Schuylkill Township v. Pennsylvania Builders Ass'n

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Schuylkill Township (Township) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County that affirmed an adjudication of the Secretary of Labor and Industry (Secretary) to invalidate a Township ordinance because it conflicted with the Department of Labor and Industry’s regulation establishing uniform construction standards in Pennsylvania. The Township enacted Ordinance 2005-01 to require the installation of automatic sprinkler systems in most new construction in the Township. In this case of first impression we consider what constitutes “local” circumstances or…