[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Shamokin 3-14-1989 by Ord. No. 333 (Ch. 50A of the 1967 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Shamokin, being marked and designated as the "BOCA National Existing Structures Code, Second Edition, 1987," as published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the Existing Structures Code of the City of Shamokin, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said BOCA National Existing Structures Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in § 224-3 of this chapter.
All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
The BOCA National Existing Structures Code is amended and revised in the following respects:
A. 
Section ES-100.1 (page 1, second line). Insert: "City of Shamokin."
B. 
Section ES-110.2 (page 8, third line). Insert: "$100,); $300."
C. 
Section ES-110.2 (page 8, fourth line). Insert: "30 days."
D. 
Section ES-111.4 (page 9, second line). Insert: "10 days."
E. 
If the person, firm, corporation or governmental entity (either state, federal or local) so served does not abate the nuisance within 10 days, the City of Shamokin may proceed to abate such nuisance, and the cost thereof, together with any additional penalty authorized by law, may be collected by the City of Shamokin from such person, firm, corporation or governmental entity (either state, federal or local) in the manner provided by law.
[Added 11-14-1994 by Ord. No. 370]
Nothing in this chapter or in the Existing Structures 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acquired or liability incurred or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing, under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in § 224-2 of this chapter; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this chapter.
The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this chapter and cause the same to be published as required by law, and this chapter shall take effect and be in force from and after its approval as required by law.