[Ord. 450, 4/3/1974, § 1]
As used in this Part 1, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BUILDING
Any structure, building, dwelling, apartment house, or multiple dwelling.
PERSON
Any person, firm, association, group or corporation, and includes the plural as well as the singular.
[Ord. 450, 4/3/1974, § 2]
Before any person shall occupy, inhabit or use any building or part thereof in the Township of Darby for the first time as owner, or before any person, being the owner, shall lease or let or release or relet any building or part thereof to any other person, such owner or tenant shall secure a certificate of occupancy.
[Ord. 450, 4/3/1974, § 3]
Application for such certificate shall be made on forms provided by the Township of Darby.
[Ord. 450, 4/3/1974, § 4]
The said application shall require the full, correct, and complete name and principal address of the applicant, the owner, and the tenant, if any, and the address and a brief description of the premises for which application is made, and shall require a statement of the purpose or use to which the building or part thereof is to be made, and the number of persons who will use or occupy the same, and such other pertinent information as the said Township may from time to time deem necessary.
[Ord. 450, 4/3/1974, § 5; Ord. 511, 5/4/1979, § 2; Ord. 573, 11/26/1990; Ord. 577, 10/9/1991; Ord. 601, 3/9/1994; Ord. 630, 12/9/1998; Ord. 630, 7/14/2010; Ord. No. 747, 2/10/2021]
1. 
The fee for filing such application shall be $100 for residential and $150 for commercial and shall accompany said application.
2. 
Double Fee. In case any work for which a permit required by this Code is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining said permit, the fee specified in this section of this Code shall be doubled, but the payment of such double fee shall not relieve any person from fully complying with the requirements of this Code in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties prescribed herein.
[Ord. 450, 4/3/1974, § 6]
Upon receipt of a completed application, the Building Inspector or such other person as the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Darby may from time to time designate shall inspect the said building or part thereof and check the Building Code, Zoning Ordinance and such other ordinances or regulations of the state or Township as pertain to fire, health and safety. If the said building and the proposed use or purpose thereof conform to all ordinances of the Township of Darby, a certificate of occupancy shall be issued.
[Ord. 450, 4/3/1974, § 8; as amended by Ord. 572, 10/10/1990]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600, and costs, or in default of payment thereof, shall be subject to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute a separate offense
[Ord. 450, 4/3/1974, § 10]
Whenever any person is aggrieved by the decision of the Building Inspector or such other designated person, such person may, within 10 days therefrom, take an appeal to the Zoning Hearing Board of Darby Township. Such appeal shall set forth the decision of the Building Inspector, or such other designated person, and the exception thereof and that such person desires to appear and be heard.
[Ord. 450, 4/3/1974, § 11]
The said Inspector or other designated person shall file a report with the Board of Commissioners monthly of the applications filed and the status thereof.
[Ord. 592, 2/10/1993; Ord. No. 747, 2/10/2021]
In the event that a reinspection is required, the fee will be $100 for residential properties and $150 for commercial properties for each reinspection and shall be paid prior the reinspection. In the event a property owner or their designee fails to appear at the property for a scheduled inspection an additional fee of $100 shall be assessed and paid prior to the issuance of any certificate of occupancy by the Township.
[Added by Ord. 592, 2/10/1993; as amended by Ord. 630, 7/14/2010]
There shall be an annual inspection of rental properties to provide for the health, safety and welfare of Township residents and to provide for the annual inspection of all rental properties to ensure compliance with all applicable Township ordinances, i.e., use and occupancy, plumbing, electrical, fire and health. The fee for this inspection shall be as follows:
A. 
Residential: $50 per year.
B. 
Commercial: $100 per year.
[Ord. 698, 12/7/2011]
All owners of rental properties are required to annually obtain a rental license from the Township. All residential, business, commercial, and cell tower rentals will be required to apply for this license.
[Ord. 698, 12/7/2011; Ord. No. 747, 2/10/2021]
1. 
The fee shall be $175 per unit per year.
2. 
The fee shall be paid by January 31 of each year, or in the event the fee is paid after the aforesaid date, the fee shall be $350 per unit per year.
3. 
In the event of a deed transfer, the fee for the first year will be prorated.
4. 
For rental properties of more than 50 units, 50% will be inspected each year and the remaining 50% the following year.
[Ord. 698, 12/7/2011]
In order to obtain a license, the owner or agent must annually complete an application provided by the Township. All municipal, county and school district taxes and fines must be current on all properties in Delaware County.
[Ord. 698, 12/7/2011; Ord. No. 747, 2/10/2021]
There will be a fee of $100 for a no-show at a scheduled inspection.
[Ord. 698, 12/7/2011]
1. 
All annual inspections must be completed by July 31 of each year. If violations are found, the Code enforcement Officer shall specify the violating conditions, in writing, to the owner, allowing 10 days for the violations to be corrected and for a reinspection.
2. 
No license shall be granted when there are violations to the Darby Township Zoning Ordinance requiring a variance or special exception.
[Ord. 698, 12/7/2011]
Penalty for violation of this Part 2 is no less than $600 nor more than $1,000 per unit. Each day constitutes a new violation.
[Added by Ord. 723, 12/9/2015]
Any owner who fails to obtain a rental license as required by Chapter 11, Part 2, § 11-201 of the Code of Ordinances of the Township of Darby shall be denied the right to recover possession of the premises or to collect rent during, or for the period of, noncompliance. In any action for eviction or collection of rent, the owner shall attach a copy of the license.