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8 PA Cons Stat § 32A01 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 32A - Uniform Construction Code, Property Maintenance Code and Reserved Powers|Section 32A01 - Primacy of Uniform Construction Code

§ 32A01. Primacy of Uniform Construction Code. (a) General rule.--The following shall apply to the construction, alteration, repair and occupancy of all buildings and structures within a borough:  (1) The Pennsylvania Construction Code. (2) The Uniform Construction Code adopted under section 301 of the Pennsylvania Construction Code.  (b) Primacy.--This section and any ordinance, rule or regulation adopted under this section shall not supersede or abrogate the Pennsylvania Construction Code or the Uniform Construction Code and shall be construed and read in pari materia with the Pennsylvania Construction Code and the Uniform Construction Code.
8 PA Cons Stat § 32A02 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 32A - Uniform Construction Code, Property Maintenance Code and Reserved Powers|Section 32A02 - Changes in Uniform Construction Code

§ 32A02. Changes in Uniform Construction Code.  A borough may propose and enact an ordinance to equal or exceed the minimum requirements of the Uniform Construction Code in accordance with section 503 of the Pennsylvania Construction Code. Any ordinance exceeding the provisions of the Uniform Construction Code shall be required to meet the standards under section 503(j)(2) of the Pennsylvania Construction Code.
8 PA Cons Stat § 32A03 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 32A - Uniform Construction Code, Property Maintenance Code and Reserved Powers|Section 32A03 - Public nuisance

§ 32A03. Public nuisance.   (a) Abatement.--Except as provided under subsection (b), any building, housing or property or a part of any building, housing or property erected, altered, extended, reconstructed, removed or maintained, contrary to the provisions of an ordinance passed for the purposes specified under this chapter, may be declared, by a court of law, a public nuisance and may be abatable.  (b) Exception.--A violation of the Uniform Construction Code or any ordinance that equals or exceeds the Uniform Construction Code shall be subject to the Pennsylvania Construction Code and the regulations adopted under the Pennsylvania Construction Code relating to enforcement for noncompliance.
8 PA Cons Stat § 32A05 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 32A - Uniform Construction Code, Property Maintenance Code and Reserved Powers|Section 32A05 - Reserved powers

§ 32A05. Reserved powers.   (a) Power.--If, as a result of legislative action or final order of court which is not subject to appellate review, the Uniform Construction Code or any replacement code is no longer applicable in boroughs, a borough may: (1) Enact and enforce ordinances to govern and regulate the following in relation to a building and housing, parts of a building and housing or a facility and service in or about a building or housing: (i) Construction, reconstruction, alteration, extension, repair and conversion. (ii) Maintenance. (iii) Occupation. (iv) Sanitation. (v) Ventilation, heating, egress, lighting, electrical wiring, water supply, toilet facilities, drainage, plumbing, fire prevention and fireproofing, including limitations under which only buildings of noncombustible material and fireproofed roofs are used in construction. (vi) Erection or substantial reconstruction. (vii) Use and inspection. (viii) Sanitation and inspection of land attached to a building or housing. (2) Require that the approval of plans and specifications are secured before construction, reconstruction, alteration, extension, repair or conversion of a building is started. (3) Appoint and determine the compensation of the following: (i) Building inspectors. (ii) Housing inspectors. (iii) Property maintenance inspectors. (iv) Fire prevention inspectors. (v) Electrical inspectors. (vi) Plumbing inspectors. (4) In addition to penalties provided by an ordinance, institute actions to do any of the following: (i) Prevent or restrain the unlawful construction, reconstruction, alteration, extension, repair, conversion, maintenance, use or occupation of property located within the borough. (ii) Restrain, correct or abate a violation. (iii) Prevent the use or occupancy of a building, housing or structure.  (b) Codes.--The following shall apply: (1) A code under subsection (a)(1) may be combined or separately enacted or combined with a property maintenance code. (2) A borough may adopt, amend or incorporate by reference any standard or nationally recognized code or any variations or changes or parts of the code as its ordinance as provided under section 32A04 (relating to property maintenance code). (3) An ordinance under subsection (a)(1) may provide for reasonable fines and penalties for violations of the ordinance in compliance with Chapter 33 (relating to ordinances).  (c) Inspectors.--An inspector under subsection (a)(3) may enter, subject to constitutional standards in a similar manner as provided under section 3107 (relating to entry upon premises), and inspect a premises at reasonable hours and in a reasonable manner for the administration and enforcement of the borough's adopted codes or ordinances incorporating standard or nationally recognized codes. Any fees payable to inspectors under the ordinances shall be paid by the inspectors as soon as possible to the borough treasurer for the use of the borough.
8 PA Cons Stat § 3301.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 33 - Ordinances|Section 3301.1 - Ordinances and resolutions

