The 2015 Edition of the International Property Maintenance Code, as published by the International Code Council, Inc., is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the Township of Cannon for the control of buildings and structures as provided in said code. All of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said International Property Maintenance Code are hereby adopted, as if fully set forth in this article, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes stated in §
345-10 of this article.
The International Property Maintenance Code is hereby amended
and revised as follows:
A. Enforcing jurisdiction. Section 101.1 is hereby amended to insert
"Township of Cannon" as the name of jurisdiction.
B. Fees. Section 103.5 is hereby amended so as to read in its entirety
as follows:
103.5 Fees. Any fees for examinations, inspections,
issuance of permits and all other activities under this code shall
be established by resolution of the Cannon Township Board.
C. Penalties. Section 106.4 is hereby amended to read in its entirety
as follows:
106.4 Violation penalties. A violation of this
code shall be a municipal civil infraction, for which the fine shall
be not less than $100 nor more than $500 for a first offense and not
less than $200 nor more than $2,500 for each subsequent offense, in
addition to all the costs, damages and expenses, including reasonable
attorneys fees, incurred by Cannon Township by reason of the violation,
as provided by law. For purposes of this section, a subsequent offense
shall mean a violation of this code occurring within one year after
a previous violation. Each day that a violation continues shall be
deemed to be a separate offense.
D. Penalties; stop-work order. Section 112.4 is hereby amended to read
in its entirety as follows:
112.4 Penalties; stop-work order. Any person who
shall continue any work after having been served with a stop-work
order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove
a violation or unsafe condition, shall, upon a finding of responsibility
therefor, be responsible for a municipal civil infraction subject
to the penalties as provided in Section 106.4 of this code.
E. Weeds. Section 302.4 is hereby amended by inserting "10 inches" therein.
F. Insect screens. Section 304.14 is hereby amended by inserting "April
1" as the first specified date therein and "October 31" as the second
specified date therein.
G. Heat supply; dwellings. Section 602.3 is hereby amended by inserting
"September 1" as the first specified date and "June 15" as the second
specified date therein.
H. Heat supply; work spaces. Section 602.4 is hereby amended by inserting
"September 1" as the first specified date and "June 15" as the second
specified date therein.
No provision of this article or in the Property Maintenance
Code shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding pending in
any court as of the effective date of this article.