[Ord. 1993-13, 12/8/1993, § I]
This Part applies to all principal buildings within East Fallowfield
Township, Chester County, and each tract, lot, or parcel of land.
[Ord. 1993-13, 12/8/1993, § II]
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
A subordinate building, the use of which is customarily incidental
to that of the principal building and is used for an accessory use
and is located on the same lot.
Any building or structure erected on a tract, lot, or parcel
of land on which any use is carried out, except an accessory building,
including a dwelling, place of business, or industry, or any other
use requiring a location identity.
[Ord. 1993-13, 12/8/1993, § III]
1.
Street address numbers shall be assigned to each building, tract,
lot, or parcel of land, placed on file in the East Fallowfield Township
office and assigned to the owners or occupants of such buildings,
tract, lot, or parcel of land by the East Fallowfield Township, or
by such other person as may be designated by resolution of the Board
of Supervisors. Once assigned, all such properties shall be designated
for all purposes by the number assigned, and thereafter all persons
shall take due notice thereof and comply with the provisions of this
Part, when applicable.
2.
The Township Subdivision Code Administrator (SDCA) or Emergency Management
Coordinator (EMC), or such other person as may be designated, shall
have the power and duty to correct any errors with respect to assignment
of street address numbers, as and when such errors are discovered.
The Board of Supervisors shall have the right and power to change
a street address number or numbers assigned to any property whenever
it may deem such a change necessary and desirable, and require the
owner or the occupant thereof to comply with the provisions of this
Part with respect to such change.
[Ord. 1993-13, 12/8/1993, § IV]
The owner or occupant of each tract, lot, or parcel of land
to which no street address number has previously been assigned shall,
upon purchase, acquisition, or occupancy thereof or within seven days
of discovery that no such number has been assigned, make application
to the Township SDCA or his designated agent for assignment of such
number, and thereon the Township SDCA shall assign a correct street
address number to the property.
[Ord. 1993-13, 12/8/1993, § V]
1.
The Township SDCA shall be responsible for assigning proper street
address number sequences to each lot which is created as a result
of a subdivision or resubdivision, said numbers shall be in proper
municipal sequence in relation to the number assigned to other lots
fronting on the same street and shall be properly recorded on the
subdivision plan and the Township file.
2.
When the assignment required under Subsection 1 hereof has been completed and signed by the Township SDCA, they shall be appended to the final subdivision plan and thereby incorporated therein by reference. No subdivider shall sell or convey any lot or dwelling unit or other building or structure upon said lot or lease or otherwise permit the use and occupancy thereof without first complying with all of the terms of this chapter.
3.
The requirements for application for street address number and display
thereof shall be a condition precedent to the submission of any applications
for a certificate of occupancy.
[Ord. 1993-13, 12/8/1993, § VI; as amended by Ord.
2010-01, 3/23/2010]
1.
In order to comply with this Part, street address numbers shall be
Arabic in design, shall have a minimum height of four inches in height
with a minimum stroke width of 1/2 inch and shall be mounted in a
secure fashion by one or more of the approved manners. The numbers
shall be sufficiently legible as to contrasting background, arrangement,
spacing, size, and uniformity of numerals so that the numbers may
be read with ease during daylight hours by a person possessing normal
vision, if he views the numbers from the center line of the facing
street. The numbers shall be so placed that trees, shrubs, and other
obstructions do not block the line of sight of the numbers from the
center of the street to any appreciable degree. Auxiliary numbers
shall be mounted at a height between four feet and 10 feet upon the
adjacent grade or exterior landing beneath, but never higher than
15 feet above adjoining grade.
2.
Approved Manners.
A.
Occupancies with mailboxes at the end of driveways shall display
street numbers on both sides of the mailbox or support post. When
mailboxes are placed on the opposite side of the facing street from
the occupancy, auxiliary numbers shall be provided in addition to
the mailbox numbers. When two or more mailboxes are placed side by
side together in a row then numbers shall be placed on the fronts
of the mailboxes.
B.
Occupancies without mailboxes at the end of driveways shall place
numbers in the general vicinity of the main entrance or path of travel
which leads to the main entrance and shall be visible from the center
line of the facing street.
C.
Those occupancies with no mailboxes which are built down long driveways
or occupancies not visible from the street shall have a marker or
post of noticeable size placed at the driveway entrance. If more than
one occupancy shares the driveway, then each occupancy shall be so
numbered.
3.
Occupancies with shared driveways shall also display auxiliary numbers
at or near the main entrance of the structure according to specifications
herein.
[Ord. 1993-13, 12/8/1993, § VII; as amended by
Ord. 2010-01, 3/23/2010]
1.
The absence of street numbers, or the insecure fastening or absence
of any numeral thereof, or the use of any street address number not
assigned by the Township SDCA, or the failure of a street address
number to meet the elevation requirements or the visibility requirements
shall be a violation of this Part. Upon discovery of such violation,
a notice of violation shall be sent by certified mail to the property
or occupant, or shall be posted in a prominent place upon the property
by the SDCA or his agent, or shall be personally served on the property
owner or occupant or his agent. Such notice shall specify the specific
provision of the Part violated and shall require compliance with the
provisions of this Part within 15 days from the service or posting
of the notice of violation.
2.
Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a magisterial district judge in the manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs
and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues
or each section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
3.
Every violator of the provisions of this Part shall be deemed guilty
of a separate offense for each and every day such violation shall
continue and shall be subject to the penalty imposed by this section
for each and every such offense.
4.
After the issuance by the Township SDCA of a notice of violation
of the provisions of this Part and the posting of such notice of violation
on the premises, each day such violation shall continue shall be deemed
a separate offense subject to a like fine and penalty.
[Ord. 1993-13, 12/8/1993, § VIII]
The final authority for determining and assigning the street number or numbers to be used upon any particular property, as well as the enforcement of this Part, shall be in the office of the Township SDCA, his agent or such other person as provided for in § 4-103 of this Part.
[Ord. 2005-4, 3/23/2005, § 1]
The Board of Supervisors finds that the ability of police, fire,
ambulance, and other emergency providers and personnel to communicate
with each other within buildings and structures, and to communicate
from within structures and buildings to personnel and locations outside
the building and structure, is of vital public importance. A breakdown
in communications among emergency providers and personnel creates
a serious risk of harm to and is a serious threat to the safety and
welfare of emergency personnel, the citizens of East Fallowfield Township
and the public in general. Therefore, pursuant to the police power,
the Board enacts this Part to protect the public health, safety, and
welfare.
[Ord. 2005-4, 3/23/2005, § 2]
The following words and terms shall, for the purposes of this
section and as used elsewhere in this Part, have the meanings shown
herein.
Association of Public Safety Communication Officials International.
Chester County Department of Emergency Services.
Federal Communications Commission.
National Association of Business and Education Radio.
National Public Safety Pluming Advisory Committee.
Personal Communications Industry Association.
[Ord. 2005-4, 3/23/2005, § 3; as amended by Ord. 2013-03, 11/26/2013; and by Ord. No. 2016-01, 3/22/2016]
1.
Except as otherwise provided, no person shall erect, construct, alter,
refit, change the use of or provide an addition of more than 20% of
the existing floor area to any building or structure or a part thereof
or cause the same to be done, which fails to support adequate radio
coverage for CCDES, the fire companies serving East Fallowfield Township
(Modena and Westwood Fire Companies), and the East Fallowfield Township
Police Department. For the purposes of this section, adequate radio
coverage shall include all of the following:
A.
A minimum signal strength of -95 dBM available in 95% of the area
of each floor of the building.
B.
A minimum signal strength of -95 dBM received at the closest CCDES
radio communications site when transmitted from 95% of the area of
each floor of the building.
C.
The frequency range which must be supported shall be between 763
MHz and 861 MHz.
D.
A 90% reliability factor.
E.
Signal strength measurements, for the purpose of measuring the performance
of a bidirectional amplifier, shall be based on one input signal adequate
to obtain a maximum continuous operating output level.
2.
The provisions of this section shall become applicable upon notification
to the property owner that unacceptable performance levels exist.
The property owner shall have 90 days from the date of notification
to enhance radio coverage and bring it within the acceptable limits
of these provisions.
[Ord. 2005-4, 3/23/2005, § 4; as amended by Ord. 2013-03, 11/26/2013]
Buildings and structures which cannot support the required level
of radio coverage shall be equipped with either a radiating cable
system or an internal multiple antenna system with or without FCC-type
accepted bidirectional 700/800 MHz amplifiers as needed. If any part
of the installed system or systems contains an electrically powered
component, the system shall be capable of operating on an independent
battery and/or generator system for a period of at least 12 hours
without external power input. The battery system shall charge in the
presence of an external power input.
