[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Paxtang as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 12-23-1998 by Ord. No. 562]
There shall be no more than 1/2 cord (two feet by two feet by
four feet) of firewood stored within a structure or upon an open porch
or patio. Larger amounts shall be stored as far as possible from any
dwelling as physical limits of the property will permit. The total
amount of firewood stored on a property at any time shall not exceed
2 1/2 cords of wood.
No woodpile shall be stacked higher than five feet measured
from ground level to the highest level of wood.
All firewood shall be neatly stacked with a clear space underneath
the woodpile of no less than six inches and no more than 10 inches
measured from the bottom of the woodpile to ground level. The clear
space shall be kept free and clear of all weeds and debris.
Any person who violates or fails to comply with any provision
of this article shall be guilty of an offense and, for every such
offense, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not
more than $1,000 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment
of fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than 30 days,
provided that the imposition of one penalty for an offense under this
article shall not excuse the offense or permit it to continue; and
all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy the violation
or failure to comply, as the case may be, within a reasonable time;
and when not otherwise specified, each 10 days that the prohibited
conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.
[Adopted 12-16-2014 by Ord. No. 647]
A.
A certain document, a copy of which is on file in the office of the Manager of the Borough of Paxtang, being marked and designated as the 2012 International Property Maintenance Code, as published by the International Code Council, Inc., and any subsequent amendments thereto and/or new editions of the same, be and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the Borough of Paxtang in the 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 at length in this article, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, as prescribed in § 310-6 of this article.
B.
The most recent revision of the International Property Maintenance
Code shall be applicable without the necessity of a special ordinance
adopting each new revision as published.
The Council of the Borough of Paxtang shall have the power to
adopt by resolution any necessary additions, deletions and changes
to the current Property Maintenance Code as may be required from time
to time. A copy of the current resolution adopting said changes shall
be kept on file in the office of the Manager of the Borough of Paxtang
along with the copy of the Property Maintenance Code.
Nothing in this legislation or in the Property Maintenance Code
hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit 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; nor shall any just or legal right or
remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this legislation.
This article and the rules, regulations, provisions, requirements,
orders and matters established and adopted hereby shall take effect
and be in full force and effect on and after January 1, 2015.
