Township of Upper Frederick, PA International Existing Building Code

A certain document, a copy of which is on file in the office of the Township Secretary of Upper Frederick Township, being marked and designated as the International Existing Building Code, 2003 Edition, subject to the revisions below in § 112-20, and including Appendices A and B and Resource A, is hereby adopted as the Existing Building Code of Upper Frederick Township, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said International Existing Building Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this article, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, contained below.

The International Existing Building Code, 2003 Edition, as referenced in § 112-19, shall be revised as follows:

The following subsections and/or words in the code are hereby revised to substitute the following words for the original words contained in the ordinance [original language is contained in brackets]:

(1)

Section 101.1. Substitute "Upper Frederick Township" for [Name of Jurisdiction].

(2)

Substitute in all sections of the code "Code Enforcement Officer" for [The Code Official].

(3)

Substitute in all sections of the code "The Board of Supervisors" for [The Governing Body].

(4)

Substitute in all sections of the code "Code Appeals Board" for [Board of Appeals].

Section 103 is amended to provide that the Code Enforcement Officer, as established by Upper Frederick Township through the adoption of the International Building Code, 2003 Edition, shall assume the responsibilities of § 103.

Section 104 is amended to provide that the Code Enforcement Officer, as established by Upper Frederick Township through the adoption of the International Building Code, 2003 Edition, shall assume the responsibilities of § 104.

Section 105.1.1 is amended to provide that all permits shall be issued by the Code Enforcement Officer, as established by Upper Frederick Township through the adoption of the International Building Code, 2003 Edition.

Section 112.1 is deleted in its entirety. A new § 112.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:

"112.1 Appeals. Any person or persons shall have the right to appeal a decision of the Code Enforcement Officer to the Appeals Board in accordance with Uniform Construction Code §§ 403.121 and 403.122. An application for an appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of this code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully apply, or an equally good or better form of construction is proposed.

"All such appeals shall be filed on a form obtained from the Code Enforcement Officer within 30 days after the notice of a decision was issued. The Appeals Board shall have exclusive jurisdiction over such appeals, and failure to appeal the decision of the Code Enforcement Officer to the Appeals Board renders the decision of the Code Enforcement Officer unappealable."

Section 113.4 is hereby revised to add the following sentence at the end of the section:

"Any person or persons who violate a provision of the code or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code shall be guilty of a summary offense, punishable by a fine of not less than $100, but 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 30 days. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense."