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CHAPTER 5

CODE ENFORCEMENT

PART 1

BUILDING CODE

§5-101.

Adoption of Building Code

§5-102.

Additions, Insertions and Changes

§5-103.

Saving Clause

PART 2

ELECTRICAL CODE

§5-201.

Adoption of Electrical Code

§5-202.

Inspections

§5-203.

Saving Clause

PART 3

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE

§5-301.

Adoption of National Property Maintenance Code

§5-302.

Amendments Made In Property Maintenance Code

§5-303.

Provisions to be Continuation of Existing Regulations

PART 4

PLUMBING CODE

§5-401.

Adoption of Plumbing Code

§5-402.

Additions, Deletions and Changes

PART 5

MECHANICAL CODE

§5-501.

Adoption of Mechanical Code

§5-502.

Additions, Insertions and Changes

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PART 1

BUILDING CODE

§5-101.

Adoption of Building Code.

A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City
of Lock Haven, being marked and designated as the "BOCA National Building Code,
Thirteenth Edition, 1996," as published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators
International, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the City of Lock Haven
in the State of Pennsylvania; for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided; and
each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said BOCA
National Building Code, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set
out in this Part, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in §5-
103 of this Part.

(Ord. 546B, 4/20/1998, §1)

§5-102.

Additions, Insertions and Changes.

The following Sections are hereby revised as follows:

Section 101.1. Insert: City of Lock Haven.

Section 112.3.1. Insert: As per resolution #687A, February 7, 1994.

Amend Section 116.4, "Violation Penalties," to read:

§116.4. Violation Penalties

. Any person who shall violate a provision of this code

or shall fail to comply with any other requirement thereof or who shall erect,
construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan
or directive of the code official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the
provisions of this Code, shall be, upon conviction thereof, sentenced to pay a fine
of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and
costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation
continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.

[Ord. 670]

Amend Section 117.2, "Unlawful Continuance," to read:

§117.2. Unlawful Continuance

. Any person who shall continue any work in or

about the structure 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, upon conviction thereof, sentenced to pay a fine of not less
than $100 nor more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine

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and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a
violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate
offense.

[Ord. 670]

Section 3408.2. Insert: May, 11, 1998.

(Ord. 546B, 4/20/1998, §3; as amended by Ord. 670, 2/24/2003, §1)

§5-103.

Saving Clause.

Nothing in this Part or in the building 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 §5-102 of this Part; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost,
impaired or affected by this Part.

(Ord. 546B, 4/20/1998, §4)

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PART 2

ELECTRICAL CODE

§5-201.

Adoption of Electrical Code.

A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City
of Lock Haven, being marked and designated as the "National Electrical Code, 1996 Edition,"
as published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is hereby adopted as the
Electrical Code of the City of Lock Haven for control of building and structures as herein
provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms are hereby
referred to, adopted and made part hereof as if fully set out in this Part.

(Ord. 548B, 4/20/1998, §1)

§5-202.

Inspections.

All electrical work requiring a permit shall be inspected by a City approved third party
inspection agency.

(Ord. 548B, 4/20/1998, §2)

§5-203.

Saving Clause.

Nothing in this Part or in the electrical code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit
or proceeding impending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or ally cause
or causes of action acquired or existing under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in
§5-202 of this Part; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired
or affected by this Part.

(Ord. 548B, 4/20/1998, §2)

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PART 3

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE

§5-301.

Adoption of National Property Maintenance Code.

The "BOCA National Property Maintenance Code/1993," Fourth Edition, as published by
Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., (hereinafter "Code") be and is
hereby adopted as the property maintenance code of the City of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania,
for the control of buildings and structures as therein provided and as supplemented and
amended hereinafter.

(Ord. 468B, 6/20/1994, §I)

§5-302.

Amendments Made In Property Maintenance Code.

Section PM-101.1 of the Code is hereby supplemented by inserting "Lock Haven,
Pennsylvania" as the name of jurisdiction.

Section PM-101.6 is amended by adding the following:

§PM-101.6

. The code official shall be guided by manufacturers specifications and/or

architectural graphics standards in determining compliance with this section.

Section PM-101.7 is amended as follows:

§PM-101.7. Application of Other Codes.

