There is hereby adopted by the Borough of Clifton Heights the
2018 International Property Maintenance Code and all codes and standards
referenced and incorporated therein, all for the purpose of describing
specifications and regulations to ensure the structural safety of
buildings, structures and housing existing or constructed for use
within the Borough, as therein and herein provided, save and except
those provisions as are deleted, modified or amended by this or other
ordinances of the Borough of Clifton Heights, together with such provisions
as may be hereinafter adopted by the Borough of Clifton Heights, except
such provisions which are in conflict with state law. The aforesaid
2018 International Property Maintenance Code and the incorporated
standards and codes are hereby adopted and are incorporated by reference
as if set out at length. Copies of the above referenced codes and
standards are on file in the Office of the Borough Secretary and Borough
Code Official where they are available for public examination and
use. The provisions set forth in the 2018 International Property Maintenance
Code shall be controlling within the limits of the Borough of Clifton
Heights. The Borough of Clifton Heights further adopts and incorporates
the Uniform Construction Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
and any regulations, standards or requirements promulgated thereunder.
To the extent that said code or any of its regulations, rules or requirements
are inconsistent with the provisions of any of the codes referenced
above, said Uniform Construction Code and its rules, regulations and
promulgations shall control.
The 2018 International Property Maintenance Code as adopted
hereby is amended as follows:
A. Section 101.1, Title, be and hereby is revised to read as follows:
101.1 - Title. These regulations shall be known as the International
Property Maintenance Code and/or Existing Structures, Property Maintenance
and Fire Prevention Code of the Borough of Clifton Heights, herein
referred to as "the code."
B. Section 103.5, Fees, of the code be and hereby is amended to read
as follows:
103.5 - Fees. The fees for activities and services performed
by the department in carryingout its responsibilities under the code,
shall be as set forth on the Borough of Clifton Heights Fee Schedule,
adopted from time to time by resolution of Borough Council of the
Borough of Clifton Heights.
C. Section 112.4, Failure to Comply, of the code be and hereby is amended
to read as follows:
112.4 - Failure to Comply. 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 be liable to a fine of not less than $500
or more than $1,000.
D. Section 302.4, Weeds, of the code be and hereby is amended to read
as follows:
302.4 - Weeds. Premises and exterior property shall be maintained
free from weeds or growth in excess of 10 inches. Noxious weeds shall
be prohibited. Weeds shall be defined as all grasses, annual plants
and vegetation, other than trees or shrubs provided; however, this
term shall not include cultivated flowers and gardens.
Upon failure of the owner or agent having charge of a property
to cut and destroy weeds after service of a notice of violation, they
shall be subject to prosecution in accordance with Section 106.3 and
as prescribed by the authority having jurisdiction. Upon failure to
comply with the notice of violation, any duly authorized employee
of the jurisdiction or contractor hired by the jurisdiction shall
be authorized to enter upon the property in violation and cut and
destroy the weeds growing thereon, and the cost of such removal shall
be paid by the owner or agent responsible for the property.
E. Section 304.14, Insect Screens, of the code be and hereby is amended
to read as follows:
304.14 - Insect Screens. During the period from January 1 to
December 31, 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 minimum
16 mesh per inch (16 mesh per 25 mm), and every screen door used for
insect control 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 repellant fans, are employed.
F. Section 602.3, Heat Supply, of the code be and hereby is amended
to read as follows:
602.3 - Heat Supply. Every owner and operator of any building
who rents, leases or lets one or more dwelling units or sleeping units
on terms, either expressed or implied, to furnish heat to the occupants
thereof shall apply heat during the period from October 1 to May 1
to maintain a minimum temperature of 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 designed capacity. The winter outdoor design temperature
for the locality shall be as indicated in Appendix D of the International
Plumbing Code.
In areas where the average monthly temperature is above 30°
F. (-1° C.), a minimum temperature of 65° F. (18° C.)
shall be maintained.
G. Section 602.4, Occupiable Work Spaces, of the code be and hereby
is amended to read as follows:
602.4 - Occupiable Work Spaces. Indoor occupiable work spaces
shall be supplied with heat during the period from October 1 to May
1 to maintain a minimum temperature of 65° F. (18° C.) during
the period the spaces are occupied.
Exceptions:
1. Processing, storage and operation areas that require cooling
or special temperature conditions.
2. Processing, storage and operation areas that require cooling
or special temperature conditions.
H. Application of other codes. Any alterations or repairs to a structure or change of use therein which are caused directly or indirectly by the enforcement of this code which are undertaken otherwise after passage of this code shall be done in accordance with the procedures and provisions of the building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical codes listed and set forth in Chapter 8 of the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code and, or where appropriate, with the Uniform Construction Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania adopted by the Borough of Clifton Heights as set forth in Chapter
110 of the Code of the Borough of Clifton Heights. Alterations or repairs shall not cause an existing structure to become unsafe or adversely affect the performance of the structure. Alterations or repairs to any structure shall conform to that required of a new structure without requiring the existing structure to comply with all the requirements of the code for the new construction, provided that such work conforms to that required by this code.
Any ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
repealed.
Nothing in this article or in the 2018 International 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; nor shall any just or legal
right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by
this article.