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Timestamp: 2020-01-28 17:10:15
Document Index: 155336007

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 88', '§ 88', '§ 88', '§ 88', '§ 88', '§ 88', '§ 88', '§ 88', '§ 88', '§ 88', '§ 88', '§ 88', '§ 88', '§ 88', '§ 88', '§ 88', '§ 88', '§ 88', '§ 88', '§ 88', '§ 88']

Town of North Beach, MD Property Maintenance
§ 88-1 Title; scope; intent.
§ 88-3 Application.
§ 88-4 Code enforcement.
§ 88-5 Duties and powers of Code Official.
§ 88-6 Condemnation.
§ 88-7 Notices and orders.
§ 88-9 Right to appeal.
§ 88-10 Environmental requirements.
§ 88-11 Light and ventilation requirements.
§ 88-12 Plumbing facilities and fixture requirements.
§ 88-13 Mechanical and electrical requirements.
§ 88-14 Fire safety requirements.
§ 88-15 Responsibilities of persons.
Chapter 88 Property Maintenance
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of North Beach 5-9-2013 by Ord. No. 13-03[1]. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Editor's Note: This ordinance was originally adopted as Ch. 50, but was redesignated for organizational purposes.
The Building Code now or hereafter adopted by the Board of County Commissioners, or such other code as may be designated by the Board of County Commissioners for the regulation of construction, alteration, addition, repair, removal, demolition, use, location, occupancy and maintenance of premises and structures.
The control and elimination of insects, rodents, vermin or other pests by eliminating their harborage places; by removing or making inaccessible materials that may serve as their food; by poisoning, spraying, fumigating, trapping, or by any other approved pest elimination methods.
Any housing exempted under the authority of § 88-4B of this code.
Displacement: Enforcement of the Minimum Livability Code shall not cause the displacement of a person unless the Code Official determines that alternate housing of comparable affordability is available within a reasonable distance of the vacated premises or necessary employment. Where displacement is ordered by the Code Official pursuant to § 88-6 of this code, no housing unit shall be rented and/or subsequently occupied by a tenant without determination by the Code Official that the dwelling unit complies with this code.
Notices and orders: The Code Official shall issue all notices and orders necessary to insure compliance with this code pursuant to § 88-7A and B of this code.
As provided for in this code, the Code Official shall have the authority to approve changes in alterations or repairs in the field when conditions are encountered which make the originally approved work impractical, provided that such changes in approved work can be readily determined to be in compliance with this code and are requested by the property owner or operator prior to such changes. Such changes shall be specifically documented by the property owner or operator describing the change in work and the reasons and justification for the change, and shall be filed with the permit for the project.
General: When a structure or part thereof is found by the Code Official to be unsafe or unfit for human occupancy or use, and all other remedies provided for in § 88-5D of this code prove to be impractical, the Code Official may condemn the structure or part thereof and may order the structure or part thereof to be placarded and vacated pursuant to the provisions of this code. The structure or part thereof shall not be reoccupied without approval of the Code Official. Unsafe equipment may be condemned, placarded and placed out of service pursuant to the provisions of this code.
Unsafe buildings: All buildings or structures which are unsafe, unsanitary or not provided with adequate egress, or which constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human life, or which in relation to existing use constitute a hazard to safety or health by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence or abandonment, are severally in contemplation of this section, unsafe buildings. All such unsafe buildings are hereby declared illegal and shall be abated by repair and rehabilitation or by demolition in accordance with the provisions of the Standard Building Code for the Elimination or Repair of Unsafe Buildings and § 88-5D of this code.
Whenever the Code Official has determined to condemn any structure or part thereof or equipment under the provisions of § 88-6 of this code, prior notice shall be given to the property owner or operator and to the tenant of the intent to:
If a party who received a citation for a violation fails to pay the fine by the due date of payment set forth on the citation and fails to file a notice of intention to stand trial, a formal notice of the violation shall be sent to the owner's last known address, if the citation is not satisfied within 15 days from the date of the receipt of notice, the party is liable for an additional fine not to exceed twice the original fine. If, after 35 days from the date the citation was issued, the citation is not satisfied, the Code Official may request adjudication of the case through the District Court. The District Court shall schedule the case for trial and summon the defendant to appear.
Openable windows: Every window used for ventilation pursuant to § 88-11C of this code or emergency escape pursuant to § 88-14B(6) of this code shall be capable of being easily opened from the inside and shall be held in position by window hardware.
Water closet and lavatory: Every housing unit shall contain within its walls a room separate from other habitable areas, which provides a water closet supplied with cold running water and which affords privacy. A lavatory shall be placed in the same room as the water closet or located in another room, in close proximity to the door leading directly into the room in which said water closet is located. The lavatory shall be supplied with hot and cold running water.