[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Skippack 2-13-2013 by Ord. No. 340.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Contractor registration — See Ch. 77.
Numbering of buildings — See Ch. 79.
Sewers — See Ch. 152.
Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 169.
Stormwater management and grading — See Ch. 172.
Zoning — See Ch. 200.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch.
76, Building Construction, consisting of Art. I, Uniform Construction
Code, adopted 7-9-2008 by Ord. No. 317.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Skippack
Township Building Code" and/or the "Pennsylvania Uniform Construction
Code."
In accordance with the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act
45 of 1999,[1] as amended, Chapter 5, Section 501(a)(1), the Township
of Skippack situate in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, hereby elects
to administer and enforce the Uniform Construction Code as its municipal
building code for purposes described in Section 102(a) of said Act
45.[2]
This adoption shall include all relative codes specifically
provided for under said Act 45 to include, but not be limited to,
the International Building Code, the International Residential Code,
the International Fire Code, the International Plumbing Code, the
International Mechanical Code, the ICC Electrical Code, the International
Fuel Gas Code, the International Energy Conservation Code, the International
Existing Building Code, the International Urban-Wildland Interface
Code and all other referenced codes and appendixes thereto. As provided
for under Act 45, Section 304, all subsequent editions or successor
codes or appendixes adopted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are
hereby adopted.
Administration and enforcement of the Code within the Township
shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by
the Board of Supervisors of the Township from time to time by resolution:
A.
By
the designation of an employee of the Township to serve as the Township
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 this 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.
A.
Modifications
of the Uniform Construction Code.
(1)
Section 401.2.b shall be amended to add a new subsection (5) and
shall read as follows:
(5) Building permits. Fees for building permits shall be in
accordance with a schedule adopted by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
(2)
Section 403.2 shall be amended to add a new subsection (c) and shall
read as follows:
(c) All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which
are in effect as of the effective date of this ordinance and whose
requirements are less than the minimum requirements of the code are
hereby amended to conform with the comparable provisions of the Uniform
Construction Code.
(3)
Section 403.42(c) shall have the following items deleted from the
list of permit exempt items as indicated.
(a)
(1)(v) delete.
(4)
Section 403.62(c) shall have the following items amended or deleted
from the list of permit exempt items as indicated.
B.
Modifications
of the International Fire Code:
(1)
Section 101.1: insert "Skippack Township, Montgomery County" as name
of jurisdiction.
(2)
Section 103.1 shall be added and read as follows: The Department
of Fire Prevention is established within the jurisdiction and under
the direction of the Planning and Zoning Administrator/Code Official.
The Fire Marshal/Code Official shall be in charge of the operation
of this department, and its function shall be the implementation,
administration, and enforcement of the provisions of this code.
(3)
Section 103.2, Appointment, shall be added and read as follows: The
Fire Marshal position shall be filled as prescribed in the Code of
the Township of Skippack.
(4)
Section 105.1, Fees, shall be added and read as follows:
105.1 Fees. Fees for fire permits shall be in accordance
with a schedule adopted by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
(5)
Section 105.6, Required operational permits, shall read as follows:
The Fire Code Official is authorized to issue permits and collect
fees as enumerated in this section in accordance with a schedule adopted
by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
(6)
Section 105.7, Required construction permits, shall read as follows:
The Fire Code Official is authorized to issue permits and collect
fees as enumerated in this section in accordance with a schedule adopted
by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
(7)
Section 202 shall have the following definitions added:
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AUDIBLE WARNING DEVICE. A device, bell horn or siren attached
to the interior or exterior of a building which emits a warning sound
loud enough to be heard outside of the building and which when activated
can cause the Police Department or Fire Department to respond.
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COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. The Montgomery County Communications
Center (hereinafter "MCCC") where emergency calls are taken for the
Fire Department and Police Department.
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DESIGNATED TRUNK LINES. A telephone line to the MCCC utilized
primarily for the handling of emergencies originating from automatic
emergency alarm devices either directly or through an intermediary.
