[Ord. 2004-1, 3/8/2004; as amended by Ord. 2018-02, 9/10/2018]
A certain document three copies of which are on file in the office of the Township Secretary of Wolf Township, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being marked and designated as the 2012 International Property Maintenance Code, as published by the International Code Council, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the property maintenance code of Wolf Township; for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said property maintenance code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set forth in this Part, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in §5-102 of this Part.
[Ord. 2004-1, 3/8/2004]
1. 
The following sections are hereby revised:
A. 
§101.1 is amended to read:
§101.1. Title. These regulations shall be known as the “Property Maintenance Code of Wolf Township,” hereinafter referred to this code.
B. 
§103.6 is amended to read:
§103.6. Fee. The fees for activities and services by the department in carrying out its responsibilities under this code shall be in such amounts as established, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
C. 
§106.4 is amended to read:
§106.4. Penalties. Any person who shall violate a provision of this code, or who shall fail to comply therewith or with any of the requirements thereof, upon conviction thereof in a proceeding commenced before a district justice in accordance with the rules for summary proceedings under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
D. 
§111.2, first paragraph, is amended to read:
§111.2. Membership of Board. The Board of Appeals shall consist of owners of property in Wolf Township, whether or not residing within the Township, whose tax payments are current, or nonproperty owners who are registered voters living within Wolf Township. The code official shall be an ex-official member but shall have no vote on matters before the Board. The Board shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors, and shall serve staggered and overlapping terms.
E. 
§303.14, first sentence, is amended to read, in pertinent part:
§303.14. Insect Screens. During the period of May 1 to November 1, every door, window and other outside opening required for ventilation of habitable rooms . . . .
F. 
§602.3, first paragraph, is amended to read:
§602.3. Heat Supply. Every owner and operator of any building who rents, leases or lets one or more dwelling unit, rooming unit, dormitory or guest room on terms, either expressed or implied, to furnish heat to the occupants thereof, shall supply heat during the period of October 1 to June 1, to maintain a temperature not less then 65°F (18°C) in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms.
G. 
§602.4, first paragraph, is amended to read:
§602.4. Occupiable Work Spaces. Indoor occupiable work spaces shall be supplied with heat during the period from October 1 to June1 to maintain a temperature of not less than 65°F (18°C) during the time these spaces are occupied.
[Ord. 2004-1, 3/8/2004]
In all matters that are regulated by the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or by regulations of departments or agencies of the Commonwealth promulgated by authority of law, such laws or regulations, or other ordinances of Wolf Township, as the case may be, shall control where the requirements thereof are the same as or in excess of the provisions of this Part. The code shall control in all cases where there are State requirements, or the requirements of the ordinances of Wolf Township are not as strict as those contained in this Part.
[Ord. 2004-1, 3/8/2004]
The provisions of this Part so far as they are the same as those ordinances and/or codes in force immediately prior to the enactment of this Part, are intended as a continuation of such ordinances and codes and not as a new enactment. The provisions of this Part shall not affect any act done or liability incurred, nor shall they affect any suit or prosecution pending or to be instituted to enforce any right or penalty or to punish any offense under the authority of any of the repealed ordinances.
[Ord. 2004-02, 6/15/2004]
1. 
The Township of Wolf hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. §§7210.101–7210.103, as amended from time to time, and its regulations.
2. 
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa.Code, Chapters 401–405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the municipal building code of the Township of Wolf.
[Ord. 2004-02, 6/15/2004]
1. 
Administration and enforcement of the code within the Township of Wolf shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the Board of Supervisors from time to time by resolution:
A. 
By the designation of an employee of the Township to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf of the Township.
B. 
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the Township.
C. 
By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint administration and enforcement of this Act through an intermunicipal agreement.
D. 
By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration and enforcement of this Act on behalf of this Township.
E. 
By entering into an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry for plan review, inspections and enforcement of structures other than one-family or two family dwelling units and utility and miscellaneous use structures.
[Ord. 2004-02, 6/15/2004]
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors in conformity with the requirements of the relevant provisions of the code, as amended from time to time, and for the purposes set forth therein. If at any time enforcement and administration is undertaken jointly with one or more other municipalities, said Board of Appeals may be established by joint action of the participating municipalities.
[Ord. 2004-02, 6/15/2004]
1. 
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were adopted by the Township of Wolf on or before July 1, 1999, and which equal or exceed the requirements of the code shall continue in full force and effect until such time as such provisions fail to equal or exceed the minimum requirements of the code, as amended from time to time.
2. 
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances which are in effect as of the effective date of this Part and whose requirements are less than the minimum requirements of the code are hereby amended to conform with the comparable provisions of the code.
3. 
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of the Township of Wolf not governed by the code shall remain in full force and effect.
[Ord. 2004-02, 6/15/2004]
Fees assessable by the Township for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this Part and the code shall be established by the Board of Supervisors by resolution from time to time.