[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of East Goshen 5-4-2004 by Ord. No. 129-H-04. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
The Board of Supervisors of East Goshen Township
hereby adopts the International Electrical Code-Administrative Provisions,
2003 Edition, 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 Electrical Code,
2003 Edition, 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 ICC Electrical 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 202 shall be amended by deleting the definition
of "approved agency" and replacing it with the following definition:
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APPROVED ELECTRICAL INSPECTION AGENT — An individual or entity that has been licensed
and certified by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to perform electrical
inspections and who has provided the Township with proof of liability
insurance in a minimum amount of $100,000 per person and $300,000
per occurrence.
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C.
Section 301.1 shall be amended to state as follows:
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301.1 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.
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D.
Section 404.2 shall be amended to state as follows:
[Amended 7-21-2009 by Ord. No. 129-G-09]
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Section 404.2. Permit fees. 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 fees shall be paid upon billing by the Township
but in no case later than 30 days 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.
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E.
Section 1003.1 shall be amended to state as follows:
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1003.1 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 Codes Enforcement Officer or of a permit or use
and occupancy permit issued under the provisions of this Code, 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 exceeding 30
days. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate
offense.
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F.
Chapter 111, 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]
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111. BOARD OF APPEALS.
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111.1 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.
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