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Property Maintenance Code City of York, Pennsylvania UPDATED OCTOBER 2015 C. Kim Bracey, Mayor Property Maintenance Code of the City of York, Pennsylvania As adopted by the Council of the City of York, Pennsylvania Session 2000 COPYRIGHT © 1998 BY INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, INC. All rights reserved. Chapters 1 through 8, inclusive, of the Property Maintenance Code of the City of York designate and incorporate portions of the ICC International Property Maintenance Code, 1998 edition, a copyrighted work owned by the INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, INC. Without advance written permission from the copyright owner, no part of this book may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including, without limitation, electronic, optical, or mechanical means (by way of example, and not limitation, photocopying, or recording by or in an information storage and retrieval system). The CITY OF YORK edition of this copyrighted work is by arrangement with BOCA International, Inc. For information on permission to copy material exceeding fair use, please contact: Chief Executive Officer, BOCA International, Inc., 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, Illinois 60478, (708) 799-2300. AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS COPYRIGHT © 2000 BY THE CITY OF YORK, PENNSYLVANIA All rights reserved. No amendments or additions made by the City of York, Pennsylvania to the ICC International Property Maintenance Code, 1998 edition, as reproduced in this book, may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by an information storage and retrieval system without advance permission in writing from the City of York, Pennsylvania. For information, address: City of York, Bureau of Permits, Planning and Zoning, 101 South George Street, P.O. Box 509, York, PA 17405. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION 1 Section 101 General 1 Section 102 Applicability 1 Section 103 Department of Property Maintenance Inspection 2 Section 104 Duties and Powers of the Code Official 3 Section 105 Approval 4 Section 106 Violations 5 Section 107 Notices and Orders 6 Section 108 Unsafe Structures and Equipment 7 Section 109 Emergency Measures 8 Section 110 Demolition 10 Section 111 Means of Appeal 10 CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS 11 Section 201 General 11 Section 202 General Definitions 11 CHAPTER 3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 15 Section 301 General 15 Section 302 Exterior Property Areas 15 Section 303 Exterior Structure 20 Section 304 Interior Structure 22 Section 305 Rubbish and Garbage 22 Section 306 Extermination 23 CHAPTER 4 LIGHT, VENTILATION AND OCCUPANCY LIMITATIONS 25 Section 401 General 25 Section 402 Light 25 Section 403 Ventilation 26 Section 404 Occupancy Limitations 26 CHAPTER 5 PLUMBING FACILITIES AND FIXTURE REQUIREMENTS 31 Section 501 General 31 Section 502 Required Facilities 31 Section 503 Toilet Rooms 32 Section 504 Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 32 Section 505 Water System 32 Section 506 Sanitary Drainage System 33 Section 507 Storm Drainage 33 iii CHAPTER 6 MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS 35 Section 601 General 35 Section 602 Heating Facilities 35 Section 603 Mechanical Facilities 36 Section 604 Electrical Facilities 37 Section 605 Electrical Equipment 37 Section 606 Elevators, Escalators, and Dumbwaiters 37 Section 607 Duct Systems 38 CHAPTER 7 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS 39 Section 701 General 39 Section 702 Means of Egress 39 Section 703 Accumulations and Storage 42 Section 704 Fireresistance Ratings 42 Section 705 Fire Protection Systems 42 Section 706 Life Safety Systems 43 CHAPTER 8 REFERENCED STANDARDS 47 APPENDIX Construction Board of Adjustment and Appeals 49 Section 190.1 Establishment 49 Section 190.2 Terms 49 Section 190.3 Member Qualifications 49 Section 190.4 Quorum 49 Section 190.5 Secretary of the Board 49 Section 190.6 Codes Enforced 49 Section 190.7 Basis for Appeal 50 Section 190.8 Board Authority 50 Section 190.9 Time Limits and Conditions 50 Section 190.10 Notice of Appeal 51 Section 190.11 Establishment of Rules 51 Section 190.12 Decisions 51 Section 190.13 Compensation 51 Section 190.14 Abolishment of Previous Boards 51 Section 190.15 Saving Clause 51 Section 190.16 Severability 51 INDEX 53 iv CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION SECTION 101 GENERAL 101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Property Maintenance Code of the City of York, Pennsylvania, hereinafter referred as “this code.” 101.2 Scope. The provisions of this code shall apply to all existing residential and nonresidential structures and all existing premises and constitute minimum requirements and standards for premises, structures, equipment and facilities for light, ventilation, space, heating, sanitation, protection from the elements, life safety, safety from fire and other hazards, and for safe and sanitary maintenance; the responsibility of owners, operators and occupants; the occupancy of existing structures and premises, and for administration, enforcement and penalties. 