§ 3301.1. Ordinances and resolutions. (a) General rule.--Council shall enact ordinances in accordance with this part and the laws of this Commonwealth in which the powers of the borough shall be exercised as deemed beneficial to the borough and to provide for the enforcement of the powers of the borough. Council may amend, repeal or revise existing ordinances by the enactment of subsequent ordinances.  (b) Legislative acts.--Every legislative act of council must be by ordinance. Legislative acts shall include, but not be limited to:  (1) Tax ordinances. (2) General appropriation ordinances. (3) Capital expenditures not payable out of current funds. (4) Legislation doing any of the following: (i) Exercising the police power of the borough. (ii) Regulating land use, development and subdivision. (iii) Imposing building, plumbing, electrical, property maintenance, housing and similar standards.  (iv) Regulating the conduct of a person or entity within the borough and imposing penalties for violation of the regulated conduct.  (5) Imposing assessments on benefited property for public improvements in accordance with Chapter 21A (relating to assessments and charges for public improvements).  (c) Resolutions.--Council shall adopt resolutions in accordance with this part and the laws of this Commonwealth. Resolutions may be adopted for any purpose, including, but not limited to, the following:  (1) Ceremonial or congratulatory expressions of the good will of the council. (2) Statements of public policy of the council. (3) Approval of formal agreements of the borough, except for agreements arising under an established purchasing system of the borough.  (4) Approval, if required, of administrative rules, regulations and bylaws arising under State statutes or borough ordinances.  (5) The filling of borough-appointed positions and of vacancies of elected officials, except as otherwise provided.  (6) Annual tax millage rate in accordance with section 1302(a) (relating to tax levy). (d) Real and personal property.--Council's approval of the acquisition, disposition and leasing of real or personal property shall be by adoption of a resolution in a manner consistent with this part.  (July 2, 2019, P.L.351, No.51, eff. 60 days)   2019 Amendment. Act 51 amended subsec. (c).  Special Provisions in Appendix. See section 4(3)(xvii) of Act 37 of 2014 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to continuation of prior law.  Cross References. Section 3301.1 is referred to in section 3301.5 of this title.
8 PA Cons Stat § 3301.2 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 33 - Ordinances|Section 3301.2 - Publication

§ 3301.2. Publication. (a) Requirements.--Except as provided under this part or other law, council shall publish every proposed ordinance once in one newspaper of general circulation for at least seven days and not more than 60 days prior to enactment prior to the day when council shall vote on the proposed ordinance. Publication of any proposed ordinance shall include all of the following:  (1) The full text or the title of the ordinance and a brief summary prepared by the borough solicitor setting forth all the provisions in reasonable detail.  (2) A reference to the borough office or other place where borough records are kept where copies of the proposed ordinance may be examined.  (b) Summary.--If the full text is not included in the publication of the proposed ordinance, the following shall apply:  (1) The newspaper in which the proposed ordinance is published shall, upon request, be furnished a copy of the full text.  (2) The following shall apply: (i) In addition to copies of the full text of the proposed ordinance retained where borough records are kept in accordance with subsection (a), an attested copy of the full text shall be filed in the county law library or other county office designated by the county commissioners.  (ii) The county commissioners may impose a fee not greater than the actual costs of storing the proposed ordinance.  (iii) Filing with the county may be completed by the submission of an electronic copy of the ordinance through a method available, in the sole discretion of the county, to permit receipt by the office storing municipal ordinances.  (iv) Upon request by the borough, the county shall notify the borough of the method by which electronic copies may be submitted.  (v) The county may store the ordinance electronically if the public is able to access the electronically stored borough ordinances during regular business hours at the office or at a remote location.  (vi) The borough shall retain a printed copy of the email and ordinance as transmitted. (3) The date of the filing with the county under paragraph (2) shall not affect the effective date of the ordinance and shall not be deemed a defect in the process of the enactment of the ordinance.  (c) Notice of amendments.--If substantial amendments are made in the proposed ordinance before voting upon enactment, council shall, within ten days, readvertise in one newspaper of general circulation a brief summary setting forth all the provisions in reasonable detail together with a summary of the amendments. A copy of the full text of the amended proposed ordinance shall be retained where borough records are kept.    Special Provisions in Appendix. See section 4(3)(xviii) of Act 37 of 2014 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to continuation of prior law.
8 PA Cons Stat § 3301.4 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 33 - Ordinances|Section 3301.4 - Recording, advertising and proof

