Township of Willistown, PA Article IV Mechanical Standards

§ 72-8 Standards adopted by reference.

The Mechanical Code of Willistown Township previously adopted, being the BOCA Basic/National Mechanical Code/1984, 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 of the BOCA National Mechanical Code, so that, from and after the effective date of this chapter, the Mechanical Code of Willistown Township shall be the BOCA National Mechanical Code/1993, together with the supplements and amendments as hereinafter set forth in § 72-9 of this chapter.

§ 72-9 Additions, amendments and deletions.

The BOCA National Mechanical Code/1993 is hereby further supplemented and amended as follows:

A. Section M-101.1 is supplemented by inserting "Willistown Township" as the name of the jurisdiction.

B. Section M-113.2 concerning fees for periodic inspections is deleted in its entirety and in place thereof it is hereby substituted with the following:

M-113.2 Periodic inspections: The fees for all periodic inspections shall be paid in accordance with a schedule of fees to be prescribed by the Board of Supervisors by resolution of said Board.

C. Section M-113.3 concerning fee schedules is deleted in its entirety and in place thereof it is hereby substituted with the following:

M-113.3 Fee schedule: The fees for all mechanical work shall be paid in accordance with a schedule of fees to be prescribed by the Board of Supervisors by resolution of said Board.

D. Section M-116.4 concerning violation penalties is deleted in its entirety and in place thereof it is hereby substituted with the following:

M-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, install, alter or repair mechanical equipment or systems in violation of the approved construction documents 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.

E. Section M-117.2 concerning unlawful continuance is deleted in its entirety and in place thereof it is hereby substituted with the following:

M-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 M-116.4 above. Every day that a violation of this section continues shall constitute a separate offense.

F. Section M-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 'administrative authority', 'appointing authority' or 'chief appointing authority' is used herein, it shall be deemed to mean the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Willistown."