[Adopted 12-9-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-11]
Adoption of the ICC Property Maintenance Code, 2009 Edition:
That certain document, three copies of which are on file in the administrative
offices of the Spring Garden Township, being marked and designated
as the "ICC Property Maintenance Code, 2009 Edition", is hereby adopted
as the Property Maintenance Code of Spring Garden Township, in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for regulating and governing the conditions
and maintenance of all property, buildings, 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 for 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; repealing
Ordinance No. 2007-14; and each and all of the regulations, provisions,
conditions and terms of such ICC Property Maintenance Code, 2009 Edition,
published by the International Code Council, on file in the office
of Spring Garden Township are hereby referred to, adopted, and made
a part hereof as if fully set out in this article.
The following sections of the ICC Property Maintenance Code,
2009 Edition, are hereby revised:
A.
Section 101.1. Insert "Spring Garden Township."
B.
Section 103.5. Insert "Fee schedule as passed by resolution of the
Spring Garden Township Board of Commissioners."
C.
Section 106.4. Replace section as follows:
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Section 106.4 Violation penalties. Any person who
shall violate a provision of this code, or fail to comply therewith
or with any of the requirements thereof, shall, upon conviction thereof
before any Magisterial District Judge in a summary proceeding, be
sentenced for each such violation to pay a fine not exceeding $1,000
and costs of such proceedings and, in default thereof, to undergo
imprisonment for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day that a violation
continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate
offense.
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Section 110.5 Excavation replacement. After removal
of any building or structure, any excavation hereunder shall be refilled
with earth or other suitable material.
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E.
Section 112.4. Replace section as follows:
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Section 112.4 Failure to comply. 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 subject to Section 106.4
Violation penalties.
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F.
Section 302.4. Insert "six inches."
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Section 302.4.1 Landscaping. Trees, hedges, bushes
and other landscaping shall be kept trimmed and shall not be permitted
to become overgrown or unsightly.
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Section 302.7.1 Affixed accessory structures. All
accessory structures shall be securely affixed and anchored to a foundation
that would prevent buildings from being blown away from their location
by high winds and moved or removed by vandals.
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Section 302.10 Storage. Equipment and material
relating to commercial or industrial uses shall not be stored or used
at a location visible from the sidewalk, street, other public areas
or adjoining properties.
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302.11 Furniture. Interior-type furniture which
would be adversely affected by the elements and/or susceptible to
infestation by insect, rats or other vermin is prohibited from being
placed in the exterior property or on any porch. Such prohibited furniture
shall include, but is not limited to, upholstered couches and chairs
or other fabric-covered articles, including beds/mattresses, not designed
or intended for exterior use.
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J.
Section 304.14. Insert "April 1 to October 30."
K.
Section 602.3. Insert "September 1 to May 30."
L.
Section 602.4. Insert "September 1 to May 30."
