[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of West Whiteland 3-22-2023 by Ord. No. 474. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The Township of West Whiteland, Chester County, Pennsylvania,
does hereby adopt the Code known as the "International Property Maintenance
Code," 2018 version, as published by the International Code Council
as the International Property Maintenance Code, and successive versions
of the International Property Maintenance Code as they are adopted.
Copies of the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code are presently
on file in the office of West Whiteland Township, 101 Commerce Drive,
Exton, PA 19341, and hereby adopted as though fully set forth at length
herein with the insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed
as follows:
A.
Section 101.1. Insert: "Township of West Whiteland."
B.
Section 103.5. Insert: "Fees assessable by the Township for the administration
and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this particular code shall
be established by the Board of Supervisors of the Township by resolution
from time to time."
C.
Section 106.4. Insert:
106.4 Violation Penalties. In the event that the
Township prosecutes the violation by way of a civil action, the Township
may also seek the reimbursement of legal fees and other costs incurred
as a result of the prosecution, in addition to a maximum fine of $600
per violation. In the event that the Township prosecutes the violation
by way of a criminal action, the Township may seek a criminal fine
not exceeding $1,000 per violation and imprisonment to the maximum
extent allowed under the law for the punishment of summary offenses,
or both. Should the person in violation of this ordinance fail, neglect,
or refuse to comply with the notice, the Board of Supervisors or the
building official may take such actions reasonably necessary to bring
the property into compliance with the notice and this ordinance, the
costs of which, together with a penalty of ten percent (10%) of those
costs incurred by the Township, shall be collected by the Township
from such person in any manner provided by law, including but not
limited to filing a charge against the real estate upon which the
structure is located, and which shall be a lien upon such real estate
as provided under the Municipal Claims and Tax Liens Act, 53 P.S.
§ 7101, et. seq.
D.
Section 112.4. Insert: "$100" and "$1,000."
The Township shall be empowered by resolution to prepare and
adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement
the provisions of this chapter.
In the event any provision, section, sentence, clause or part
of this chapter shall be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect or impair any remaining provision, section, sentence, clause
or part of the chapter, it being the intent of the Township that such
remainder shall be and shall remain in full force and effect.
This chapter shall become effective five days after its enactment
by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of West Whiteland, County
of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
