[Adopted 10-10-1988 by Ord. No. 520, approved 10-10-1988]
This article shall be known as the "Business Premises Maintenance
Code of the Borough of Eddystone."
This article provides basic and uniform standards governing
the condition, occupancy and maintenance of business premises, for
the purpose of establishing reasonable safeguards for the safety,
health and welfare of the occupants and the general public.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
A structure, the use of which is incidental to that of a
business premises and which is located on the same premises.
BUSINESS PREMISES
A building or combination of buildings and the lot on which
the same is located, used wholly or in part for commercial purposes,
including but not limited to offices, places of public assembly, shopping
centers, supermarkets, retail stores, warehouses, manufacturing or
fabrication plants, gasoline stations and mixed occupancies and accessory
structures.
MIXED OCCUPANCY
Occupancy of a premises in part for residential use and in
part for business use.
All business premises shall be maintained in conformity with
the provisions of this article.
A notice of violation may be served on the person named therein,
personally or by delivering to and leaving a copy thereof with a person
on the business premises of reasonable age and mailing a copy thereof
to the person named in the notice of violation of his last known place
of residence or by posting a copy in a conspicuous place on the premises
and mailing a copy thereof addressed to the person named in the order
at his last known place of residence.