Samsel v. Uniform Construction Code Board of Appeals of Jefferson Township

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Jefferson Township appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County (trial court) holding that Ronald Samsel did not need a building permit to construct a stable for race horses. The trial court found that Samsel’s proposed stable was an agricultural building and, as such, exempt from the requirements of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act (Construction Code). 1 Finding no error in the trial court’s opinion, we affirm.

In May 2008, Samsel, who is sole shareholder of Thoroughbred Racing Stables, LLC, applied to the Jefferson Township Building Code…