Borough of Media, PA Property Maintenance

That a certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Code Enforcement Officer of the Borough of Media, being marked and designated as the International Property Maintenance Code, 2009 edition, as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the Borough of Media, in the Commonwealth 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; that 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 therefore, and each and all of the regulations, provisions and penalties, conditions and terms of said Property Maintenance Code on file in the office of the Borough of Media 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 § 226-3D of this chapter.

§ 226-2 Officials and inspectors.

The term "Code Official" as stated throughout the book of codes shall be defined as the Building Officer, and the officer shall be the Borough's Secretary unless the Council, by motion, appoints another person to be the officer. It shall be said Building Officer's duty to enforce any provisions and regulations of the Media Property Maintenance.

Building Inspector. In addition to the Building Officer, the Council may, by motion, appoint a Building Inspector. His duty shall be to enforce the provisions of this code, under and at the direction of the Building Officer.

§ 226-3 General rules of interpretation.

The designations of the subsections herein provided, of this chapter shall be the section designations of the aforementioned Property Maintenance Code and are substantially related.

Reference to the codes and appendixes in or of the Property Maintenance Code shall, for the purposes hereof, be considered as part of the Property Maintenance Code and collectively referred to as a part thereof, but only as made applicable thereby or by this chapter.

As between the provisions of this chapter and the Property Maintenance Code, the latter shall be the basic Property Maintenance Code and be controlling except as to the portions changed or made inapplicable by this chapter. Wherein this chapter provides for procedures or regulations differing from those set forth in the BOCA Property Maintenance Code, the procedures or regulations of the BOCA Property Maintenance Code are rendered inapplicable; wherein there may be no ambiguity or conflict between the provisions of this chapter and the BOCA Property Maintenance Code, the provisions of this chapter shall apply; and wherein provisions of this chapter and those of the BOCA Property Maintenance Code create no conflict or ambiguity, the provisions of both shall apply and they shall be read together to establish one procedure or regulation.

Additions, insertions and changes. The International Property Maintenance Code, 2009 edition, is amended and revised in the following respects:

[Amended 11-21-1996 by Ord. No. 914; 9-15-2011 by Ord. No. 1087]

	The following sections are hereby revised:
	Section 101.1. Insert: Borough of Media.
	Section 103.5. Insert: The fee schedule adopted by resolution of the Borough Council of the Borough of Media from time to time.
	Section 112.4. Insert: Any person, partnership or corporation who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter or repair plumbing work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the code official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code. Upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the municipality, pay a judgment of not more than $500 plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by a municipality as result thereof.
	Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation, unless the District Justice determining that there has been a violation further determines that there was a good faith basis for the person, partnership or corporation violating the chapter to have believed that there was not such a violation, in which event there shall be deemed to have been only one such violation until the fifth day following the date of the determination of a violation by the District Justice and thereafter each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. All judgments, costs and reasonable attorney fees collected for the violation of this chapter shall be paid over to the municipality.
	Section 302.4. Weeds or plant growth. Insert: eight inches.
	Section 304.2. Protective treatment. Insert the following at the end of the existing text: "All products such as building wrap, vapor barrier, weatherization barrier, house wrap or other similar products (known for example by such trade name as Tyvek), shall not remain uncovered on exterior surfaces for a period in excess of three months. All building wrap, vapor barrier, weatherization barrier, house wrap or other similar products shall be covered within the three-month period with an exterior building cover product such as siding, stucco, stone, brick."
	Section 304.14. Insect screens. Insert: April 1 to October 1.
	Section 602.3. Heat supply. Insert: October 1 to May 1.
	Section 602.4. Occupiable work spaces. Insert: October 1 to May 1.

§ 226-4 Zoning laws and other statutes.

The Zoning Law herein referred to shall be the Media Zoning Ordinance No. 823, in effect and as amended or changed as of the date of any application for any permit hereunder and payment made therefor.[1] Such parts of or sections of the ordinance, which also regulate in the scope of this chapter are repealed hereby or, if adopted hereunder, are hereby made inapplicable; if an ambiguity or conflict arises between the terms of this chapter and such Zoning Ordinance, the terms, provisions and regulations of this chapter shall repeal and take precedence, unless said Zoning Ordinance specifically make any conflicting section of it controlling over this chapter.

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Editor's Note: See Ch. 311, Zoning.

§ 226-5 Application for permits.

Permits for property maintenance-related work would be included in the building permit application.

§ 226-6 Special technical services.

The Building Officer, Building Inspector or Fire Marshal shall not hire or engage the services of any other person without the approval of Borough Council.