104.8 Qualifications of the building official: To be eligible for appointment, the building official shall have
had at least five years building experience as a licensed professional
engineer or architect, building inspector, contractor or superintendent
of building construction, for three years of which experience the
building official shall have been in responsible charge of work; and
the building official shall be generally informed on good engineering
practice in respect to the design and construction of buildings, the
basic principles of fire prevention, the accepted requirements for
means of egress and the installation of elevators and other service
equipment necessary for the health, safety and general welfare of
the occupants.
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109.9 Qualifications of assistants: A person shall not be appointed as a technical assistant unless
that person has had at least three years' practical experience in
the technical work which that person is appointed to supervise or
in responsible charge of building construction or as a skilled worker.
A person shall not be appointed as inspector of construction who has
had less than three years' experience in general building construction.
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116.4 Violation 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 Code Official, or of a permit or certificate
issued under the provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a civil
or summary criminal offense, punishable by a fine of not more than
$1,000. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been
served shall be deemed a separate offense.
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117.2 Cease-and-desist order: Upon
written notice from the Code Official that the use of any building
or portion thereof is being conducted contrary to the provisions of
this code or in an unsafe and dangerous manner, such use shall be
immediately stopped. The cease-and-desist order shall be given to
the owner of the property involved or to any individual(s) involved
with the activity and shall state the conditions under which work
will be permitted to resume.
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117.3 Unlawful continuance: Any
person who shall continue any work or use in or about the structure
after having been served with a stop-work order or cease-and-desist
order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove
a violation or unsafe condition(s), shall be punishable by a fine
of not more than $1,000 for each day a violation continues after due
notice has been served. Each day shall be deemed a separate offense.
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118.5 Change of tenant: It shall
be unlawful to make any change of tenancy of any structure or portion
thereof within any use group, except Use Group R, without first obtaining
a new certificate of use and occupancy.
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Airplane hangar, private: A hangar for the storage
of four or fewer single-motor planes in which volatile or flammable
oil is not handled, stored or kept other than that which is contained
in the fuel storage tank of the plane.
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Airplane hangar, public: A building for the
storage, care or repair of private or commercial airplanes not included
in the term "private airplane hangar. "
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Townhouse: A single-family dwelling unit constructed
in a row of attached units separated from all other units by no more
than two party walls and with at least two independent outside yards.
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1206.4 Windows Below Grade: All
windows installed wholly or partially below grade shall be protected
from water infiltration by discharging any accumulated water by gravity
or mechanical means into an approved drainage system.
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1216.0 Hotels and Motels
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1216.1 General: All hotel and motel
sleeping rooms shall have their own individual bathroom group. A bathroom
group shall consist of the plumbing fixtures as noted in the Whitpain
Township Plumbing Code.[2]
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2701.1 General: All electrical work regulated by NFPA No. 70 listed in Chapter 35 shall be inspected, as required, by an electrical underwriter. An electrical underwriter shall be approved by the Building Official to inspect work within Whitpain Township.
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2701.2 Certificate of use and occupancy: No use and occupancy certificate for any new or altered structure
within the Township in which any electrical installation or modification
has taken place shall be given until the Code Enforcement Officer
has in his possession the rough and/or final electrical inspection
certificates from the underwriter.
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2901.1 Scope: All buildings intended for human occupancy shall be equipped with adequate sanitary facilities in accordance with the plumbing code listed in Chapter 35.
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7.
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Construct a deck/porch greater than 30 inches
in height from the walking surface to the surrounding grade at any
point.
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8.
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Construct/install or modify a fireplace or chimney.
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9.
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Install or construct a shed and an aboveground
or in-ground swimming pool, garage, porch, greenhouse or other accessory
structure.
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901.3 Nonrequired systems: A permit,
approvals, inspections and acceptance testing is not required for
nonrequired fire-protection systems. This does not eliminate the requirement
for all fire-protection systems to be installed and maintained in
compliance with this code or to comply with the fire prevention code
referenced herein.
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106.4 Penalty: Any person, firm
or corporation violating the provisions of this code shall be guilty
of a civil or summary criminal offense for each day or portion that
a violation is committed. Upon conviction of any violation, such person
shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 for each day
that a violation continues after due notice has been served. Each
day shall be deemed a separate offense, as noted in Section 116.4.
