockertown not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Stockertown for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the code shall be established by Borough Council by resolution from time to time.
This chapter shall be effective on July 8, 2004.