[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
of Stowe as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 10-12-2010 by Ord. No. 936]
A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Secretary of the Township of Stowe, being marked and designated as the "International Property Maintenance Code, 2009 Edition," as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the property maintenance code of the Township of Stowe, 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 therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said property maintenance code on file in the office of the Township of Stowe are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this article with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in § 511-2 of this article.
The following sections of the International Property Maintenance
Code, 2009 Edition, are hereby revised:
A.Â
Section 101.1. Title. These regulations shall be known
as the "Property Maintenance Code of the Township of Stowe," hereinafter
referred to as "this code."
B.Â
Section 302.4. Weeds. All premises and exterior property
shall be maintained free from weeds or grasses in excess of 12 inches
in height.
C.Â
Section 304.14. Insect screens. During the period from
April 1 to October 1, every door, window and other outside opening
required for ventilation of habitable rooms, food preparation areas,
food service areas or any areas where products to be included or utilized
in food for human consumption are processed, manufactured, packaged
or stored shall be supplied with approved tightly fitting screens
of not less than 16 mesh per inch (16 mesh per 25 mm), and every swinging
door shall have a self-closing device in good working condition. Exception:
Screens shall not be required where other approved means, such as
air curtains or insect-repellent fans, are employed.
D.Â
Section 602.3. Heat supply. Every owner and operator
of any building who rents, leases or lets one or more dwelling unit,
rooming unit, dormitory or guest room on terms, either expressed or
implied, to furnish heat to the occupants thereof shall supply heat
during the period from October 1 to April 1 to maintain a temperature
of not less than 68° F. (20° C.) in all habitable rooms, bathrooms
and toilet rooms. Exceptions: When the outdoor temperature is below
the winter outdoor design temperature for the locality, maintenance
of the minimum room temperature shall not be required, provided that
the heating system is operating at its full design capacity (the winter
outdoor design temperature for the locality shall be as indicated
in Appendix D of the International Plumbing Code); and, in areas where
the average monthly temperature is above 30° F. 1° C.), a
minimum temperature of 65° F. (18° C.) shall be maintained.
E.Â
Section 602.4. Occupiable work spaces. Indoor occupiable
work spaces shall be supplied with heat during the period from October
1 to April 1 to maintain a temperature of not less than 65° F.
(18° C.) during the period the spaces are occupied. Exceptions:
Processing, storage and operation areas that require cooling or special
temperature conditions; and areas in which persons are primarily engaged
in vigorous physical activities.
Ordinance No. 911 of the Township of Stowe, entitled "An Ordinance
of the Township of Stowe adopting the 2006 Edition of the International
Property Maintenance Code" and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
article is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this article.
The Township of Stowe hereby declares that it would have passed this
article, 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.
Nothing in this article or in the Property Maintenance Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding impeding in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or causes of actions acquired or existing under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in § 511-3 of this article, nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this article.
