[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Moosic as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-16-2013 by Ord. No. 8-2013]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any ID containing a picture, including a valid driver's license
or military ID or, in lieu of a picture card, an unexpired credit
card.
A building designed for occupancy as a temporary residence
of individuals who are lodged with or without meals and in which no
provision is made for cooking in individual rooms or suites.
Synonymous with motor courts and/or motor hotels and refers
to a series of attached or semiattached dwelling structures. Each
unit has convenient access to parking space for the use of the unit's
occupants. The units, with the exception of the manager's office or
caretaker's office, are designed to provide sleeping accommodations
for automobile transients or overnight guests.
The owner of any hotel or motel, including a partnership,
individual and/or corporation or any other type of entity.
The owners and/or their employees or agents of any hotel or
motel located within the Borough of Moosic are required to obtain
from any guest or individuals staying at said facility said guest
or person staying at that facility's name, home address and phone
number.
[Amended 3-20-2023 by Ord. No. 5-2023]
The owners of any hotel or motel located within the Borough
of Moosic will be required to physically obtain from any and all guests
or individuals staying in their facility a form of identification.
All owners and/or their agents and/or employees of the hotel
or motel located within the Borough of Moosic are hereby required
to obtain a photocopy of the form of ID provided by the guest or any
individuals staying at the hotel, and they are further required to
maintain and keep said photocopy of the form of ID for a period not
less than 90 days from the last day the guest or person staying there
actually stayed at the hotel or motel.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article,
upon being convicted before a District Justice, shall pay a fine not
exceeding $600 and any costs incurred by the Borough of Moosic, and
in default of payment of the fines and costs shall be subject to imprisonment
in the Borough jail for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day of
the violation shall be considered separate violations and offenses.
[Adopted 8-14-2018 by Ord. No. 11-2018]
The following words and phrases when used in this article shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise.
Where the occupants are primarily transient in nature, including
but not limited to, boardinghouses, hotels, and motels.
The Borough of Moosic, through its authorized designee, is authorized
and directed to inspect, on an annual basis, all residential occupations
to determine their compliance with the most current edition of the
ICC International Property Maintenance Code and other building codes
as adopted by the Borough of Moosic.
A.Â
Any residential occupations subject to this article are required
to obtain a yearly permit from the Borough of Moosic.
B.Â
The issuance of the annual permit shall be followed by an annual
inspection by the Borough of Moosic, to ensure the premises are free
from any violations of any Borough building codes or other state and
local laws, rules, and/or regulations concerning safety.
C.Â
Any permits issued shall be posted on the premises and be available
for inspection by the appropriate inspectors of the Borough.
D.Â
The Borough Council shall adopt, by separate resolution, a fee schedule
for the annual inspection and reinspections.
A.Â
If the inspection discloses violations of the appropriate building
codes the residential occupations shall have 30 days to correct said
violations, provided that if said violations present a danger to person
and/or property, the Borough may take condemnation action under the
Borough building codes.
B.Â
If the residential occupations require more than 30 days to correct
the deficiencies, the Borough may grant a reasonable time as determined
by the Borough engineer, provided that the residential occupations
post a bond or letter of credit to insure the correction of the deficiencies.
C.Â
Any deficiencies shall be reinspected by the appropriate Borough
inspector to ensure correction of any deficiencies.
If any residential occupant violates any provision of this article,
he shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not
to exceed $1,000 and costs, or in default of payment thereof, shall
be subject to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each
day a violation of this article continues shall constitute a separate
offense. The application of this penalty shall not be held to prevent
the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
The provisions of the article are severable, and if any section,
subsection, sentence, clause, or part thereof shall be held or declared
illegal, invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction,
the decision shall not affect or impair any of the remaining actions.
It is declared to be the intent of the Borough of Moosic that this
article would have been adopted if such illegal, invalid, or unconstitutional
section, subsection, sentence clause, or part thereof had not been
included.
