[Ord. 2003-06, 8/21/2003, § 200]
Any act or process requiring a building permit and any other
act or process not requiring a building permit but specifically listed
in this Part as a reviewable action including, without limitation,
the repair, replacement, reconstruction, demolition or relocation
of any structure or object, or any part of a structure which is visible
from the public way. These provisions shall not be construed to prevent
the ordinary maintenance or repair of any building, structure, site,
or object where such work does not require a permit and where the
purpose and effect of such work is to correct any deterioration or
decay of, or damage to, a building, structure, site, or object and
to restore the same to its condition prior to the occurrence of such
deterioration, decay, or damage. Alterations do not include paint
color selection, interior changes, or changes to the appearance that
cannot be seen from a public way.
Any enclosed or open structure that is a combination of materials
to form a construction for occupancy and/or use for human or animal
habitation and is permanently affixed to the land including manufactured
homes.
A municipal employee of or individual retained by the Township
to enforce compliance of building and/or fire codes and issues the
permit for the construction, alteration, reconstruction, repair, restoration,
or demolition of all or a part of any building or structure within
a certified historic district.
An approval statement signed by the Zoning or Code Administrator
authorizing the construction, alteration, reconstruction, repair,
restoration, or demolition of all or a part of any building located
in the Historic District.
The request filed by any person with the Building Inspector
or Codes Administrator that seeks authorization to construct, alter,
reconstruct, repair, restore, or demolish all or a part of any building
or structure located in the Historic District that requires a certificate
of appropriateness.
The approval statement signed by the Board of Supervisors
which certifies to the historical appropriateness of a particular
request for the construction, alteration, reconstruction, repair,
restoration, or demolition of all or a part of any building or structure
within a certified historic district and authorizes the issuance of
a building permit for said request.
The erection of a new building, structure, or sign within
the Historic District.
The dismantling or tearing down of all or part of any building
and all operations incidental thereto, including demolition by neglect.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2020-01, 2/19/2020]
The failure to provide ordinary and necessary maintenance and
repair to a building or structure within a certified historic district,
whether by ordinary negligence or willful neglect, purpose or design
by the owner or any party in possession thereof, which results in
one or more of the following conditions:
The deterioration of the building or structure so as to create
or permit a hazardous or unsafe condition to exist.
The deterioration or destruction of exterior walls, roofs, chimneys,
porches, or windows; the lack of adequate waterproofing; or deterioration
of the structural system or foundations which will or could result
in permanent damage or loss of exterior features.
Shall include having a building or structure open or vulnerable
to vandalism or decay by the elements.
The agency that reviews and advises the Board of Supervisors
on any requests for authorization (aka certificate of appropriateness)
to construct, alter, reconstruct, repair, restore or demolish all
or part of any building, structure, object or site within a historic
district.
A historic district within Franklin Township that has been
certified by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC)
to be in compliance with the terms of this chapter. For the purposes
of this chapter, the Kemblesville Historic District is a historic
district. Note: Historic districts not certified by the PHMC to be
in compliance with this chapter are not regulated by this chapter.
The act or process of reproducing by new construction the
exact form and detail of a vanished building, structure, or object,
or a part thereof, as it appeared at a specific period of time but
not necessarily of original material.
Standards and guidelines promulgated by the National Park
Service and used by Franklin Township to review proposed changes to
historic resources. (Exhibit A[1])
Anything constructed, having a permanent or semipermanent
location on another structure or in the ground including, without
limitation, buildings, sheds, manufactured homes, garages, fences,
gazebos, freestanding signs, billboards, antennas, satellite sending
or receiving dishes, vending machines, decks, and swimming pools.
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A is on file in the Township office.
