104.10.1 Areas prone to flooding. All construction
activity within any floodplain area limits shall be regulated per
the requirements of the Towamencin Township Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision
and Land Development Ordinance[1] as well as the requirements of this code.
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105.5 Expiration. Every permit issued by the Building
Official under the provisions of this code shall expire by limitation
and become null and void if the building or work authorized by such
permit is not commenced within 180 days from the issue date of the
permit, or if the building or work authorized by such permit is suspended
or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period
of 180 days. Before work can resume a new permit shall be obtained
to do so. If a permittee wishes to renew a permit that has expired
due to suspended or abandoned work for more than 180 days, the permittee
may apply in writing to the Building Official for a one-time renewal
of the permit for 1/2 of the original permit fee. A permittee holding
an unexpired permit in which work has not commenced may apply in writing
to the Building Official for a one-time extension of 180 days provided
that he can show good and satisfactory reasons, beyond his control,
that the work cannot be commenced within the one-hundred-eighty-day
period from the issue date. No additional fee is required for this
one-time extension. In order to renew work on a permit after it has
expired, the permittee shall pay a new full permit fee.
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106.1.3 Information for construction and areas prone to
flooding. For buildings and structures in flood hazard areas
as established by the Flood Insurance Maps, construction documents
shall include all requirements as outlined in the Towamencin Township
Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, and
this code.[2]
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SECTION R112
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MEANS OF APPEALS
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R112.1 Means of appeal. An appeal from any decision
of the Building Official may be taken to the Board of Supervisors.
Such appeal shall be made in writing, verified by an affidavit, within
10 days after such decision has been made, and shall be filed with
the Township Secretary. The appellant or his representative shall
have the right to appear and be heard by the Board. The Board shall
render a prompt decision on such appeal. In making the decision, the
Board may vary or modify any provision of this code, where there are
practical difficulties in the way of executing the strict letter of
the code, or to permit the use of innovative procedures or materials,
provided that the spirit of the code shall be observed, public safety
secured and substantial justice done. Such variation or modification
shall be the minimum necessary in order to grant relief. Every action
of the Board on such appeals shall be by resolution, copies of which
shall be certified to the Building Official and the appellant. The
decision of the Board shall in such cases be final.
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R113.2 Notice of violation. The Building Official
shall serve a notice of violation or order on the person responsible
for the erection, construction, alteration, extension, repair, removal,
use or occupancy of a building or structure in violation of the provisions
of this code, or in violation of a detail statement or a plan approved
thereunder, or in violation of a permit or certificate issued under
the provisions of this code. Such order shall direct the discontinuance
of the illegal action or condition and the abatement of the violation
within a period of 10 days from the date of notification, unless otherwise
specified. In the event that the action or condition presents such
a threat to the health, safety, or welfare of an individual or the
community, the abatement period may be reduced by the Building Official.
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If the notice of violation is not complied with promptly, the
Building Official shall request the legal counsel of the Township
to institute the appropriate proceeding at law or in equity to restrain,
correct or abate such violation or to require the removal or termination
of the unlawful use of the building or structure in violation of the
provisions of this code or of the order or direction made pursuant
thereto.
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R113.4 Violation penalties. Any person, partnership,
firm or corporation who or which shall violate a provision of this
code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof
or who or which shall use, erect, construct, alter or repair a building
or structure in violation of an approved plan or of a directive of
the Building Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under
the provisions of this code, shall be liable to fines and penalties
not exceeding $500.00, which fines and penalties may be collected
by suit or summary proceeding brought in the name of the Township
before any District Justice, or recovered as debts of a like amount
are now by law recoverable. Proceedings for the violation of this
code and for the collection of fines and penalties imposed thereby
may be commenced by warrant, or by summons, at the discretion of the
District Justice before whom the proceeding is begun. All fines and
penalties collected for the violation of this code shall be paid over
to the Township Treasury. Each day that a violation continues shall
be deemed a separate offense.
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The imposition of the penalties herein prescribed shall not
preclude the legal counsel of the Township from instituting appropriate
action to prevent unlawful construction or to restrain, correct or
abate a violation, or to prevent illegal occupancy of a building,
structure or premises or to stop an illegal act, conduct, business
or use of a building or structure on or about any premises.
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ROOF SNOW LOAD - 30 pounds per square foot.
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WIND PRESSURE (SPEED) - 90 mph.
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SEISMIC CONDITION - Zone D1.
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WEATHERING - Severe.
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FROST LINE DEPTH - 36 inches.
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TERMITE - Moderate to heavy.
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DECAY - Slight to moderate.
