The Community Development Director within the Township of Penn
is hereby appointed to administer and enforce this chapter and is
referred to herein as the Floodplain Administrator.
Building permits shall be required before any construction or
development is undertaken within any area of the Township of Penn.
A copy of all applications and plans for any proposed construction
or development in any identified floodplain area to be considered
for approval shall be submitted by the Floodplain Administrator to
the County Conservation District for review and comment prior to the
issuance of a building permit. The recommendations of the Conservation
District shall be considered by the Floodplain Administrator for possible
incorporation into the proposed plan.
[Amended 1-18-2017 by Ord. No. 914]
A copy of all plans and applications for any proposed construction
or development in any identified floodplain area to be considered
for approval may be submitted by the Floodplain Administrator to any
other appropriate agencies and/or individuals (e.g., the Planning
Commission, Township Engineer, etc.) for review and comment.
After the issuance of a building permit by the Floodplain Administrator,
no changes of any kind shall be made to the application, permit or
any of the plans, specifications or other documents submitted with
the application without the written consent or approval of the Floodplain
Administrator. Requests for any such change shall be in writing and
shall be submitted by the applicant to the Floodplain Administrator
for consideration.
In addition to the building permit, the Floodplain Administrator
shall issue a placard which shall be displayed on the premises during
the time construction is in progress. This placard shall show the
number of the building permit, the date of its issuance and shall
be signed by the Floodplain Administrator.
Work on the proposed construction and/or development shall begin
within six months and shall be completed within 12 months after the
date of issuance of the building permit or the permit shall expire,
unless a time extension is granted, in writing, by the Floodplain
Administrator. Construction and/or development shall be considered
to have started with the preparation of land, land clearing, grading,
filling, excavation of basement, footings, piers or foundations, erection
of temporary forms, installation of piling under proposed subsurface
footings or installation of sewer, gas and water pipes or electrical
or other service lines from the street.
Applications for a building permit shall be accompanied by a
fee, payable to the municipality, as set from time to time by resolution
of the Board of Commissioners.
Any person aggrieved by any action or decision of the Floodplain
Administrator concerning the administration of the provisions of this
chapter may exercise appeal rights, as provided in the Pennsylvania
Construction Code Act (Act 45 of 1999) as adopted by the Township of Penn, and shall be governed
by the provisions of said code with respect to said appeals.