Township of Perkiomen, PA Property Maintenance

A certain document, a copy of which is on file in the office of the Code Enforcement Officer of Perkiomen Township, being marked and designated as "The International Property Maintenance Code, 2012 Edition," as published by the International Code Council, including Appendix A, be and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of Perkiomen Township for regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings and structures; by providing the standards for supplied utilities and facilities and other physical things and conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary and fit for occupation and use; and the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for human occupancy and use; and the demolition of such existing structures as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Property Maintenance Code on file in the office of Perkiomen Township are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this article, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes set forth below in § 219-2 of this article.

§ 219-2 Additions, insertions and deletions.

The following sections of the Code are hereby modified:

Section 101.1. Insert: "Perkiomen Township."

Section 102.3. Add: "Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code, Act 45 of 1999." Delete reference to International Zoning Code and replace with "Perkiomen Township Zoning Ordinance."

Section 103.3. Delete this section in its entirety.

Section 103.5. Change to: "As indicated in the applicable/current fee schedule as adopted from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Perkiomen Township."

Section 106.3. Replace "civil infraction" with "nontraffic summary citation."

Section 302.2. This provision is deleted in its entirety.

Section 302.3. At the end of this section, add the following: "Any tree, branch, limb, leaves, bush, hedge or other plant life that encroaches upon any sidewalk or Township right-of-way shall be trimmed, cut, cut back, cleared or otherwise maintained by the property owner so as to allow free and unobstructed passage by pedestrians lawfully thereon. Said trimming shall be for the full width of the sidewalk and/or right-of-way and shall be for a height of 80 inches."

Section 302.4. Delete this provision in its entirety.

Section 302.8. Delete the word "unlicensed" and replace with "not validly registered" and delete the word "premises" and replace with the words "public way."

Section 304.1.1.

	Change "International Building Code" and "International Existing Building Code" to "Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (PAUCC)."
	Add Subsection 14, which will provide that "roof drains, yard drains and sump pumps shall not be discharged so as to create any public or private water, icing or other safety hazard."

Section 304.7. Delete last sentence.

Section 304.14. Add the dates "April 1 through October 31." Delete the word "door" in line 2, and add "the provisions of this section shall apply only to rental properties."

Section 304.20. Add section:

Tarps, Canvas, Plastic or Products of Similar Nature

Tarps, canvas, plastic or products of similar nature used to repair or protect the premises from the effects of nature shall only be used as a temporary fix and shall not be used permanently. The maximum time frame that these products may be used for a temporary fix is 90 days. Within this time frame, the premises shall be repaired with products approved for such covering(s) on the exterior of the premises.

Section 401.1. At the end of this section, add the following: "The provisions of this section shall not apply to buildings or structures that were built before the enactment of this ordinance and which were constructed in accordance with the Building Code in place at the time of construction."

Section 502.5. At the end of this section, add the following: "The provisions of this section do not apply to Township- or County-owned property or facilities."

Section 507.1. Delete the words "public nuisance" and replace with the words "public or private safety hazard."

Section 602.3. Insert dates: "September 15 through May 15."

Section 602.4. Insert dates: "September 15 through May 15."

Section 704.2. Add new subsection (4), which reads as follows: "(4) Any smoke detector that is not functioning as designed or was manufactured more than 10 years ago must be replaced with a new smoke detector that uses power source(s) equal to or greater than the one being replaced."

§ 219-3 Amendments to Appendix A.

Appendix A is hereby amended as follows:

A101.1. This provision is deleted in its entirety and is replaced with the following: "All windows and doors shall be boarded in an approved manner to prevent entry by unauthorized persons, and if the structure remains in a boarded condition for more than 60 days, shall be painted to correspond to the color of the existing structure."

A102. This section is deleted in its entirety.

§ 219-4 Repealer.

Any and all ordinances that conflict herewith are repealed.

§ 219-5 Effect on pending actions.

Nothing in this article hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any lawsuit or proceeding impending in any court or any rights acquired or liability incurred or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in § 219-2 of this article, nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this article.

§ 219-6 Successor property maintenance codes.

By December 31 of the year of the issuance of a new triennial ICC International Property Maintenance Code, or its successor property maintenance code, the new International Property Maintenance Code, or its successor property maintenance code, shall be automatically adopted as the Perkiomen Township Property Maintenance Code, including appendixes as determined by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.