111.5 Site plan: The Code Enforcement Officer
has the authority to require that an as-built survey be made on the ground
by a registered surveyor or licensed engineer of the building or structure,
authorized by a permit, at any time prior to or during construction as a condition
to processing the permit application or continuing work. In the event that
the holder of a permit is directed to secure and produce such survey and neglects
or refuses to do so, such permit shall be revoked.
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113.6 Utility inspections: Proof of inspections
performed on new construction by utility services (electrical, sanitary, water,
etc.) shall be submitted to the Code Enforcement Officer before the final
occupancy inspection is conducted. A dwelling unit shall be totally completed
and an occupancy permit issued before occupancy can take place.
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116.4 Violation penalties: Any person who shall
violate a provision of this code or shall to 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 Enforcement
Officer, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this
code, shall be deemed to be in violation hereof. Violators shall be subject
to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 per violation to be collected by the
jurisdiction by suit. Such violation shall also constitute a summary offense
which shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 per violation.
In default of the payment of the fine or penalty imposed and the costs, such
person may be sentenced and committed to the county jail for a period not
exceeding 30 days; provided, however, that no civil penalty and fine shall
be levied against a violator for the same offense; provided further, however,
that nothing shall preclude the jurisdiction from proceeding first to collection
of a civil penalty for a violation, and then, if said violation continues
uncorrected, proceeding to summary conviction for later violations. Each day
that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed
a separate offense.
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SECTION 121.0 BOARD OF APPEALS - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
121.1 Application for appeal: The owner of a
building or structure or any other person may appeal from a decision of the
Code Enforcement Officer refusing to grant a modification to the provisions
of this code covering the manner of construction or materials to be used in
the erection, alteration or repair of a building or structure to the Board
of Appeals. Application for appeal may be made when it is claimed that the
true intent of this code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been
incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully apply or
an equally good or better form of construction can be used.
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121.2 Appeal procedure: The Board shall meet
upon notice of the Chairman of the Supervisors within 30 days of the filing
of an appeal. All hearings shall be public, and the appellant, his representative,
the Code Enforcement Officer and any other person whose interests may be affected
by the matter on appeal shall be given an opportunity to be heard. The Board
shall affirm, modify or reverse the decision of the Code Enforcement Officer
by a concurring vote of a majority of the members of the Board present at
the hearing, provided that a quorum is present, a quorum being a majority
of the Board of Supervisors.
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121.3 Court review: Any person aggrieved by
a decision of the Board of Appeals, whether or not a previous party to the
decision, or any officer or official board of the jurisdiction, may apply
to the appropriate court for a writ of certiorari to correct errors of laws
in such decisions. Application for review shall be made to the proper court
of jurisdiction within 30 days after the filing of the Board's decision in
the office of the Code Enforcement Officer.
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707.12 Fire separation walls: When multiple,
single-family dwellings (side-by-side rowhouses, townhouses and quadplexes)
are attached by a common wall, such wall shall be a nonbearing fire separation
wall extending from the basement floor to the roof of the dwelling consisting
of eight-inch masonry block, which shall be sealed tightly to the underside
of the roof deck.
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When multiple, two-family dwellings (side-by-side duplexes) are attached
by a common wall, ceiling or floor, such wall shall be a nonbearing fire separation
wall extending from the basement floor to the roof of the dwelling, consisting
of eight-inch masonry block, which shall be sealed tightly to the underside
of the roof deck. (Floor and ceiling assemblies shall be constructed of prefabricated
or poured concrete for top/bottom duplexes only.)
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In multifamily apartment buildings, all units on each floor utilizing
a common hallway or corridor along with same above and/or below, and together
comprising one section or wing (bottom floor through top floor), shall be
separated from other sections or wings by a nonbearing eight-inch masonry
block wall extending from the basement floor to the roof of the dwelling,
which shall be sealed tightly to the underside of the roof deck.
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716.5.5 Self-closing doors: Self-closing hinges
or automatic closures shall be placed on all doors between the garage and
living area of all dwelling units, including all single-family and multifamily
dwelling units.
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917.1.1 Audio visual devices: In order to indicate,
upon the arrival of the Fire Department - emergency services, in which building
an alarm is being activated, audio visual devices will be installed on the
exterior of the building, in a location approved by the Code Enforcement Officer's
office, in all occupancies, excluding single-family dwellings, that have an
automatic fire detection/protection system and/or fire suppression system
installed on the premises. Such device shall be installed so that it can be
viewed by approaching fire apparatus.
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917.1.2 Health care facilities: All health care
facilities shall now be required to have annunciated patient room smoke detectors
which shall be connected to a monitoring device located at a point on the
premises that has personnel on duty 24 hours a day.
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917.1.3 Automatic fire protection system placarding:
Any building within the Township that is equipped with an automatic sprinkler
system and/or standpipe system is required to have a twelve-inch-by-twelve-inch
red background reflective sign placed at the Fire Department connection location
describing the area that the connection serves and the type of system that
it serves. All service utilities shall also be marked by the utility company
with the type of utility.
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919.3 Smoke detectors in single-family dwellings (Use
Group R-4), duplex, row townhouse and quadraplex units: The owners
of all newly constructed single-family dwellings (Use Group R-4), duplex,
row townhouse and quadraplex units and remodeled rooms and/or additions to
such existing dwellings shall install a minimum of one approved ionization-type
smoke detector per level, including the attic area, and in the immediate vicinity
of bedrooms, sensing visible and invisible particles of combustion. Detectors
shall be installed in a manner and location approved by the Code Enforcement
Officer. Such detectors shall work on an electric and battery power and have
the capacity to be connected to both sources of power simultaneously. When
activated, the detectors shall provide an alarm to suitably warn the occupants
within the dwelling unit. All detectors shall be interconnected.
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1211.2 Attic openings: In all single-family
homes, two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings such as townhouses,
duplexes, etc., a readily accessible attic opening not less than 26 inches
by 44 inches shall be provided to any attic area having over 24 inches from
roofline to the ceiling joists. Such opening shall be located in the hallway.
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In all apartment buildings, these attic openings shall be provided in
the uppermost story of each commonly shared fire tower or hallway. Such openings
shall be easily accessible by a maximum ten-foot ladder. No attic openings
shall be located in the individual apartment units.
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Where doors or other openings are installed in the draftstopping, such
doors shall be self-closing and be of approved materials as specified in this
section, and the construction shall be tightly fitted around all pipes, ducts
or other assemblies piercing the draftstopping.
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1604.1.1 Support beams: All supporting beams
shall have their post plates attached by bolts and/or welding.
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1810.7 Special footing: If a footing cannot
be excavated to solid ground or rock, a caisson(s) shall be installed. Caisson(s)
shall be drilled and completely rodded. Drawings for caisson(s) shall be prepared
by an engineer and submitted before a building permit is issued. A spread
footing, which includes reinforcing rods, may be accepted on a fill less than
three feet in depth where the footing design is reviewed and sealed by an
engineer.
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