The Code Administration Office shall administer a Compliance
Inspection Program, in the interest of the health, safety and welfare
of the public, in order to ensure that all commercial property owners
comply with the requirements of this chapter. This process shall include
inspection of commercial properties for building code and life-safety
compliance whether a portion of the property is occupied by an owner
or tenant(s) (a "mixed-use property"), or and whether or not the property
is vacant.
A.
Revenue generated through this chapter shall supplement the general
fund account of the Department of Public Safety to be used to affect
the intent and purpose of this chapter.
The following words shall have their corresponding meanings
for the purpose of this chapter, in addition to those which have already
been defined in City ordinances or laws of the commonwealth. In the
event that any definition is inconsistent with the definitions set
forth herein, the definitions herein shall govern for the purposes
of the instant chapter.
A written document issued by a Code Enforcement Officer when
the property or unit thereof is in compliance with life safety and
other applicable code.
A written document issued by a building official acting on
behalf of the City of Sunbury in accordance with the UCC, indicating
that the property is in compliance with code and approved for occupancy
for the permitted zoning use according to the standards of the Uniform
Construction Code (UCC).
The City of Sunbury, County of Northumberland, Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
The Uniform Construction Code (UCC) as adopted by the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania; the International Property Maintenance Code as adopted
by the City of Sunbury; and the Zoning Code of the City; and/or any
code, ordinance, or laws adopted, enacted, and/or in effect in and
for the City of Sunbury or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
A duly appointed officer or inspector employed by the City
or a certified third-party agency contracted by the City for the purpose
of administration and enforcement of code, and any assistants and/or
agents thereof.
Any structure, building or premises that is zoned for commercial
use, and that is subject to regulation under applicable fire and building
codes, including uses on both public and private properties; or
A mixed-use building with both commercial and residential units;
or
A property with three or more residential rental units.
Includes delinquent taxes relative only to the City of Sunbury.
Shall not include school, county, state, or federal taxes.
The property maintenance code adopted and amended by the City of Sunbury (see Chapter 130, Property Maintenance) as administered and enforced by the City's Code Enforcement Officers.
A commercial property within which a portion or portions
are designated for residential occupancy by owner or tenant.
Includes owners, managers, agents, any tenants and/or guests,
any business employee or invitee or patron.
One or more persons, jointly or severally, in whom is vested
all or part of the legal title to the property, or all or part of
the beneficial ownership and a right to the present use and enjoyment
of the premises.
Any individual, agent, corporation, firm, partnership, association,
organization, or any other group acting as a unit. It shall also include
an executor, administrator, trustee, receiver or other representative
appointed according to law. When the word "person" is used in any
section of this chapter prescribing a penalty or fine, as to partnerships
or association, the word shall include the partners or members thereof,
and as to corporations, shall include the officers, agents or members
thereof who are responsible for any violation of such section.
The Police Department of the City of Sunbury, or any properly
authorized member or officer thereof, or any other law enforcement
agency having jurisdiction within the City of Sunbury.
A portion of a commercial property or mixed-use property
specified for use as a dwelling unit for owner or for lease or rent
to be occupied by tenant(s) for residential purposes.
A person occupying all or a portion of a property with whom
a legal interest and legal relationship with the property owner is
established by a lease, sublease, or agreement of some nature or by
the laws of the City of Sunbury and/or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania's statewide building code which the City
has opted into relative to administration and enforcement by Code
Enforcement Officers employed by the City or by a certified third-party
agency. Codes and standards enforced under UCC are the International
Codes issued by the International Code Council, and the provisions
amended by the UCC Review and Advisory Council.
A building or a portion of a building specified for commercial
or residential use, whether by owner or tenant, and being separated
from other such units in the same structure or premises by having
its own means of entry and security. Excludes approved storage facilities.
A unit that is not occupied by a tenant or owner.
A written document issued by a Zoning Enforcement Officer documenting that the stated use of the property is in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 175) or such use has been approved by the Zoning Hearing Board.
This chapter applies to commercial properties as defined herein,
as well as any portion of said properties not defined as commercial,
whether occupied or unoccupied. The provisions herein shall not apply
to any property owned by the United States government, the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, Northumberland County, the City of Sunbury, or any
other governmental entity or their respective agencies or subdivisions.
B.
For mixed-use properties, provisions of the Residential Rental Property
Ordinance shall also apply to said residential portions thereof for
which a housing permit is maintained and in effect.
C.
The inspection of commercial properties (including vacant residential
units of mixed-use properties for which no housing permit is maintained)
under this chapter shall be considered a cumulative inspection of
the entire structure, whether occupied or unoccupied, and shall serve
as the required inspection for certificate of compliance therefor.
