In addition to any specific contractual agreements between owners and occupants with respect to responsibilities, the following shall apply.
[Amended by Ord. No. 97-4]
Every owner and/or occupant of a commercial or industrial building shall be responsible for maintaining in a clean and sanitary condition the interior and exterior of the premises or buildings he occupies or controls. Every owner and/or occupant shall be responsible for maintaining in a clean and sanitary condition the shared or public areas within and around such buildings or premises and all graffiti, out dated posters, signs or decorations shall be removed from the exterior of said buildings no later than seven days following notification from the Township of Marple. "Notification," for purposes of this section, shall mean written notification mailed to the owner and/or occupant or posting a notice on the subject premises in a conspicuous place. The date of the notice shall be the date that the written notification is mailed to the owner and/or occupant or the date of the notice posted on the premises.
Every occupant of a building or building unit shall be responsible for the exercise of proper care in the use and operation of all plumbing fixtures, appliances and equipment therein. Every owner of a building containing two or more building units shall be responsible for keeping supplied facilities in proper operating condition.
A. 
Every occupant of a building or building unit shall dispose of rubbish, garbage and other refuse in accordance with the regulations of Marple Township governing such matters. In a structure containing two or more building units, it shall be the responsibility of the owner to assure that adequate rubbish and garbage containers are provided.
B. 
Rubbish stored outdoors shall be stored in one or more rubbish storage containers which are flytight, rodentproof, nonflammable, waterproof and weatherproof. Such storage container shall be either a metal container which is enclosed in a four-sided fence structure or an approved compactor for all multi-unit buildings.
C. 
Rubbish stored in the basement or cellar or in an enclosed structure such as a shed shall be stored in nonflammable containers.
D. 
No loose rubbish shall be placed upon or strewn about on the floor of any basement or cellar or any other part of any building or on the ground surrounding any building.
E. 
Garbage is to be wrapped and stored in one or more flytight and watertight metal garbage storage containers equipped with tightly fitting metal covers, no one of which is smaller than 10 gallons in capacity or larger than 30 gallons in capacity.
F. 
Every outside or inside garbage or rubbish storage container shall be so maintained and so located on the premises that no odors will permeate any building or building units.
G. 
No loose garbage shall be placed upon or strewn about on the floor of any basement or cellar or any other part of any dwelling or on the ground surrounding any dwelling.
H. 
Waste storage facilities shall be so located and designed that access can be had at all times by waste collectors. Parking in front of such facilities shall be prohibited and enforced by the owner.
When infestation of any building or unit is caused by failure of the owner to maintain such unit in rodentproof condition or when two or more units within a structure are infested, extermination shall be the responsibility of the owner.
No owner, operator or occupant shall cause any service, facility, equipment or utility which is required to be supplied under the provisions of this chapter to be removed from, shut off from or discontinued for any occupied building or building unit, except for necessary repairs, alterations or emergencies.
No person shall occupy or permit to be occupied by another any vacant building unit or rooming unit unless or until it is in good repair, clean, sanitary, occupiable and in full compliance with all the provisions of this chapter.
Every owner of a building containing two or more building and/or building units shall be responsible for maintaining the temperature in every occupied unit in such building at not less than 68° F. during the hours that the building or building unit is occupied.
A. 
Sidewalks, together with any portion of a property that is paved and used as a sidewalk or public walk, whether in front or in the entire interior or to the side of the property, shall be kept in good repair and free from large cracks, raised blocks, depressions or any condition which could render the sidewalk hazardous to pedestrian travel.
B. 
Sidewalks shall at all times be kept free and clear of all obstruction to safe and convenient passage and free from any merchandise placed there for display or sale.
C. 
Tree branches, bushes or any other growth shall not project over any sidewalk lower than a height of 6 1/2 feet, nor shall they protrude in such a manner as to restrict safe and convenient passage.
D. 
In all buildings, all sidewalks, together with any portion of a property that is paved and used as a sidewalk or public walk, whether in front or in the entire interior or to the side of the property, shall be kept in good repair and free from large cracks, raised blocks, depressions or any condition which could render the sidewalk hazardous to pedestrian travel. Such sidewalks or public walks shall also be kept free and clear of all obstruction to safe and convenient passage, including snow and ice, which must be removed within 12 hours after the same shall have ceased to fall or to form.
E. 
On any sale or transfer of property, the seller is responsible for the repair of public sidewalks, driveway apron, and curbs. When curbing and sidewalks are replaced, handicapped ramps must be installed at the corners according to American National Standards Institute Specifications.
[Added 4-14-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-5]