[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of West Goshen 5-26-2004 by Ord. No. 13-2004. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 28.
Existing buildings — See Ch. 29.
Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 32.
Energy conservation — See Ch. 38.
Electrical standards — See Ch. 39.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 41.
Mechanical standards — See Ch. 49.
Plumbing — See Ch. 62.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 63.
The Board of Supervisors of West Goshen Township
hereby adopts the International Fuel Gas Code, 2003 Edition, as now
and as hereafter supplemented, reissued, amended and revised as published
by the International Code Council, Inc., with Appendices A, B, C and
D. Not fewer than three copies of the International Fuel Gas Code,
2003 Edition, have been and now 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.
The following amendments, additions, deletions,
and changes are hereby made to the International Fuel Gas 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 103 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following: SECTION "103 ENFORCEMENT."
C.
Section 103.1 shall be deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
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103.1 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 Official and building officials shall be
referred to in this Code as "Code Officials."
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D.
Section 106.5.2. shall be deleted and replaced with
the following:
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Section 106.5.2 Fee schedule. The
Board of Supervisors shall, by resolution, adopt a schedule of fees
which shall be kept on file by the Township Secretary and shall be
reviewed and revised as necessary by the Board of Supervisors.
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E.
Section 106.5.3 shall be deleted in its entirety.
F.
Section 106.4 shall be amended to state as follows:
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108.4 Violations and 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 Official, 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.
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G.
Section 108.5 shall be amended by the deletion of
the words "[AMOUNT]" and the replacement thereof with "$100" and "$1,000."
H.
Section 109, 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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SECTION 109
MEANS OF APPEALS
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109.1 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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