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111.1 Permit required: A permit
shall be obtained before beginning construction, alteration or repairs
(other than ordinary repairs), using application forms furnished by
the Building Official. Ordinary repairs are nonstructural repairs
and do not include installation of or modification to plumbing lines,
fire protection systems, fuel piping systems, means of egress components,
chimneys and flue connectors, fireplaces and/or new air-conditioning
and heating units. A permit shall be required prior to installing
or constructing the following accessory structure: a deck/porch greater
than 30 inches in height from the walking surface to the surrounding
grade at any point, to install or modify a fireplace or chimney, to
install or construct a shed, aboveground or in-ground swimming pool,
garage, porch, roof, greenhouse or other accessory structure.
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Section 115 Swimming Pools, Spas and Hot
Tubs
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115.1 Provisions for swimming pools, spas
and hot tubs. The following provisions shall control the design
and construction of swimming pools, spas and hot tubs installed in
ground or above ground on the lot of a one- and two-family dwelling
in Whitpain Township.
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1.
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Definitions. For the purpose of these requirements,
the terms used herein shall be defined as follows:
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ABBREVIATIONS —
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ANSI — American National Standards Institute
11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036
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ASTM — American Society for Testing and
Materials 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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NSPI — National Spa and Pool Institute
2111 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314
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ABOVEGROUND/ON-GROUND POOL. See "swimming pool"
below.
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BARRIER. A fence, wall, building wall or combination
thereof which completely surrounds the swimming pool and obstructs
access to the pool.
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HOT TUB. See "swimming pool" below.
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IN-GROUND POOL. See "swimming pool" below.
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RESIDENTIAL. That which is situated on the premises
of a detached one- or two-family dwelling or a one-family townhouse
not more than three stories in height.
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SPA, NONPORTABLE. See "swimming pool" below.
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SPA, PORTABLE. A nonpermanent structure intended
for recreational bathing, in which all the controls, water-heating
and water-circulating equipment are an integral part of the product.
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SWIMMING POOL. Any structure intended for swimming
or recreational bathing that contains water over 24 inches (610 mm)
in depth. This includes in-ground, aboveground and on-ground swimming
pools, spas and hot tubs.
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SWIMMING POOL, INDOOR. A swimming pool which
is totally contained within a structure and surrounded on all four
sides by walls of the structure.
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SWIMMING POOL, OUTDOOR. Any swimming pool that
is not an indoor swimming pool.
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115.2 Swimming pool design. Any
swimming pools designed and constructed within Whitpain Township shall
be completed as follows:
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1.
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In-ground pools. In-ground pools shall be designed
and constructed in conformance with NSPI-5 as listed in Section 115.5
below.
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2.
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Aboveground and on-ground pools. Aboveground
and on-ground pools shall be designed and constructed in conformance
with ANSI/NSPI-4 as listed in Section 115.5 below.
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3.
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Indoor swimming pools. All walls surrounding
an indoor swimming pool shall comply with Section D105.2, Item 9,
of the CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code, 1995 Edition.
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115.3 Spa and hot tub design and construction. The design and construction of spas or hot tubs in Whitpain Township
shall be in compliance with the following provisions:
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1.
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Permanently installed spas and hot tubs. Permanently
installed spas and hot tubs shall be designed and constructed in conformance
with ANSI/NSPI-3 as listed in Section 115.5 below.
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2.
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Portable spas and hot tubs. Portable spas and
hot tubs shall be designed and constructed in conformance with ANSI/NSPI-6
as listed in Section 115.5 below.
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115.4 Barrier locations/exceptions. Location of barriers surrounding pools, spas and hot tubs shall be in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 71 of the Code of Whitpain Township, as follows:
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1.
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Exceptions. A portable spa located on a deck
or porch with a safety cover which complies with ASTM ES 13, as listed
in Section 115.5 below, shall be exempt from the provisions relating
to the placement of barriers as set forth herein. A portable spa not
located upon deck or porch, swimming pools, nonportable spas and hot
tubs with safety covers shall be required to comply with the placement
of barriers as set forth herein regardless of the existence and utilization
of safety covers.
