[Adopted 4-13-1977 by Ord. No. 1977-3 (Ch.
5, Part 7, of the 1990 Code)]
[Amended 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-1]
There is hereby adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Swatara for the purpose of establishing rules and
regulations for the fabrication, erection, construction, reconstruction,
enlargement, alteration, addition to, repair, location and use of
one- and two-family dwellings, their appurtenances and accessory structures,
the CABO One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code, recommended by the Building
Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., being particularly
the 1986 Edition, as the One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code of Swatara
Township, and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties,
conditions, and terms of the CABO One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code,
1986 Edition, are hereby referred to, adopted, and made part thereof,
as if fully set out in this article, with additions, insertions, deletions,
and changes, if any, hereinafter set forth, of which not less than
three copies have been and are now filed in the office of the Secretary
of the Township of Swatara, Township Municipal Building, 599 Eisenhower
Boulevard, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and the same are hereby adopted
and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein and from
the date on which this article shall take effect, the provisions thereof
shall be controlling in the fabrication, erection, construction, reconstruction,
enlargement, alteration, addition to, repair, location and use of
one- and two-family dwellings, their appurtenances and accessory structures
within the corporate limits of the Township of Swatara.
Nothing in this article or in the One- and Two-Family
Dwelling Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit
or proceeding now pending in any court, or any rights acquired, or
liability incurred, nor any cause or causes of action accrued or existing,
under any act or ordinance repealed hereby. Nor shall any right or
remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this article.
The invalidity of any section or provision of
this article or of the One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code hereby adopted
shall not invalidate other sections or provisions thereof.
In interpreting and applying the provisions
of this code, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements for
the promotion of the health, safety and general welfare.
[Amended 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-1]
A.
Section R-106, Violations and Penalties, § R-106.3,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
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R-106.3 Penalty: Any person, firm
or corporation violating any of the provisions of this code shall,
upon conviction thereof, be liable to pay a fine of not more than
$1,000 and costs of prosecution, and in default of the payment of
fine and costs, shall be imprisoned in the Dauphin County Prison for
a period not exceeding 30 days, or both. Each and every day or portion
thereof during which any violation of any provision of this code is
committed or continued shall constitute a separate offense.
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B.
Section R-104, Authority: § R-104 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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R-104. Authority: For the purposes of this code, the Building Official shall be the Code Enforcement Officer established in the Code of Ordinances of the Township of Swatara, Chapter 128, Article I. The Code Enforcement Officer shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of this code as provided for in the Code of Ordinances of the Township of Swatara, Chapter 128, Article I, Administration.
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C.
Section R-105 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
D.
Section R-106 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
E.
Section R-107 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
F.
Section R-109 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
G.
Section R-110 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
I.
Section R-111, § R-111.1 through R-111.1.6,
are hereby deleted in their entirety.
J.
Section R-113 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
K.
Section R-202, Table No. 2-A, is hereby amended by
inserting the following in the columnar table, designation of columns
being from left to right in the printed text:
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Column 1: 20-40
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Column 2: 20
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Column 3: 20
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Column 4: 1
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Column 5: No
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Column 6: Yes, 36 inches
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Column 7: Yes, moderate to heavy
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Column 8: Yes, slight to moderate
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L.
Section R-216, Smoke Detectors, § R-216.1,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
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R-216.1 Smoke Detectors Required: Smoke detectors shall be installed outside 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
crawl spaces and uninhabitable attics. In dwellings or dwelling units
with split levels, a smoke detector need be installed only on the
upper level, provided 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
approved and listed and shall be installed in accordance with the
manufacturer's instructions.
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When alterations, repairs or additions requiring
a permit occur, or when one or more sleeping rooms are added or created
in existing dwellings, the entire building shall be provided with
smoke detectors located as required for new dwellings.
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M.
Section R-216, Smoke Detectors, § R-216.2,
is hereby deleted in its entirety.
N.
Section R-411 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
O.
Section R-412 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
P.
Chapter 25, §§ P-2501 to P-2510, are
hereby deleted in their entirety and the following paragraph is substituted:
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P-2501 General: Private or individual
sewage disposal systems shall comply with the Pennsylvania Sewage
Facilities Act, Act 537, as amended, approved January 24, 1966, and
all amendments and supplements thereto, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, Title 25, Pennsylvania Code, Chapters 71,
72, and 73.
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Q.
Part 6, Electrical, is hereby amended to read as follows: "These provisions shall control the design and construction of all new installations of electrical conductors, equipment and systems in one- and two-family dwellings; and all alterations to existing wiring systems therein to insure safety. All such installations shall conform to the provisions of the Electrical Code established in Chapter 128, Article V, Electrical Code, of the Code of the Township of Swatara."
R.
Part 8, Energy Conservation, is hereby amended to
read as follows: "The provisions for energy conservation shall be
in accordance with all applicable regulations established by the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania."
