[Ord. 2004-01, 3/4/2004]
All those certain documents, one copy of which are on file in
the office of the Secretary of the Township of Vernon, Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, and being marked and described as follows: the "International
Residential Code, 2003 Edition," as published by the International
Code Council, Inc., for one- and two-family dwellings and accessory
structures; the "International Building Code, 2003 Edition," as published
by the International Code Council, Inc. (including codes incorporated
by reference therein), the same being required by Act No. 45, the
Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (1999, P.L. 491, No. 45), will
be and are hereby adopted as the Building Code, Electrical Code and
Plumbing Code of the Township of Vernon, Crawford County, Pennsylvania,
for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided; and
each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, appendices,
references, conditions and terms of the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction
Code (1999, P.L. 491, No. 45), are, by reference thereto, adopted
and made a part hereof as if they were fully set out in this Part.
[Ord. 2004-01, 3/4/2004]
The Board of Supervisors of the Township of Vernon, Crawford
County, Pennsylvania, may, by motion, appoint a Code Enforcement Officer
to administer this Part. Said Code Enforcement Officer shall be empowered
with the authority to enforce all provisions of this Part and the
code being hereunder adopted by the Township.
[Ord. 2004-01, 3/4/2004]
The Board of Supervisors of the Township of Vernon, Crawford
County, Pennsylvania, may, from time to time, by resolution, adopt,
change, alter or amend various articles or sections of the International
Building Code, 2003 Edition, and/or the International Residential
Code, 2003 Edition, for one- and two-family dwellings, as the Township
Supervisors deem appropriate and necessary for the administration
of this Part and the health, safety and welfare of the residents of
the Township of Vernon, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
[Ord. 2004-01, 3/4/2004]
The Board of Supervisors of the Township of Vernon, Crawford
County, Pennsylvania, may, from time to time, by resolution, adopt,
change, alter or amend fees for any permits, services, certificates
or inspections authorized by this Part.
[Ord. 2004-01, 3/4/2004]
No structure, whether residential, commercial or industrial,
shall be occupied until a certificate of occupancy is issued by the
Code Enforcement Officer designated by the Board of Supervisors of
the Township of Vernon, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, in accordance
with this Part. No such certificate of occupancy shall be issued until
all inspections as required by this Part have been completed and all
associated fees have been paid to the Township of Vernon, Crawford
County, Pennsylvania. The owner of any property for which a permit
is required, along with the applicant for said permit, shall both
be liable to the Township of Vernon, Crawford County, Pennsylvania,
for any such fees for permits and inspections.
[Ord. 2004-01, 3/4/2004]
The property owner or permit applicant shall be required to
submit a construction plan and property plan showing the improvements
requested. These plans shall be for information purposes only for
the Code Enforcement Officer of the Township of Vernon, and the issuance
of any permit after such submission does not constitute approval of
any plan so submitted, which plans are deemed to be solely for the
purpose of assisting the Code Enforcement Officer of the Township
of Vernon during inspections and review of the application.
[Ord. 2004-01, 3/4/2004]
1.Â
If, at any time, the Code Enforcement Officer determines that a property
owner, contractor, permit applicant, or any other person connected
with the construction, installation, or renovation, violated any provisions
of this Part or standards established by the International Building
Code, 2003 Edition, and/or the International Residential Code, 2003
Edition, for one- and two-family dwellings, or any amendment thereto,
the then Code Enforcement Officer shall have the right to suspend
any permit issued, issue a stop-work-order, deny an occupancy permit,
and refuse to permit any further construction or installation. The
Code Enforcement Officer shall have all rights as prescribed in the
code adopted hereunder.
2.Â
In the event of a violation of any provisions of this Part no certificate
of occupancy shall be issued for any such structure determined to
be in violation by the Code Enforcement Officer, and no such structure
shall be occupied by any person until such violation is abated.
3.Â
The Township may proceed with an action at law and/or in equity to
enforce the provisions of this Part, and proceeding with such legal
action shall not prohibit the Township from seeking to impose other
penalties prescribed by this Part nor from suspending construction
or issuing a stop-work order as provided for in this Part.
[Ord. 2004-01, 3/4/2004]
In addition to, or separate from, the actions set forth in the preceding section (§ 5-107), any person violating this Part or any part thereof may be charged with a summary offense and shall, upon conviction before a District Magistrate or other Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pay a fine of not more than $1,000 and, in default of the payment of such fine, shall be imprisoned as permitted or provided in the enforcement of summary offenses. Each day a violation continues shall be deemed to be a separate offense and shall be subject in all respects to the same penalties as the first offense, and separate proceedings may be instituted and separate penalties imposed for each day's offense.