Any repairs or alterations to a structure, or

changes of use therein, which may be caused directly or indirectly by the enforcement
of this code shall be done in accordance with the procedures and provisions of the
building code, plumbing code, mechanical code and national electrical code.

Section PM-105.1. is amended as follows:

§PM-105.1. General.

The code official shall enforce all the provisions of this Code

unless otherwise provided herein or by other ordinance.

Section PM-105.3 is amended as follows:

§PM-105.3. Right of Entry.

The code official is authorized to enter structures and

premises for the purpose of making inspections and performing duties under this Code
only with the consent of an individual entitled to possession of or access to the area to
be inspected or upon warrant or court order issued upon probable cause that violations
of this Code exist.

Section PM-105.4 is hereby deleted.

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Section PM-106.0 shall be amended as follows:

§PM-106.0. Enforcement.

§PM-106.1. Unlawful Acts.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to

erect, construct, alter, extend, repair, remove, demolish, use or occupy any structure or
equipment regulated by this Code and any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this
Code. [Ord. 580B]

§PM-106.2. Notice to Owner or to Person or Persons Responsible.

Whenever the Code

Official determines that there has been a violation of this Code or has reasonable
grounds to believe that a violation has occurred, notice of the violation and compliance
requirements shall be given to the owner or the person or persons responsible therefore
in the manner prescribed below. [Ord. 580B]

§PM-106.2.1. Form.

Such notice prescribed in §PM-106.2 shall:

Be in writing.

Include a description of the real estate sufficient for identification.

Include a statement of the reason or reasons why it is being issued.

Include a correction order allowing a reasonable time for the repairs and
improvements required to bring the dwelling unit or structure into
compliance with the provisions of this Code.

Include an explanation of the owner's right to seek modification or
withdrawal of the Code Official's notice of violation and compliance order
utilizing a petition to the Code Enforcement Board of Appeals and Review.
[Ord. 580B]

Include an explanation of remedies available to the municipality upon
noncompliance.

§PM-106.2.2. Service.

Such notice of violation and compliance order is effectively

served when service is personal (that is, actually delivered to the person to be served) or
by leaving the notice at the usual place of abode of the person to be served, in the
presence of someone in the family of suitable age and discretion who shall, generally, be
informed of the contents thereof or by certified or registered mail addressed to the
person to be served at the last known address with return receipt requested, or if the
certified or registered letter is returned with receipt showing that it has not been
delivered, by posting a copy thereof in a conspicuous place in or about the structure
affected by such notice and at least one publication of such notice in a local newspaper
of general circulation. [Ord. 580B]

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§PM-106.2.3. Transfer of Ownership.

It shall be unlawful for the owner or the person

or persons responsible therefore of any dwelling unit or structure which has been made
subject to a compliance order or upon whom a notice of violation has been served to sell,
transfer, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose of the dwelling unit or structure until the
violation has been resolved or corrected or until such owner shall first furnish the
grantee, transferee, mortgagee or lessee a true copy of any compliance order or notice of
violation issued by the Code official and shall furnish to the Code Official a signed and
notarized statement from the grantee, transferee, mortgagee or lessee acknowledging the
receipt of such compliance order or notice of code violation. The party whose duty it is
to provide the grantee, transferee, mortgagee or lessee with this information on
compliance orders and code violation shall also inform that receiving party about any
compliance time frames and necessary corrections/repairs required to abate the code
violations within the time frame required by the ordinance and/or compliance order or
notice of violation. [Ord. 580B]

§PM-106.3. Options Upon Condemnation.

A party or person who has received a

compliance order or notice of violation and who does not timely do those things required
by this Code and by the rules and regulations applicable to this Code, shall be subject to
condemnation proceedings, prosecution under the ordinance and demolition of
dwellings or structures which have been the subject of compliance orders or notices of
violation and may be subject to any combination of these three activities. [Ord. 580B]

Section PM-107.0 shall be amended as follows:

§PM-107.0. Condemnation.

§PM-107.1. General.

When a structure or part thereof is found by the code official to be

unsafe, or when a structure or part thereof is found unfit for human occupancy or use
or is found unlawful, it may be condemned pursuant to the provisions of this Code and
may be placarded and vacated. It shall not be reoccupied without approval of the code
official. Unsafe equipment shall be placarded and placed out of service.

§PM-107.1.1. Unsafe Structure.

