The Township of Adams is experiencing growth which it is anticipated
will continue at an increased rate. The Township has enacted a Zoning Ordinance,
a Subdivision Ordinance and may in the future adopt building ordinances and
codes, stormwater management ordinances and other ordinances with respect
to land use and development. The Township, therefore, finds it desirable to
create a position of Code Enforcement Officer.
There is hereby created the position of Code Enforcement Officer, who
shall be appointed by the Township Supervisors to serve at the discretion
of the Township Supervisors.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall be the building official and Code
Enforcement Officer of the Township, whose duties shall be to see to the enforcement
of all code provisions relating to zoning and land development, buildings
and structures, their construction and use, and to inspect all buildings or
structures being erected or altered as frequently as may be necessary to ensure
compliance with Township Codes.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall have the power to order all work stopped on construction or alteration or repair of buildings in the Township when such work is being done in violation of any provision of any ordinance relating thereto or in violation of Chapter
192, Zoning. Work shall not be resumed after the issuance of such an order except upon written permission of the Code Enforcement Officers, provided that, if the stop order is an oral one, it shall be followed by a written stop order within two hours. Such written stop order may be served by any police officer or constable of the Township.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall have the power to make or cause to
be made an entry into any building or premises where the work of altering,
repairing or constructing any building, structure or land is going on for
the purpose of making inspections at any reasonable hour.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall be a full-time employee of the Township
and shall devote full time to Township business. The Code Enforcement Officer
shall not be directly or indirectly interested in the building or construction
industry in any way and shall not be directly or indirectly interested in
any building contractor business, building supply business, building material
business or insurance business dealing with building contractors.
The Code Enforcement Officer may be assigned such other duties as the
Adams Township Supervisors may, by resolution, determine.