That a certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of Scott Township, being marked and designated as the International Property Maintenance Code, 2021 edition, as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of Scott Township, Columbia County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings and 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 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 therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Property Maintenance Code on file in the office of Scott Township are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in §
104-2 of this chapter. As successor editions of the International Property Maintenance Code are published, such successor editions and additions, insertions, deletions and changes thereto may be adopted by Resolution of the Township Supervisors.
That Ordinance No. 1-1995 of Scott Township entitled "Scott
Township of Property Maintenance Ordinance" and all other ordinances
or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
of this Chapter is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this chapter. The Township Supervisors of Scott Township hereby declares
that it would have passed this chapter, and each section, subsection,
clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared
unconstitutional.
That nothing in this chapter or in the Property Maintenance Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding impending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing, under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in §
104-3 of this chapter; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this chapter.
Appeals from a determination of the Township's third-party
Building Inspector or the Scott Township Zoning/Codes Officer shall
be brought before the Magisterial District Court for a hearing and
final adjudication. Appeals shall be filed within 30 days after a
notice of determination by the Township's third-party Building
Inspector or the Scott Township Zoning/Code Officer is issued.
That this chapter and the rules, regulations, provisions, requirements,
orders and matters established and adopted hereby shall take effect
and be in full force and effect on November 16, 2022, from and after
the date of its final passage and adoption.