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WINTER DESIGN TEMPERATURE - 10.
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FLOOD HAZARDS - Per the requirements of the Towamencin Township
Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, and
this code[4].
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R302.1 Exterior walls. Exterior walls with a fire
separation distance of less than 4 feet (1,524 mm) shall have not
less than a two-hour fire-resistive masonry wall, as detailed in this
section and Sections R321.1, R321.2.2, and R321.2.3. If both buildings
on each side of the fire separation line are fully sprinklered per
the requirements of NFPA 13, then the exterior walls can be constructed
with no less than a one-hour fire-resistive rating with exposure from
both sides. Projection shall not extend beyond the distance determined
by the following two methods, whichever results in the lesser projections.
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R302.3 Penetrations. Penetrations located in the
exterior wall of the dwelling with a fire separation distance less
than 4 feet (1,524 mm) shall be protected in accordance with Section
R321.3.
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R309.2 Separation required. The garage shall be
separated from the residence and its attic area by not less than 5/8
inch (15.99 mm) Type X fire-rated drywall applied to the garage side.
Where the separation is a floor-ceiling assembly, the floor-ceiling
assembly as well as the structure supporting the separation also shall
be protected by not less than 5/8 inch (15.99 mm) Type X fire-rated
drywall. All beams, posts, or columns shall also be protected by a
minimum one-hour rated enclosure of 5/8 inch (15.99 mm) Type X fire-rated
drywall.
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"3. Must meet the requirements of Towamencin Township Zoning
Ordinance and Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance[6]."
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R321.1 Two-family dwellings. Adjoined dwelling
units constructed under the provisions of this code, which adjoin
other dwelling units, shall be completely separated from the adjacent
dwelling unit with a two-hour fire-rated assembly. The vertical separation
of all dwelling units shall be a two-hour-rated eight-inch-thick masonry
firewall. The firewall shall be constructed from the foundation to
the roof assembly as detailed in Sections R321.2.2 and R321.2.3. The
common firewall shall also extend the full length of all attached
elements of the buildings to include all enclosed areas and open roof
structures. Any fire-rated floor-ceiling assembly shall also be constructed
with a two-hour rating. The floor-ceiling assembly shall be constructed
to extend and be tight against the exterior walls and firewalls and
be rated from both sides.
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All dwelling units which share a common exterior wall along
the same vertical plane shall be provided with a minimum one-hour-rated
wall assembly for a distance of 4 feet on each side of the firewall.
The wall shall be rated from both sides. If the exterior walls of
the dwelling unit on each side of the firewall are offset from each
other, than the offsets shall be constructed to provide the same two-hour
rating as the firewall for a distance of 4 feet out from the common
firewall, and the exterior wall will not need to be rated. If the
offsets are less than 4 feet from the common firewall, the offsets
shall be of the same two-hour rated construction as the firewalls
and the exterior walls shall be provided with a one-hour rating for
a distance of 4 feet as detailed in this section.
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Exception: If the dwelling units on each side of
the fire-rated assembly are fully sprinklered per the requirements
of NFPA13, then the vertical firewalls may be constructed with any
approved noncombustible material, provided that no less than a two-hour-rated
assembly is maintained. All floor-ceiling assemblies may be constructed
as a one-hour-rated assembly. The one-hour-rated assembly shall be
rated from both sides. The fire rating of the exterior walls and offset
requirements detailed in this section shall not apply.
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R321.2 Townhouses. Townhouses shall be constructed
to meet the requirements of Section R321.1.
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"Reserved. See Sections R321.1, R321.2, R321.2.2, R321.2.3."
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R321.2.2 Parapets. Parapets constructed in accordance
with Section R321.2.3 shall be provided for townhouses and all other
dwelling units as an extension of the common firewall in accordance
with the following:
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"Exception: A parapet is not required in the two
cases above when the roof is covered with an approved minimum C roof
covering and the roof decking is of approved noncombustible materials,
or of an approved two-hour-rated assembly for a distance of 4 feet
out from each side of the firewall. If the dwelling units on each
side of the firewall, including the attic space below the roof sheathing,
or deck is fully sprinklered to meet the requirements of NFPA 13,
then the requirements for parapets and this section shall not apply."
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R328.1 Automatic sprinkler system. All structures
over 5,000 square feet constructed under the provision of this code
shall be equipped with an automatic residential sprinkler system to
meet the requirements of NFPA 13. The square footage shall include
the basement, living areas on all floor levels, garage, storage and
mechanical areas. The sprinkler system shall be installed in all basement,
attic, garage, living and storage areas of the building.
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