[Adopted 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-1 (Ch.
5, Part 6, of the 1990 Code)]
There is hereby adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Swatara for the purpose of establishing rules and
regulations governing the maintenance, rehabilitation, demolition,
and use and occupancy of existing dwellings, buildings and structures,
including the plumbing and electrical wiring systems thereof, and
providing for penalties, that certain existing structures code known
as the BOCA National Existing Structures code, recommended by the
Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., being
particularly the Second Edition, 1987, save and except such portions
as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, of which not less
than three copies have been and now are filed in the office of the
Secretary of the Township of Swatara and the same are hereby adopted
and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, and from
the date on which this article shall take effect, the provisions thereof
shall be controlling in the maintenance, rehabilitation, demolition,
and use and occupancy of existing dwellings, buildings and structures,
including the plumbing and electrical wiring systems, thereof, within
the limits of the Township of Swatara.
Nothing in this article or in the existing structures
code hereby adopted shall be constructed to affect any suit or proceeding
now pending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred,
nor any cause or causes of action accrued or existing, under any act
or ordinance repealed hereby; nor shall any right or remedy of any
character be lost, impaired, or affected by this article.
Where the provision of this article is found
to be in conflict with a provision of any building or zoning ordinance,
or in any other ordinance of Swatara Township existing on the effective
date of this article, or in any regulation issued under the authority
of such ordinances, the provision which established the higher standard
for the protection of health, safety and welfare shall prevail.
The following sections of the BOCA National
Existing Structures Code, Second Edition, 1987, are hereby revised
as follows:
A.
Section ES-100.0, General, § ES-100.1, Title,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
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ES-100.8 General: For the purposes of this code, the Code Official shall be the Code Enforcement Officer established in the Code of Ordinances of the Township of Swatara, Chapter 128, Article I. The Code Enforcement Officer shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of this code as set forth in the Code of Ordinances of the Township of Swatara, Chapter 128, Article I, Administration.
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B.
Sections ES-104.0 through ES-112.0 are hereby deleted
in their entirety.
C.
Section ES-110.0, Violations, § ES-110.2,
Penalty, is hereby amended to read as follows:
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ES-110.2 Penalty: Any person, firm
or corporation, who shall violate any provision of this code shall,
upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than $30
nor more than $1,000 plus costs of prosecution, or imprisonment for
a term not to exceed 30 days, or both, at the discretion of the court.
Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served,
in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof, shall be deemed
a separate offense.
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D.
Section ES-301.0, Exterior Property Areas, § ES-301.1.1
is hereby deleted in its entirety.
E.
Section ES-301.0, Exterior Property Areas, §§ ES-301.6,
ES-301.7, ES-301.10, ES-301.10.1, and ES-301.10.2 are hereby deleted
in their entirety.
F.
Section ES-303.0, Interior Structure, § ES-303.2,
Structural Members, is hereby amended to read as follows:
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ES-303.2 Structural Members: The
supporting structural members of every building shall be maintained
structurally sound, not showing any evidence of deterioration which
would render them incapable of carrying the imposed loads. The owner
or occupant shall, if requested by the Code Official, cause the weight
that each floor will safely sustain to be calculated by a registered
architect or engineer, and after acceptance by the Code Official,
to be posted on each floor in a conspicuous place.
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G.
Section ES-404.0, Space Requirements, § ES-404.1.1,
Water Closet Accessibility, is hereby amended to read as follows:
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ES-404.1.1 Water Closet Accessibility: Every room used as a bedroom shall have access to at least one water
closet without passing through another room used as a bedroom.
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H.
Section ES-404.0, Space Requirements, § ES-404.6,
is hereby deleted in its entirety.
I.
Section ES-601.0, Heating Facilities, § ES-601.2,
Other Structures, is hereby amended by adding the following to the
list of exceptions:
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3. Storage areas and warehouses.
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J.
Section ES-602.0, Electrical Facilities, § ES-602.1,
Facilities Required, is hereby amended to read as follows:
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ES-602.1 Facilities Required: Every
building or part thereof used for human occupancy shall be adequately
and safely provided with an electrical system in compliance with the
requirements of this section. The provisions of §§ ES-602.1.1
to ES-602.1.2 shall be considered absolute minimum requirements.
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K.
Section ES-602.0, Electrical Facilities, § ES-602.1.1,
Receptacles, is hereby amended to read as follows:
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ES-602.1.1 Receptacles: Every habitable
space in a dwelling unit, and every guest room shall contain at least
two separate and remote receptacle outlets or one such receptacle
outlet and one ceiling or wall type electric light fixture or such
other fixtures or devices as will provide equivalent electric service.
Every bathroom shall contain at least one receptacle.
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L.
Section ES-602.0, Electrical Facilities, § ES-602.1.3,
Service, is hereby deleted in its entirety.
M.
Section ES-602.0, Electrical Facilities, § ES-602.2,
Installation, is hereby amended to read as follows:
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ES-602.2 Installation: All electrical
equipment, wiring and appliances shall be properly installed, maintained
in good and safe working condition and connected to the source of
electrical energy in a safe manner in accordance with the requirements
of the Township Electrical Code.
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N.
Section ES-704.0, Fire Protection Systems, § ES-704.5,
Fire Extinguishers, is hereby amended to read as follows:
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ES-704.5 Fire Extinguishers: All
portable fire extinguishing equipment shall be of an approved size
and type suitable to the occupational use of the building and shall
be installed in corridors or other locations. In hotels, dormitories
and apartment houses, at least one fire extinguisher shall be provided
on each floor at the stairway landing and in the corridor at each
elevator or bank of elevators. Additional fire extinguishers shall
be installed in corridors so that the maximum distance between any
two fire extinguishers shall not exceed 75 feet. All portable fire
extinguishing equipment required in this section shall be properly
mounted, visible and readily accessible to the occupants of the building,
and maintained in safe operating condition.
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