[NAME OF JURISDICTION];
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BUILDING CODE OFFICIAL AND DEPUTIES
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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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Appointment. The Building Code Official shall be
appointed by the Borough Council, by resolution, and shall serve at
the pleasure of the Borough Council.
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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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Building Code Official's Records
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106.3 Violations and penalties. Any person who
shall violate a provision of the International Property Maintenance
Code adopted by this chapter, or who shall fail to comply therewith
or 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, upon conviction, for
every such violation, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than
$1,000 and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of fine
and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than 30 days. Each
day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall
be deemed a separate offense.
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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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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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Where properties abut a public right-of-way, the abutting property
owner 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 property line.
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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 cessation of the snowfall.
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The Building Code Official, or any officer or employee of the
Borough 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 Borough or any officer or employee of the Borough 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 Borough 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 Borough
from such person, firm or corporation, in the manner provided by law
and may be entered as a municipal lien against he property and owner
thereof, for the abatement of nuisance.
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Motor vehicles. Only one intact inoperative 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
body work, provided that such work is performed inside a structure
or similarly enclosed area designated and approved for such purposes.
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Registered 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 nonpaved
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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[THE BUILDING OFFICIAL].
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[THE GOVERNING BODY].
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