[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the Borough
of West Chester 4-21-2004 by Ord. No. 11-2004. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
The Borough Council of West Chester hereby adopts
the International Residential Code, 2003 Edition, including Appendix
Chapters A, B, D and F, as now and as hereafter supplemented, reissued,
amended and revised, as published by the International Code Council,
Inc. Not fewer than three copies of the International Residential
Code, 2003 Edition, have been and now are filed in the Borough's office
of the Department of Building, Housing and Codes Enforcement, and
the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out
at length herein.
The following amendments, additions, deletions
and changes are hereby made to the International Residential Code,
2003 Edition:
A.
Section R101.1 shall be amended by the deletion of
the words, "[NAME OF JURISDICTION]" and the replacement thereof with
"the Borough of West Chester."
B.
Section R103 shall be deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following: "SECTION R103 DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING,
HOUSING AND CODES ENFORCEMENT."
C.
Section R103.1 shall be deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
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"R103.1 Code official. The Department
of Building, Housing and Codes Enforcement shall be responsible for
administering and enforcing this code. The executive official in charge
of the Department of Building, Housing and Codes Enforcement shall
be known as the "code official."
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D.
Section R108.2 shall be amended to state as follows:
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"R108.2 Fee schedule. The Borough
Council shall, by resolution, adopt a schedule of fees which shall
be kept on file in the Department of Building, Housing and Codes Enforcement
and shall be reviewed and revised as necessary by the Borough Council."
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E.
Amend Section R112.1. to state as follows:
[Amended 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 15-2012; 9-16-2015 by Ord. No. 13-2015]
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"Section 112.1 General. The Borough,
along with five other municipalities in Chester County, is a member
of the West Chester Area Council of Governments (WCACOG) pursuant
to an intergovernmental cooperation agreement to create the West Chester
Area Council of Governments dated the 1st day of April, 2003. The
WCACOG has formed a Board of Appeals for the members in the WCACOG,
which Board shall hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or
determinations made by the respective municipalities' building
official relative to the application and interpretation of the municipalities
building code and all other related codes that are published by the
International Code Council, Inc., and are referenced in Chapter 35
of the International Building Code, 2003 Edition, including this residential
code. The Board of Appeals shall be appointed by the WCACOG and shall
be governed by rules and regulations adopted by the WCACOG pursuant
to the agreement. The Board of Appeals shall adopt rules of procedure
for conducting its business."
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F.
Table R301.2(1) shall be amended by inserting the
following:
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G.
Section P2603.6.1 shall be amended by replacing the
words, "[NUMBER]" with "36 inches."
H.
Section P3103.1 shall be amended by replacing the
words, "[NUMBER]" with "12 inches."