[Ord. 2005-4, 3/23/2005, § 5]
1.
Acceptance Test Procedure.
[Amended by Ord. 2013-03, 11/26/2013; and by Ord.
No. 2016-01, 3/22/2016]
A.
When an in-building radio system is required, and upon completion
of installation, it will be the building owner's responsibility
to have the radio system tested to ensure that two-way coverage on
each floor of the building is a minimum of 95%. Each floor of the
building shall be divided into a grid of approximately 20 equal areas.
A maximum of two nonadjacent areas will be allowed to fail the test.
In the event that three of the areas fail the test, in order to be
more statistically accurate, the floor may be divided in 40 equal
areas. In such event, a maximum of four nonadjacent areas will be
allowed to fail the test. After the forty-area test, if the system
continues to fail, the building owner shall have the system altered
to meet the 95% coverage requirement. The test shall be conducted
using the most current portable radio or its equivalent, available
to the Police and/or Fire Company, talking through the CCDES as specified
by the authority having jurisdiction. A spot located approximately
in the center of a grid area will be selected for the test, then the
radio will be keyed to verify two-way communications to and from the
outside of the building through the CCDES. Once the spot has been
selected, prospecting for a better spot within the grid area will
not be permitted.
B.
The gain values of all amplifiers shall be measured and the test
measurement results shall be kept on file with the building owner
so that the measurements can be verified each year during the annual
tests. In the event that the measurements results become lost, the
building owner will be required to rerun the acceptance test to reestablish
the gain values.
2.
Annual Tests. When an in-building radio system is required, the building
owner shall test all active components of the system including, but
not limited to, amplifiers, power supplies and backup batteries, a
minimum of once every 12 months. Amplifiers shall be tested to ensure
that the gain is the same as it was upon initial installation and
acceptance. Backup batteries and power supplies shall be tested under
load for a period of one hour to verify that they will properly operate
during an actual power outage. If within the one hour test period,
in the opinion of the testing technician, the battery exhibits symptoms
of failure, the test shall be extended for additional one hour periods
until the testing technician confirms the integrity of the battery.
All other active components shall be checked to determine that they
are operating within the manufacturer's specifications for the
intended purposes.
3.
Five-Year Tests. In addition to the annual test, the building owner
shall perform a radio coverage test a minimum of once every five years
to ensure that the radio system continues to meet the requirements
of the original acceptance test. The procedure set forth above shall
apply to such tests. A copy of accepted tests shall be provided to
the Chester County Emergency Services Engineering Departments.
4.
Qualifications of Testing Personnel. All tests shall be conducted,
documented and signed by a person in possession of a current FCC technical
license or a current technician certification issued by the APCO,
NABER, or the PCIA. All test records shall be retained on the inspected,
premises by the building owner and a copy submitted to officials of
the Fire Companies serving East Fallowfield Township and the East
Fallowfield Township Police Department.
[Ord. 2005-4, 3/23/2005, § 6]
Police and fire personnel, after providing reasonable notice
to the owner or his representative, shall have the right to enter
onto the property to conduct field testing to be certain that the
required level of radio coverage is present.
[Ord. 2005-4, 3/23/2005, § 7]
This Part shall not apply to structures in Use Groups R-3 and
R-4 of the International Building Code, any building constructed of
wood frame, any building 35 feet high or less, as long as none of
the aforementioned buildings make use of any metal construction or
any underground storage or parking areas. For purposes of this section,
parking structures and stairwells are included in the definition of
"building" and stair shafts are included in the definition of "all
parts of a building" but elevators may be excluded.
[Ord. 2005-4, 3/23/2005, § 8]
Any nonexempt building or structure existing, under construction or for which a building permit application is pending or has been provided as of the effective date of this section, shall comply with the requirements of this section if the CCDES, the Fire Companies serving East Fallowfield Township or East Fallowfield Township Police Department determines that adequate radio coverage as defined in § 4-203, Subsection 1, does not exist in the building or structure. The owner of the building or structure shall be notified, in writing, of the inadequacy of the coverage and shall have a period of 90 consecutive calendar days from the date of the notice to comply with this section including, but not limited to, enhancing radio coverage and bringing it within the acceptable limits of this section.
[Ord. 2005-4, 3/23/2005, § 10; as amended by Ord.
2010-01, 3/23/2010]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a magisterial district judge in the manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $150 nor more than
$1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs,
to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation
of this Part continues or each section of this Part which shall be
found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.
