This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as "The West
Whiteland Township Dangerous Structure Ordinance."
Whenever it shall be reported or come to the attention of the
Code Administrative Officer that any structure, completed or in the
process of construction, or any portion thereof, is in a dangerous
condition, the Code Administrative Officer shall make an investigation
and examination of such structure. If such investigation or examination
indicates such structure to be a dangerous structure, a written report
of such investigation shall be sent to the Board, specifying the exact
condition of such structure and setting forth in what respect the
structure is perilous and whether it shall be removed as a dangerous
structure.
The Board shall have the discretion to order the demolition
of a dangerous structure. If the Board orders the demolition of a
dangerous structure, it shall be demolished and the debris from such
demolition shall be properly disposed of in accordance with all applicable
laws and regulations. In addition, after the demolition and debris
removal have been completed, the ground disturbed by such demolition
and debris removal shall be returned to grade with clean fill, seeded
and mulched.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the demolition of historic resources as defined in §
325-8. The demolition of historic resources shall be governed by §
325-85.