[Ord. 547, 3/24/2010]
1.
This Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions
of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S.
§§ 7210.101 — 7210.1103, as amended from time
to time, and its regulations. This Part shall include adoption of
the International Fire Code of 2009 as the Fire Code of Northampton
Township and include all amendments contained in the 1996 BOCA Fire
Prevention Code.[1] This Part shall also include adoption of all amendments
enacted under Ord. 430, Ord. 432, and Ord. 431, with the exception
of § 118.3 of said Ordinance. In addition to the foregoing,
Northampton Township hereby adopts the following appendices:
A.
International Building Code 2009 — Appendices C and F.
B.
International Residential Code 2009 — Appendices A. B. C. H.
and K.
C.
International Plumbing Code 2009 — Appendices A, B and D.
D.
International Fuel Gas Code 2009 — Appendices B and C.
E.
International Mechanical Code 2009 — Appendix A.
[Ord. 547, 3/24/2010]
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code Chapters
401 — 405, as amended from time to time, is hereby
adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the municipal building
code of this Township.
[Ord. 547, 3/24/2010]
As permitted under the Uniform Construction Code, the following
sections are hereby amended to require permits as follows:
R403.62 (c)(1)(xvii)
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Decks less than 30 inches off grade
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R403.62 a (b)
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All residential detached accessory buildings 1,000 square feet
or more, all residential single-family dwellings, additions or structures
shall require signed/sealed construction documents by a design professional,
except decks and minor construction as may be determined by the Plan
Examiner.
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R-403.64(d)
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Residential inspections to include footing, foundation walls,
slabs, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, fireplaces, wallboard, framing,
masonry, final inspections and any other inspections as may be deemed
necessary by this Department
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R-403-65 (b)(1-8)
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Present Occupancy Permit form as compiled by the Department
shall remain in effect
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[Ord. 547, 3/24/2010]
1.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within this Township shall
be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the governing
body of this Township from time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the Township to serve as the
municipal code official to act on behalf of the Township.
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of the Township.
C.
By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint
administration and enforcement of the Act through an intermunicipal
agreement.
D.
By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration
and enforcement of this Act on behalf of this Township.
E.
By entering into an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of
Labor and Industry for plan review, inspections and enforcement of
structures other than one-family or two-family dwelling units and
utility and miscellaneous use structures.
[Ord. 547, 3/24/2010]
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the
Board of Supervisors of this Township in conformity with the requirements
of the relevant provisions of the Code, as amended from time to time,
and for the purposes set forth therein. If at any time enforcement
and administration is undertaken jointly with one or more other municipalities,
said Board of Appeals shall be established by joint action of the
participating municipalities.
[Ord. 547, 3/24/2010]
1.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were
adopted by this Township on or before July 1, 1999, and which equal
or exceed the requirements of the Code shall continue in full force
and effect, unless otherwise noted, until time as such provisions
fail to equal or exceed the minimum requirements of the Code, as amended
from time to time.
2.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which are
in effect as of the effective date of this Part and whose requirements
are less than the minimum requirements of the Code are hereby amended
to conform with the comparable provisions of the Code.
3.
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of this Township
not governed by the Code shall remain in full force and effect.
[Ord. 547, 3/24/2010]
Fees assessable by the Township for the administration and enforcement
undertaken pursuant to this Part and the Code shall be established
by the Board of Supervisors by resolution from time to time.
[Ord. No. 613, 4/27/2022[1]]
A certain document, two copies of which are on file in the office of Northampton Township being marked and designated as the "International Fire Code, 2018 edition," including Appendix Chapters A, D, E, F, G, H, and I as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Fire Code of the Township of Northampton, in the State of Pennsylvania regulating and governing the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the occupancy of buildings and premises as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Fire Code on file in the office of the Township of Northampton are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this legislation, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, prescribed in § 5-202 of this Part.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Part
2, Fire Code, Ord. No. 603, 1/23/2019.
The following sections are hereby revised.
1.
Section
101.1. Insert: "Northampton Township."
2.
Section
110.4. Insert: "Summary Offense, One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),
Thirty (30) Days."
3.
Section
112.4. Insert: "Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) or more than One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00)."
4.
Section
1103.5.3. Insert: "Within two (2) years of the service of notice that
a sprinkler system shall be required."
5.
Section
5704.2.9.6.1. Insert: "Northampton Township."
6.
Section
5706.2.4.4. Insert: "Northampton Township."
7.
Section
5806.2. Insert: "Northampton Township."
8.
Section
6104.2. Insert: "Northampton Township."
All preexisting building code requirements shall be maintained
including Appendix A of the 1996 BOCA Fire Prevention Code.
In the event that any section, sentence, clause, phrase or word
of this Part shall be declared illegal, invalid or unconstitutional
by any Court of competent jurisdiction, such declaration shall not
prevent or otherwise foreclose enforcement of any of the remaining
portions of this Part.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith
or in conflict with any of the specific terms enacted hereby, to the
extent of said inconsistencies or conflicts, are hereby specifically
repealed.