[HISTORY: Adopted by the Municipal Council of the Municipality of Monroeville 5-9-2023 by Ord. No. 2776.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: This chapter also repealed former Ch. 267, Occupancy Permits, adopted 11-13-2018 by Ord. No. 2690.
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All residential structures, whether owner-occupied or rental units, single-family or two-family dwellings, shall be bound by these requirements. Each unit in a two-family dwelling shall be treated separately by this chapter, and each shall require its own occupancy permit.
B. 
All residential dwelling units must be inspected by the Municipality of Monroeville and brought up to the required standards prior to a change in the person or persons occupying the dwelling unit.
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The property owner or agent for the property owner shall make application to the Municipality of Monroeville on the Municipality-supplied form and return it to the Municipality along with the required application fees.
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The Municipality of Monroeville shall conduct an inspection of the premises prior to a change in the person or persons occupying the dwelling unit and shall make note of all deficiencies from the applicable codes and standards adopted in this chapter. If the dwelling unit is found to be in compliance with the aforementioned codes and standards, then the property owner or agent shall be issued a certificate of occupancy for the dwelling unit.
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If deficiencies are found, the Municipality of Monroeville shall reinspect the property after notification that all deficiencies are corrected by the owner or agent. If all deficiencies are found to be corrected, the owner or agent shall be issued a certificate of occupancy for the structure.
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A certificate of occupancy must be obtained prior to occupying the structure.
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All multifamily residential dwellings shall be bound by these requirements. Each unit in a multifamily dwelling shall be treated separately by this chapter and each shall require its own certificate of occupancy.
B. 
All dwelling units in a multifamily dwelling must be inspected by the Municipality of Monroeville and brought up to the requirements of the codes and standards outlined in this chapter for each dwelling unit at the time of occupancy.
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The property owner or agent for the property owner shall make application to the Municipality of Monroeville on a supplied Municipal form and returned to the Municipality along with the required fees prior to the requested inspection.
D. 
The Municipality of Monroeville shall conduct an inspection of the premises and shall make note of all deficiencies from the applicable codes and standards adopted in this chapter. If the dwelling unit is found to be in compliance with the aforementioned codes, then the property owner or agent shall be issued a certificate of occupancy for the dwelling unit.
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Interior corridors of all multifamily dwellings whose units share common interior corridors are subject to inspection and code compliance at the same time as the inspection of the first unit in the structure requested for inspection, and the common area will remain on a cyclical basis.
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Fees for occupancy permits for one- and two-family dwelling units shall be set by the most recent fee schedule adopted by the Municipality of Monroeville.
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Fees for occupancy permits for units in buildings multitenant in nature shall be set by the most recent fee schedule adopted by the Municipality of Monroeville.
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The Municipality of Monroeville shall reserve the right to charge a reinspection fee after two visits to the same dwelling or dwelling unit as set by the most recent fee schedule adopted by the Municipality of Monroeville.
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Fees shall be due and payable at the time of application for a occupancy permit.
Any person who shall violate a provision of this code, or fail to comply therewith, or with any of the requirements thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $500 and costs. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense. The fine shall be forwarded to the Municipality of Monroeville.
Any person directly affected by a decision of the Code Official or a notice or order issued under this code shall have the right to appeal to the Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments Joint Board of Appeals, provided that a written application for appeal is filed within 20 days after the day the decision, notice or order was served. An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of this code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully apply, or the requirements of this code are adequately satisfied by other means.
This chapter shall take effect July 1, 2010.
If any sentence, clause, section or part of this chapter is for any reason found to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, such unconstitutionality, illegality or invalidity shall not affect or impair any of the remaining previsions, sentences, clauses, sections or parts of this chapter.