[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of East Goshen 5-4-2004 by Ord. No. 129-G-04.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Construction codes — See Ch. 100.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 178.
Zoning — See Ch. 240.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 160, One- and Two-Family Dwellings, adopted 1-7-2002 by Ord. No. 129-F-02.
The Board of Supervisors of East Goshen Township hereby adopts the International Residential Code, 2003 Edition, including Appendixes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J and L as now and as hereafter supplemented, reissued, amended and revised, as published by the International Code Council, Inc. Not fewer than three copies of the International Residential 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.
Ordinance Number 129-F-02 of the Township of East Goshen, enacted on January 7, 2002, and codified in Chapter 160 of the East Goshen Township Code, and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict, are hereby repealed.
The following amendments, additions, deletions, and changes are hereby made to the International Residential Code, 2003 Edition:
A. 
Section R101.1 shall be amended by the deletion of the words, "[NAME OF JURISDICTION]" and the replacement thereof with "East Goshen Township."
B. 
Section R103 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: "SECTION R103. EAST GOSHEN TOWNSHIP CODE DEPARTMENT."
C. 
Section R103.1 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
R103.1 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 Building Official.
D. 
Section R108.2 shall be amended to state as follows:
[Amended 7-21-2009 by Ord. No. 129-G-09]
R108.2 Fee schedule. The Board of Supervisors shall, by resolution, adopt a schedule of fees and a collection procedure which shall be kept on file in the office of the Secretary of East Goshen Township and revised as necessary by the Board of Supervisors. All fees under this chapter 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. 
A new Section 109.5 shall be added, which shall read as follows:
R109.5 Fees for missed inspections. The Board of Supervisors shall, by resolution, impose a fee to be paid by the permit holder when the permit holder or his or her agent has requested the Township Building Official or Codes Enforcement Officer to conduct any inspection described in this Code and such Township official is unable to conduct such inspection at the scheduled time due to any delay in completion of the work to be inspected or inability to gain access to the work to be inspected caused by the permit holder or his or her agent.
F. 
Section R112, Board of Appeals, shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
[Amended 8-7-2012 by Ord. No. 129-E-2012; 8-11-2015 by Ord. No. 129-H-2015]
R112. BOARD OF APPEALS.
R112.1 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.
G. 
Table R301.2(1) shall be amended by inserting the following:
H. 
Section P2603.6.1 shall be amended by replacing the words, "[NUMBER]" with "36 inches".
I. 
Section P3103.1 shall be amended by replacing the words, "(NUMBER]" with "12 inches."