Township of Whitemarsh, PA
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2023-12-14
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The Code
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 3 Administration of Government
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Article VII Department of Licenses and Inspections
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Administration of Government
- Ch 3 Art VII Department of Licenses and Inspections
- § 3-23 Function.
- § 3-24 Head of Department.
- § 3-25 Duties of Building Inspector.
- Ch 7 (Reserved)
- Ch 8 Fire Companies and Ambulance Company
- Ch 10 Historic District
- Ch 15 (Reserved)
- Ch 18 (Reserved)
- Ch 24 Pension Funds
- Ch 27 (Reserved)
- Ch 30 (Reserved)
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 37 Alarms
- Ch 39 Animals
- Ch 42 Building Construction
- Ch 45 Curfew
- Ch 47 Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 48 Dumping
- Ch 50 (Reserved)
- Ch 51 Enforcement of Ordinances
- Ch 51A Fire Prevention
- Ch 51B Environmental Protection
- Ch 52 Fireworks
- Ch 53 Firearms
- Ch 54 Fire Hydrant and Water Supply Fees
- Ch 55 Tree Protection Standards
- Ch 56 Hazardous Accident Cost Recovery
- Ch 58 Grading, Erosion Control, Stormwater Management and Best Management Practices
- Ch 62 Holding Tanks
- Ch 66 Junkyards and Junk Dealers
- Ch 67 Lighting
- Ch 68 Loitering
- Ch 69 Littering
- Ch 71 Map, Official
- Ch 73 (Reserved)
- Ch 76 Numbering of Buildings and Houses
- Ch 80 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 83 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 84 Special Events
- Ch 85 Canvassing, Peddling and/or Soliciting
- Ch 88 Plumbing
- Ch 90 Property Maintenance
- Ch 93 Quarries
- Ch 94 Residential Rental Licenses
- Ch 95 Sewers
- Ch 100 Shade Trees
- Ch 101 Floodplain Management
- Ch 103 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 105 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 107 Taxation
- Ch 109 Trash and Garbage Collection
- Ch 111 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 114 Weeds
- Ch 116 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A121 Fees
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
The Department of Licenses and Inspections shall
be responsible for the protection of persons and properties within
the municipality through the enforcement of building and related structural
codes and property maintenance codes.
The Department of Licenses and Inspections shall
be headed by the Building Inspector who shall be appointed by and
responsible to the Manager for the performance and function of the
Department.
Duties of the Building Inspector shall be to:
A.
Enforce building, electrical, plumbing, heating, housing,
property maintenance and such other related structural and property
maintenance codes as may be enacted by law or ordinance.
B.
Issue such licenses and permits as may be required
by law or ordinance.
C.
Serve as secretary to the BOCA Appeals Board.
D.
Serve as a member of the Historic Architectural Review
Board.
E.
Register journeyman and master plumbers, inspect all
plumbing installations and alterations, issue plumbing permits and
sewer connection permits.
F.
Receive applications for building, plumbing, electrical,
mechanical, use and occupancy and sign permits, determine their compliance
with all applicable codes and inspect all work in progress.