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DIRECT DIALING OR KEYING. A device which, when activated, can
dial or key a predetermined phone number for the purpose of providing
a prerecorded taped message to indicate an emergency alarm.
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DIRECT LINES. A telephone line to the MCCC directly from an
alarm company or alarm monitoring station.
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EMERGENCY ALARMS. Any eclectically or electronically operated
device consisting of sensory apparatus and related hardware which,
when activated, will automatically transmit a voice or recorded message
to the MCCC, directly or through an intermediary, to indicate that
an emergency exists at that facility.
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FALSE ALARM. Any signal activated by an emergency alarm or device,
any audible alarm or any other kind of direct or indirect signal or
message given to the local Police or Fire Department or the MCCC to
which the Fire Department or Police Department responds which is not
the result of a burglary, robbery, fire or similar emergency.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT. Any of the fire companies which service Skippack
Township.
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FIRE MARSHAL. The Skippack Township Fire Marshal. Code official
with direct responsibility for enforcement of the fire code and administration
of the Fire Prevention Department.
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INTERMEDIARIES. Any alarm company, answering service, monitoring
station company or individual that will receive calls from an emergency
alarm device and relay that information to the MCCC.
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(8)
Section 109.3, Violation penalties, is revised and shall read as
follows:
109.3 Violation penalties. Any person who shall
violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any
of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter or
repair or do work in violation of the approved construction documents
or directive of the Fire Code Official, or of a permit or certificate
issued under the provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a summary
offense. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has
been served shall constitute a separate offense. Enforcement shall
be by action brought before a District Justice in the same manner
provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania
Rules of Criminal Procedure. Any person, upon being found guilty in
an enforcement proceeding, shall be subject to a criminal fine not
to exceed $1,000 per violation and imprisonment to the extent allowed
by law for the punishment of summary offenses.
(9)
Section 3204.3.1.1, Location, shall be amended and shall read as
follows:
3204.3.1.1 Location. Stationary containers shall
be located in accordance with Section 3203.6. Containers of cryogenic
fluids shall not be located within diked areas containing other hazardous
materials. Storage of flammable cryogenic fluids in stationary containers
outside of buildings is prohibited within the limits of Skippack Township.
(10)
Section 3404.2.9.5.1, Location where aboveground tanks are prohibited,
shall be amended and shall read as follows:
3404.2.9.5.1 Location where aboveground tanks are prohibited. Storage of Class I and II liquids in aboveground tanks outside of
buildings is prohibited within the limits of Skippack Township.
(11)
Section 3406.2.4.4, Locations where aboveground tanks are prohibited,
shall be amended and shall read as follows:
3406.2.4.4 Locations where aboveground tanks are prohibited. The storage of Class I and II liquids in aboveground tanks is prohibited
within the limits of Skippack Township.
(12)
Section 3804.2, Maximum capacity within established limits, shall
be amended and shall read as follows:
3804.2 Maximum capacity within established limits. Within Skippack Township, the aggregate capacity of any one installation
shall not exceed a water capacity of 2,000 gallons (7,570 L).
C.
(Reserved)
D.
Modifications
of the International Residential Code.
(1)
Section R101.1, insert "Skippack Township, Montgomery County" as
name of jurisdiction.
(2)
The Design Data Table R301.2(1), Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria,
shall be amended and shall read as follows:
(a)
Ground snow load: 30 pounds, per square foot.
(b)
Wind speed (mph): 90.
(c)
Seismic design category: C.
(d)
Weathering: Severe.
(e)
Frost line depth: 36 inches.
(g)
Winter design temperature: 10° F.
(h)
Ice barrier underlayment required: no.
(j)
Air freezing index: 1,500.
(k)
Mean annual temp: 52° F.
(3)
Section P2603.6.1, Sewer depth, shall be amended and shall read as
follows:
P2603.6.1 Sewer depth. Building sewers that connect
to private sewage disposal systems shall be a minimum of 37 1/2
inches below finished grade at the point of septic tank connection.
