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Timestamp: 2020-07-11 17:23:25
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 140', '§ 140', '§ 140', '§ 140', '§ 140', '§ 7210']

Township of North Newton, PA Construction Codes, Uniform
§ 140-2 Adoption and incorporation by reference.
§ 140-4 Board of Appeals.
§ 140-5 Effect of other regulations.
§ 140-6 Fees.
§ 140-7 Effective date.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of North Newton 6-23-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-6-23. Amendments noted where applicable.]
North Newton Township 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 municipal building code of North Newton Township.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within North Newton Township shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the governing body of this Township from time to time by resolution:
By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration and enforcement of this Act on behalf of the Township; or
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of North Newton 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. If at any time enforcement and administration is undertaken jointly with one or more 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 this Township 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 this Township not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the Township for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the code shall be established by the governing body from time to time.
This chapter shall be effective on July 1, 2004.