101.3 Intent. This code shall be construed to secure its expressed intent, which is to ensure public health, safety and welfare insofar as they are affected by the continued occupancy and maintenance of structures and premises. Existing structures and premises that do not comply with these provisions shall be altered or repaired to provide a minimum level of health and safety as required herein. 101.4 Severability. If a section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this code is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this code. SECTION 102 APPLICABILITY 102.1 General. The provisions of this code shall apply to all matters affecting or relating to structures and premises, as set forth in Section 101. Where, in a specific case, different sections of this code specify different requirements, the most restrictive shall govern. 102.2 Maintenance. Equipment, systems, devices and safeguards required by this code or a previous regulation or code under which the structure or premises was constructed, altered or repaired shall be maintained in good working order. The requirements of this code are not intended to provide the basis for removal or abrogation of fire protection and safety systems and devices in existing structures. Except as otherwise specified herein, the owner or the owner’s designated agent shall be responsible for the maintenance of buildings, structures and premises. 102.3 Application of other codes. Repairs, additions or alterations to a structure, or changes of occupancy, shall be done in accordance with the procedures and provisions of the building, plumbing and mechanical codes and NFPA 70. Nothing in this code shall be construed to cancel, modify or set aside any provision of the zoning code. 1 102.4 Existing remedies. The provisions in this code shall not be construed to abolish or impair existing remedies of the jurisdiction or its officers or agencies relating to the removal or demolition of any structure which is dangerous, unsafe and insanitary. 102.5 Workmanship. Repairs, maintenance work, alterations or installations which are caused directly or indirectly by the enforcement of this code shall be executed and installed in a workman like manner and installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s installation instructions. 102.6 Historic buildings. The provisions of this code shall not be mandatory for existing buildings or structures designated by the state or local jurisdiction as historic buildings when such buildings or structures are judged by the code official to be safe and in the public interest of health, safety and welfare. 102.7 Referenced codes and standards. The codes and standards referenced in this code shall be those that are listed in Chapter 8 and considered part of the requirements of this code to the prescribed extent of each such reference. Where differences occur between provisions of this code and the referenced standards, the provisions of this code shall apply. 102.8 Requirements not covered by code. Requirements necessary for the strength, stability or proper operation of an existing structure or equipment, or for the public safety, health and general welfare, not specifically covered by this code, shall be determined by the code official. SECTION 103 DEPARTMENT OF PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INSPECTION 103.1 General. The department of property maintenance inspection is hereby created and the executive official in charge thereof shall be known as the code official. 103.2 Appointment. The code official shall be appointed by the chief appointing authority of the jurisdiction; and the code official shall not be removed from office except for cause and after full opportunity to be heard on specific and relevant charges by and before the appointing authority. 103.3 Deputies. In accordance with the prescribed procedures of this jurisdiction and with the concurrence of the appointing authority, the code official shall have the authority to appoint a deputy code official, other related technical officers, inspectors and other employees. 103.4 Restriction of employees. An official or employee connected with the enforcement of this code, except one whose only connection is that of a member of the board of appeals established under the provisions of Section 111, shall not be engaged in, or directly or indirectly connected with, the furnishing of labor, materials or appliances for the construction, alteration or maintenance of a building, or the preparation of construction documents thereof, unless