[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Parkside as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-24-2005 by Ord. No. 454[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Ch. 137, Property Maintenance, adopted 6-18-1997 by Ord. No. 384.
[Amended 9-21-2022 by Ord. No. 570]
A certain document, one copy of which is on file in the office of the Secretary of the Borough of Parkside, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, being marked and designated as the "International Property Maintenance Code, 2018 Edition," published by the International Code Council and as issued and updated every three years be and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the Borough of Parkside, Delaware County, in the state of Pennsylvania, for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided, and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said International Property Maintenance Code are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this chapter with the additions, insertions and changes.
The following sections are hereby revised:
A. 
In Section 101.1, insert the "Borough Of Parkside, Delaware County, Pennsylvania."
B. 
In Section 103.5, replace as indicated in the following schedule with "set from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council and will be located in the office of the Borough Secretary."
C. 
In Section 304.14, Insect screens, insert "May 1st and November 1st."
D. 
In Section 602.3, Heat supply, insert "October 15th and April 15th."
E. 
In Section 602.4, Nonresidential structures, insert "October 15th and April 15th."
F. 
Section 111.2, Membership of the Board, shall be amended as follows. For the purpose of this chapter, the word "Board" whenever it may appear herein, will be defined as meaning the full Council of the Borough of Parkside.
G. 
Sections 111.2.1 through 111.2.5 are hereby deleted.
[Amended 9-21-2022 by Ord. No. 570]
H. 
Section 111.5, Postponed hearing, change the words "when the full board" to the words "when the majority of Council members."
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decisions shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter. The Parkside Borough Council hereby declares that it would have passed this chapter and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional.
Nothing in this chapter or in the Property Maintenance Code hereby adopted shall be constructed 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.
The Borough Secretary shall certify to the adoption of this chapter and cause the same to be published as required by law, and this chapter shall take force and effect immediately upon the date and time of final passage and approval by the Parkside Borough Council.
[Adopted 10-25-2017 by Ord. No. 542]
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, association, corporation or other entity, whether an owner or lessee of property, to maintain any firewood on the property unless the firewood is stored, stacked and/or piled in conformance with the following regulations:
A. 
All firewood shall be stacked, stored and/or piled in a neat fashion no less than six inches above any surface on which it is to be stored.
B. 
No stacks or piles of firewood shall exceed five feet in height or six feet in length.
C. 
There shall be an open area around each stack or pile of firewood of no less than four feet. Said open area shall be free and clear of all materials and structures.
D. 
No firewood shall be stored, stacked or piled less than four feet from any fence, property line or structure of any type.
E. 
Any and all stacks or piles of firewood shall be secured from falling, collapse or from being blown.
F. 
No stacks or piles of firewood shall be stored and/or piled in a location that exceeds the front building line.
G. 
All firewood shall be covered with an approved tarp.
Any person, partnership, association, corporation or other entity who shall maintain or store firewood in violation of this article shall receive an initial written warning providing the offender a period of five days to remediate the violation. For a second offense and upon conviction before a Magisterial District Judge, the offender shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $50 together with costs of prosecution. For all subsequent offenses the fine shall be doubled for each day a violation occurs up to a maximum fine of $500 together with costs of prosecution.