[Ord. 389, 5/3/1971; as amended by Ord. 561, 6/1/1987]
The Township hereby adopts, for the purpose of establishing
rules and regulations for the construction, alteration, equipment,
fire protection and safety of buildings and structures, including
administration, building permits, and penalties, the building code
known as the "BOCA Basic Building Code, 1984 Edition," save and except
such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, of
which three copies have been and are now filed in the office of the
Township Secretary, and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated
as fully as if set out at length herein. From the date on which this
Part shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling
in the construction of all buildings and structures, and in all other
subjects therein contained, within the corporate limits of the Township.
[Ord. 389, 5/3/1971; as amended by Ord. 561, 6/1/1987; and
by Ord. 577, 8/1/1988, § 2A]
The building code hereby adopted is amended as follows:
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Township shall be inserted wherever the words "Name of Municipality"
appear in brackets therein;
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Whenever the term "legal officer" or "legal representative"
is used in this code, it shall be held to mean the Township Solicitor.
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Section 109.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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109.1. Building Inspector: The office of building
inspector is hereby created and the executive official in charge shall
be known as the building official.
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Section 109.2 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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109.2. Appointment: The Building Official shall
be appointed by the Board of Commissioners and his appointment shall
continue at the pleasure thereof.
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Section 109.4 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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109.4. Deputy: During temporary absence or disability
of the Building Inspector, the appointing authority shall designate
an acting building inspector.
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Section 109.5 shall be amended to read as follows:
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109.5. Qualifications of Building Inspector: The
qualifications needed for the position of Building Inspector shall
be in accordance with official Township job description as established
by the Board of Commissioners.
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Section 114.3.1 shall be amended to read as follows:
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114.3.1 Fees: The fee for building permits and
other charges shall be established from time to time by Resolution
of the Board of Commissioners.
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Section 117.4 shall be amended to read as follows:
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117.4. Violation Penalties: Any person who shall
violate any provision of this code or who shall fail to comply with
any requirement thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter, or repair
a building or structure in violation of an approved plan or directive
of the Building Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under
the provisions of this code shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $1,000.00, and/or to imprisonment for
not more than 90 days. Every day that a violation of this code continues
shall constitute a separate offense.
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Section 118.2 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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118.2. Unlawful Continuance: Any person who shall
continue any work in or about the structure after having been served
with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed
to perform to remove a violation or unsafe conditions, shall be liable
to a fine not exceeding $1,000.00, and/or to imprisonment for a term
not to exceed 90 days.
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Section 123.3 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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123.3. Compensation of Board of Survey; The third
member of the board shall receive for his services a fee, as established
by resolution of the Board, to be paid by the applicant.
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Section 201.0 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Alley: any public way primarily intended to provide vehicular
access to the rear of lots fronting upon public streets or avenues.
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Building line: a line, established by ordinance or designated
upon an officially adopted lot plan, beyond which a building shall
not extend.
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Section 1807.2.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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1807.2.1. Deep Excavations: Whenever an excavation
is made to a depth of more than three feet below the established curb,
the person who causes such an excavation to be made, if afforded the
necessary license to enter the adjoining premises, shall preserve
and protect from injury at all times and at his own expense such adjoining
structure or premises which may be affected by the excavation. If
the necessary license is not afforded, it shall then be the duty of
the owner of the adjoining premises to make his building or structure
safe by installing proper underpinning or foundations or otherwise.
Such owner, if it be necessary for the prosecution of his work, shall
be granted the necessary license to enter the premises where the excavation
or demolition is contemplated.
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Section 1807.2.2 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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1807.2.2. Shallow Excavations: Wherever an excavation
is made to a depth less than three feet below the curb, the owner
of a neighboring building or structure the safety of which may be
affected by the proposed excavation, shall preserve and protect from
injury and shall support his building or structure by the necessary
underpining or foundations. If necessary for that purpose, he shall
be afforded a license to enter the premises where the excavation is
contemplated.
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Section 1906.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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1906.1. Filing Bond. No person shall erect, install,
remove, or rehang any sign for which a permit is required under the
provisions of the Basic Code until an approved bond shall have been
filed in the sum established by resolution of the Board of Commissioners.
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[Ord. 389, 5/3/1971; as amended by Ord. 561, 6/1/1987]
In all matters that are regulated by the laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania or by regulations of departments or agencies of the
Commonwealth promulgated by authority of law, such laws or regulations,
as the case may be, shall control where the requirements thereof are
the same as or in excess of the provisions of this Part. The code
shall control in all cases where the State requirements are not as
strict as those contained in this Part.
[Ord. 389, 5/3/1971; as amended by Ord. 561, 6/1/1987]
The invalidity of any section or part of this Part shall not
affect the remaining sections.
[Ord. 389, 5/3/1971; as amended by Ord. 561, 6/1/1987]
The provisions of this Part so far as they are the same as those
of ordinances and/or codes in force immediately prior to the enactment
of this Part, are intended as a continuation of such ordinances and
codes and not as new enactments. The provisions of this Part shall
not affect any act done or liability incurred, nor shall they affect
any suit or prosecution pending or to be instituted to enforce any
right or penalty or to punish any offense under the authority of any
of the repealed ordinances.
