Township of Richland, PA Property Maintenance

The International Property Maintenance Code is amended and revised in the following respects:

Section 101.1 is revised as follows:

101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Property Maintenance Code of the Township of Richland, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, hereinafter referred to as such or "this code."

Section 106.4 is revised as follows:

[Amended 11-3-2014 by Ord. No. 329]

106.4 Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this code shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000, and upon the default of the payment of the fine or penalty imposed shall be subject to a sentence not exceeding 30 days in the Cambria County Jail. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served, in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof, shall be deemed a separate offense, unless the District Justice determining that there was a good faith basis for the defendant to have believed there was no violation, in which event there shall be deemed to have been only one such violation until the fifth day following the date of the termination of a violation by the District Justice and thereafter each day a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.

Section 107.4, Unlawful continuance, is revised as follows:

"Any person who shall continue any work in or about the structure after having been served with a stop-work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable to a fine of not more than $1,000."

Sections 111.1 through 111.8 shall be deleted in their entirety and amended to read as follows:

"The owner of a building or structure, office or agency of the township, or any other person aggrieved from a decision of the Codes Official, may appeal to the Richland Township Administrative Board of Appeals pursuant to the provisions of Richland Township Ordinance Number 133, as amended."[1]

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Editor's Note: See Ch. 6, Administrative Board of Appeals.

Section 302.8 is revised as follows:

302.8 Motor vehicles. Except as provided in other regulations, no currently unregistered and/or uninspected motor vehicles shall be parked, kept or stored on any property and no vehicles shall at any time be in a state of major disassembly, repair or in the process of being stripped or dismantled. A vehicle of any type is permitted to undergo major overhaul, including body work, provided that such work is performed inside a structure or similarly enclosed area designed and approved for such purposes.

Section 304.14 is revised as follows:

[Amended 11-3-2014 by Ord. No. 329]

304.14 Insect screens. During the period from April 1 to December 1, every door, window and other outside opening used or required for ventilation purposes serving any building containing habitable rooms, food preparation areas, food service areas or any areas where products used in food for human consumption are processed, manufactured, packaged or stored, shall be supplied with approved tightly fitting screens of not less than 16 mesh per inch, and every swinging door shall have a self-closing device in good working condition. Screen doors shall not be required for out-swinging doors or other types of openings which make screening impractical, provided that other approved means, such as air curtains or insect-repellent fans, are employed.

Section 602.3 is revised as follows:

[Amended 11-3-2014 by Ord. No. 329]

602.3 Heat Supply. Every dwelling shall be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining a room temperature of 65° F. (18° C.) at a level of three feet (914 mm) above the floor and a distance of three feet (914 mm) from the exterior walls in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms based on the outside design temperature required for the locality by the mechanical code listed in Appendix D of the International Plumbing Code.

Every owner and operator of any building who rents, leases or lets one or more dwelling unit, rooming unit, dormitory or guest room on terms, either express or implied, to furnish heat to the occupants thereof shall supply sufficient heat during the period from October 1 to May 15 to maintain a room temperature of not less than 65° F. (18° C.) in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms during the hours between 6:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. of each day and not less than 60° F. (16° C.) during other hours. The temperature shall be measured at a point three feet (914 mm) above the floor and three feet (914 mm) from the exterior walls. When the outdoor temperature is below the outdoor design temperature required for the locality by the mechanical code listed in Appendix D, the owner or operator shall not be required to maintain the minimum room temperatures, provided that the heating system is operating at full capacity, with supply valves and dampers in a full open position.

Section 602.4 is revised as follows:

[Amended 11-3-2014 by Ord. No. 329]

602.4 Occupiable Work Spaces. Every enclosed occupied work space shall be supplied with sufficient heat during the period from October 1 to May 15 to maintain a temperature of not less than 65° (18° C.) during all working hours. The temperature shall be measured at a point three feet (914 mm) above the floor and three feet (914 mm) from the exterior walls. Exceptions: processing, storage and operation areas that require cooling or special temperature conditions; areas in which persons are primarily engaged in vigorous physical activities.