[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Tredyffrin 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. HR-252[1]; amended in its entirety 5-3-2004 by Ord. No. HR-327.
Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Numbering of buildings — See Ch. 83.
Registration of contractors — See Ch. 96.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 149.
Sewers, utilities and sewage disposal — See Ch. 163.
Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 181.
Zoning — See Ch. 208.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided
for the repeal of Ch. XIV of the 1979 General Laws of the Municipality
of Tredyffrin.
B.
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa.
Code, Chapters 401-405, as amended, is hereby adopted and incorporated
herein by reference as the construction code of the Township of Tredyffrin.
C.
The Township's Inspections Department shall administer
and enforce the Uniform Construction Code in Tredyffrin. The Township
Manager or designee shall be the Building Code Official. As necessary,
third-party agencies also may be retained for plan examination or
inspections on behalf of the Township of Tredyffrin.
[Amended 10-18-2004 by Ord. No. HR-331; 9-26-2005 by Ord. No. HR-346; 10-22-2018 by Ord. No. HR-422]
As included in ordinances adopted before July
1, 1999, the following sections of the International Building Code,
2015 edition, the International Plumbing Code, 2015 edition, and the
Uniform Construction Code, 2004 edition,[1] are hereby revised as follows:
A.
The following language in Section 1805.4.2.3 of the
International Building Code, Plain Concrete Footings, shall be deleted:
"Exception: For plain concrete footings supporting Group R-3 occupancies,
the edge thickness is permitted to be six inches (152 mm), provided
that the footing does not extend beyond a distance greater than the
thickness of the footing on either side of the supported wall."
B.
Section 3410.2 of the International Building Code,
Applicability (Existing Structures, Compliance Alternatives). Structures
existing prior to April 28, 1969, in which there is work involving
additions, alterations or changes of occupancy, shall be made to conform
to the requirements of this section or the provisions of Sections
3403.0 through 3407.0.
C.
Sections 301.3 and 301.4 of the International Plumbing
Code, 2015 edition (Public Sanitary Sewer and Water). A public sanitary
sewer system shall be considered available to a structure where the
structure is located within 150 feet of the public sanitary sewer.
D.
Section 305.6 of the International Plumbing Code,
2015 edition (Freezing). Water service piping shall be installed below
recorded frost penetration but not less than three feet below grade.
Plumbing piping in exterior building walls or areas subjected to freezing
temperatures shall be protected against freezing by insulation or
heat or both.
E.
Section 305.6.1 of the International Plumbing Code,
2015 edition (Sewer depth). Building sewers connecting to public sanitary
sewers shall be a minimum of three feet below grade.
[1]
Editor's Note: This reference is to Title
34, Labor and Industry, Part XIV, Uniform Construction Code.
A.
Applications for the construction of new buildings
shall be accompanied by two site plans drawn to scale.
B.
Costs incurred in the performance of emergency work
shall be paid by the municipality, and the legal authority of the
municipality shall institute any appropriate action, including the
placing of a lien against the property owner of the premises, for
recovery of such costs.
The Building Code Official shall grant or deny
a permit application, in whole or in part, for the erection, reconstruction,
alteration, restoration, demolition or razing of any building within
the historical district which has been certified to have historical
significance under Chapter 114, Historical District, of the Code of
the Township of Tredyffrin within 90 business days of the application
filing date. Reasons for the denial shall be in writing and sent to
the applicant. The Building Code Official and the permit applicant
may agree in writing to extend the deadline by a specific number of
days. Within the ninety-day period, the Board of Historical Architectural
Review shall recommend and the Board of Supervisors shall decide whether
to issue a certificate of appropriateness authorizing the permit,
in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 114.
The Board of Supervisors shall establish a Board
of Appeals by resolution, in conformity with the requirements of the
relevant provisions of the Uniform Construction Code, as amended from
time to time.
The Board of Supervisors shall establish by
resolution fees for the administration and enforcement of the Uniform
Construction Code and this chapter. Fees shall be refunded in full
only if paid or collected erroneously. Fees will not be pro-rated
or partially refunded for any reason.
Any person who shall violate any provision of
this code or who shall fail to comply with any of the requirements
hereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or
structure in violation of an approved plan or directive of the Code
Official or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions
of this code shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine
of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. Each day that
a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
Nothing in this chapter or in the construction codes hereby adopted shall be constructed to affect any suit or proceeding impending in any court or any rights acquired or liability incurred or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in § 80-1 of this chapter; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this chapter.
