The Chief Administrative Officer is authorized to start an annual
inspection program of each commercial/business property in the Township
in order to safeguard the health and safety of the occupants thereof
and in order to determine and enforce compliance with the codes, laws,
and regulations applicable to such units and the structures containing
such units. The inspector is authorized to enter for the purpose of
such inspection all commercial/businesses properties, and it is the
duty of commercial/business property owners to provide access to such
properties upon request for said inspection. The construction date
of the building will be taken into consideration when determining
safety standards.
"Commercial/business property" is defined as any commercial or business
property that meets the definitions as outlined in the International
Building Code as an Assembly, Business, Educational, Factory and Industrial,
High Hazard, Institutional, Mercantile, Residential, Storage or Utility
and Miscellaneous type.
Residential properties meeting the description in Subsection B above will only have its common areas inspected. Common areas of residential properties include, but are not limited to, hallways, stairways, and meeting rooms. The inspection will not include individual apartments, dormitories, or living quarters unless requested by the property owner.
The Upper Darby Township shall notify the property or business owner
of its intent to inspect the property or business at least five days
prior to the inspection. Such notification shall be in the form of
written communication or by phone.
After the inspection, the Inspector shall submit any violations in
writing to the property or business owner or agent. The owner or agent
must correct any violations within a time frame set by the Inspector.
Re-inspections shall be conducted every 30 days until the violations
have been corrected. If the violation is deemed as a life-safety hazard,
then the Fire Chief or their agent may notify the property or business
owner or agent that the violation must be corrected immediately, or
the property will be closed until the violation is corrected.
The fees for inspection are set by the Township's fee schedule
and may be modified by resolution of Township Council.