This chapter may be known and may be cited as
the "West Goshen Township Electrical Code."
[Amended 5-26-2004 by Ord. No. 10-2004]
The Board of Supervisors of West 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 West Goshen
Township, and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully
as if set out at length herein.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
APPROVED ELECTRICAL INSPECTION AGENCY
An individual or entity that has been licensed and certified
by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to perform electrical inspections
and plan reviews.
[Amended 5-26-2004 by Ord. No. 10-2004]
ELECTRICAL WORK
Any installation, construction, alteration, assembly of any
device, equipment, apparatus or any other object which is used or
intended to be used for the transmission of an electrical energy or
impulse, except when performed by or on behalf of any regulated public
utility or any regulated radio or television transmission system on
equipment, cables, wires or equivalent facilities or on electrical
circuits connected to or supported by such equipment or facilities
if the use of the equipment or facilities is required in the operations
of or services rendered by the regulated entity. It shall not include
the manufacturing of any device, equipment, apparatus or other object
used or intended to be used for the transmission of an electrical
energy or impulse but shall include electrical wiring systems connected
to air-conditioning equipment, protective signaling devices (fire
and burglar) and swimming pools.
The National Electrical Code is hereby supplemented
by providing that whenever electrical work is to be done in connection
with a gas or oil burner installation in any existing building or
structure or in the construction, reconstruction, alteration or repair
of buildings and structures, there shall be installed an emergency
shutoff switch with a red plate thereon marked "oil burner" or "gas
burner," as the case may be, at the entrance to the basement or heating
room.
[Added 5-26-2004 by Ord. No. 10-2004]
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
"West 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 AGENCY. An individual or entity that has been licensed and certified by
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to perform electrical inspections
and plan reviews.
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C. The heading of Section 301 shall be deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following: "SECTION 301 ENFORCEMENT."
D. Section 301.1 shall be amended to state as follows:
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301.1 General. The Board of Supervisors
shall, by resolution, appoint a Building Code Official who shall be
certified by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under the Act. The Building
Code Official shall be responsible for administration and enforcement
of this Code. The Building Code Official shall be assisted by one
or more Building Officials who shall also be appointed by the Board
of Supervisors and certified by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under
the Act. The Building Code Officials and building official shall be
referred to in this Code as "Code Officials."
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E. Section 302.5 shall be amended to read as follows:
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302.5 Inspections and tests.
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A.
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Inspection and tests to determine whether the
provisions of the International Electrical Code, 2003 Edition, and
this chapter have been complied with shall be made by the Building
Code Official and/or his deputy building officials and an approved
electrical inspection agency. Upon completion of any electrical work,
a certificate of inspection and approval issued by an approved electrical
inspection agency shall be furnished to the Building Code Official
no later than 15 days after completion of the installation of the
electrical work.
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B.
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All decisions as to whether or not electrical
work complies with the provisions of the International Electrical
Code and this chapter shall be made by an approved electrical inspection
agency which is hereby authorized to stop any electrical work in process
and order the removal thereof if it determines that such work is not
being installed in conformity with the provisions of the International
Electrical Code and this chapter.
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C.
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The Building Code Official is hereby authorized
to waive inspection of all or that portion of electrical work for
which he shall have received a duplicate record of approval from an
approved electrical inspection agency certifying that such work complies
with the provisions of the International Electrical Code and this
chapter. Notice of such waiver of inspection shall be given to the
applicant so that the approved work can thereafter be concealed.
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F. Section 401.3 shall be amended by adding the following
exemptions:
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6.
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Minor repair work, such as but not limited to
the replacement of a receptacle, switch or a lighting fixture.
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7.
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The connection of any portable electrical appliance
to any permanently installed electrical receptacle.
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8.
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Central police station supervised alarm systems.
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G. Section 404.2 shall be amended to state as follows:
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404.2 Permit fees. The fee for
the permit for electrical work shall be paid in accordance with the
fee schedule approved and adopted by the Board of Supervisors, which
schedule shall be available for public inspection at the office of
the Secretary of the Township of West Goshen. The fee schedule shall
be reviewed and revised as necessary by the Board of Supervisors.
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H. 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 Building Code Official, 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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I. Chapter 11, Means of Appeal, shall be deleted and
replaced with the following:
[Amended 7-2-2012 by Ord. No. 05-2012; 8-12-2015 by Ord. No. 5-2015; 12-9-2015 by Ord. No. 8-2015]
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CHAPTER 11
BOARD OF APPEALS
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1101.1 General. The West Chester
Area Council of Governments (WCACOG) has formed a Board of Appeals,
which shall hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations
made by the Building Official relative to the application and interpretation
of this Code. The Board of Appeals shall be appointed by the WCACOG
and shall be governed by the rules and regulations adopted by the
WCACOG. The Board of Appeals shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting
its business and shall render all decisions and findings in writing
to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the Building Official.
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Any person who violates or permits the violation of any provision of this chapter or the National Electric Code adopted by §
39-2 of this chapter or who shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who fails to comply with any directive, order or requirement of the Building Official or other Codes Enforcement Officer shall, upon conviction thereof in a summary proceeding brought before a District Justice under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense, and shall be subject to the payment of a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000, plus the costs of prosecution. In default of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment in the county prison for a term of not more than 30 days. Each section or provision of this chapter that is violated shall constitute a separate offense, and each day or portion thereof in which a violation of this chapter is found to exist shall constitute a separate offense, each of which violations shall be punishable by a separate fine imposed by the District Justice of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000, plus the cost of prosecution, or upon default of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment in the county prison for a term of not more than 30 days. All fines and penalties collected for the violation of this chapter shall be paid to the Township Treasurer.