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Timestamp: 2019-04-19 00:32:35+00:00

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§ 210-1 Definitions; word usage.
§ 210-2 Dangerous buildings, structures and premises declared nuisances.
§ 210-3 Standards for repair, vacation, or demolition.
§ 210-4 Duties of Code Enforcement Officer.
§ 210-6 Removal of notice prohibited.
§ 210-8 Abatement by Butler Township.
§ 210-9 Violations and penalties.
§ 210-11 Remedies not mutually exclusive.
Brush, grass and weeds — See Ch. 127.
Building construction — See Ch. 134.
Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 138.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 176.
Fire insurance claims — See Ch. 191.
Noise — See Ch. 207.
Junked vehicles — See Ch. 278.
An independent structure having a roof supported by columns or walls resting on its own foundation and includes dwelling, garage, barn, stable, shed, greenhouse, mobile home, plant, factory, warehouse, school or similar structure.
Those existing in violation of any provision of the building code, fire prevention code, or other ordinances of Butler Township.
Any premises or property that is in violation of Chapter 127 or Chapter 278 of the Butler Township Code of Ordinances, or that has an unreasonable accumulation of rubbish or garbage thereon, or there is a significant infestation of insects, rodents, vermin and/or other pests, or that has a physical condition upon the land, whether man-made or not, that possesses a significant risk of injury to any person whether on or off the property.
Control and elimination of insects, rodents or other pests by eliminating their harborage places, removing or making inaccessible materials that may serve as their food, poisoning, spraying, fumigating, trapping, or by any other recognized and legal pest-elimination methods.
Presence, within or around a dwelling, of any insects, rodents or other pests.
In the case of property that is in the process of being foreclosed, the bank, mortgage company, or other financial institution if legal title has not yet passed to the bank, mortgage company or other financial institution and the property is not occupied by or has been abandoned by the former person who had legal title.
Any individual, firm, corporation, association or partnership, or other legal entity.
Combustible and noncombustible waste materials, except garbage, including residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke, and other combustible material, paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin cans, metals, mineral matter, glass crockery and dust.
Any thing constructed or erected with a fixed or ascertainable location on the ground or in water, whether or not affixed to the ground or anchored in the water, including buildings, walls, fences, platforms, docks, wharves, billboards, signs and walks.
Whenever the words "building," "structure" or "premises," are used in this article, they shall be construed as though they were followed by the words "or any part thereof."
All dangerous buildings or structures within the terms of § 210-1 of this article are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be repaired, vacated, or demolished as herein provided.
All dangerous premises within the terms of § 210-1 of this article are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be repaired, remedied, and returned to a safe and sanitary state.
If in the opinion of the Township Engineer or a structural engineer the dangerous building can reasonably be repaired so that it will no longer exist in violation of the terms of this article, it shall be ordered to be repaired.
If the dangerous building is in such condition as to make it dangerous to the health, safety, or general welfare of its occupants or the public and is so placarded, it shall be ordered to be vacated within such length of time, not exceeding 30 days, as is reasonable.
No dwelling or dwelling unit which has been placarded as unfit for human habitation shall again be used for human habitation until written approval is secured from, and such placard is removed by, the Code Enforcement Officer. The Code Enforcement Officer shall remove such placard whenever the defect or defects upon which the placarding action were based have been eliminated.
If a dangerous building is 50% or more damaged or decayed, or deteriorated from its original condition; if a dangerous building cannot be repaired, so that it will no longer exist in violation of the terms of this article; or if a dangerous building is a fire hazard existing or erected in violation of the terms of this article or any ordinance of the municipality or statute of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, it shall be ordered to be demolished; provided, the cost of repairs to rectify or remove the conditions constituting the nuisance exceed 50% of the assessed value converted to fair market value of the building at the time demolition is proposed.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall inspect on an as-needed basis dwellings, buildings, structures and premises to determine whether any conditions exist which render such premises dangerous buildings, structures or premises which have been determined to be a dangerous building, structure and/or premises.
Shall be served upon the owner, or his agent, or the occupant, as the case may require.
Except in emergency cases and where the owner, occupant, lessee, or mortgagee is absent from Butler Township, all notices shall be deemed to be properly served upon the owner, occupant or other person having an interest in the dangerous building, if a copy thereof is served upon him personally, or if a copy thereof is posted in a conspicuous place in or about the structure affected by the notice; or if he is served with such notice by any other method authorized or required under the laws of the commonwealth.
Except emergency cases, in all other cases where the owner, occupant, lessee, or mortgagee is absent from Butler Township, all notices or orders provided for herein shall be sent by registered mail to the owner, occupant, and all other persons having an interest in said building, as shown by the records of the County Recorder of Deeds, to the last known address of each, and a copy of such notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the dangerous building to which it relates. Such mailing and posting shall be deemed adequate service.
May contain an outline of remedial action which, if taken, will effect compliance with the provisions of this article and with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
Appear at all hearings and testify as to the condition of dangerous buildings.
Any person affected by any notice which has been issued in connection with the enforcement of any provision of this article may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the UCC Board of Appeals, provided that such person shall file with the Code Enforcement Officer a written petition requesting such hearing and setting forth a brief statement of the grounds therefor within 10 days after the day the notice was served. Upon receipt of such petition, the Code Enforcement Officer shall set a time and place for such hearing before the UCC Board of Appeals and shall give the petitioner written notice thereof. At such hearing, the petitioner shall be given an opportunity to be heard and to show why such notice should be modified or withdrawn. The hearing shall be commenced not later than 20 days after the day on which the petition was filed.
After such hearing, the UCC Board of Appeals shall sustain, modify or reverse the notice issued by the Code Enforcement Officer. If the UCC Board of Appeals sustains or modifies such notice, it shall be deemed to be an order. Any notice served pursuant to this article shall automatically become an order if a written petition for a hearing is not filed with the Code Enforcement Officer within 10 days after such notice is served.
Any aggrieved party may appeal the final order of the UCC Board of Appeals to the Common Pleas of Butler County, Pennsylvania within 30 days of such final order.
No person shall remove or deface the notice of dangerous building, except as provided in § 210-3C.
Whenever the Code Enforcement Officer finds that an emergency exists which requires immediate action to protect the public health, he may, without notice or hearing, issue an order reciting the existence of such an emergency and requiring that such action be taken as is necessary to meet the emergency. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this article, such order shall be effective immediately. Any person to whom such order is directed shall comply therewith immediately, but upon petition to the Code Enforcement Officer shall be afforded a hearing as soon as possible before the UCC Board of Appeals. After such hearing, depending upon the findings as to whether the provisions of this article have been complied with, the UCC Board of Appeals shall continue such order in effect, or modify, or revoke it. The costs of such emergency repair, vacation or demolition of such dangerous building or structure and the costs of such emergency correction, maintenance or abatement of such dangerous premises shall be collected in the same manner as provided herein for other cases.
If the owner, occupant, mortgagee, or lessee fails to comply with the order of the Code Enforcement Officer within the time specified in the notice issued by the Code Enforcement Officer, the Code Enforcement Officer shall cause such building, structure or premises to be repaired, vacated, demolished, corrected, or maintained as the facts may warrant, under the standards hereinbefore provided. Butler Township may collect the cost of such repair, vacation or demolition together with a penalty of 10% of such cost, in the manner provided by law.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $300, and/or to undergo imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation continues beyond the date fixed for compliance shall constitute a separate offense.
Chapter 176 of The Code of Butler Township dealing with the International Fire Code.

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