[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of North Wales 7-10-2012 by Ord. No. 789.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Brush, grass and weeds — See Ch. 96.
Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 107.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 181.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 159,
Property Maintenance, adopted 7-24-2001 by Ord. No. 708, as amended.
A certain document, copies of which are on file in the office of the Secretary of the Borough of North Wales, being marked and designated as the "International Property Maintenance Code, 2009 Edition," as published by the International Code Council, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the Borough of North Wales in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; for regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings and structures; providing 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 are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof; as if fully set out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in § 159-2 of this chapter.
The following information shall be included in and as part of
the text of the aforesaid Property Maintenance Code:
A.
In Section 101.1, the words "Borough of North Wales" shall be inserted
where the words "Name of Jurisdiction" appear.
B.
Section 103.5, Fees, is revised to read: "Fees for activities and
services performed by the Code Officials in carrying out their responsibilities
under this Code shall be as indicated on the schedule of fees adopted
from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council."
C.
Section 104.2, Inspections, shall be amended to add a paragraph stating:
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In addition to any inspection or inspections mandated by the
Code, the Code Official shall make the following property inspections:
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1.
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All residential uses, structures or dwellings shall be inspected
prior to the purchase or occupancy by a new owner. The inspection(s)
required by this provision shall be as indicated on the Residential
Resale Use and Occupancy Permit Application and Borough of North Wales
Residential Resale Use and Occupancy Permit Inspection form adopted
from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council.
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2.
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All other nonresidential uses, including but not limited to
industrial, institutional commercial and retail establishments: each
unit; and common areas, including but not limited to hallways, corridors,
stairways and common rooms, prior to being occupied by a new owner
or tenant. The inspection(s) required by this provision shall be as
indicated on the Commercial Resale Use and Occupancy Permit Application
and Borough of North Wales Commercial Resale Use and Occupancy Permit
Inspection form adopted from time to time by resolution of the Borough
Council.
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Nothing in this chapter shall be read to alter, supersede or nullify any and all inspections required pursuant to the Uniform Construction Code as adopted in Chapter 107 of the Borough Code.
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D.
In Section 106.3, Prosecution of violation, the first sentence to
be revised to read as follows: "Any person failing to comply with
a notice of violation or order served in accordance with Section 107
shall be deemed guilty of a non-traffic summary violation and shall
be subject to the penalties as prescribed by the Borough Code and
noted in Section 106.4."
E.
Section 106.4, Violation penalties, shall be revised to read as follows:
"Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of
this Code, or fail to comply with any requirements thereof, shall
upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a summary offense, and shall
be subject to a fine of not more than $500 for each and every offense
plus costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine
and costs, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a period of not
more than 30 days. Each day that a violation continues after notice
has been served shall be deemed a separate offense."
F.
Section 111.2 relating to the Board of Appeals shall be modified
to read as follows: "The Board of Appeals shall be the Borough Council.
The Code Official shall be an ex-officio member but shall have no
vote on any matter before the Board."
G.
Section 111.2.1 relating to alternate members shall be deleted.
H.
Section 112.4, Failure to Comply. Shall be revised to read as follows:
"Any person who shall continue any work 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 subject
to a fine as set forth in Sections 106.3 and 106.4."
I.
Section 302.4 Weeds. The first sentence shall be revised to read
as follows: "All premises and exterior property shall be maintained
free from weeds or plant growth in excess of 10 inches."
J.
Section 602.3 is revised to replace the words "(DATE) to (DATE)"
with the words "September 30 to March 30."
K.
Section 602.4 is revised to replace the words "(DATE) to (DATE)"
with the words "September 30 to March 30."
This ordinance hereby repeals any and all ordinances or parts
of ordinances inconsistent with this ordinance.
Nothing in this chapter or in the International 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 § 159-3 of this chapter; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this chapter.
