Township of East Goshen, PA Chapter 143 Fire Prevention

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of East Goshen 5-4-2004 by Ord. No. 129-M-04.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Construction codes — See Ch. 100.

Fuel gas code — See Ch. 145.

Property maintenance — See Ch. 178.

Zoning — See Ch. 240.

[1] Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 143, Fire Prevention, adopted 1-7-2002 by Ord. No. 129-A -02.

§ 143-1 Adoption of Fire Prevention Code by reference; copies to be on file.

There is hereby adopted by the Board of Supervisors of East Goshen Township the International Fire Code, 2003 Edition, 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 Fire Code, 2003 Edition, have been and now are filed in the office of the Secretary of East Goshen Township, and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein.

§ 143-2 Inconsistent ordinances repealed.

Ordinance Number 129-A-02 of the Township of East Goshen, titled "The Fire Prevention Code of East Goshen Township," enacted on January 7, 2002, and codified in Chapter 143 of the East Goshen Township Code, and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict are hereby repealed.

§ 143-3 Additions, insertions and changes to standards.

The following amendments, additions, deletions, and changes are hereby made to the International Fire Code, 2003 Edition:

A. Section 101.1 shall be amended by the deletion of the words "[NAME OF JURISDICTION]" and the replacement thereof with "East Goshen Township."

B. Section 103 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: "103. EAST GOSHEN TOWNSHIP CODE DEPARTMENT."

C. Section 103.1 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

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. The Board of Supervisors shall appoint a Fire Marshal and one or more deputies who shall be referred to herein as the Fire Code Official.

D. Section 108 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]

	108. BOARD OF APPEALS.
	108.1 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.

E. Section 109.3 shall be amended to state as follows:

109.3 Violations and 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.

F. Section 111.4 shall be amended to read as follows:

111.4 Failure to comply. Any person who shall continue any work after having been served with a stop-work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be subject to the penalty provisions of Section 109.3.

G. Section 3204.3.1.1 shall be amended by adding the following sentence: "Except where prohibited by the Zoning Ordinance, there are no geographic limits in the Township where the storage of flammable cryogenic fluids in stationary containers in prohibited."

H. Section 3404.2.9.5.1 shall be amended by adding the following sentence: "Except where prohibited by the Zoning Ordinance, there are no geographic limits in the Township where the storage of Class I and Class II liquids in aboveground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited."

I. Section 3406.2.4.4 shall be amended by adding the following sentence: "Except where prohibited by the Zoning Ordinance, there are no geographic limits in the Township where the storage of Class I and Class II liquids in aboveground tanks is prohibited."

J. Section 3804.2 shall be amended by adding the following sentence: "Except where prohibited by the Zoning Ordinance, there are no geographic limits in the Township where the storage of liquified petroleum gas is restricted for the protection of heavily populated or congested areas."