An unsafe structure is one in which all or part thereof

is found to be dangerous to life, health or the safety of the public or its occupants and/or
which poses an unreasonable risk of causing economic or other harm to property close
enough to be within the scope of that economic or other harm, because the structure
lacks minimum safeguards for the protection from and notice of fire, is an "attractive
nuisance" as that phrase has come to be defined by applicable law or because it is so
damaged, decayed, dilapidated, structurally unsafe or unsound or of such faulty
construction or unstable foundation, that there is an unreasonable risk of the complete
or partial collapse of the structure or an unreasonable risk that the physical condition of
the structure will result in harm to the life, health or safety of those who may foreseeably
become located within the scope of the risk or an unreasonable risk that the condition
of the property will cause significant economic harm to other property within the scope
of the risk. [Ord. 580B]

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§PM-107.1.2. Unsafe Equipment.

Unsafe equipment includes any boiler, heating

equipment, elevator, moving stairway, electrical wiring or device, flammable liquid
containers or other equipment which is operated utilizing, as its energy source, coal,
electricity, natural gas, propane, etc., on the premises or within the structure which is in
such disrepair or condition that it is found to be a hazard to life, health, property or
safety of the public or occupants of the premises or structure. Unsafe equipment may
contribute to the finding that the structure is unsafe or unfit for human occupancy or use.
[Ord. 580B]

§PM-107.1.3. Structure Unfit for Human Occupancy.

A structure is unfit for human

occupancy or use whenever the code official finds that it is unsafe, unlawful or because
of the degree in which it lacks maintenance or is in disrepair, is unsanitary, vermin or rat
infested, contains filth and contamination or lacks ventilation, illumination, sanitary or
heating facilities or other essential equipment required by this Code, or because its
location constitutes a hazard to its occupants or to the public. [Ord. 580B]

§PM-107.1.4. Unlawful Structure.

An unlawful structure is one found in whole or in

part to be occupied by more persons than permitted under this Code or was erected,
altered maintained or occupied contrary to law. [Ord. 580B]

§PM-107.2 Condemnation Notice.

The code official shall give written notice of

condemnation to the owner and to the occupants, if any, which notice shall include a
copy of the previous notice pursuant to §ES-106.2 and an order to vacate the property or
to cease use of equipment. Nonowner occupants who are not responsible for compliance
with the initial notice pursuant to §ES-106.2 shall be given a reasonable time to vacate
the premises. Owners or persons responsible for compliance must vacate at the time of
receipt of the notice hereunder. Service of the notice of condemnation shall be in the
manner provided in §PM-106.2.2.

§PM-107.3. Placarding.

Contemporaneously with the service of the condemnation

notice, the code official shall post on the premises or structure or parts thereof or on
defective equipment, a placard stating the words: "Condemnation as unfit for human oc-
cupancy or use," and a statement of penalties provided for any occupancy or use or for
removing the placard. Occupants shall vacate as hereinbefore provided in §PM-107.2.
[Ord. 580B]

§PM-107.3.1. Prohibited Use.

Any person who shall occupy a placarded premises or

structure or part thereof, or shall use placarded equipment, and any owner or any person
responsible for the premises who shall let anyone occupy a placarded premises, shall be
liable for the penalties provided by this Code.

§PM-107.3.2. Removal of Placard.

The code official shall remove the condemnation

placard whenever the defect or defects upon which the condemnation and placarding
action were based have been eliminated. Any person who defaces or removes a
condemnation placard without the approval of the code official shall be subject to the
penalties provided by this Code.

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§PM-107.4. Closing of Vacant Structures.

If the structure or part thereof is vacant and

unfit for human habitation, occupancy or use and is not in danger of structural collapse,
the code official may post a placard of condemnation on the premises and may order the
structure closed up so it will not be an attractive nuisance to youngsters. Upon failure
of the owner to close up the premises within the time specified in the order, the code
official shall cause it to be closed through any available public agency or by contract or
arrangement by private persons and the cost thereof shall be charged against the real
estate upon which the structure is located and shall be a lien upon such real estate.

Section PM-108.0 shall be amended as follows:

§PM-108.0. Prosecution.

§PM-108.1. Criminal Proceedings.

