As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
An agreement, whether oral or written, to perform work on
real property located in whole or in part in this Township.
CONTRACTOR
A person authorized or engaged by an owner to improve real
property or who is responsible for all means, methods, techniques,
sequences and procedures and for coordinating all or any portions
of the improvement of real property, pursuant to a building permit
authorized by the Pennsylvania Construction Code as administered by Lower Allen Township.
IMPROVE
To erect, construct, reconstruct, design, effect, alter,
provide professional or skilled services, repair, remodel or demolish
any improvement upon, connected with, in or beneath the surface of
any real property, to excavate, clear, grade, fill or landscape any
real property, to construct driveways and private roadways, curbs
and sidewalks, to furnish materials, including trees and shrubbery,
for any of these purposes, or to perform any labor, services or work
upon improvements, pursuant to a building permit authorized by the
Pennsylvania Construction Code as administered by Lower Allen Township.
IMPROVEMENT
Includes:
(1)
All or any part of a building or structure.
(2)
The erection, construction, reconstruction, effect, alteration,
repair, remodeling, demolition, excavation, clearing, grading or filling
of real property.
(3)
Installation, reinstallation, alteration, repair or removal
of building equipment or systems, including but not limited to plumbing,
heating or air conditioning.
OWNER
A person who has an interest in real property that is improved
and who ordered the improvement to be made. The term includes successors
in interest of the owner and agents of the owner acting with his or
her authority.
PERSON
A corporation, partnership, business interest or other association,
estate, trust or foundation, or a natural person.
REAL PROPERTY
Real estate that is improved, including land, leasehold,
tenements and hereditaments and improvements placed thereon.
TOWNSHIP
Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
TOWNSHIP MANAGER
The Manager appointed by the Board of Commissioners of the
Township.