Building sewers shall be a minimum of 36 inches below grade.
E.
Modifications of the International Plumbing Code.
(1)
Section 101.1, insert "Skippack Township, Montgomery County" as name
of jurisdiction.
(2)
Section 106.6.2, Fee schedule, is revised and shall read as follows:
106.6.2 Fee schedule. Fees for plumbing permits
and work shall be in accordance with a schedule adopted by resolution
of the Board of Supervisors.
(3)
Section 106.6.3.2 is revised and shall read as follows:
Not more than 50% of the permit fee paid when no work has been
done under a permit issued in accordance with this code.
(4)
Section 106.6.3.3 is revised and shall read as follows:
Not more than 75% of the plan review fee paid when an application
for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn
or canceled before any plan review effort has been expended.
(5)
Section 108.4, Violation penalties, is revised and shall read as
follows:
108.4 Violation penalties. Any person who shall
violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any
of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter or
repair plumbing work in violation of the approved construction documents
or directive of the Code Official, or of a permit or certificate issued
under the provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a summary offense.
Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been
served shall constitute a separate offense. Enforcement shall be by
action brought before a District Justice in the same manner provided
for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules
of Criminal Procedure. Any person, upon being found guilty in an enforcement
proceeding, shall be subject to a criminal fine not to exceed $1,000
per violation and imprisonment to the extent allowed by law for the
punishment of summary offenses.
(6)
Section 108.5, Stop-work orders, is revised and shall read as follows:
108.5 Stop-work orders: Upon notice from the Code
Official, work on any plumbing system that is being done contrary
to the provisions of this code or in a dangerous or unsafe manner
shall immediately cease. Such notice shall be in writing and shall
be either given to the owner of the property, or to the owner's
agent, or to the person doing the work or shall be sent by first-class
mail to the owner of the property or to the owner's agent or
to the person doing the work. The notice shall state the conditions
under which work is authorized to resume. Where an emergency exists,
the Code Official shall not be required to give a written notice prior
to stopping the work. Any person who shall continue any work in or
about the structure after having been served by first-class mail or
in person with a stop-work order, except such work as that person
is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition,
shall be liable for a fine not to exceed $1,000.
F.
Administrative modifications of the International Mechanical Code.
(1)
Section 101.1, insert "Skippack Township, Montgomery County" as name
of jurisdiction.
(2)
Section 106.5.2, Fee schedule, is revised to read as follows:
106.5.2. Fee schedule. Fees for mechanical work
shall be in accordance with a schedule adopted by resolution of the
Board of Supervisors.
(3)
Section 106.5.3(2) is revised and shall read as follows:
Not more than 50% of the permit fee paid when no work has been
done under a permit issued in accordance with this code.
(4)
Section 106.5.3(3) is revised and shall read as follows:
Not more than 75% of the plan review fee paid when an application
for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn
or canceled before any plan review effort has been expended.
(5)
Section 108.4, Violation penalties, is revised and shall read as
follows:
108.4 Violation penalties. Any person who shall
violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any
of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter or
repair mechanical work in violation of the approved construction documents
or directive of the Code Official, or of a permit or certificate issued
under the provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a summary offense.
Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been
served shall constitute a separate offense. Enforcement shall be by
action brought before a District Justice in the same manner provided
for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules
of Criminal Procedure. Any person, upon being found guilty in an enforcement
proceeding, shall be subject to a criminal fine not to exceed $1,000
per violation and imprisonment to the extent allowed by law for the
punishment of summary offenses.