In case any violation order is not promptly complied

with, the code official may institute summary proceedings before the district justice.
Any person, firm, or corporation, who shall violate any provision of this Code shall,
upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in
default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30
days. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served, in accordance
with the terms and provisions hereof, shall be deemed a separate offense. [Ord. 670]

§PM-108.2. Civil Proceedings.

The Code Official may refer the matter to legal counsel

for commencement of proceedings at law and/or equity against the person(s) who may
reasonably be held responsible for the violation of the of the ordinance for the purpose
of obtaining a court order requiring that person(s) to correct or remove the violation, to
abate the nuisance or to refrain from any further performance of work which has been
conducted in violation of this ordinance. [Ord. 580B]

To restrain, correct or remove the violation or refrain from any further
execution of work.

To halt or correct erection, installation or alteration activities that have
violated or which would violate this ordinance. [Ord. 580B]

To require the removal of work which has been conducted in violation of
this ordinance. [Ord. 580B]

To prevent the occupancy or use of the structure or part thereof erected,
constructed, installed or altered in violation of, or not in compliance with,
the provisions of this Code or in violation of a plan or specification under
which an approval, permit or certificate was issued. [Ord. 580B]

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Section PM-109.0 shall be amended as follows:

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§PM-109.0. Demolition.

§PM-109.1. General.

When a person with responsibility to do so fails to obey a final

order requiring activity to come into compliance with this ordinance, the Code
Enforcement Officer will order the owner (or other persons having responsibility for the
property/structure) of the premises to raze and remove such structure or part thereof
which, in the reasonable judgment of the Code Enforcement Officer, is so old,
dilapidated, damaged, decayed, structurally unsafe or of such faulty construction or
unstable foundation, unsanitary or otherwise unfit for human habitation, occupancy or
use, that it is unreasonable to expect, under all of the relevant circumstances, that a
timely and effective remediation of the problems could occur other than by razing and
removing the structure, or the relevant part thereof. If the structure, or the part of the
structure which is the source of the problems, can reasonably and cost effectively be
made safe by repairs, the Code Enforcement Officer may order the owner or other
responsible person to select between the repair option, converting the dwelling or
structure into a safe and sanitary one or the raze and remove option. In such an event,
the Code Enforcement Officer will indicate to the owner or other responsible person that
a failure to select the repair option or a failure to timely implement the repair option, will
be deemed selection of the raze and remove option. An owner or other responsible
person who has selected, under the circumstances, the repair option will be given a
reasonable period of time to start and complete the process of repairing the dwelling or
structure and making it safe and sanitary and in compliance with this Act. In no case
will such a period extend longer than 2 years. Depending upon the circumstances of a
particular situation, the reasonable period for completing the repairs may be of much
shorter duration than 2 years. [Ord. 580B]

§PM-109.2. Unreasonable Repairs.

Whenever the Code Enforcement Officer determines

that the cost of repairs and removal would exceed 100% of the current value of the
dwelling or structure, such repairs shall be presumed unreasonable and the owner or
other responsible person shall be ordered to raze and remove the structure. An owner
or other responsible person can avoid this result, under the circumstances where the
costs of repairs and removal would exceed 100% of the current value of the dwelling or
structure only be presenting a concrete plan for the rapid conversion of the dwelling or
structure into one which meets the requirements of this ordinance and by further
demonstrating the financial wherewithal and commitment to make such repairs. [Ord.
580B]

§PM-109.3. Order.

The order shall specify a time in which the owner shall comply

therewith by demolition or repairs as specified in the notice under §PM-106.2. It shall
be served on the owner of record, or an agent where an agent is in charge of the building,
and upon the holder of any encumbrance of record in the manner provided for service
of a summons by a court of record. If the owner or a holder of any encumbrance of
record cannot be found, the order shall be served by posting it on the main entrance of
the building and by publishing it once each week for 3 successive weeks in a newspaper
authorized to provide service by publication.

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§PM-109.4. Restraining Actions.

Any affected by a PM-109.3 order may within 30 days

after service of such order, apply to the Clinton county Court of Common Pleas for an
order restraining the Code Enforcement Officer from razing and removing such structure
or parts thereof. The court shall determine whether the order of the Code Official is
reasonable and, if found reasonable, shall issue an order reflecting that determination
and, if found not reasonable, shall issue an order reflecting that determination. [Ord.
580B]

§PM-109.5. Failure to Comply.

