This chapter shall be known as the "Carroll
Township Building Permit Ordinance."
For the administration of this chapter, a Building
Permit Officer, who shall not hold any elective office in the municipality,
shall be appointed by the Carroll Township Board of Supervisors. The
Building Permit Officer shall report directly to the Carroll Township
Board of Supervisors. The Building Permit Officer may hold other positions
and duties in the Township as seen fit by the Carroll Township Board
of Supervisors.
It shall be the duty of the Building Permit
Officer, or a duly authorized representative, to enforce all rules
and regulations applicable to this chapter within Carroll Township.
The regulations contained herein shall not apply
in the case of normal maintenance activities, minor repairs, and alterations
that do not structurally change a building or structure.
The building permit issued in accordance with
this chapter shall be conspicuously posted on the building itself
or in the immediate vicinity thereof at all times until work is completed.
Before a residential dwelling or nonresidential
structure is permitted to be occupied or used, the Building Permit
Officer shall issue a certificate of occupancy. The certificate of
occupancy shall ensure that the dwelling or structure complies with
the provisions of this chapter and all Carroll Township ordinances,
as well as certification of compliance by the Carroll Township Sewage
Enforcement Officer.
The Building Permit Officer, upon consultation
with the Zoning Officer, may revoke a building permit issued under
the provisions of this chapter in case of any false statement or misrepresentation
of fact in the application or on the plans serving as the basis on
which the permit was issued.
Required building and zoning inspections shall be made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, Article
XVII of Chapter
138, Zoning, and all other applicable Carroll Township ordinances.
In such instances where building construction
activity or a change of use is regulated by the Pennsylvania Department
of Labor and Industry, as authorized by the Pennsylvania Code, Title
34, the applicant shall present proof that the Department of Labor
and Industry has reviewed and approved the activity prior to the issuance
a building permit and/or a certificate of occupancy.