[Ord. No. 200-2019, 6/12/2019[1]]
This Part shall be known as the "Honey Brook Township Property
Maintenance Ordinance."
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Editor's Note: This ordinance superseded former Part
2, Property Maintenance Code, adopted 11/12/2014 by Ord. No. 176-2014]
[Ord. No. 200-2019, 6/12/2019]
The International Property Maintenance Code of 2015 (herein referred to as "PM"), as published and amended from time to time by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of Honey Brook Township, subject to the additions, insertions, deletions and changes set forth in § 5-203 below.
[Ord. No. 200-2019, 6/12/2019]
1.
Subsection 101.1 shall read:
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101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as
the "Property Maintenance Code of Honey Brook Township," hereinafter
referred to as "this code."
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2.
Subsection 103.5 shall be amended to read as follows:
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103.5 Fees. The fees for all work permits, charges,
etc., shall be paid in accordance with the fee schedule resolution
in effect at the time application is made.
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3.
Subsection 106.3 shall be amended to read as follows:
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106.3 Prosecution of violation and penalties. Any
failure to comply with a notice of violation or order served in accordance
with Section 107 shall constitute a summary offense, and prosecution
for every such failure to comply shall be in accord with practice
in cases of summary offenses. If the notice of violation is not complied
with, the code official shall institute the appropriate proceeding
at law or in equity to restrain, correct or abate such violation,
or to require the removal or termination of the unlawful occupancy
of the structure in violation of the provisions of this code or of
the order or direction made pursuant thereto. Any professional fees,
including, but not limited to, engineering fees, attorneys' fees,
or other professional fees, incurred by the municipality in connection
with the
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prosecution of the violation shall be assessed against the person
charged with the violation.
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Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or fail
to comply therewith, or with any of the requirements thereof, shall
be prosecuted within the limits provided by state and local laws.
Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served
shall be deemed a separate offense. A minimum fine of $100 shall be
assessed for each occurrence. The maximum fine that may be assessed
for each violation shall be $500 per day.
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4.
Subsection 106.4, entitled "Violation penalties," shall
be deleted in its entirety.
5.
Subsection 106.5 shall be amended as follows:
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106.4 Abatement of violation. In addition to the
penalties herein prescribed, the Board of Supervisors of Honey Brook
Township is also authorized to institute proceedings in the Court
of Common Pleas of Chester County, Pennsylvania, to seek other legal
relief under the Second Class Township Code or equitable relief as
may be deemed necessary to protect and safeguard the interests of
the Township and its citizens.
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6.
Subsections 111.2 through 111.8 shall be deleted in
their entirety.
7.
Subsection 112.4 entitled "Failure to Comply," shall
be revised as follows: substitute "$100" for the first reference of
[AMOUNT] and "$500" for the second reference of [AMOUNT].
8.
Section 202, entitled "General Definitions," is hereby
amended to include the following additional definitions:
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OCCUPIED. As applied to a building or portion thereof,
shall be construed as though followed by the words "or intended, arranged
or designed to be occupied, or having a certificate of use and occupancy."
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ONE-FAMILY DWELLING. A building containing one
dwelling unit.
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TWO-FAMILY DWELLING. A building containing two
dwelling units.
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9.
Section 302.4, entitled "Weeds," shall be revised as
follows: substitute "12 inches" for the reference (jurisdiction to
insert height in inches).
10.
Section 302.8, entitled "Motor Vehicles," shall be
revised in its entirety to read: "Only one intact inoperative or unlicensed
motor vehicle shall be parked, stored or kept on any premises. A vehicle
of any type is permitted to undergo major overhaul, including bodywork,
provided that such work is performed inside a structure or similarly
enclosed area designed and approved for such purposes. Painting of
vehicles is prohibited unless conducted in an approved spray booth."
11.
Section 304.8, entitled "Decorative Features," shall
be deleted in its entirety.
12.
In Section 304.11, delete the text beginning with "All
exposed" and ending with "surface treatment."
13.
Section 304.14, entitled "Insect Screens," shall be
revised as follows: substitute "May 1" for the first reference of
[DATE] and "October 1" for the second reference of [DATE].
14.
Section 304.17 shall be deleted in its entirety.
15.
Section 305.3 shall be deleted in its entirety.
16.
Section 502.3 shall be deleted in its entirety.
17.
Section 503.2 shall be deleted in its entirety.
18.
Section 602.3, entitled "Heat supply," shall be revised
as follows: substitute "October 1" for the first reference of [DATE],
and "May 1" for the second reference of [DATE].
19.
Section 602.4 entitled "Occupiable work spaces" shall
be revised as follows: substitute "October 1" for the first reference
of [DATE] and "May 1" for the second reference of [DATE].
20.
In all relevant sections of the PM, the words "the
Board of Supervisors of Honey Brook Township" shall be substituted
for [THE GOVERNING BODY].
