A.
Scope. Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms shall,
for the purposes of this code, have the meanings shown in this article.
B.
Interchangeability. Words stated in the present tense include the
future; words stated in the masculine gender include the feminine
and neuter; the singular number includes the plural and the plural,
the singular.
C.
Terms defined in other codes. Where terms are not defined in this
code and are defined in the International Building Code, International
Residential Code, International Electrical Code, International Energy
Conservation Code, International Existing Building Code, International
Fire Code, International Fuel Gas Code, International Mechanical Code,
International Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities, International
Plumbing Code and the International Urban-Wildland Interface Code,
such terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as in those codes.
D.
Terms not defined. Where terms are not defined through the methods
authorized by this section, such terms shall have ordinarily accepted
meanings such as the context implies.
E.
Parts. Whenever the words "dwelling unit," "dwelling," "premises,"
"building," "rooming house," "rooming unit" "housekeeping unit" or
"story" are stated in this code, they shall be construed as though
they were followed by the words "or any part thereof."
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Approved by the Code Officer.
The residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke and other
combustible materials for the purpose of heating and cooking in a
single-family dwelling unit or a building or group of buildings having
a common ownership and containing or comprising multiple-dwelling
units not exceeding six units in number.
That portion of a building which is partly or completely
below grade.
A room containing plumbing fixtures including a bathtub or
shower.
Any room or space used or intended to be used for sleeping
purposes.
The Borough of Yeadon of Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
The official book of the Borough of Yeadon and shall contain
all the local legally binding codes, standards and ordinances governing
the Borough.
Any structure occupied or intended for supporting or sheltering
any occupancy. For application of this code, each portion of a building,
which is completely separated from other portions by firewalls complying
with the building code, shall be considered as a separate building.
The height measured along any public passage way, common
alley, parking lot or fire department access road; to the underside
of any vegetation, utility lines, aerial wires, cables, banners, ropes
or structures, directly over such areas.
A notice to a person that he or she is in violation of this code and has been charged with a summary offense as provided for in § 220-6.
A clearance between a plane two feet above curb level and
a plane seven feet above curb level within a triangle bounded by two
intersecting street lines and a straight line drawn between points
on each such line 50 feet from the intersection of said lines or extensions
thereof.
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The residual by-product created when vegetation is chipped,
cut, mulched, sawed, trimmed etc. Such by-product shall include branches,
sticks, twigs, grass, leaves etc.
Any code or ordinance adopted, enacted and/or in effect in
the Borough of Yeadon concerning fitness for habitation or the construction,
maintenance, operation, occupancy, use or appearance of any buildings,
structures, and/or portions of lots of ground or structures regulated
by this article.
The official who is charged with the administration and enforcement
of this code, or any duly authorized representative.
All animal waste, all vegetable waste, all residue from the
burning of wood, coal, coke and other combustible material and any
other waste materials generated from a source other than a single-family
dwelling unit or other than generated from a building or group of
buildings containing or comprising multiple-dwelling units exceeding
two units in number. It would include materials from building construction,
reconstruction, demolition or repair, street refuse, commercial refuse,
industrial refuse, dead animals, abandoned large machinery, automobile
parts, dirt, stones, bricks, trees or like material.
A street or highway intended to provide access to the rear
or side of lots or buildings in urban districts and not intended for
the purpose of through vehicular traffic.
To adjudge unfit for occupancy.
A break, narrow opening or fissure that appears on the surface
of an object as a result of a weakness or flaw caused by decay, age,
deficiency or stress related to ground or similar type movement, violent
contact or impact, pressure exerted by roots, frost or other similar
forces of nature.
The leaving of rubbish or garbage, as defined in this section,
on any private or public property without consent of owner of property.
A single unit providing complete, independent living facilities
for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living,
sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.
That portion of land or property reserved for present or
future use by a person or agency other than the legal fee owner(s)
of the property. The easement shall be permitted to be for use under,
on or above a said lot or lots.
A minimum passageway required for all streets, highways,
common drives; and nonresidential driveways or parking areas. Such
access path is the minimum distance needed to secure access for emergency
vehicles.
The open space on the premises and on adjoining property
under the control of owners or operators of such premises.
The control and elimination of insects, rats or other pests
by eliminating their harborage places; by removing or making inaccessible
materials that serve as their food; by poison spraying, fumigating,
trapping or by any other approved pest elimination methods.
The animal or vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of food in a single-family dwelling
unit or generated from a building or group of buildings having a common
ownership and containing or comprising multiple-dwelling units not
exceeding six units in number. It shall not include more than a minimum
amount of free liquids.
A device intended for the protection of personnel that functions
to deenergize a circuit or portion thereof within an established period
of time when a current to ground exceeds the value for a Class A device.
A building component or a system of building components located
at or near the open sides of elevated walking surfaces that minimizes
the possibility of a fall from the walking surface to a lower level.
Space in a structure for living, sleeping, eating or cooking.
Bathrooms, toilet rooms, closets, halls, storage or utility spaces,
and similar areas are not considered habitable spaces.
The entire width between the boundary lines of every way
publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the
public for purposes of vehicular travel. The term includes a roadway
open to the use of the public for vehicular travel on grounds of a
college or university or public or private school or public or historical
park.
