A document designated as the "International Property Maintenance Code," 2018 edition, as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the Borough of Brentwood. Such Code shall regulate and govern the maintenance of all land and structures; sets standards for the supply of utilities and facilities that are necessary to ensure the safe and sanitary occupation and use of buildings; provides a mechanism for the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for human occupancy; and sets forth processes for the issuance of permits and collection of fees. Each of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions, and terms of said Code, three copies of which are on file with the office of the Borough Manager, are hereby adopted and fully incorporated into the Brentwood Borough Code of Ordinances, except as specified in §
162-2 herein.
The following sections of the International Property Maintenance
Code," 2018 edition, are hereby revised:
A. Section 101.1, "Title," is hereby amended to read as follows:
These regulations shall be known as the International Property
Maintenance Code of the Borough of Brentwood, hereinafter referred
to as "this code."
B. Section 103.5, "Fees," is hereby amended to read as follows:
The fees for activities and services performed by the department
in carrying out its responsibilities under this Code shall be in such
amounts as established by resolution of Borough Council.
C. Section 112.4, "Failure to Comply," is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Any person who shall continue any work after having been served
with a stop work order, except 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 $500 or more than $1,000.
D. Section 302.4, "Weeds," is hereby amended to read as follows:
Premises and exterior property shall be maintained free from
weeds or plant growth in excess of eight inches.
E. Section 304.14, "Insect Screens," is hereby amended to read as follows:
During the period from May 1 to October 31, 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, processed or stored, shall be supplied with approved
tightly fitting 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.
Exception: Screens shall not be required where other approved
means, such as air curtains or insect repellant fans, are employed.
F. Section 602.3, "Heat Supply," is hereby 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 October 1 to May 31 to maintain
a minimum temperature of 68° F. (20° C.) in all habitable
rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms.
G. Section 602.4, "Occupiable Work Spaces," is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Indoor occupiable work spaces shall be supplied with heat during
the period from October 1 to May 31 to maintain a minimum temperature
of 65° F. (18° C.) during the period the spaces are occupied.
Amendments to, supplements to, and future editions of the foregoing
code shall be incorporated and adopted into the Brentwood Borough
Code of Ordinances as if individually adopted and set forth therein,
except where such amendments are contrary to the statutes of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania or the Rules and Regulations of the County of Allegheny,
or as otherwise provided in the Brentwood Borough Code of Ordinances,
in which event the contrary provisions of said statutes, rules, regulations,
or other provisions of the Brentwood Borough Code of Ordinances shall
control.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any
provision of the Property Maintenance Code shall, upon conviction
thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $500 and not
more than $1,000, plus court costs and reasonable attorney fees incurred
by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings, and may be imprisoned
for a period not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation exists
under this chapter shall constitute a separate and distinct offense
and shall be subject to separate and distinct penalties as set forth
in this section.