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Township of Nether Providence, PA
Delaware County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Nether Providence 5-13-2004 by Ord. No. 682[1]. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Ch. 93, Building Construction, adopted 12-10-1992 by Ord. No. 581, as amended in its entirety 4-10-1997 by Ord. No. 611.
Nether Providence Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. § 7210.101 through 7210.1103, as amended from time to time, and its regulations.
[Amended 12-14-2006 by Ord. No. 715]
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401 through 405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the municipal building code of Nether Providence Township. In addition, the following appendixes of the following ICC codes are also adopted:
A. 
Appendix B to the International Fire Code, entitled Fire-Flow Requirements of Buildings, is hereby adopted in its entirety.
B. 
Appendix D to the International Fire Code, entitled Fire-Apparatus Access Roads, is hereby adopted in its entirety.
[Added 4-14-2005 by Ord. No. 695; amended 12-17-2009 by Ord. No. 747]
A building permit shall be required prior to the construction of a detached accessory structure if the structure has a building area of 1,000 square feet or more and the structure is a residential utility and/or a miscellaneous use structure, including but not limited to:
A. 
Carport.
B. 
Detached private garage.
C. 
Greenhouse.
D. 
Shed.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within Nether Providence Township shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the governing body of Nether Providence Township from time to time by resolution:
A. 
By the designation of an employee of Nether Providence Township to serve as the Municipal Code Official to act on behalf of Nether Providence Township;
B. 
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of Nether Providence Township;
C. 
By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint administration and enforcement of this Act through an intermunicipal agreement;
D. 
By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration and enforcement of this Act on behalf of this municipality;
E. 
By entering into an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department Of Labor and Industry for plan review, inspections and enforcement of structures other than one-family or two-family dwelling units and utility and miscellaneous use structures.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the governing body of Nether Providence Township in conformity with the requirements of the relevant provisions of the Code, as amended from time to time, and for the purposes set forth therein. If at any time enforcement and administration is undertaken jointly with one or more other municipalities, said Board of Appeals shall be established by joint action of the participating municipalities.
A. 
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were adopted by Nether Providence Township on or before July 1, 1999, and which equal or exceed the requirements of the Code shall continue in full force and effect until such time as such provisions fail to equal or exceed the minimum requirements of the Code, as amended from time to time.
B. 
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which are in effect as of the effective date of this chapter and whose requirements are less than the minimum requirements of the Code are hereby amended to conform with the comparable provisions of the Code.
C. 
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of Nether Providence Township not governed by the Code shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by Nether Providence Township for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the Code shall be established by the governing body by resolution from time to time.