[Ord. No. 967, 11/1/2021[1]]
A certain document, copies of which are on file in the office
of the Code Enforcement Officer of Elizabeth Township, being marked
and designated as the International Property Maintenance Code, 2021
Edition, as published by the International Code Council, be and is
hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the Township of
Elizabeth 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, the demolition of
such structures. Providing for the penalties, conditions and terms
of said Property Maintenance Code on file in the office of the Township
of Elizabeth are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof,
as if fully set out in this legislation, with the additions, insertions,
deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in § 302.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance superseded former Part
3 (Ord. 816, 2/6/2006; as amended by Ord. 840, 6/18/2007; and by Ord.
861, 6/1/2009).
[Ord. No. 967, 11/1/2021]
The following sections are hereby revised:
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Section 101.1. Insert: Township of Elizabeth.
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Section 103.1. Insert: Code Enforcement Department.
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Section 302.4. Replace with: Premises and exterior
property shall be maintained free from weeds or grass growth in excess
of eight inches in height; plant growth to the discretion of Township
Code Enforcement or a Public Safety Officer. Noxious weeds shall be
prohibited. Weeds shall be defined as all grasses, annual plants and
vegetation, other than trees or shrubs; provided, however, this term
shall not include cultivated flowers and gardens.
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Section 304.14. Insert: April 1 through November
30.
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Section 602.3. Insert: October 1 through April
30.
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Section 602.4. Insert: October 1 through April
30.
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[Ord. No. 967, 11/1/2021]
1.
In case any owner or occupant shall fail to comply with any notice
to correct or abate any condition which may adversely affect the health
and welfare of the public pursuant to the provisions of this chapter,
the Township Code Enforcement Officer or Zoning Officer may elect
to enter the property and proceed to have the condition removed, corrected
or abated and shall charge said owner or occupant the actual cost
to the Township for the labor involved, the material involved, and
the use of equipment, together with a penalty of $500. Any charges
remaining unpaid after 30 days' written notice shall be turned
over to the Township Solicitor for collection in the manner provided
by law for the collection of municipal claims or in an action at law
before the Magisterial District Justice or the Court of Common Pleas.
2.
The charges described above for labor, material, and equipment, together
with a penalty of $500, shall only apply in the event that the Township
elects to enter the property and proceeds to have the condition removed,
corrected or abated. The Township is not required to remediate any
such violations, but rather may elect to notify the property owner
that the property owner is responsible for such abatement of violations.
3.
In the event a violation of the International Property Maintenance
Code, 2021 Edition, or a violation of a subsequent edition of the
International Property Maintenance Code, as may be amended, has been
found to occur, rather than impose the above procedure and charges,
the Township may issue a citation, violation ticket and/or a notice
of violation in addition to any other remedy or fine that the Township
may be entitled to under its ordinances or other applicable law.
