Township Code (ordinances) through 2013 are available for viewing below or at the Township Offices. The descriptions below are not all inclusive, so please view the code sections or index. Also be sure to view the previous year’s or current year’s ordinances (if any) as they will update the various sections of the Code listed below.

All Township Codes are for reference purposes only.

PART TWO – ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

Title Two – General Provisions

    • 202 – Codified Ordinances
    • 204 – Official Standards
    • 206 – Wards and Boundaries
    • 208 – Investments

Title Four – Legislation

    • 220 – Board of Commissioners
    • 222 – Ordinances and Resolutions

Title Six – Administration

    • 230 – Treasurer
    • 232 – Assessor
    • 234 – Auditor (Repealed)
    • 236 – Secretary
    • 238 – Solicitor
    • 240 – Engineer
    • 242 – Police Department
    • 244 – Volunteer Fire Department
    • 246 – Department of Zoning and Building

Title 8 – Boards, Commissions, and Authorities

    • 260 – Planning Commission
    • 262 – Zoning Hearing Board
    • 264 – Shade Tree Commission
    • 266 – Recreation Board
    • 268 – Civil Service Commission
    • 270 – Police Pension Fund Committee
    • 272 – East Erie Suburban Recreation and Conservation Authority

Title Ten – Employment Provisions

    • 280 – Employees Generally
    • 282 – Police Pension Plan

Title Twelve – Judiciary

    • 290 – District Justice and Court of Common Pleas

PART 4 – TRAFFIC CODE

  • 410 – Administration, Enforcement, and Penalty
  • 420 – Special Uses of Public Ways
  • 430 – Operation of Vehicles Generally
  • 460 – Parking

PART 6 – GENERAL OFFENSES CODE

  • 610 – Alcoholic Beverages
  • 616 – Animals
  • 650 – Offenses Relating to Property
  • 656 – Peace Disturbances
  • 668 – Safety, Sanitation, and Health
  • 678 – Weapons and Explosives

PART 8 – BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE

  • 814 – Cable Television
  • 816 – Unconventional Gas Wells
  • 840 – Mechanical Amusement Devices
  • 864 – Rental Unit and Tenant Registration
  • 866 – Sexually Oriented Businesses
  • 870 – Transient Retail Businesses
  • 880 – Earned Income Tax
  • 884 – Local Services Tax
  • 888 – Real Estate Transfer Tax
  • 892 – Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance

PART 10 – STREETS, UTILITIES, AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE

Title Two – Street and Sidewalk Areas

Title Four – Utilities

Title Six – Other Public Services

PART 12 – PLANNING AND ZONING CODE

Title Two – Planning

Title Four – Subdivision Regulations

Title Six – Zoning

PART 14 – BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE

Title Two – Building

Title Four – Housing

Part Fourteen, Title Four – Housing, Chapters 1440, 1444 and 1448 of Lawrence Park’s Codified Ordinances is hereby repealed.  The 2018 Edition of the International Property Maintenance Code (“IMPC”), as may in the future be amended, is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of Lawrence Park Township.

CHAPTER 1 – SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION

PART 1 – SCOPE AND APPLICATION

Section 101 – General
Section 102 – Applicability

PART 2 — ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

Section 103 – Department of Property Maintenance Inspection
Section 104 – Duties and Powers of the Code Official
Section 105 – Approval
Section 106 – Violations
Section 107 – Notices and Orders
Section 108 – Unsafe Structures and Equipment
Section 109 – Emergency Measures
Section 110 – Demolition
Section 111 – Appeals
Section 112 – Stop Work Order

CHAPTER 2 – DEFINITIONS

Section 201 – General
Section 202 – General Definitions

CHAPTER 3 – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Section 301 – General
Section 302 – Exterior Property Areas
Section 303 – Swimming Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs
Section 304 – Exterior Structure
Section 305 – Interior Structure
Section 306 – Component Serviceability
Section 307 – Handrails and Guardrails
Section 308 – Rubbish and Garbage
Section 309 – Pest Elimination

CHAPTER 4 – LIGHT, VENTILATION AND OCCUPANCY LIMITATIONS

Section 401 – General
Section 402 – Light
Section 403 – Ventilation
Section 404 – Occupancy Limitations

CHAPTER 5 – PLUMBING FACILITIES AND FIXTURE REQUIREMENTS

Section 501 – General
Section 502 – Required Facilities
Section 503 – Toilet Rooms
Section 504 – Plumbing Systems and Fixtures
Section 505 – Water System
Section 506 – Sanitary Drainage System
Section 507 – Storm Drainage

CHAPTER 6 – MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS

Section 601 – General
Section 602 – Heating Facilities
Section 603 – Mechanical Equipment
Section 604 – Electrical Facilities
Section 605 – Electrical Equipment
Section 606 – Elevators, Escalators and Dumbwaiters
Section 607 – Duct Systems

CHAPTER 7 – FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Section 701 – General
Section 702 – Means of Egress
Section 703 – Fire-Resistance Ratings
Section 704 – Fire Protection Systems
Section 705 – Carbon Monoxide Alarms and Detection

CHAPTER 8 – REFERENCED STANDARDS

APPENDIX A

Appendix A to the 2018 Edition of the International Property Maintenance Code (“IMPC”) as may in the future be amended, is hereby adopted as Appendix A to the Property Maintenance Code of Lawrence Park Township.

PART 16 – FIRE PREVENTION CODE

Chapter 1610 – Fire Protection and Other Emergency Services

    • 1610.01 – Purpose and Scope of Authority
    • 1610.02 – Definitions
    • 1610.03 – Fire Company Recognized
    • 1610.04 – Authorized Duties and Permitted Activities of Fire Company
    • 1610.05 – Other Activities of Fire Fighters
    • 1610.06 – Insurance Coverage Benefits
    • 1610.07 – Interference with Fire-Suppression Forces
    • 1610.08 – Control of Equipment and Funds
    • 1610.09 – Annual Financial Reporting; Fire Company Reporting, Appropriations and Disbursements
    • 1610.10 – Election of Officers
    • 1610.11 – Delinquency of Fire Service
    • 1610.12 – Municipal Liability
    • 1610.13 – Fire Prevention Code
    • 1610.14 – Enforcement of the Fire Prevention Code
    • 1610.15 – Storage Limits
    • 1610.16 – Motor Vehicle Routes for Transporting Explosives
    • 1610.17 – Fire Lanes
    • 1610.18 – Amendments to the Fire Prevention Code
    • 1610.19 – Modifications of the Fire Prevention Code
    • 1610.20 – Appeals
    • 1610.21 – New Materials, Processes or Occupancies Which May Require Permits
    • 1610.22 – Fee for Permit
    • 1610.23 – Violations of the Fire Prevention Code
    • 1610.24 – Penalty for Violation of the Fire Prevention Code
    • 1610.25 – Saving Clause
    • 1610.99 – Violations and Penalties