The Lower Makefield Township Board of Supervisors hereby adopts
the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code, as published by
the International Code Council, Inc., as the Property Maintenance
Code of the Township of Lower Makefield for the control of buildings
and structures as herein provided. Each and all of the regulations,
provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Property Maintenance
Code are hereby referred to adopted and made a part hereof, as if
fully set out in this chapter, with additions, assertions, deletions
and changes, if any, prescribed in this chapter. At least three copies
of the Code shall be at all times kept available for public inspection
in the office of the Planning, Zoning and Building Department of the
Township of Lower Makefield.
The following sections of the 2018 International Property Maintenance
Code are hereby revised as follows:
A. Section 101.1 Title. This section shall be amended to read: "These
regulations shall be known as the Property Maintenance Code of Lower
Makefield Township, hereinafter referred to as 'this code.'"
B. Section 102.3 Application of other codes. This section shall be amended
so that the last sentence reads: "Nothing in this code shall be construed
to cancel, modify or set aside any provision of the Lower Makefield
Township Zoning Ordinance."
C. Section 103.1 General. This section shall be amended to read: "The
Planning, Zoning and Building Department is hereby designated to enforce
this code, and the executive official in charge thereof shall be known
as the 'Code Official.'"
D. Section 103.5 Fees. This section shall be amended to read: "The fees
for activities and services performed by the Department in carrying
out its responsibilities under this code shall be as indicated in
a fee resolution adopted by the Lower Makefield Township Board of
Supervisors, as amended from time to time."
E. Sections 111.2 to 111.8. The following sections are hereby deleted
in their entirety:
(1) Section 111.2 Membership.
(2) Section 111.2.1 Alternative Members.
(3) Section 111.2.2 Chairman.
(4) Section 111.2.3 Disqualification of Member.
(5) Section 111.2.4 Secretary.
(6) Section 111.2.5 Compensation of Members.
(7) Section 111.3 Notice of Meeting.
(8) Section 111.4 Open Hearing.
(9) Section 111.4.1 Procedure.
(10)
Section 111.5 Postponed Hearing.
(11)
Section 111.6 Board Decision.
(12)
Section 111.6.1 Records and Copies.
(13)
Section 111.6.2 Administration.
(14)
Section 111.7 Court Review.
(15)
Section 111.8 Stays of Enforcement.
F. Section 112.4 Failure to comply. This section shall be amended to
read as follows: "Any person who shall continue any work after having
been served with a stop-work order, except for such work as that person
is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition,
shall be liable to a fine of not less than $100 or more than $1,000."
G. Section 302.4 Weeds. This section shall be amended to read as follows:
"Premises and exterior property shall be maintained free of weeds
or plant growth in excess of 10 inches in height; provided, however,
that this height restriction does not apply to naturalized areas,
riparian buffers, managed meadows, and other no-mow zones, as determined
by the municipality. Noxious weeds shall be prohibited."
H. Section 304.14 Insect screens. The first sentence of this section
shall be amended to read as follows: "During the period from March
1 to November 15, every door, window and other outside opening required
for ventilation of 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 fitted screens of minimum
16 mesh per inch (16 mesh per 25 mm), and every screen door used for
insect control shall have a self-closing device in good working condition."
I. Section 602.3 Heat Supply. The first sentence of this section shall
be amended to read as follows: "Every owner and operator of any building
who rents, leases or lets one or more dwelling units or sleeping units
on terms, either expressed or implied, to furnish heat to the occupants
thereof shall supply heat during the period from September 15 to May
15 to maintain a minimum temperature of 68° F. (20° C.) in
all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms.
J. Section 602.4 Occupiable work spaces. The first sentence of this
section shall be amended to read as follows: "Indoor occupiable work
spaces shall be supplied with heat during the period from September
15 to May 15 to maintain a minimum temperature of 65° F. (18°
C.) during the period the spaces are occupied."
In all other matters that are regulated by the laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania or by regulations of departments or agencies of the
commonwealth promulgated by authority of law, such laws or regulations,
as the case may be, shall control where the requirements thereof are
the same or in excess of the provisions of this chapter. This chapter
shall control in all cases where the state requirements are not as
strict as those contained herein. Wherever the provisions or requirements
of this chapter are in conflict with other provisions or requirements
of the ordinances of Lower Makefield Township, the most restrictive
or those imposing the higher standards shall govern, except as otherwise
herein provided.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be
and are hereby repealed, except any ordinance or parts of ordinances
that authorize greater remedies than this are preserved.
The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any section,
clause, sentence part or provision thereof shall be held illegal,
invalid, or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such decision of the court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining
sections, clauses, sentences, parts or provisions of this chapter.
It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Township Supervisors
that this chapter would have been adopted if such illegal, invalid
or unconstitutional section, clause, sentence or part of a provision
had not been included herein.