Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
A structure, the use of which is incidental to that of the
principal building and which is attached thereto or located on the
same premises. This definition shall include fences, sheds, pools,
etc.
APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY
That person within the governmental structure of the corporate
unit charged with the administration of the appropriate ordinance.
APPROVED
Approved by the local or state authority having such administrative
authority.
ASHES
The residue from the burning of combustible material.
BUILDING APPEALS BOARD
A committee of three members of the Mount Wolf Borough Council,
which is appointed annually by the Council President to preside over
appeals of the decisions of the Code Enforcement Officer.
CHIMNEY
A vertical masonry shaft of reinforced concrete or other
approved noncombustible, heat-resisting material enclosing one or
more flues for the purpose of removing products of combustion from
solid, liquid or gas fuel.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
The individual, entity or any assistants thereof authorized
by the Mount Wolf Borough Council to inspect properties and perform
any other duties set forth in this article.
DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT
Any act by an occupant of a rental property or by a person
present at a rental property involving public drunkenness, consumption
of an alcoholic beverage in public, public urination or defecation,
the unlawful deposit of trash or litter on public or private property,
damage to or destruction of public or private property, the obstruction
of public roads, streets, highways or sidewalks, interference with
emergency or police services, use of profane or obscene language or
gestures, indecent exposure, fighting or quarreling, or other act
defined as "disorderly conduct" in the Pennsylvania Crimes Code or which otherwise injures or endangers the health, safety
or welfare of the resident of the Borough residing in the neighborhood
or vicinity of the gathering. It is not necessary that such conduct,
action, incident or behavior constitute criminal offense or that criminal
charges be filed against any person in order for said person to have
perpetrated, caused or permitted the commission of disruptive conduct,
as defined herein; provided, however, that no disruptive conduct shall
be deemed to have occurred unless a Code Enforcement Officer or a
police officer shall investigate and make a determination that such
did occur, and keep written records, including a disruptive conduct
report, of such occurrences. The occupant and the owner and, if applicable,
the operator shall be notified of any such occurrences in writing.
DWELLING
Any enclosed space which is wholly or partly used or to be
used for living or sleeping by human occupants.
DWELLING UNIT
Any room or group of rooms located within a dwelling and
forming a single habitable unit with facilities which are used or
intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating by human
occupants.
EXTERMINATION
The control and elimination of insects, rodents or other
pests by eliminating their harborage places; removing or making inaccessible
materials that may serve as their food; by poisoning, spraying, fumigating
or trapping; or by any other recognized and legal pest elimination
methods approved by the local or state authority having such administrative
authority.
FLUSH WATER CLOSET
A toilet bowl flushed with water under pressure with a water
sealed trap above floor level. Such toilet bowls shall have a smooth,
easily cleanable surface.
GARBAGE
Animal and vegetable wastes resulting from handling, preparation,
cooking and consumption of food.
GUEST
Any person who shares a dwelling unit in a nonpermanent status
for no more than 30 consecutive days.
HABITABLE ROOM
A room or enclosed floor space used or intended to be used
for living, sleeping, cooking or eating purposes, excluding laundries,
furnace rooms, pantries and utility rooms of less than 50 square feet,
foyers or communicating corridors, stairways, storage spaces and workshops,
hobby and recreation areas in unsealed or uninsulated parts of structure
below ground level or in attics.
INFESTATION
The presence within or around a dwelling of any insects,
rodents or other pests.
KITCHEN
Any habitable room containing any or all of the following
equipment, or the area of a room within three feet of such equipment:
sink and/or other devices for dishwashing, stove or other devices
for cooking, refrigerator or other devices for cool storage of food,
cabinets and/or shelves for storage of nonperishable food, equipment
and utensils and counter area for food preparation.
LICENSE
The document issued by the Borough of Mount Wolf demonstrating
permission to operate a rental property in the Borough.
MULTIPLE DWELLING
Any dwelling containing three or more dwelling units or rooming
units, or three or more of any combination of dwelling and rooming
units.
OCCUPANT
Any person living, sleeping, cooking or eating in or actually
having possession of a dwelling unit or a rooming unit, except that
in dwelling units, a guest will not be considered an occupant.
OPERATOR
Any person who has charge, care, control or management of
a building or part thereof in which dwelling units or rooming units
are let.
OWNER
Any person, agent, operator, firm or corporation having a
legal or equitable interest in the property, that is recorded in the
official records of the state, county or municipality as holding title
to or an interest in the property or otherwise having control of the
property, including the guardian of the estate of any such person,
and the executor or administrator of the estate of such person if
ordered to take possession of real property by a court.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, partnership or any other group
acting as a unit.
PLUMBING
All of the following supplies, facilities and equipment:
gas pipes, gas-burning equipment, water pipes, garbage disposal units,
incinerators, waste pipes, water closets, sinks, dishwashers, lavatories,
bathtubs, shower baths, shower stalls, clothes-washing machines, catch
basins, drains, vents and any other similar supplies and fixtures,
together with all connections to water, sewer or gas lines and water
pipes and lines, including those utilized in conjunction with air-conditioning
equipment.
PREMISES
A lot, plot or parcel of land, easement or public way, including
any structures thereon.
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
The ICC International Property Maintenance Code, 2012 Edition,
as adopted, amended and revised from time to time by the Borough. All subsequent editions of the Property Maintenance Code
adopted by the Borough or in effect pursuant to applicable law shall
be included hereunder.
REFUSE
All putrescible and nonputrescible solids (except body wastes),
including garbage, rubbish, ashes and dead animals.
RENTAL PROPERTY
Any occupied or unoccupied dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming
house or rooming unit meant to be occupied by a tenant or tenants.
RENTAL PROPERTY AGENT
A person designated by the owner of a rental property to
be responsible for said rental property as more fully set forth herein.
RESIDENT
An individual who is domiciled in the Borough of Mount Wolf,
or, in the case of a nonindividual, any entity with its principal
place of business and mailing address in the Borough of Mount Wolf.
ROOMING HOUSE
A building containing a single owner-occupied dwelling unit
and guest rooms, where lodging is provided with or without meals for
compensation. Businesses commonly referred to as "bed-and-breakfast
inns" are included in this definition.
ROOMING UNIT
Any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit
used or intended to be used for living and sleeping, but not for cooking
purposes.
RUBBISH
Combustible and noncombustible waste materials, except garbage;
the term shall include the residue from the burning of wood, coal,
coke and other combustible materials, paper, rags, cartons, boxes,
wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin
cans, metals, mineral matter, glass, crockery and dust and other similar
materials.
SAFETY
The condition of being free from danger and hazard which
may cause accidents or disease.
SPACE HEATER
A self-contained heating appliance of either the circulating
type or the radiant type and intended only as a supplement to the
primary heat source.
SUPPLIED
Paid for, furnished by, provided by or under control of the
owner or operator.
TENANT
Any person other than the legal owner of record who occupies,
resides, or is entitled to occupy or reside in any dwelling or dwelling
unit with the permission, express or implied, of the owner or operator
of such dwelling or dwelling unit, regardless of whether there is
any written or verbal lease therefor or no lease, and regardless of
whether such person pays rent or other compensation or consideration
to the owner or operator of such dwelling or dwelling unit for the
occupancy or right to occupy or reside in such dwelling or dwelling
unit.