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Township of East Goshen, PA
Chester County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of East Goshen 5-4-2004 by Ord. No. 129-K-04. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Construction codes — See Ch. 100.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 143.
The Board of Supervisors of East Goshen Township hereby adopts the International Fuel Gas Code, 2003 Edition, as now and as hereafter supplemented, reissued, amended and revised, as published by the International Code Council, Inc., with Appendixes A, B, C and D. Not fewer than three copies of the International Fuel Gas Code, 2003 Edition, have been and now are filed in the office of the Secretary of East Goshen Township, and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein.
The following amendments, additions, deletions, and changes are hereby made to the International Fuel Gas 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 Goshen Township."
B. 
Section 103 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: "103. EAST GOSHEN TOWNSHIP CODE DEPARTMENT."
C. 
Section 103.1 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
103.1 Creation of enforcement agency. The East Goshen Township Code Department (the "Code Department") shall be responsible for administering and enforcing this Code. The Zoning Officer is in charge of the Code Department and for purposes of this Code shall be known as the Code Official.
D. 
Section 106.5.2. shall be deleted and replaced with the following:
[Amended 7-21-2009 by Ord. No. 129-G-09]
106.5.2 Fee schedule. The Board of Supervisors shall, by resolution, adopt a schedule of fees and a collection procedure which shall be kept on file by the Township Secretary and shall be reviewed and revised as necessary by the Board of Supervisors. All such fees shall be paid upon billing by the Township but no later than the 30th day from the date of billing. When the 30th day from the date of billing falls on either a weekend or a holiday on which the Township building is closed, payments that are received before the close of business the next business day immediately following the 30th day shall be deemed to be paid on time and no interest shall be applied. If the fee is not paid within 30 days of the date of billing, the Township shall charge and be entitled to collect interest equal to 3/4 of 1% of the unpaid balance per month, or fraction thereof, until paid.
E. 
Section 106.5.3 shall be deleted in its entirety.
F. 
Section 108.4 shall be amended to state as follows:
108.4 Violations and 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, shall be guilty of a summary offense, punishable by a fine of 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.
G. 
Section 108.5 shall be amended by the deletion of the words, "[AMOUNT]" and the replacement thereof with "$100" and "$1000."
H. 
Section 109, Means of Appeal, shall be deleted and replaced with the following:
[Amended 8-7-2012 by Ord. No. 129-E-2012; 8-11-2015 by Ord. No. 129-H-2015]
109. MEANS OF APPEALS.
109.1 General. The Township designates the WCACOG Board of Appeals as the Board of Appeals for East Goshen Township who shall hear appeals from decisions of the East Goshen Township Building Code Official which are filed pursuant to the Act and the Township's Building Codes.