[Adopted 1-2-2018 by Ord. No. 1-18]
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "West Hempfield Township Construction Code Ordinance."
The Township hereby adopts the codes and standards that the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has adopted as the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code identified in Chapter 403 of the Regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, as such standards and codes adopted by the Regulations may be amended from time to time as the West Hempfield Township Construction Code, together with such administrative and enforcement provisions set forth in this article.
In this article, the following terms shall have the definitions set forth herein:
ACT The Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. § 7210.101 et seq., as amended.
BUILDING CODE OFFICIAL or BCO A Township official certified by L & I under Section 103 of the Act. The term includes an individual certified in a category established under Chapter 401 of the Regulations to manage building code enforcement activities, supervise building inspectors or plans examiners, issue building or construction permits, occupancy permits, notice of violations and orders to vacate, and initiate prosecutions.
CONSTRUCTION CODE OFFICIAL A third-party agency registered with the Township certified by L & I under Section 103 of the Act in an appropriate category established under Section 701(b) of the Act to perform plan review of construction documents, inspect construction or administer and enforce codes and regulations in that category under the Act or related statutes. Any third-party agency desiring to register as a construction code official shall meet the following requirements:
A. The third-party agency shall provide evidence of certification by L & I under Section 103 of the Act identifying all categories in which the third-party agency has obtained such certification.
B. The third-party agency shall present evidence that PPL Utilities has approved the third-party agency to perform electrical inspections within the Township.
C. The third-party agency shall submit to the Township annually, at the time of registration, a certificate of insurance indicating that the third-party agency has obtained insurance in the amounts required by the Regulations.
D. The third-party agency shall pay an annual registration fee to the Township in the amount established by ordinance or resolution of the Board of Supervisors in order to review plans and/or perform inspections under the UCC within the Township. If one or more individuals are employees or partners of a third-party agency, payment of the registration fee by the firm in the name of the firm shall satisfy the requirement.
E. Each third-party agency desiring to be registered to serve as a construction code official within the Township must register annually. Registration shall be valid from January 1 to December 31 of each calendar year.
DEP The Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT The agreement among East Petersburg Borough, Manor Township, Millersville Borough, Mountville Borough, Pequea Township, West Hempfield Township and West Lampeter Township concerning the formation of the Central Lancaster County Uniform Construction Code Board of Appeals.
L & I The Department of Labor and Industries of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
REGULATIONS All regulations adopted by L & I to implement the Act.
THIRD-PARTY AGENCY A person, firm or corporation certified by L & I as a construction code official and which may be contracted to perform plan review of construction documents, inspect construction or administer and enforce codes under the Act.
TOWNSHIP The Township of West Hempfield, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
This article shall control all matters concerning the construction, alteration, addition, repair, removal, demolition, location, occupancy and maintenance of all buildings and structures and shall apply to existing or proposed structures except as such matters are otherwise provided for in other ordinances or statutes, including but not limited to the Township Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, and Stormwater Management. Whenever there is a conflict between the provisions of this article and any other Township ordinance, including but not limited to the Zoning Ordinance, it is the intent of the Board of Supervisors that the more stringent requirement shall apply. All construction which the Act or the Regulations exempt from compliance with the UCC are exempt from the provisions of this article. Items exempted from compliance with the UCC by Sections 403.1(b) and 403.1(e) of the Regulations do not have to comply with this article but shall comply with all other applicable Township ordinances.