[Ord. No. 145, 8/1/1994]
The office of Code Enforcement Officer is hereby created and
the executive official in charge shall be known as the Code Enforcement
Officer. He shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors and shall
serve at the pleasure of the Supervisors for an indefinite term of
office. During temporary absence or disability of the Code Enforcement
Officer, the Supervisors shall designate an acting Code Official.
The Code Enforcement Officer is hereby charged with administering
and enforcing the terms and conditions of the Building Code, Plumbing
Code, Fire Prevention Code, Property Maintenance Code and Mechanical
Code of the Township of Amity.
[Ord. No. 144, 8/1/1994]
To be eligible for appointment as Code Enforcement Officer,
a person shall have had experience as an architect, engineer, building
inspector, superintendent of building construction, contractor, or
have had management and/or executive experience. He shall be in good
health, capable of making the necessary examination and inspections.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall not have any interest whatever,
directly or indirectly, in the sale or manufacture of any material,
process or device entering into or used in or in connection with building
construction, alterations, removal and/or demolition. If said appointee
has had only management and/or executive experience, it will be incumbent
upon the Code Enforcement Officer and/or the Township Supervisors
to call upon the Township Engineer or other competent and trained
professionals as they deem necessary for technical advice and inspections
and/or examination.
[Ord. No. 144, 8/1/1994]
(a)
The Code Enforcement Officer shall devote his time to the duties
of his office of Code Official and any other office or position that
he may hold under the government of the Township of Amity. He shall
receive applications required by the Codes adopted by the Township,
issue permits and furnish the prescribed certificates. He shall examine
premises for which permits shall have been issued and shall make necessary
inspections to ascertain that the provisions of the law and of the
Codes have been complied with and that construction shall be prosecuted
safely. He shall enforce the provisions of said Codes. He shall, when
requested by proper authority or when the public interest so requires,
make investigations in connection with the matters referred to in
said Codes and render written reports on the same. To enforce compliance
with the law and with said Codes, to remove illegal or unsafe construction
or to require adequate exit facilities in buildings and structures,
he shall issue such orders as may be necessary.
(b)
Inspections required by the provisions of the Codes adopted by the
Township shall be made by the Code Enforcement Officer and/or by the
Township Engineer. The Code Enforcement Officer may accept reports
of inspectors of recognized inspection services, after investigation
of their qualifications and reliability. No certificate called for
by any provision of said Codes shall be issued on any such report
unless such report shall be in writing and certified by a responsible
officer of such service.
(c)
The Code Enforcement Officer shall keep comprehensive records of
applications, permits issued, certificates issued, inspections made,
reports rendered and notices and orders issued. He shall retain, on
file, copies of required plans and all documents relating to building
work for so long as any part of the building or structure to which
they relate may be in existence.
(d)
All such records shall be open to public inspection for good and
sufficient reasons at the stated office hours, but shall not be removed
from the office of the Code Enforcement Officer without his written
consent.
(e)
The Code Enforcement Officer shall make written report to the Board
of Supervisors once each month, or more often if requested, including
statements of permits and certificates issued and orders promulgated.
[Ord. No. 145, 8/1/1994]
The Code Enforcement Officer in the discharge of his official
duties, and upon proper identification, shall have authority to enter
any building, structure or premises in the Township at any reasonable
hour.
[Ord. No. 145, 8/1/1994]
Nothing in this Subpart shall be construed to affect any suit
or proceeding now pending in any Court or any rights acquired or liability
incurred, or any cause or causes of action accrued or existing, under
any ordinance repealed hereby. Nor shall any right or remedy of any
character be lost, impaired or affected by this Subpart.
