[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
East Whiteland 5-12-2004 by Ord. No. 154-2004.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 65.
Electrical standards — See Ch. 83.
Energy conservation — See Ch. 84.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 90.
Fuel gas standards — See Ch. 96.
Mechanical standards — See Ch. 116.
One- and two-family dwelling standards — See Ch. 123.
Plumbing — See Ch. 139.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 141.
Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 175.
Urban wildland interface standards — See Ch. 183.
Zoning — See Ch. 200..
The Board of Supervisors of East Whiteland Township hereby adopts the
International Existing Building Code, 2003 Edition, as now and as hereafter
supplemented, reissued, amended and revised as published by the International
Code Council, Inc., with Appendices A and B. Not fewer than three copies of
the International Existing Building Code, 2003 Edition, have been and now
are filed in the office of the Secretary of East Whiteland Township, and the
same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein.
The following amendments, additions, insertions and changes are hereby
made to the International Existing Building Code, 2003 Edition:
A.
Section 101.1 shall be amended by the deletion of the
words "[NAME OF JURISDICTION]" and the replacement thereof with "East Whiteland
Township."
B.
Section 103 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:
SECTION 103
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DEPARTMENT OF CODES AND LIFE SAFETY
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C.
Section 103.1 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:
103.1 Creation of enforcement agency. The Department of
Codes and Life Safety shall be responsible for administering and enforcing
this code. The Director of the Department of Codes and Life Safety shall be
appointed by the Township Manager and shall be certified by the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania to serve as the Township's Building Official. For purposes
of this code, the Director of the Department of Codes and Life Safety shall
be referred to as the "Code Official."
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D.
Section 108.2 shall be amended to state as follows:
108.2 Fee schedule. A fee schedule shall be adopted by
resolution of the Board of Supervisors of East Whiteland Township, which may
be amended from time to time.
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E.
Section 112, Board of Appeals, shall be deleted and replaced
with the following:
SECTION 112
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BOARD OF APPEALS
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112.1 General. The Township, along with Easttown Township,
Willistown Township and Malvern Borough (the "participating municipalities")
intends to form an intergovernmental Board of Appeals, which Board shall hear
and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the respective
municipalities' building official relative to the application and interpretation
of the municipalities' building code. The members of the intergovernmental
Board of Appeals shall be appointed by the participating municipalities and
shall be governed by rules and regulations adopted by the participating municipalities.
The intergovernmental Board of Appeals shall adopt rules of procedure for
conducting its business.
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F.
Section 113.4 shall be amended to read as follows:
113.4 Violation penalties. Any person who shall violate
a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements
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 use and occupancy permit issued under the provisions of this
code, shall be guilty of a summary offense, punishable by a fine of not less
than $100 and not more than $1,000 per day, plus costs and attorney's
fees, and, upon default of the payment of the fine and costs, imprisonment
not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed
a separate offense.
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G.
Section 1201.2 shall be amended by deleting the words
"[DATE TO BE INSERTED BY JURISDICTION]" and replacing it with "October 9,
1989."