[Adopted 2-11-2002 by Ord. No. 2357]
[Amended 6-8-2009 by Ord. No. 2776, approved 11-3-2009]
The Township of Whitehall hereby adopts the
International Fuel Gas Code/2000 (hereinafter referred to as "code"),
with certain additions and insertions as hereinafter set forth. Copies
of the code and of this article are filed in the office of the Mayor
and the Department of Operations. The code and this article shall
collectively be considered and referred to as the "code" both herein
and in the code.
[Amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]
A.
The following additions, amendments and deletions
shall be made as indicated:
(1)
Section 101.1, Title, second line, insert at space
indicated for "name of jurisdiction," the following:
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Township of Whitehall
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(2)
Section 106.5.2, Fee Schedule, shall be amended to
read as follows:
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The fees for all work performed under this code
shall be as indicated in the Comprehensive Fee Schedule[1] as found in the Whitehall Township Code, as amended from
time to time.
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[1]
Editor's Note: The Fee Schedule is on file
in the Township offices.
(3)
Section 106.5.3, Fee Refunds, shall deleted in its
entirety.
(4)
Section 108.4, Violation Penalties, shall be amended
to read:
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Persons 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 work 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 shall be guilty of a criminal offense, punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or
both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues
after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
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Upon judgment against any person by summary
conviction or b proceedings by summons, on default of payment of the
fine or penalty imposed by said judgment and the costs, the defendant
may be sentenced and committed tot he Township lockup for a period
not exceeding five days or to the County jail for a period not exceeding
30 days.
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(5)
Section 108.5, Stop-Work Orders, the last sentence
of this section shall be amended to read as follows:
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Any person who shall continue any work on the
system after 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, shall be liable to a fine of not less than $500
or more than $1,000.
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(6)
Section 109, Means of Appeal, Subsection 109.1, Application
for Appeal, shall be amended to read:
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Any appeal from any decision of the Fuel Gas
Code Official shall be heard by the Whitehall Township Code Board
of Appeals pursuant to and consistent with the practices and procedures
established for or by such Board. An application for appeal shall
be based on the claim that the true intent of this code or article
or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted,
the provisions of this code or article do not fully apply, or an equally
good or better form of construction is proposed. The application for
appeal shall be filed on a form obtained from the Department of Operations,
Bureau of Development, within 20 days after the decision of the Fuel
Gas Code Official or within 20 days after the notice was served.
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(7)
Sections 109.2 through 109.7 shall be deleted in their
entirety.
