[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Antrim as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-27-2004 by Ord. No. 286]
Antrim Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions
of the Pennsylvania Construction Code, Act 45 of 1999, and applicable regulations
as promulgated by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, as amended
from time to time.
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401-405,
as well as those ancillary codes referenced in Department of Labor and Industry
Regulations Section 403.21, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted
and incorporated herein by reference as the Municipal Building Code of Antrim
Township.
Administration and enforcement of the code within Antrim Township shall
be undertaken in any of the following ways, as determined by the Board of
Supervisors from time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the Township to
serve as the municipal 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 the code through an intermunicipal
agreement;
D.
By entering into a contract with another municipality
for the administration and enforcement of the code on behalf of the Township;
or
E.
By entering into an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department
of Labor and Industry for plan review, inspections and enforcement of the
code provisions for structures other than one-family or two-family dwelling
units and utility and miscellaneous use structures.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the Board of
Supervisors 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, the Board of Appeals shall be established
by joint action of the participating municipalities.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: By Ord. No. 288, adopted 11-9-2004, the Township approved
an intergovernmental agreement with other municipalities located in Franklin
County to establish a Joint Municipal Board of Appeals.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon
conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than $250 nor more than
$1,000, together with all costs. Each day a violation continues shall be considered
a separate violation.
A.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances
heretofore adopted by the Township are hereby repealed.
B.
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of
the Township not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
C.
When any building or construction activity is contemplated
within the Township, application shall first be made to the Township at the
Township offices on a form to be provided by the Township for the issuance
of a land use permit. Issuance by the Township of a land use permit for the
specific project shall be a prerequisite to making application for a construction
permit. No construction permit application will be accepted without a completed
land use permit.
D.
All construction permits issued pursuant to this article
shall be valid for one year, provided construction of the structure being
permitted is commenced within six months of the date of issuance of the construction
permit. If construction is not begun within the said six-month period, the
permit shall be void, and application for a new permit must be made prior
to the commencement of any construction on the structure. No extension of
the six-month starting period shall be granted. For reasonable cause shown,
the one-year period for completing the construction authorized by a construction
permit may be extended for an additional one-year period. However, not more
than two such extensions shall be granted.
E.
All Township land use permits issued pursuant to this
article shall be valid for 18 months, provided commencement of the project
is begun within three months of the date of issuance of the land use permit.
If the project (clearing and grubbing, site excavation) is not begun within
the said three-month period, the permit shall be void, and application for
a new permit must be made prior to the commencement of any construction on
the project. No extension of the three-month starting period shall be granted.
For reasonable cause shown, the eighteen-month period for completing the construction
authorized by a land use permit may be extended for an additional eighteen-month
period. However, not more than one such extension shall be granted.
F.
At the completion of any construction activity for which
either a construction permit and/or a Township land use permit is issued,
the project owner or agent of the project owner shall make application for
a building occupancy permit for the structure for which a construction permit
has been issued and application for a Township land use occupancy permit for
the project for which a land use permit has been issued. No Township land
use occupancy permit shall be issued until a construction occupancy permit,
where required, has been issued. No use or occupancy of the premises covered
by the construction permit and the Township land use permit shall occur until
both occupancy permits have been issued.
Fees assessable by the Township for the administration and enforcement
undertaken pursuant to this article and the code shall be established by the
Township by resolution from time to time.
This article shall be effective July 1, 2004.
