Township of Lower Merion, PA
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2023-12-13
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 123 Security of Buildings
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Article I General Provisions
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 (Reserved)
- Ch 5 Administrative Code
- Ch 6 (Reserved)
- Ch 7 Board of Commissioners Procedural Code
- Ch 10 Cooperative and Intermunicipal Agreements
- Ch 12 Electoral Districts
- Ch 13 Environmental Advisory Council
- Ch 16 Health Advisory Council
- Ch 20 Library Services
- Ch 21 Lost Property, Disposition of
- Ch 23 (Reserved)
- Ch 25 (Reserved)
- Ch 26 Municipal Authorities
- Ch 32 Pensions and Employee Benefits
- Ch 34 Planning Agencies
- Ch 36 Police Department
- Ch 38 Township Records
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 49 Air Pollution
- Ch 51 Alarm Systems
- Ch 59 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 62 Building Construction
- Ch 64 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 67 Circuses and Carnivals
- Ch 68 (Reserved)
- Ch 69 Contractor Licensing
- Ch 72 Electrical Standards
- Ch 75 Fair Housing
- Ch 78 Fire Prevention
- Ch 82 Garbage and Refuse
- Ch 88 Historic Districts
- Ch 90 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 92 Housing-Property Maintenance
- Ch 93 Human Relations Commission; Discrimination
- Ch 95 Junk Dealers
- Ch 99 Littering; Handbill Distribution
- Ch 101 Natural Features Conservation
- Ch 102 (Reserved)
- Ch 103 Newspaper Separation and Collection
- Ch 105 Noise and Exterior Lighting
- Ch 107 Official Map
- Ch 109 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 111 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 113 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 115 Plumbing
- Ch 119 Real Estate Registry
- Ch 121 Stormwater Management and Erosion Control
- Ch 123 Security of Buildings
- Ch 123 Art I General Provisions
- § 123-1 Purpose.
- § 123-2 Scope.
- § 123-3 Effect of chapter on other provisions dealing with life safety factors.
- § 123-4 Alternate security materials.
- § 123-5 Responsibility for security.
- Ch 126 Sewers
- Ch 128 Shade Trees
- Ch 130 Shopping Carts
- Ch 133 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 135 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 138 Taxation
- Ch 140 Telecommunications Facilities
- Ch 141 Transient Retail Businesses
- Ch 143 Uniform Construction Code
- Ch 145 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 149 Watercourses
- Ch 151 Weapons
- Ch 155 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A161 Agreements and Contracts
- Ch A162 (Reserved)
- Ch A163 Building Line Ordinances
- Ch A164 Civil Service Commission: Rules and Regulations
- Ch A165 Curb Ordinances
- Ch A166 Electrical Examining Board: Rules and Regulations
- Ch A167 Fees
- Ch A168 Park Rules and Regulations
- Ch A169 Police Department: Code of Discipline
- Ch A170 Sidewalk Ordinances
- Ch A171 Street Ordinances
- Ch A172 Zoning Hearing Board: Rules
- Ch A173 Security Regulations
- Ch A174 Fire Lanes
- Ch A175 Code of Ethics
- Ch A176 (Reserved)
- Ch A177 Planting Materials and Specifications
- Ch A178 Wastewater Control Regulations
- Ch A179 Administrative Appeals
- Ch A180 Historic Resource Inventory
- Ch A181 Human Relations Commission: Rules and Regulations
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
The purpose of this chapter is to protect the occupants and the property
of the occupants of commercial and residential buildings from criminal activity.
As hereinafter set forth, the provisions of this chapter shall apply
to all new construction of commercial and residential buildings and to all
substantial alteration of existing commercial and residential buildings. The
provisions of this chapter shall also apply to existing commercial and multiple-dwelling
buildings.
No portion of this chapter shall supersede any local, state or federal
laws, regulations or codes dealing with life safety factors.
A.
The provisions of this chapter are not intended to prevent
the use of devices or methods of construction other than those provided herein,
provided that such other devices or modes of construction provide the same
or greater degree of security than the minimum requirements of this chapter.
B.
When a person responsible for compliance desires to use
such other device or mode of construction, the burden of proving to the enforcing
authority that the requirements of this chapter have been met or surpassed
shall be on the person responsible for compliance.
C.
Such other device or mode of construction may only be
used upon the approval of the enforcing authority. The enforcing authority
may require the person responsible for compliance to submit the device or
mode of construction to such tests as the enforcing authority deems necessary
and proper to determine if it meets or surpasses the requirements of this
chapter. Such tests shall be performed at the expense of the person responsible
for compliance.
D.
A person may appeal a decision of the enforcing authority
to the Building Committee of the Board of Commissioners.
Responsibility for security shall be as follows:
A.
Commercial buildings. The legal owner and/or his designated
agent shall be responsible for compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
B.
Multiple-family dwellings. Responsibility shall be that
of the builder for initial construction and of the legal owner of the building
for maintenance.
C.
Residences. Responsibility shall be that of the builder
for initial construction of the building. Initial construction shall include
additions, deletions, change of occupancy, etc.
