That a certain document, three copies of which are on file in
the office of the Borough Secretary of the Borough of Derry, being
marked and designated as the International Property Maintenance Code,
2009 edition, as published by the International Code Council, be and
is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the Borough
of Derry, in the State 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 Derry are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part
hereof, as if fully set out in this chapter.
Nothing in this chapter or in the Property Maintenance Code
hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceedings
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or ordinance hereby repealed by this chapter; nor shall any just or
legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected
by this chapter.
[Added 11-16-2021 by Ord.
No. 795]