Administration and enforcement of the Building Code within the City of Reading, Pennsylvania, shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the governing body of the City of Reading. Pennsylvania, from time to time by appropriate legislation:
A. By the designation of an employee of the City of Reading, Pennsylvania to serve as the municipal code official to act on the behalf of the City of Reading, Pennsylvania.
B. By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the City of Reading, Pennsylvania.
C. By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint administration and enforcement of this Part through an intermunicipal agreement.
D. By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration and enforcement of this Part on behalf of the City of Reading, Pennsylvania.
E. By retention of a building code official certified as an accessibility specialist, to perform accessibility plan reviews and inspections pursuant to Chapter 11 of the International Building Code. [Amended 9-12-2011 by Ord. No. 43-2011]