[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Upper Hanover 5-11-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-05. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The International Property Maintenance Code,
2003, as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby
adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of Upper Hanover Township.
The following subsections and/or words in the
International Property Maintenance Code, 2003, (hereafter the "Property
Maintenance Code") are hereby revised to substitute the following
words for the original words contained in the code [ORIGINAL LANGUAGE
IS CONTAINED IN BRACKETS]:
A.
Section 101.1 Substitute "Upper Hanover Township"
for [NAME OF JURISDICTION].
B.
The Title of Section 103 shall read as follows: "Building
Code Official and deputies."
C.
Section 103.1 shall read as follows:
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Creation of the Office of the Building
Code Official. The office of Building Code Official is hereby
created, and the executive official(s) in charge thereof shall be
known as the Building Code Official.
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D.
Section 103.2 shall read as follows:
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Appointment. The Building Code
Official shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors and shall
serve at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors.
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E.
Section 103.5 shall read as follows:
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Fees. The fees for all work, permits,
charges, etc. shall be paid in accordance with the fee schedule resolution
in effect at the time application is made.
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F.
The Title of Section 104.7 shall read as follows:
"Building Code Official's records."
G.
Subsection 106.3 shall read as follows:
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Prosecution of violation. Persons
who shall violate a provision of this code, fail to comply with any
of the requirements thereof, or erect, install, alter or repair work
in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of
the Building Code Official or of a permit or certificate issued under
the provisions of this code shall be guilty of a summary offense,
punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 per violation. Each day
that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall
be deemed a separate offense.
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H.
Subsection 107.4 is hereby revised by deleting the
reference to Section 106.4 and substituting "Section 106.3."
I.
Section 111 is hereby deleted in its entirety. A new
Section 111 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
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Appeals. The creation of the Board
of Appeals and its authority and qualifications and the filing of
appeals shall be in accordance with Sections 403.121 and 403.122 contained
in 34 Pa. Code Chapter, 403.
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J.
Section 202 is hereby revised to include the following
additional definitions:
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Occupied. As applied to a building
or portion thereof, shall be construed as though followed by the words,
"or intended, arranged or designed to be occupied, or having a certificate
of use and occupancy."
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One-family dwelling. A building
containing one dwelling unit.
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Two-family dwelling. A building
containing two dwelling units.
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K.
Section 202 is hereby amended as follows: In the definition
of "owner," the phrase "if ordered to take possession of real property
by a court" is hereby deleted from the definition.
L.
Section 301 is hereby amended to include the following
additional subsection, known as 301.2.1:
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Where properties abut a public right-of-way,
the abutting property owners shall be responsible for the maintenance
of the area between their property line and the cartway, including
the curb, the sidewalk and grass areas between the curb and the property
line.
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M.
Section 302 is hereby amended to include the following
additional subsection known as 302.3.1:
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Where sidewalks exist, those responsible (see
Section 301.2.1, as amended) for the sidewalks shall have at least
a two-foot-wide path cleared of snow and ice within 24 hours after
the cessation of the snowfall.
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Exception: When more than 12 inches of snow
has fallen, those responsible for the sidewalk shall have at least
a two-foot-wide path cleared of snow and ice within 48 hours after
the cessation of the snowfall.
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N.
Section 302.4 is hereby amended to insert "10" inches
for the height in inches.
[Added 7-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-06]
O.
Section 302 is hereby amended to include the following
additional subsection, known as 302.4.2:
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The Building Code Official, or any officer or
employee of the Township designated thereby for this purpose, is hereby
authorized to give notice, by personal service or United States Mail,
to the owner or occupant or any adult person in charge of said premises,
as the case may be, of any property wherein grass or other vegetation
is in violation of Section 302.4 or Section 302.4.1, directing and
requiring such occupant or owner to remove, trim or cut such grass,
weeds or vegetation so as to conform to the requirements of this code
within five days after issuance of such notice.
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Whenever, in the judgment of the Building Code
Official, it shall appear to be impracticable to give notice as above
provided, either because the owner or occupant cannot readily be found,
or because a search for the owner or occupant would entail unreasonable
delay, the Township or any officer or employee of the Township designated
thereby for that purpose may give notice by posting conspicuously
on the property where such nuisance exists a notice or order directing
and requiring that such nuisance be abated within five days.
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In case any person, firm or corporation shall
neglect, fail or refuse to comply with such notice within the period
of time stated therein, the Township may order the removal, trimming
or cutting of such grass, weeds or vegetation, and the cost thereof,
together with a penalty of 10% of the cost thereof, shall be collected
by the Township from such person, firm or corporation in the manner
provided by law and may be entered as a municipal lien against the
property and owner thereof for the abatement of nuisance.
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P.
Section 302.8 shall read as follows:
[Amended 10-14-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-01]
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Motor vehicles. Only one intact
inoperative, unregistered, uninspected or unlicensed motor vehicle
shall be parked, stored or kept on any premises. A vehicle of any
type is permitted to undergo major overhaul, including bodywork, provided
that such work is performed inside a structure or similarly enclosed
area designed and approved for such purposes.
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Q.
Section 302 is hereby amended to include the following
additional subsection, known as 302.8.1:
[Amended 10-14-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-01]
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Motor vehicles are prohibited from parking on
any nonpaved area in the front or side yards of a property for a period
of greater than 12 hours. Motor vehicles may be parked on non-paved
areas in the rear yard, providing that a solid fence a minimum of
six feet tall is erected around the rear yard in order to screen the
contents of the yard from surrounding neighbors.
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R.
Section 304.14: substitute "May 15th" for the first
reference of [DATE] and "October 15th" for the second reference of
[DATE].
S.
Section 602.3: substitute "October 1st" for the first
reference of [DATE], and "May 1st" for the second reference of [DATE].
T.
Section 602.4: substitute "October 1st" for the first
reference of [DATE], and "May 1st" for the second reference of [DATE].
U.
Substitute in all relevant sections of the code "Building
Code Official" for [THE BUILDING OFFICIAL].
V.
Substitute in all relevant sections of the code "the
Board of Supervisors" for [THE GOVERNING BODY].
The provisions of this chapter, so far as they
are the same as those of ordinances and regulations in force immediately
prior to the enactment of this chapter, are intended as a continuation
of such ordinances and regulations and not as new enactments. The
provisions of this chapter shall not affect any act done or liability
incurred, nor shall they affect any suit or prosecution pending or
to be instituted to enforce any of these repealed ordinances or regulations.