A room or group of rooms forming a single habitable space
equipped and intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and
eating which does not contain, within such a unit, a toilet, lavatory
and bathtub or shower.
A condition which could cause serious or life-threatening
injury or death at any time.
The presence, within or contiguous to, a structure or premises
of insects, rats, vermin or other pests.
A vehicle which cannot be driven upon the public streets
for reason, including but not limited to being unlicensed, wrecked,
abandoned, in a state of disrepair, or incapable of being moved under
its own power.
Devices, equipment, appliances, or materials to which has
been affixed a label, seal, symbol or other identifying mark of a
nationally recognized testing laboratory, inspection agency or other
organization concerned with product evaluation that maintains periodic
inspection of the production of the above-labeled items and by whose
label the manufacturer attests to compliance with applicable nationally
recognized standards.
To permit, provide or offer possession or occupancy of a
dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming unit, building, premise or structure
by a person who is not the legal owner of record thereof, pursuant
to a written or unwritten lease, agreement or license, or pursuant
to a recorded or unrecorded agreement of contract for the sale of
land.
Any discarded rubbish or garbage, as defined in this section,
and all other waste material which, if thrown or scattered about in
a careless manner or lying about in disorder as prohibited in this
section, is determined to be a nuisance to the safety, health, cleanliness
and comfort of the inhabitants of the Borough.
A complete lighting unit (lighting fixture) consisting of
a lamp or lamps, together with parts designed to distribute the light,
to position and protect the lamps and ballast, where applicable, and
to connect the lamps to the power supply.
The purpose for which a building or portion thereof is utilized
or occupied.
Any individual living or sleeping in a building, or having
possession of a space within a building.
A room, deck, porch, enclosed space or other similar area,
designed for human occupancy in which individuals congregate for amusement,
educational or similar purposes or in which occupants are engaged
at labor.
That part of a window, skylight or door which is available
for unobstructed ventilation and which opens directly to the outdoors.
Any person who has charge, care or control of a structure
or premises which is let or offered for occupancy.
A point on the wiring system at which current is taken to
supply utilization equipment.
Any person, agent, operator, firm or corporation having a
legal or equitable interest in the property; or recorded in the official
records of the state, county or municipality as holding title to 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.
An individual, corporation, partnership or any other group
acting as a unit.
A lot, plot or parcel of land, easement or public way, including
any structures thereon.
Any street, alley or similar parcel of land essentially unobstructed
from the ground to the sky, which is deeded, dedicated or otherwise
permanently appropriated to the public for public use.
An electrical outlet where one or more receptacles are installed
for the connection of an attachment plug to provide electrical current
to a device.
Materials that are required to be separated from the solid
waste stream at the point of waste generation. Shall include any paper,
glass, aluminum and other such materials identified as recyclable
in accordance to the Borough's solid waste collection program
as outlined in the Code of the Borough of Yeadon.
A building arranged or occupied for lodging, with or without
meals, for compensation and not occupied as a one- or two-family dwelling.
Any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit
occupied or intended to be occupied for sleeping or living, but not
for cooking purposes.
All waste materials not included in "garbage" and "ashes"
that would normally be generated in a single-family dwelling unit
or generated from a building or group of buildings having common ownership
and containing or comprising multiple-dwelling units not exceeding
six units in number. The term "rubbish" would never include materials
from building construction, reconstruction, demolition or repair,
street refuse, commercial solid waste, industrial refuse, dead animals,
abandoned large machinery, parts from automobiles, dirt, stones, bricks,
trees or like material.
A hydro-massage pool, or tub for recreational or therapeutic
use, not located in health-care facilities, designed for immersion
of users, and usually having a filter, heater, and motor-driven blower.
They are installed indoors or outdoors, on the ground or supporting
structure, or in the ground or supporting structure. Generally, a
spa or hot tub is not designed or intended to have its contents drained
or discharged after each use.
Those that are constructed on or above the ground and are
capable of holding water with a maximum depth of 42 inches (1,067
mm), or a pool with nonmetallic, molded polymeric walls or inflatable
fabric walls, regardless of dimension.
An offense in which the prosecution in a legal proceeding
is not required to prove criminal intent as a part of its case. It
is enough to prove that the defendant either did an act which was
prohibited, or failed to do an act which the defendant was legally
required to do.
That which is built or constructed or a portion thereof.
A person, corporation, partnership or group, whether or not
the legal owner of record, occupying a building or portion thereof
as a unit.
A room containing a water closet or urinal but not a bathtub
or shower.
Official name of Pennsylvania Act 45 signed into law in 1999
and made effective April 2004.[1] The law and all subsequent amendments regulates the construction,
alteration, repair, renovation and maintenance of all buildings in
the state of Pennsylvania.
Includes but not be limited to all plant growth, grasses,
bushes, trees, ivy, mosses, etc.
The natural or mechanical process of supplying conditioned
or unconditioned air to, or removing such air from, any space.
All grasses, annual plants and vegetation, other than trees
or shrubs; provided, however, this term shall not include cultivated
flowers and gardens.
Executed in a skilled manner; e.g., generally plumb, level,
square, in line, undamaged and without marring adjacent work.
An open space on the same lot with a structure.
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Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 7210.101 et seq.