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115.5 Standards. The following
standards shall apply for purposes of this section:
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ANSI/NSPI
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ANSI/NSPI-3-1992 Standard for Permanently
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Installed Residential Spas
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D104.1
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ANSI/NSPI-4-1992 Standard for Aboveground/
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On-Ground Residential Swimming Pools
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D103.2
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ANSI/NSPI-6-1992 Standard for Residential
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Portable Spas
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D104.2
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ASTM
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ASTM ES 13-89 Emergency Standard Performance
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Specification for Safety Covers and Labeling
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Requirements for All Covers for Swimming Pools,
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Spas and Hot Tubs
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D105.2,
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D105.5
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NSPI
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NSPI-5-1987 Standard for Residential Swimming
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Pools
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D103.1
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303.7 Emergency lighting: Every
dwelling unit shall be equipped with at least one fixed, battery backup,
emergency lighting fixture which will activate automatically in the
event of a power failure. The location of such shall be as approved
by the Building Official. Portable plug-in units shall not be an acceptable
alternative.
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309.4 Springs: All straight expanding
garage door springs must contain an internal safety cable capable
of restraining the spring in the event of breakage.
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316.1 Smoke detectors required: Smoke detectors shall be installed in each sleeping room, outside
of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms
and on each additional story of the dwelling, including basements
and cellars, but not including crawlspaces. Systems monitored off-site
shall be verifiable and have smoke detectors of photoelectric type
in lieu of the ionization type and require a separate fire protection
permit. Every separate attic area above occupiable rooms and garage
areas shall be equipped with a heat detector, rated at a minimum of
190° F. and located within three feet of the roof's peak in an
accessible location. The heat detector shall be interconnected with
the smoke detectors such that if the heat detector is activated, all
system warning devices will sound. In dwellings or dwelling units
with split levels, a smoke detector need only be installed in the
upper area, provided that the lower level is less than one full story
below the upper level; except that, if there is a door between levels,
then a detector is required on each level. All detectors shall be
connected to a sounding device(s) or other detectors to provide, when
actuated, an alarm which will be audible in all sleeping areas. All
detectors shall be approved and listed and shall be installed in accordance
with the manufacturer's installation instructions. Maximum smoke detector
spacing in a hallway is 35 feet unless noted otherwise by the manufacturer.
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316.1.1 Alterations, repairs and additions: When or where habitable space or sleeping room(s) are added or created
in existing dwellings, the entire dwelling unit shall be provided
with a smoke and heat detection system as required for a new dwelling.
The smoke detectors are not required to be interconnected unless other
remodeling considerations require removal of the appropriate wall
and ceiling coverings to facilitate concealed interconnected wiring.
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325.1 Fire extinguisher: Every
dwelling unit shall be provided with at least one permanently mounted
2A-10B:C rated fire extinguisher, or approved equal, located as approved
by the Building Official.
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326.1 Wood decks/porches: All decks
seven feet or more in height, measured from the walking surface to
the surrounding grade at any point, shall be designed by a registered
architect or licensed engineer.
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406.3.6 Windows below grade: All
windows installed wholly or partially below grade shall be protected
from water infiltration by discharging any accumulated water by gravity
or mechanical means into an approved drainage system.
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2901.1 Permit required: A plumbing
permit, separate from the building permit, is required to be issued
in accordance with Subsection 111.1 and the Plumbing Code of Whitpain
Township.[3]
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2901.2 General plumbing requirements: All plumbing shall comply with the provisions of the Plumbing Code
adopted by the Whitpain Township Board of Supervisors by separate
ordinance.[4]
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3903.2 Electrical inspection required: New electrical work, and parts of existing systems affected by new
work or alterations, shall be inspected by an approved electrical
underwriter to ensure compliance with the requirements of Chapters
39 through 46. Written evidence of final electric inspection shall
be provided at or prior to the final inspection.
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ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. A building, the use of
which is incidental and supportive to that of the main building, and
which is located on the same lot. Secondary or additional dwelling
structures or dwelling units on the same lot as the primary dwelling
shall not be considered accessory structures.
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A building permit is required for the construction
of, or modifications to, a fireplace or chimney. This permit shall
be issued to the constructor of the fireplace chimney and shall be
in addition to the building permit for the structure. In the case
where identical work is being completed at more than one location
in the same subdivision, then one permit shall be required per constructor/installer
for the multiple installations.
[Added 6-16-1997 by Ord. No. 22-27] |