The title of this chapter shall be the "Building Code of Lancaster
Township."
The Uniform Construction Code, as contained in 34 Pa. Code,
Chapters 401 through 405, as amended from time to time, is hereby
adopted and incorporated as the Municipal Building Code of Lancaster
Township.
Administration and Enforcement of the code within Lancaster
Township shall be undertaken by any of the means set forth below,
as the governing body of the Township shall from time to time adopt
by resolution:
A. By the designation of an employee of the Township to serve as the
Municipal Code Official to act on behalf of the Township;
B. By the retention of one or more construction code officials with
third-party agencies to act on behalf of the Township;
C. By agreement with of one or more other municipalities for the joint
administration and enforcement of this chapter through an intermunicipal
agreement;
D. By entering into a contract by the other municipality for the administration
and enforcement of this chapter on behalf of the Township;
E. By entering into an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of
Labor and Industry for plan review, inspections and enforcement of
structures other than one-family or two-family dwelling units and
utility and miscellaneous use structures.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the
governing body of the Township in conformity with the requirements
of the relevant provisions of the code, as amended from time to time,
and for the purposes set forth therein. If at any time enforcement
and administration of the code shall be undertaken jointly with one
or more other municipalities, the Board of Appeals shall be established
by the joint action of the participating municipalities by resolution.
Fees assessable by the municipality for the administration and
enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the code shall
be established by the governing body by resolution from time to time.
Any person who shall neglect, fail, or refuse to comply with
any provision of this chapter or applicable standard building codes
incorporated by this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof before
a District Justice, be sentenced to pay a fine or penalty of not more
than $1,000 and costs of prosecution, such fine and penalty to be
paid over to the Township treasury. In default of payment of such
fine or penalty, such person shall be sentenced and committed to the
county jail for a period not to exceed 30 days. Each day that the
violation of this chapter continues shall constitute a separate offense.
In the event that any of the building codes incorporated by this chapter
prescribe different penalties from the one imposed herein, the penalty
contained in the applicable standard building code shall apply.
In all matters that are regulated by the Laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania or the United States of America, or by regulation
of departments or agencies of the commonwealth or the United States
promulgated by authority of law, such laws or regulations, as the
case may be, shall control where the requirements thereof are the
same or in excess of provisions of this chapter. This chapter shall
control in all cases where the requirements of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania or the United States are not as strict as those contained
herein.
This chapter shall be effective five days after the date of
passage of this chapter.
If any section, subsection, sentence, or clause of this chapter
is held, for any reason, to be invalid, such decision or decisions
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.