[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Wilson 2-11-2002 by Ord. No. 695. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended 3-26-2007 by Ord. No. 738, approved 3-26-2007]
A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Borough Secretary of the Borough of Wilson, 2040 Hay Terrace, Wilson Borough, Pennsylvania 18042, being marked and designated as the International Property Maintenance Code and each sequential update or revision as published by the International Code Council, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the Borough of Wilson, County of Northampton, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 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 out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in § 139-2 of this chapter.
The following sections are hereby revised:
A.
In Section 101.1, insert "Borough of Wilson, Northampton
County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania."
B.
In Section 103, change the heading to "Department
of Code Administration."
C.
In Section 103.1, change to read: The office of Code
Administration shall be in charge of the enforcement of this Code.
The Code Administrator appointed by Borough Council shall be known
herein as the Code Official."
D.
In Section 103.2, delete it in its entirety.
E.
In Section 103.3, delete it in its entirety.
F.
In Section 106.3, change "misdemeanor" to a "summary
offense."
G.
In Section 107.5, after the heading, change to read:
"It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dwelling unit or structure
who has received a compliance order or upon whom a notice of violation
has been served to sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of such dwelling
unit or structure to another until the provisions of the compliance
order or notice of violation have been complied with, or until such
owner shall first furnish the grantee or transferee, a true copy of
any compliance order or notice of violation issued by the Code Official
and shall furnish to the Code Official a signed and notarized statement
from the grantee or transferee, acknowledging the receipt of such
compliance order or notice of violation and fully accepting the responsibility
without condition for making the corrections or repairs required by
such compliance order or notice of violation or as may otherwise be
required by other ordinances relative to the sale or transfer or real
estate."
H.
In Section 110.3, change the word "shall" to "may."
I.
In Section 111.25, delete it in its entirety.
K.
In Section 303.14, insert "March 16 to October 14."
L.
In Section 602.3, insert "October 15 to March 15."
M.
In Section 602.4, insert "October 15 to March 15."
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
Nothing in this chapter or in the Property Maintenance Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding impending in any court, or any right acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in § 139-4 of this chapter; nor shall any just or legal right of remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this chapter.
The fees for activities and services performed
by the Borough in carrying out the provisions of the Code as referenced
in Section 103.6, shall be as indicated in the following schedule:
|
Type
|
Fee
|
|---|---|
|
Each dwelling unit to be inspected
|
$50
|
|
Each commercial or industrial uses under 5,000
square feet to be inspected per building
|
$75
|
|
Each commercial or industrial uses over 5,000
square feet to be inspected per building
|
$150
|
|
Certificate of occupancy
|
$25
|
