[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of East Goshen 5-4-2004 by Ord. No. 129-N-04. (This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 178, Property Maintenance, adopted 1-7-2002 by Ord. No. 129-E-02.) Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Construction codes — See Ch. 100.
Contractors — See Ch. 124.
Zoning — See Ch. 240.
There is hereby adopted by the Board of Supervisors of East Goshen Township the International Property Maintenance Code, 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 Property Maintenance 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.
Ordinance Number 129-E-02 of the Township of East Goshen, titled "The Property Maintenance Code of East Goshen Township," enacted on January 7, 2002, and codified in Chapter 178 of the East Goshen Township Code, and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict are hereby repealed.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 Property Maintenance Code, 2003 Edition:
A. 
Section 101.1 shall be amended by the deletion of the words "[NAME OF JURISDICTION]" and the replacement thereof with the words "East Goshen Township."
B. 
The heading of Section 103 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: "SECTION 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 103.5 shall be deleted in its entirety and reserved.
E. 
Section 106.4 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
106.4 Violation and penalties. Any person who shall violate a provision of this Code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof 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.
F. 
Section 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]
111. BOARD OF APPEALS.
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.
G. 
Section 304.14 shall be amended by the deletion of the words "[DATE]" and the replacement thereof with "June 1" and "October 30."
H. 
Section 602.3 shall be amended by the deletion of the words "[DATE"] and the replacement thereof with "October 15" and "April 15."
I. 
Section 602.4 shall be amended by the deletion of the words "[DATE"] and the replacement thereof with "October 15" and "April 15."
J. 
A new Section 705 shall be added to read as follows:
705. FIRE HYDRANTS.
705.1. Fire hydrant location. No fire hydrant shall be obstructed by any planting (trees, shrubs, weeds) or any other structure or landscaping feature (such as rocks or fence) within a space formed by a line projecting 15 feet from either side of the hydrant and from the line to the curb.
705.2. Fire Department connections for sprinklers and standpipe systems. All new Fire Department connections for sprinklers or standpipe systems shall be equipped with a five-inch Storz quarter-turn fire hose connection. All new and existing Fire Department connections for sprinklers or standpipe systems shall be kept clear and free from any obstructions so that they are accessible by the Fire Department. All new and existing Fire Department connections for sprinklers or standpipe systems shall be painted red (except where paint accumulation may affect the performance of any swivels or hose couplings). All new and existing Fire Department connections for sprinklers or standpipe systems shall be clearly marked with a sign meeting the following standards:
1.
White reflective sign with red reflective letters and red border.
2.
Minimum size 12 inches high by 18 inches wide.
3.
The sign shall be printed with the letters "FD."
4.
The sign shall be permanently affixed within eight feet of the connection.
5.
The sign shall be clearly visible from the roadway.
6.
In the event the Fire Department connection is not visible from the roadway, a minimum series of signs as required by the Fire Marshal (as described above but with the addition of directional arrows) shall be used to indicate the location of the connection.
K. 
Section 304.15.1, Garage Doors. At the time of resale or any change of occupancy, all automatic garage doors shall be equipped with an external entrapment protection system as recommended by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[Added 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 129-D-07]