A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the of Borough of Trafford, being marked and designated as the "International Property Maintenance Code," as amended from time to time and as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the Borough of Trafford 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; 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 Trafford are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this article, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in §
152-2 of this article.
The International Property Maintenance Code
is amended and modified follows:
A. In Section 101.1, insert: "Borough of Trafford."
B. In Section 103.5, insert: "Contact the Department
of Code Enforcement for fee information."
C. Change Section 111.1, to read in part: ". . . application
for appeal is filed within 15 days after . . ."
D. Change Section 111.3, to read in part: ". . . within
30 days of the filing . . ."
E. In Section 302.4, insert: "six inches."
F. In Section 304.14, insert the following:
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304.14 Insect screens. Every door,
window and other outside opening required for ventilation of food
preparation areas, food service areas or any areas where products
to be included or utilized in food or human consumption are processed,
manufactured, packaged, or stored shall be supplied with approved
tightly fitting screens of not less than 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.
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Exception: Screens shall not be
required where other approved means, such as air curtains or insect
repellant fans, are employed.
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G. In Section 602.3, insert: "1 October to 30 June."
H. In Section 602.4, insert: "1 October to 30 June."
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause
or phrase of this article is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of this article. The Borough of Trafford hereby declares that it would
have passed this article, and each section, subsection, clause or
phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases are declared unconstitutional.
Nothing in this article or in the Property Maintenance
Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding
impending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred,
or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing, under any act
or ordinance hereby repealed in this article, nor shall any just or
legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected
by this article.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances which
are inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
this article shall take effect immediately upon
its approval in accordance with the Borough Code.