§ 3301.4. Recording, advertising and proof. (a) Recording.--All borough ordinances shall, within 30 days after approval by the mayor, the council's override of the mayor's veto or council's next scheduled meeting after its presentation to the mayor, be recorded by the borough secretary in an ordinance book. All borough resolutions pertaining to tax levies shall, within 30 days after approval by the mayor, the council's override of the mayor's veto or the council's next scheduled meeting after its presentation to the mayor, be recorded by the borough secretary in an ordinance book. The ordinance book shall be open to the inspection of citizens during normal business hours.  (b) Proof.--All ordinances may be proved by the certificate of the borough secretary under the corporate seal. If an ordinance is printed or published in book or pamphlet form by the authority of the borough, the ordinance shall be accepted as evidence without further proof. The entry of the borough ordinance or the entry of a borough resolution pertaining to a tax levy in the ordinance book shall be sufficient without the signature of the president of council, mayor or member of council.  (c) Prior ordinances.--The text of a borough ordinance or a portion of an ordinance which was attached to the ordinance book before January 1, 1966, shall be considered in force as if the ordinances or portions of ordinances had been recorded in the ordinance book if all other requirements of this part applicable to the enactment, approval, advertising and recording of the ordinances or portions of ordinances were complied with within the time limits prescribed under this part.  (July 2, 2019, P.L.351, No.51, eff. 60 days)   2019 Amendment. Act 51 amended subsecs. (a) and (b).
8 PA Cons Stat § 3301.5 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 33 - Ordinances|Section 3301.5 - Codification of ordinances

§ 3301.5. Codification of ordinances. (a) Consolidation, codification and revision.--The borough council, under section 3301.1(a) (relating to ordinances and resolutions), may:  (1) enact a consolidation, codification or revision of borough ordinances or recorded resolutions as a single ordinance of the borough; and  (2) enact a complete group ordinance, repealing or amending existing ordinances as necessary. (b) Enactment.--For a consolidation, codification or revision under subsection (a), the following apply:  (1) The ordinance must be introduced in the council at least 30 days before its final enactment.  (2) At least 15 days before final enactment, notice of the introduction of the ordinance must be given by advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation. For enactment under subsection (a)(2), the notice must list, in lieu of a table of contents, the titles of each of the ordinances in the complete group.  (c) Subsequent notice.--When any consolidation, codification or revision under subsection (a) has been enacted as an ordinance, it shall not be necessary to advertise the entire text, but it shall be sufficient to publish a notice referring to notice under subsection (b)(2) and stating final enactment.  (July 2, 2019, P.L.351, No.51, eff. 60 days)   2019 Amendment. Act 51 amended subsec. (a)(1).
8 PA Cons Stat § 3301.6 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 33 - Ordinances|Section 3301.6 - Appeals from ordinances

§ 3301.6. Appeals from ordinances.  Complaint as to the legality of any ordinance or resolution must be made to the court of common pleas. In cases of ordinances laying out streets over private lands, the court shall have jurisdiction to review the propriety as well as the legality of the ordinance.
8 PA Cons Stat § 3301.7 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 33 - Ordinances|Section 3301.7 - Replacement of ordinance books

§ 3301.7. Replacement of ordinance books.   (a) Ordinance.--  (1) If an ordinance book is unserviceable, the council may provide by ordinance for the secretary of the borough to establish a replacement ordinance book recording all ordinances affected by the replacement. (2) The following apply to an ordinance under this subsection: (i) The ordinance must be recorded in the ordinance book immediately following the recorded ordinances affected by the replacement. (ii) The ordinance must direct the secretary, upon completion of the recording, to publish once, in one newspaper of general circulation, a notice: (A) identifying the ordinances contained in the unserviceable ordinance book; and (B) stating that the old books and records of borough ordinances and the replacement ordinance book are open to public inspection for the purpose of verification and correction for a period of 30 days from the date of the notice.  (b) Secretary.--  (1) The secretary, in recording the ordinances, must make complete copies of the ordinances, including the date of enactment and approval and the names of the officers who signed them. (2) After notice and corrections under subsection (a)(2)(ii), the secretary must certify each ordinance as a correct copy of the original.  (c) Effect.--Upon compliance with subsection (b), the recorded replacement ordinance shall replace the original ordinance as the ordinances of the borough for the period covered by the new ordinance book.
8 PA Cons Stat § 3302 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 33 - Ordinances|Section 3302 - (Reserved)