(6)
Section 108.5, Stop-work orders, is revised and shall read as follows:
108.5 Stop-work orders. Upon notice from the Code
Official that mechanical work is being done contrary to the provisions
of this code or in a dangerous or unsafe manner, such work shall immediately
cease. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be either given to
the owner of the property, or to the owner's agent, or to the
person doing the work or shall be sent by first-class mail to the
owner of the property or to the owner's agent or to the person
doing the work. The notice shall state the conditions under which
work is authorized to resume. Where an emergency exists, the Code
Official shall not be required to give a written notice prior to stopping
the work. Any person who shall continue any work on the system been
served with a stop-work order by first-class mail or in person, except
such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation
or unsafe condition, shall be liable for a fine not to exceed $1,000.
G.
Administrative modifications of the ICC Electrical Code.
(1)
Section 101.1, insert "Skippack Township, Montgomery County" as name
of jurisdiction.
(2)
Section 404.2, Schedule of permit fees, is revised and shall read
as follows:
404.2 Schedule of permit fees. A fee for each permit
and for electrical work shall be paid as required, in accordance with
a schedule adopted by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
H.
Administrative modifications of the International Fuel Gas Code.
(1)
Section 101.1, insert "Skippack Township, Montgomery County" as name
of jurisdiction.
(2)
Section 106.5.2, Fee schedule, is revised and shall read as follows:
106.5.2 Fee schedule. Fee for mechanical work shall
be in accordance with a schedule adopted by resolution of the Board
of Supervisors.
(3)
Section 106.5.3.2 is revised and shall read as follows:
Not more than 50% of the permit fee paid when no work has been
done under a permit issued in accordance with this code.
(4)
Section 106.5.3.3 is revised and shall read as follows:
Not more than 75% of the plan review fee paid when an application
for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn
or canceled before any plan review effort has been expended.
(5)
Section 108.4, Violation penalties, is revised and shall read as
follows:
108.4 Violation penalties. Any person who shall
violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any
of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter or
repair mechanical work in violation of the approved construction documents
or directive of the Code Official, or of a permit or certificate issued
under the provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a summary offense.
Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been
served shall constitute a separate offense. Enforcement shall be by
action brought before a District Justice in the same manner provided
for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules
of Criminal Procedure. Any person, upon being found guilty in an enforcement
proceeding, shall be subject to a criminal fine not to exceed $1,000
per violation and imprisonment to the extent allowed by law for the
punishment of summary offenses.
(6)
Section 108.5, Stop-work orders, is revised and shall read as follows:
108.5 Stop-work orders. Upon notice from the Code
Official that work is being done contrary to the provisions of this
code or in a dangerous or unsafe manner, such work shall immediately
cease. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be either given to
the owner of the property, or to the owner's agent, or to the
person doing the work or shall be sent by first-class mail to the
owner of the property or to the owner's agent or to the person
doing the work. The notice shall state the conditions under which
work is authorized to resume. Where an emergency exists, the Code
Official shall not be required to give a written notice prior to stopping
the work. Any person who shall continue any work on the system been
served with a stop-work order by first-class mail or in person, except
such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation
or unsafe condition, shall be liable for a fine not to exceed $1,000.
J.
Modifications of the International Building Code.
(1)
Section 101.1, insert "Skippack Township, Montgomery County" as name
of jurisdiction.
(2)
Section 1612.3, Establishment of flood hazard areas, insert "Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania" as name of jurisdiction and insert "December
19, 1996," as date of issuance.
(3)
Section 3410.2, Applicability, insert "January 1, 2007," as date
to be inserted by jurisdiction.
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.
Fees assessable by the Township for the administration and enforcement
undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the Uniform Construction Code,
not specifically provided herein, shall be established by the Board
of Supervisors by resolution from time to time.
Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or shall
fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof in violation of
the approved construction documents or directive of the Code Official,
or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this
code, shall be guilty of a summary offense. Each day that a violation
continues after due notice has been served shall constitute a separate
offense. Enforcement shall be by action brought before a District
Justice in the same manner provided for the enforcement of summary
offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure. Any person,
upon being found guilty in an enforcement proceeding, shall be subject
to a criminal fine not to exceed $1,000 per violation and imprisonment
to the extent allowed by law for the punishment of summary offenses.
