Building Requirements

Uniform Construction Code             

In order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Bear Creek Village and as required by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Borough Council adopted the Uniform Construction Code (UCC) on June 21, 2004 as the standard which governs the construction, alteration, repair, or demolition of  every building or structure in the Borough. Municipalities are required to either administer the UCC using municipal employees or certified third party agencies, or the administration will be done by the state. It is more convenient for the citizens for the UCC to be administered locally and over 90% of Pennsylvania's 2,562 municipalities have elected to do so. The Borough of Bear Creek Village has retained the services of a third party administrator to administer and enforce UCC requirements. The current third party administrator is Building Inspection Underwriters (BIU). BIU services include: 

When is a UCC Permit Required?

Most construction, alteration, repair, or demolition projects will require one or more of the four types of UCC permits processed by BIU: building, electrical, mechanical/plumbing or fire.  There are exceptions, however.   

UCC Permit Forms and Fees

Permit Forms and instructions for completing and submitting forms are available on the BIU website.  Permit fees are calculated by BIU and will vary depending on the scope of the project. Click HERE to view the Bear Creek Village fee schedule. You can use this fee schedule to estimate the amount that will be charged and/or to verify BIU's calculations. 

Current  BIU Building Inspector  for Bear Creek Village -- Dave Williams.   Mr Williams can be reached by email at DWilliams@biuinc.com. He can also be reached by calling  Building Inspection Underwriters (BIU). at 570-344-9681.