§ 3302. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 3303 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 33 - Ordinances|Section 3303 - (Reserved)

§ 3303. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 3304 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 33 - Ordinances|Section 3304 - (Reserved)

§ 3304. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 3305 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 33 - Ordinances|Section 3305 - (Reserved)

§ 3305. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 3306 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 33 - Ordinances|Section 3306 - (Reserved)

§ 3306. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 3307 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 33 - Ordinances|Section 3307 - (Reserved)

§ 3307. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 3308 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 33 - Ordinances|Section 3308 - (Reserved)

§ 3308. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 3309 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 33 - Ordinances|Section 3309 - (Reserved)

§ 3309. (Reserved).
8 PA Cons Stat § 3321 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 33 - Ordinances|Section 3321 - Fines and penalties

§ 3321. Fines and penalties.   (a) Prescription.--  (1) A borough ordinance shall prescribe fines and penalties for violation. (2) A civil penalty may not exceed $600 per violation. (3) The council may prescribe a criminal fine not to exceed $1,000 per violation and may prescribe imprisonment to the extent allowed by law for the punishment of a summary offense. (4) An ordinance under this subsection may provide that a separate violation under paragraph (2) or (3) shall arise for: (i) each day of violation; and (ii) each applicable section of the ordinance. (5) An ordinance may provide for assessment of court costs and reasonable attorney fees incurred by the borough in the enforcement proceedings. (6) The council may delegate the initial determination of ordinance violation and the service of notice of violation to a qualified officer or agent.  (b) Enforcement at law.--Unless otherwise provided by statute, a borough ordinance shall set forth the method of its enforcement in accordance with the following: (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if the penalty is not paid, the borough shall initiate a civil action for collection in accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. A borough shall be exempt from the payment of costs in an action under this paragraph. (2) For an ordinance regulating building, housing, property maintenance, health, fire, public safety, parking, solicitation, curfew, water or air or noise pollution, enforcement shall be by a criminal action in the same manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure. The municipal solicitor may assume charge of the prosecution without the consent of the district attorney as required under Pa.R.Crim.P. No. 454 (relating to trial in summary cases). Violations of the property maintenance code or ordinance may also be enforced under section 32A04(c) (relating to property maintenance code). (3) Except for an ordinance subject to paragraph (2), an ordinance enacted prior to July 16, 2012, shall be deemed automatically amended so that it shall be enforced under paragraph (1). (4) If a civil claim under this subsection, exclusive of interest, costs or fees, exceeds the monetary jurisdiction of a magisterial district judge under 42 Pa.C.S. § 1515(a) (relating to jurisdiction and venue), the borough may: (i) bring the action in a court of common pleas; or (ii) make a waiver under 42 Pa.C.S. § 1515(a)(3).  (c) Enforcement in equity.--In addition to or in lieu of enforcement under subsection (b), a borough may enforce an ordinance in equity in a court of common pleas of the county where the borough is situate.  (d) Payment.--Money collected under subsection (b) shall be paid to the borough treasurer.
8 PA Cons Stat § 3322 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 33 - Ordinances|Section 3322 - Commitment pending trial

§ 3322. Commitment pending trial.  An individual arrested for the violation of a borough ordinance may, pending trial, be committed to: (1) the borough correctional facility; or (2) if there is no suitable borough correctional facility, a county correctional facility.    Cross References. Section 3322 is referred to in section 3324 of this title.
8 PA Cons Stat § 3323 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 33 - Ordinances|Section 3323 - Commitment after trial

§ 3323. Commitment after trial.  A defendant sentenced to imprisonment for a violation of a borough ordinance may be committed to: (1) the borough correctional facility for up to ten days; or (2) a county correctional facility for up to 30 days.    Cross References. Section 3323 is referred to in section 3324 of this title.
8 PA Cons Stat § 3324 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS|Chapter 33 - Ordinances|Section 3324 - Payment of costs by borough

§ 3324. Payment of costs by borough.  If a prisoner is committed to a county correctional facility under section 3322(2) (relating to commitment pending trial) or 3323(2) (relating to commitment after trial), the expenses of maintaining the prisoner during confinement shall be paid by the borough, and the county shall not be liable for the maintenance.