[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Butler
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-23-2015 by Ord. No. 1711.[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch.
203, Property Maintenance, adopted 4-22-2004 by Ord. No. 1550, as
amended.
Pursuant to Third Class City Code § 1014 (53 P.S.
§ 36014),[1] there is hereby adopted by the City of Butler for the
purpose of prescribing minimum safety and sanitary maintenance standards
for all buildings, structures and premises for basic equipment and
facilities for light, ventilation, space, heating, means of egress
and fire-protection systems, the International Property Maintenance
Code 2012 and Appendix A thereof, subject to amendments in this chapter.
Not fewer than three copies of such code shall be on file in the office
of the City Clerk for public inspection during regular business hours
for at least three months after adoption, and printed copies thereof
shall be supplied upon demand at cost.
[1]
Editor's Note: Sections 36006 to 36014.1 were repealed
March 19, 2014, by P.L. 52, No. 22, §§ 62 to 66, effective
May 19, 2014.
The following sections of the adopted International Property
Maintenance Code are hereby revised:
A.
Section 101.1, insert "City of Butler."
B.
Section 103.5, insert "City of Butler Administrative Fee Schedule,
as amended from time to time by resolution."
C.
Section 112.4, insert "$500" and "$2,500."
D.
Section 302.4, insert "six inches."
E.
Section 304.14, insert "April 1 to September 30."
F.
Section 602.3, insert "October 1 to March 31."
G.
Section 602.4, insert "October 1 to March 31."
The adopted International Property Maintenance Code is hereby
amended and changed in the following respects:
A.
BOARD OF APPEALS
CODE OFFICIAL
JUNK
STORAGE, EXTERIOR
International Property Maintenance Code Section 202, entitled "General
Definitions," is hereby amended to add the following definitions:
The City of Butler Code Management Appeals Board.
The City of Butler Code Enforcement Officer or his/her designee.
Any rubbish or scrap material, including all paper cartons,
boxes, barrels, wood, excelsior, bedding, rags, sacks, cans, metal,
glass, crockery, mineral refuse, ashes and any similar substances,
scrapped or used appliances, fixtures, automobile parts, machinery
and machinery parts or other similar material or any other form of
discarded, unused or unusable materials, including building materials.
The keeping, in an unenclosed area, of any goods, junk, material,
merchandise, or vehicles in the same place for more than 48 hours.
B.
International Property Maintenance Code Section 302, entitled "Exterior
Property Areas," is hereby amended to add the following:
Section 302.10 Furniture.
Other than furniture contained within a structure, use or storage
of furniture which is not designed or constructed for exterior use
is prohibited in exterior property areas.
Section 302.11 Nuisance and dangerous trees, shrubs, or
evergreens.
The Code Enforcement Officer may require the owner or occupants
of property having any shade trees, shrubs, or evergreens which are
or which appear to threaten to be a public nuisance or danger to children,
traffic, or the public to remove or prune the same so as to abate
the actual or threatened nuisance or dangerous condition, and on failure
of the property owner or occupant to do so after reasonable notice,
the Code Enforcement Officer may cause the same to be done with percentage
and costs added as hereinafter provided.
Section 302.12 Sump pump discharge.
Sump pump discharge and other groundwater from a premises shall
not be discharged in a manner that creates a nuisance or a safety
hazard.
Section 302.13 Exterior storage.
All exterior property and premises shall be maintained in a
neat and orderly condition. Exterior storage of items, including but
not limited to scrap metals, construction materials, appliances, electronics,
interior furniture, automobiles, automobile parts and accessories,
tires, perishables, animal carcasses, etc., is prohibited.
C.
International Property Maintenance Code Section 704, entitled "Fire
Protection Systems," is hereby amended and changed as follows:
(1)
Section 704.4 Interconnection is deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:
Section 704.4 Carbon monoxide alarm standards and requirements.
In addition to the state Standards (Act of Dec. 18, 2013, P.L.
1229, No. 121), the City of Butler requires carbon monoxide alarms
in one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses. They are to be installed
per manufacturers' recommendations, but not less than one alarm
per occupied level of the building. This requirement only applies
to homes that burn "fossil fuel," including coal, kerosene, oil, wood,
fuel gases and other petroleum or hydrocarbon products which emit
carbon monoxide as a by-product of combustion.
(2)
Add:
Section 704.5 Tampering.
Anyone tampering or interfering with the effectiveness of a
smoke detector or carbon monoxide detector shall be in violation of
this code.
Section 704.6 Key boxes: where required.
Where access to or within a structure or an area is restricted
because of secured openings or where immediate access is necessary
for lifesaving or firefighting purposes, the Fire Code Official is
authorized to require a key box to be installed in an approved location.
The key box shall be of an approved type and shall contain keys to
gain necessary access as required by the Fire Code Official.
A.
If any provisions of the adopted International Property Maintenance
Code conflict with any Pennsylvania law, statute or regulations, the
latter shall take precedence and control.
B.
If any provision of the adopted International Property Maintenance
Code conflicts with any City of Butler ordinance or any other provision
of any technical code adopted by the City of Butler, the more restrictive
provision shall take precedence and control.
The City of Butler Code Enforcement Officer shall be responsible
for the administration of the International Property Maintenance Code
and this chapter.
Whoever violates any provision of the adopted International
Property Maintenance Code or this chapter or fails to comply with
any such provision shall, upon conviction thereof before a District
Justice, be subject to a fine of up to $500 and costs of prosecution
and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, shall be subject
to imprisonment in the county jail for up to 90 days. Where such violation
is of a continuing nature, each day of violation or failure to comply
with any such provision shall constitute a separate offense.
