The Building Code of Willistown Township previously adopted, being the BOCA Basic Building Code/1984, as further amended by the 1986 Accumulative Supplement, is hereby amended to adopt the changes made by the promulgating agency thereof, the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., in the 1993 Edition, so that, from and after the effective date of this chapter, the Building Code of Willistown Township shall be the BOCA National Building Code/1993, together with the supplements and amendments as hereinafter set forth in § 72-2 of this chapter.
The BOCA National Building Code/1993 is hereby
further supplemented and amended as follows:
A.
Section 101.1 is supplemented by inserting "Willistown
Township" as the name of the jurisdiction.
B.
Section 112.3.1 concerning fee schedules is deleted
in its entirety and in place thereof it is hereby substituted with
the following:
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112.3.1 Fee schedule: A fee for each plan examination,
building permit and inspection shall be paid in accordance with a
schedule of fees to be prescribed by the Board of Supervisors by resolution
of said Board.
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C.
Section 116.4 concerning violation penalties is deleted
in its entirety and in place thereof it is hereby substituted with
the following:
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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, in addition to any other remedy
available under law or equity, shall, upon conviction thereof, be
sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 for each offense,
together with the costs of prosecution, which fine may be collected
by suit or summary proceeding brought in the name of the Township
before any District Justice. Every day that a violation of this code
continues shall constitute a separate offense. All fines and penalties
collected for the violation of this code shall be paid over to the
Township treasury. Upon judgment against any person by summary conviction
or by proceedings by summons on default of the payment of the fine
or penalty imposed and the costs, the defendant may be sentenced and
committed to the Township lockup for a period not exceeding five days
or to the county jail or workhouse for period not exceeding 30 days.
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D.
Section 117.2 concerning unlawful continuance is deleted
in its entirety and in place thereof it is hereby substituted with
the following:
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117.2 Unlawful continuance: Any person who shall
continue any work in or about the structure having been served with
a stop-work order, except such work as that person is directed to
perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, in addition to
any other remedy available under law or equity, shall, upon conviction
thereof, be subject to a fine and imprisonment as provided in Section
116.4 above. Every day that a violation of this section continues
shall constitute a separate offense.
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E.
Section 202.0 is supplemented by adding at the end
thereof the following: "Whenever 'jurisdiction' or 'Township' is referred
to herein, such term shall be deemed to mean the Township of Willistown,
Chester County, Pennsylvania; whenever the term 'appointing authority'
or 'chief appointing authority' is used herein, it shall be deemed
to mean the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Willistown."
F.
Section 421.10.1, Subsections 9 and 10, having to
do with barriers for outdoor private swimming pools, are deleted in
their entirety, and, in place thereof, they are hereby substituted
with the following:
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9.
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Where a wall of a dwelling serves as part of
the barrier, one of the following conditions shall be met:
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a.
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The pool shall be equipped with a powered safety
cover in compliance with ASTM ES 13-89; or
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b.
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All doors with direct access to the pool through
that wall shall be equipped with an alarm which produces an audible
warning when the door and its screen, if present, are opened. The
alarm shall sound continuously for a minimum of 30 seconds immediately
after the door is opened and be capable of being heard throughout
the house during normal household activities. The alarm shall automatically
reset under all conditions. The alarm system shall be equipped with
a manual means, such as a touch pad or switch, to temporarily deactivate
the alarm for a single opening. Such deactivation shall last for not
more than 15 seconds. The deactivation switch(es) shall be located
at least 54 inches above the threshold of the door; or
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c.
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Other means of protection, such as self-closing
doors with self-latching devices, which are approved by the governing
body, shall be acceptable so long as the degree of protection afforded
is not less than the protection afforded by Item a or b described
above.
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10.
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Where an aboveground pool structure is used
as a barrier or where the barrier is mounted on top of the pool structure
and the means of access is a ladder or steps then:
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a.
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The ladder or steps shall be capable of being
secured, locked or removed to prevent access; or
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b.
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The ladder or steps shall be surrounded by a
barrier which meets the requirements of Section 421.10.1, Items 1
through 9. When the ladder or steps are secured, locked or removed,
any opening created shall not allow the passage of a four-inch diameter
sphere.
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G.
Section 3104.1.1 concerning permit requirements for
temporary structures is deleted in its entirety and in place thereof
it is hereby substituted with the following:
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3104.1.1. Permit required: All temporary structures
that cover an area in excess of 900 square feet, including all connecting
areas or spaces with a common means of egress or entrances which are
used or intended to be used for the gathering together of more than
50 persons, shall not be erected, operated or maintained for any purpose
without obtaining a permit from the Code Official. Tents used exclusively
for recreational camping purposes shall be exempt from the above requirements.
Special permits required by this code shall be secured from the Code
Official.
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H.
Section 3408.2 is supplemented by inserting the effective
date of this chapter as the date.
