Township of Thornbury, PA Chapter 93 Property Maintenance

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Thornbury 1-6-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-1 (Ch. 10, Part 2, of the 1983 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Building construction — See Ch. 60.

Fences, walls and screens — See Ch. 76.

Garbage dumps and junkyards — See Ch. 85.

Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 115.

Zoning — See Ch. 155.

§ 93-1 Adoption of standards by reference.

The BOCA National Property Maintenance Code, Fifth Edition/1996, as published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., copies of which are on file in the township office, and each and all sections, regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said BOCA National Property Maintenance Code are hereby adopted and incorporated as Chapter 93, and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this chapter, as revised by the insertions and deletions prescribed in § 93-2 of this chapter.

§ 93-2 Insertions and deletions.

The following sections of the BOCA National Property Maintenance Code, Fifth Edition/1996, as locally codified above in Chapter 93, are hereby revised as follows:

A. Insert in bracketed areas of referenced sections the following:

(1) PM-101.1, Title: Insert "Thornbury Township."

(2) PM-106.2, Penalty: Change to read: Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a District Justice under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs of prosecution. Each day or portion thereof that such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

(3) PM-304.15, Insect screens: Insert "April 1 to October 1."

(4) PM-602.2.1, Heat supply: Insert "January 1 to "December 31."

(5) PM-602.3, Nonresidential structures: Insert "January 1 to December 31."

B. Delete the following sections in their entirety:

(1) PM-111.1, Application for appeal.

(2) PM-111.2, Membership of the board.

(3) PM-111.2.1, Qualifications.

(4) PM-111.2.2, Alternate members.

(5) PM-111.2.3, Chairman.

(6) PM-111.2.4, Disqualification of member.

(7) PM-111.2.5, Secretary.

(8) PM-111.2.6, Compensation of members.

(9) PM-111.3, Notice of meeting.

(10) PM-111.4, Open hearing.

(11) PM-111.4.1, Procedure.

(12) PM-111.5, Postponed hearing.

(13) PM-111.6, Board decision.

(14) PM-111.6.1, Resolution.

(15) PM-111.6.2, Administration.

(16) PM-111.7, Court review.