Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 206 - Regulations Pertaining to Property Maintenance › Chapter 1 - Property Maintenance Regulation › Rule 33-206-1.1 - 2015 International Property Maintenance Code®

Current through June 25, 2024
The District hereby adopts the 2015 International Property
				  Maintenance Code published by the International Code Council, Inc. (the
				  "Maintenance Code") as a regulation of the District in all respects, except as
				  hereinafter modified, amended, substituted and changed. A copy of the
				  Maintenance Code shall be maintained at all times in the office of the
				  District's Building Inspector. With regard to this section in the above listed
				  code, "name of jurisdiction" shall be replaced with "Pearl River Valley Water
				  Supply District, an agency of the State of Mississippi." The provisions of this
				  Maintenance Code shall supersede and control over any restrictive or protective
				  covenants applicable to the subject property.
The following amendments to the Maintenance Code are hereby
				  adopted:
A. Amend Section 103 -
				Department of Property Maintenance Inspection
Delete Sections 103.1,103.2,103.3.
Amend Section 103.5. Fees as follows:
The fees for activities and services performed by the
				  Building Inspector or his staff in carrying out the responsibilities under this
				  code shall be as indicated, from time to time, by the Board of Directors of the
				  District and contained in its official public minutes.
B. Amend Section 104 - Duties and Powers of
				the Code Official
Add to Section 104.1: The term "code official" as used
				  herein shall mean the District's Building Inspector.
C. Amend Section 106 - Violations
Delete the first sentence of Section 106.3 and add the
				  following:
Any person failing to comply with a notice of violation or
				  order served in accordance with Section 107 shall be subject to a fine of not
				  more than One Thousand Dollars or by imprisonment not to exceed fifteen days,
				  or both, as determined by the court.
D. Amend Section 108.2 Closing of vacant
				structures.
The last sentence is amended as follows: Upon failure of the
				  owner to close up the premises within the time specified in the order, the code
				  official may cause the premises to be closed and secured through any available
				  public agency or by contract or arrangement by private persons.
E. Amend Section 110.3 Failure to
				Comply
If the owner of premises fails to comply with a demolition
				  order within the time prescribed, the code official shall cause the structure
				  to be demolished and removed, either through an available public agency or by
				  contract or arrangement with private persons.
F. Amend Section 111 - Means of Appeal
Section 111 is deleted in its entirety. Anyone aggrieved by
				  any action or decision of the Building Inspector or a notice or order issued
				  under this code shall have the right to obtain a Declaratory Opinion pursuant
				  to Part 201 Chapter 4 of the District's regulations.
G. Amend Definition of "Owner"
"Owner" shall mean any person, agent, operator, firm, trust
				  or other legal or equitable organization having a legal or equitable interest
				  in the property; or recorded in the official records of the state, county or
				  District office as holding leasehold title to the property; or otherwise having
				  control of the property, including the guardian of the estate of any such
				  person, and the executor or administrator of the estate of such person. The
				  term shall not include the District, the fee owner and lessor of all of the
				  property.
H. Amend Section
				301 - General
1. Add Section 301.4 -
				Nuisance. The existence of any condition(s) on buildings, accessory structures,
				or property, which has an adverse impact on the safety, health, environment,
				aesthetics or property values of properties in the near vicinity as a result of
				being visible from outside the property, is declared to be a nuisance. Any
				property that is damaged or destroyed by fire or acts of nature shall be
				demolished or repairs must begin within three months of the damage or
				destruction.
2. Add Section 301.5 -
				Storage. It shall be unlawful for any owner or tenant to store any items such
				as, but not limited to, washers, dryers, refrigerators, ovens, freezers, lawn
				mowers, string trimmers, edgers, tillers, rakes, shovels, other gardening
				supplies, toys, recliners, ice chest, boxes, crates, storage bins, storage
				tubs, file cabinets, grills, kennels, barrels, drums, cans, bottles, wood,
				metal, plastic, rags, paper, tires, auto parts; unused, inoperable, worn out or
				discarded appliances or other household items; scrap iron, tin, and other metal
				not neatly piled, or anything whatsoever that is or may become a hazard to
				public health and safety, or that may harbor insect, rodent or vermin
				infestation on a porch, breezeway, balcony, front yard or side yard if the
				porch, breezeway, balcony, front yard or side yard is visible from any street.
3. Add Section 301.6 - Storage
				Units.
(a) A portable home storage unit
				("POD") is defined as a portable shed or storage container, storage unit,
				shed-like container or other portable structure that can or may be used for the
				storage of personal property of any kind and which is located for such purposes
				outside an enclosed building other than an accessory structure.
It shall be unlawful for any owner or tenant to place a POD
				  upon any property without having in his or her possession a validly issued
				  permit from the Building Inspector. All permits for location of a POD shall
				  have an initial expiration date of thirty (30) days from issuance. A permit may
				  be extended for an additional thirty (30) days if such extension is requested
				  prior to the expiration of the initial 30-day period. The Board of Directors
				  shall, from time to time, establish the amount of the fee for the initial
				  issuance of the permit and for an extension. Only one extension will be
				  granted.
(b) No POD may be
				located in any street or on unpaved portions of front yards of a property. POD
				units must be kept in the driveway of the property at the furthest accessible
				point from the street. All locations must be paved offstreet surfaces. Any
				other location must be pre-approved by the Building Inspector at his or her
				discretion.