[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Royersford 1-31-2006 by Ord. No. 802 (Ch. 5, Part 2, of the 1990 Borough Code of Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Manager of the Borough of Royersford, being marked and designated as the "International Property Maintenance Code, 2018 edition," as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the Borough of Royersford, in the State of Pennsylvania, for 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, and the demolition of such existing structures as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Property Maintenance Code on file in the office of the Borough of Royersford 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 § 350-2 of this chapter.
[Added 11-25-2014 by Ord. No. 870]
The following sections are hereby revised:
A. 
Section 101.1. Insert: Borough of Royersford.
B. 
Section 103.5. Insert: Fee Schedule.
C. 
Paragraph 2, Section 106.3 of the IPMC is amended to include the following provision:
Any person failing to comply with a notice of violation or order served in accordance with Section 107 shall be subject to prosecution of a summary offense or a misdemeanor and the violation shall be deemed a strict liability offense. If the notice of violation is not complied with, the Code Official shall institute the appropriate proceeding at law or in equity to restrain, correct or abate such violation, or to require the removal or termination of the unlawful occupancy of the structure in violation of the provisions of this code or of the order or direction made pursuant thereto. Any action taken by the authority having jurisdiction on such premises shall be charged against the real estate upon which the structure is located and shall be a lien upon such real estate.
D. 
Section 304.14. Insert: May 1 to October 1.
E. 
Section 602.3. Insert: October 1 to May 1.
F. 
Section 602.4. Insert: October 1 to May 1.
[Added 12-8-2020 by Ord. No. 907]
The following new subsections shall be added to the International Property Maintenance Code, 2018 edition:
A. 
104.7 Life safety inspections of commercial buildings. For the purpose of this section, a commercial building is any building used for a retail, business or professional office, manufacturing, industrial, business uses, restaurants, multifamily dwellings (three or more dwelling units), and apartment buildings. In the Borough, it shall be unlawful for any owner to transfer a commercial building or change the tenant of a commercial building without first having the building inspected by the Code Enforcement Officer for code compliance with the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code. Compliance with the results of that inspection need not yet have occurred at the time of transfer, but shall be completed within a reasonable time as determined by the Code Enforcement Officer.
(1) 
104.7.1 Multifamily dwellings and apartment buildings. Upon transfer of title to a new owner, multifamily dwellings (three or more dwelling units) or apartment buildings shall not be occupied, in whole or in part, until the issuance of a life safety certificate by the Code Enforcement Officer stating that said common areas of the building conform in all respects to the requirements of this code (2018 International Property Maintenance Code) and the 2015 International Fire Prevention Code. The following requirements must be met before a life safety certificate shall be issued:
(a) 
Before the issuance of the said life safety certificate, a full code compliance inspection shall be conducted of all common areas of the building. The old owner must inform the new owner of all pending violations, and a letter of intent shall be signed as who will be responsible for said violations. All violations must be corrected within 75 days upon transfer of the title to the new owner.
(b) 
In the event that the property transfer does not occur, the present owner must correct all listed violations within 75 days of the date on which the settlement on the property was to have occurred. Failure to abate such violation shall be subject to penalties set forth in 106.4, Violation penalties.
(c) 
All hazardous building, safety, fire, plumbing and electrical violations cited at the time of inspection by the Code Enforcement Officer shall be corrected in the time specified by the Code Enforcement Officer.
(2) 
104.7.2 Commercial, office, manufacturing and industrial buildings. Upon transfer of title to a new owner or a change in tenant, no commercial, office, manufacturing or industrial building shall be occupied, in whole or in part, until the issuance of a life safety certificate by the Code Enforcement Officer stating that said building conforms in all respects to the requirements of this code (International Property Maintenance Code, 2018 edition) and the 2015 International Fire Prevention Code. The following requirements must be met before a life safety certificate shall be issued:
(a) 
Before the issuance of the said life safety certificate, a full code compliance inspection shall be conducted. The owner must inform the new owner of all pending violations, and a letter of intent shall be signed by whoever will be responsible for the correction of the violations, which must occur within 75 days of transfer of the deed to the new owner.
(b) 
In the event that the property transfer and/or the change in tenant does not occur, the present owner must correct all listed violations within 75 days of the date on which the settlement on the property was to have occurred. Failure to abate such violation shall be subject to the penalties set forth in 106.4, Violation penalties.
(c) 
All hazardous building, safety, fire, plumbing and electrical violations cited at the time of inspection by the Code Enforcement Officer shall be corrected in the time specified by the Code Enforcement Officer.