A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the Zoning and Codes Office of the Borough of Slippery Rock, 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 Borough of Slippery Rock, in the State of Pennsylvania, County of Butler, 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 Zoning and Codes Office 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 §
217-2 of this chapter.
The following sections are hereby revised:
A. Section 101.1: insert "the Borough of Slippery Rock."
B. Section 109.2, Violation Penalties: insert "Any person, firm or corporation
who shall violate any provision of this code shall, upon conviction
therefor, be subject to a fine of not less than $50 and not more than
$300 and/or to imprisonment for not more than 90 days. Every day that
a violation of this code continues shall constitute a separate offense."
C. Section 104.1: insert "Fees may be established when deemed appropriate
by Borough Council."
D. Insert Section 302.2.3 (Temporary Storage of Furniture): "The temporary
relocation or storage of furniture designed and constructed for indoor
use, including but not limited to upholstered couches, stuffed chairs,
sectional sofas, davenports or recliners, on the exterior of any lot
is hereby prohibited."
E. Section 302.4: insert "six inches to eight inches."
F. Section 304.14: insert "from April 1 through October 1."
G. Section 602.3: insert "from October 1 through April 1."
H. Section 602.4: insert "from October 1 through April 1."
I. Section B101.3: insert "five."
Administration and enforcement of this code within the Borough
of Slippery Rock shall be undertaken in any of the following ways,
as determined by the Borough Council of Slippery Rock from time to
time by resolution:
A. By the designation of an employee of Slippery Rock to serve as the
municipal code official to act on behalf of Slippery Rock Borough.
B. By retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party
agencies to act on behalf of Slippery Rock Borough.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the
Borough Council of the Borough of Slippery Rock in conformity with
the requirements of the relevant provisions of this code, as amended
from time to time, and for the purpose set forth therein.
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Property
Maintenance Ticketing Ordinance of the Borough of Slippery Rock."
The purpose of this article is to provide for a mechanism by
means of issuance of tickets rather than citation to permit a citizen
who believes they may have been in violation to pay the ticket rather
than cause the issuance of a citation and a costly and protracted
legal hearing before a judge and unnecessary appeals. The resolution
in this manner is beneficial from a twofold perspective in that it
permits the Borough to maintain and enforce its laws and permits a
citizen so accused to resolve the dispute in a manner that does not
unduly burden the resident by requiring the issuance of a citation
and a court hearing. It also does not deprive the citizen the right
to dispute the ticket and receive the full benefit of procedural and
substantive due process of law.