The following sections of the IBC 2003 are hereby
amended and revised as follows:
A. Section 101.1 is amended by the insertion of "East
Goshen Township" in the "[NAME OF JURISDICTION]" blank.
B. Section 103.1 shall be amended to read as follows:
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103.1 Creation of enforcement agency. The East Goshen Township Code Department (the "Code Department")
shall be responsible for administering and enforcing this Code. The
Zoning Officer is in charge of the Code Department and for purposes
of this Code shall be known as the Building Official.
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C. Section 108.2 is amended to read as follows:
[Amended 7-21-2009 by Ord. No. 129-G-09]
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108.2 Fee schedule. The Board of
Supervisors shall, by resolution, adopt a schedule of fees and a collection
procedure which shall be kept on file by the Township Secretary and
shall be reviewed and revised as necessary by the Board of Supervisors.
All fees shall be paid upon billing from the Township but in no case
later than 30 days from the date of billing. When the 30th day from
the date of billing falls on either a weekend or a holiday on which
the Township building is closed, payments that are received before
the close of business the next business day immediately following
the 30th day shall be deemed to be paid on time and no interest shall
be applied. If the fee is not paid within 30 days of billing, the
Township shall charge and be entitled to collect interest equal to
3/4 of 1% of the unpaid balance per month, or fraction thereof, until
paid.
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D. Section 112, Board of Appeals, shall be deleted and
replaced with the following:
[Amended 8-7-2012 by Ord. No. 129-E-2012; 8-11-2015 by Ord. No. 129-H-2015]
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112. BOARD OF APPEALS.
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112.1 General. The Township designates
the WCACOG Board of Appeals as the Board of Appeals for East Goshen
Township who shall hear appeals from decisions of the East Goshen
Township Building Code Official which are filed pursuant to the Act
and the Township's Building Codes.
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E. Section 113.4, Violation penalties, is amended to
read as follows:
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Section 113.4. 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,
construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of
an approved plan or directive of the Building Official or of a permit
or use and occupancy permit issued under the provisions of this Code
shall be guilty of a summary offense, punishable by a fine of not
more than $1,000 per day, plus costs and attorney's fees, and, upon
default of the payment of the fine and costs, imprisonment not to
exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed
a separate offense.
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F. Section 1612.3 is amended by the insertion of "East
Goshen Township" in the "[NAME OF JURISDICTION]" and "June 9, 1997"
in the "[DATE OF ISSUANCE]" blanks.
G. Section 3410.2 is amended by the insertion of "March
15, 1956" in the "[DATE TO BE INSERTED BY THE JURISDICTION]" blank.
The Building Code shall be administered and
enforced by the Code Department. The Board of Supervisors shall by
resolution appoint the Township Zoning Officer, who shall serve as
the head of the Code Department and shall also be referred to as the
“Building Code Official”.
Pursuant to Section 104(d)(1) of the Act, the
Township may keep in full force and effect any provisions of the Township's
existing Building Code which were in effect on or before July 1, 1999,
or reenactments of simultaneously repealed ordinances which were originally
adopted before July 1, 1999, provided that such provisions meet or
exceed the Act. Under such authority, the Township intends to keep
in full force and effect the following provisions of its existing
Building Code which meet or exceed the standards in the Act:
A. Section 109 shall be amended by adding a new Subsection
109.7 which shall read as follows:
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109.7. Fees for missed inspections. The Board of Supervisors shall, by resolution, impose a fee to be
paid by the permit holder when the permit holder or his or her agent
has requested the Township Building Official or Codes Enforcement
Officer to conduct any inspection described in this Section 109 and
such Township official is unable to conduct such inspection at the
scheduled time due to any delay in completion of the work to be inspected
or inability to gain access to the work to be inspected caused by
the permit holder or his or her agent.
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B. The first two sentences in Section 1009.3 shall be
revised to state as follows: "Stair riser heights shall be 8 1/4
inches maximum and 4 inches minimum. Stair tread depths shall be 9
inches minimum."
C. The Township shall keep in full force and effect the
following requirements in its Building Code, which provisions were
in effect as of July 1, 1999:
[Added 9-21-2004 by Ord. No. 129-R-04]
(1) All repairs and alterations to residential buildings
shall comply with the Township's Building Code adopted on May 4, 2004,
and any successor code adopted by the Township pursuant to Act 45
of 1999.
(2) Construction, alteration, enlargement, replacement,
repair, removal and demolition of utility and miscellaneous use structures
which are greater than 500 square feet in area shall comply with the
Township's Building Code adopted on May 4, 2004, and any successor
code adopted by the Township pursuant to Act 45 of 1999.
Section 403.102(l)(8) of the regulations allows
a municipality to revise certain provisions in the regulations regarding
the administration and enforcement of the Act. Pursuant to such authority,
the Township elects to make the following revisions to the regulations:
A. The exemption in Section 403.62(c)(1)(xiii) of the
regulations shall be deleted. The Township shall require a building
permit for the replacement of existing siding.
B. The exemption in Section 403.62(c)(1)(xvii) shall
be deleted. The Township shall require a building permit for the installation
of all decks.