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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3871 | PRINTER'S NO. 4056 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY TALLMAN, CREIGHTON, GROVE, HARRIS, F. KELLER, MILLER, MOUL, PERRY AND DONATUCCI, JUNE 28, 2012 |
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| AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), entitled |
2 | "An act establishing a uniform construction code; imposing |
3 | powers and duties on municipalities and the Department of |
4 | Labor and Industry; providing for enforcement; imposing |
5 | penalties; and making repeals," further providing for |
6 | administration and enforcement. |
7 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
8 | hereby enacts as follows: |
9 | Section 1. Section 501(c)(1) of the act of November 10, 1999 |
10 | (P.L.491, No.45), known as the Pennsylvania Construction Code |
11 | Act, amended November 29, 2006 (P.L.1440, No.157), is amended to |
12 | read: |
13 | Section 501. Administration and enforcement. |
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15 | (c) Board of appeals.-- |
16 | (1) A municipality which has adopted an ordinance for | <-- |
17 | the administration and enforcement of this act [or |
18 | municipalities which are parties to an agreement for the |
19 | joint administration and enforcement of this act] shall |
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1 | establish a board of appeals as provided by Chapter 1 of the |
2 | 1999 BOCA National Building Code, Fourteenth Edition, to hear |
3 | appeals from decisions of the code administrator. Members of |
4 | the municipality's governing body may not serve as members of |
5 | the board of appeals. A municipality that adopted an |
6 | ordinance for the administration and enforcement of this act |
7 | may establish an agreement with other such municipalities to |
8 | establish a joint board of appeals. |
9 | (1) A municipality which has adopted an ordinance for | <-- |
10 | the administration and enforcement of this act or |
11 | municipalities which are parties to an agreement for the |
12 | joint administration and enforcement of this act shall |
13 | establish or designate a board of appeals as provided by |
14 | Chapter 1 of the 1999 BOCA National Building Code, Fourteenth |
15 | Edition, to hear appeals from decisions of the code |
16 | administrator. Members of the municipality's governing body |
17 | may not serve as members of the board of appeals. A |
18 | municipality may establish a board of appeals or may |
19 | establish or designate a joint board of appeals in accordance |
20 | with 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 23 Subch. A (relating to |
21 | intergovernmental cooperation). |
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23 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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