[Ord. 260, 3/11/1996,
§ 5-301; as amended by Ord. 2012-01, 2/13/2012; and by Ord. 2016-01, 3/14/2016]
The Township hereby adopts, for the purpose of establishing
rules and regulations for the maintenance of all structures, including
administration, enforcement and penalties, the property maintenance
code known as the "BOCA National Property Maintenance Code, Edition,
2015," as published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators
International, Inc., save and except such portions as are hereinafter
deleted, modified or amended, of which three copies have been and
are now filed in the office of the Township Secretary, and the same
are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length
herein. From the date on which this Part shall take effect, the provisions
thereof shall be controlling in the maintenance of all structures,
and in all other subjects therein contained, within the corporate
limits of the Township.
[Ord. 260, 3/11/1996,
§ 5-302; as amended by Ord. 2016-01, 3/14/2016]
1.
The Property Maintenance Code hereby adopted is amended as follows:
A.
Section 101.1, "Title," is amended to read:
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"§ 101.1. Title. These regulations shall
be known as the Property Maintenance Code of the Township, hereinafter
referred to as 'this code.'"
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B.
Section 103.5, "Fees," is amended to read:
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"§ 103.5. Fees.
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"The fees for activities and services performed by the Township
in carrying out its responsibilities under this Code shall be as enacted,
from time to time, by the Board of Commissioners by resolution."
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C.
Section 112.4, "Failure to Comply," is amended to provide:
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"§ 112.4. Failure to Comply.
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"Any person who shall continue any work after having been served
with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed
to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, upon conviction
thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a 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 30 days. Each day that a violation
of this Part continues shall constitute a separate offense."
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D.
Section 302.4. Insert: "10 inches."
E.
Section 304.12, "Insect Screens," is amended to read:
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"§ 304.12. Insect Screens.
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(1)
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During the period from April 1 to October 30, every door, window
and other outside opening utilized or required for ventilation purposes
serving any structure containing habitable rooms, food preparation
areas, food service areas, or any areas where products to be included
or utilized in food for human consumption are processed, manufactured,
packaged or stored, shall be supplied with approved tightly fitting
screens of not less than 16 mesh per inch and every swinging door
shall have a self-closing device in good working condition.
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(2)
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Exception. Screen doors shall not be required for
outswinging doors or other types of openings which make screening
impractical, provided other approved means, such as air curtains or
insect repellent fans are employed."
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F.
Section 602.2, "Residential Buildings," is amended to read:
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"§ 602.2. Residential Buildings. Every
dwelling shall be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining
a room temperature of 65° F. (18° C.) in all habitable rooms,
bathrooms and toilet rooms based on the outside design temperature
required for the locality by the mechanical code listed in Chapter
8."
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G.
Section 602.3, "Nonresidential Structures," is amended to read:
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"§ 602.3. Nonresidential Structures.
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(1)
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Every enclosed occupied work space shall be supplied with sufficient
heat during the period from October 1 to May 1 to maintain a temperature
of not less than 65° F. (18° C.) during all working hours.
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(2)
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Exceptions.
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(a)
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Processing, storage and operation areas that require cooling
or special temperature conditions.
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(b)
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Areas in which persons are primarily engaged in vigorous physical
activities."
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[Ord. 260, 3/11/1996,
§ 5-303]
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 the 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
the state requirements, or the requirements of other ordinances of
this Township, are not as strict as those contained in this Part.
[Ord. 260, 3/11/1996,
§ 5-304]
The provisions of this Part so far as they are the same as those
of 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 new enactments. 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.
