A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Secretary of the Borough of Baden, being marked and designated as the "International Property Maintenance Code, 2018 edition," as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the Borough of Baden, in the State of Pennsylvania for regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings and structures; by providing the standards for supplied utilities and facilities and other physical things and conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary and fit for occupation and use; and the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for human occupancy and use, and the demolition of such existing structures as herein provided; provided for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Property Maintenance Code on file in the office of the Borough of Baden are hereby referred to, adopted, and made party hereof, as if fully set out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in Section 2 of this chapter.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the Borough of Baden 8-17-2022 by Ord. No. 977.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Ch. 141, Property Maintenance, adopted 4-17-2019 by Ord. No. 960.
The following sections are hereby revised.
A.
Section 101.1: "Borough of Baden."
B.
Section 103.5: "Fees as determined by Borough Council by Resolution from time to time."
C.
Section 112.4: ". . .fine of not less than $300 or more than $1,000 plus costs of prosecution. Each day the violation continues to persist shall be considered a separate violation."
D.
Section 302.4: "six (6") inches."
E.
Section 304.14: "May 1 to October 1."
F.
Section 602.3: "September 1 to June 1."
G.
Section 602.4: "September 1 to June 1."
Any ordinances of the Borough of Baden in effect at the present time that are in conflict herewith or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional; such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter. The Baden Borough Council hereby declares that it would have passed this chapter, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional.
That nothing in this chapter or in the 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 as cited in § 141-3 of this chapter; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this chapter.
That the Manager of the Borough of Baden is hereby ordered and directed to cause this chapter to be published.
That this chapter and the rules, regulations, provisions, requirements, orders and matters established and adopted hereby shall take effect and be in full force and effect one day from and after the date of its final passage and adoption.