Whenever the owner of a property fails to comply with

a demolition order within the time prescribed, the code official shall cause the structure
or part thereof to be razed and removed, either through an available public agency or by
contract or arrangement with private persons, and the cost of such razing and removal
shall be charged against the real estate upon which the structure is located and shall be
a lien upon such real estate.

§PM-109.6. Salvage Materials.

When any structure has been ordered razed and

removed, the governing body or other designated officer under said contract or
arrangement aforesaid, may sell the salvage and valuable materials at the highest price
obtainable. The net proceeds of such sale, after deducting the expenses of such razing
and removal, shall be promptly remitted with a report of such sale or transaction,
including the items of expense and the amounts deducted, for the use of the persons who
may be entitled thereto, subject to any order of a court. If such a surplus does not remain
to be turned over, the report shall so state.

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Section PM-110.0 shall be amended as follows:

§PM-110.0. Emergency Orders.

§PM-110.1. General.

Whenever a code official finds that an emergency exists on any

premises, or in any structure or part thereof, or on any defective equipment which
requires immediate action to protect the public's health and safety or that of the
occupants thereof, the code official shall, with proper notice and service in accordance
with the provisions of §PM-106.2, issue an order reciting the existence of such an
emergency and requiring the vacating of the premises or requiring such action be taken
as the code official deems necessary to meet such emergency. Notwithstanding other
provisions of this Code, such order shall be effective immediately and the premises or
equipment involved shall be placarded immediately upon service of the order. [Ord.
580B]

§PM-110.2. Hearing.

Any person to whom such order is directed shall comply

therewith. They may thereafter, upon petition directed to the appeals board, be afforded
a hearing as prescribe in this Code. Depending upon the findings of the board at such
hearing as to whether the provisions of this Code have been complied with, the board
shall continue such order or modify or revoke it.

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Section PM-111.0 is hereby amended as follows:

§PM 111.0. Registration of Rental Units.

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§PM-111.1. General.

No person shall rent to another for occupancy any structure or

part thereof governed by this Code unless he holds a current, unrevoked registration
certificate issued by the Code Enforcement Officer in his name for the specific identified
structure. Every registration certificate shall be valid for a period of 5 years from its date
of issuance unless sooner revoked and may be renewed for successive periods of 5 years.
[Ord. 580B]

§PM-111.2. Application.

No registration certificate shall be issued or renewed unless

the applicant owner has first made application therefor on an application form provided
by the Code Enforcement Officer. The Code Enforcement officer shall develop such
forms and make them available to the public. The fee for each registration certificate or
renewal thereof shall be $5 per structure. This fee has been calculated to be less than the
actual cost of administration processing, registration certificates or of renewal of a
registration certificate. No prior inspections shall be required. [Ord. 580B]

§PM-111.3. Transferability of Registration Certificate.

No registration certificate shall

be transferable to another person or to another structure or dwelling unit. Any person
holding a registration certificate shall give notice, in writing, to the Code Enforcement
Officer within 7 days after having transferred or otherwise disposed of the legal
ownership or control of any registered structure. Such notice shall include the name and
address of the person or persons succeeding to the ownership or control of such
structure.

§PM-111.4. Existing Units.

This Section shall immediately become applicable to any

currently existing structure or part thereof being rented to another for occupancy. The
owner of any such structure currently being rented to another for occupancy shall have
a period of 60 days from the effective date of this Part to apply for the registration
certificate required by this Section.

§PM-111.5 Public Housing.

Nothing in this Section shall be applicable to or require the

registration of any housing unit, the conditions of occupancy of which is regulated by
a governmental agency or the Clinton County Housing Authority.

§PM-111.6. Transient Housing.

Nothing in this Section shall be applicable to or require

the registration of any structure designated for transient housing use (i.e., hotel, motel).

§PM-111.7. Revocation of Registration Certificate.

Whenever, in the exercise of his

duties, the Code Enforcement Officer finds that conditions or practices exist which are
in violation of the provisions of §PM-111.0, he shall serve the owner with notice of such
violations stating that unless the violations cited are corrected within a reasonable time,
the registration certificate will be suspended. At the expiration of the time allowed for
correction of any violation cited, the Code Enforcement Officer shall, with the voluntary
consent of the owner or pursuant to a warrant issued upon probable cause by a district
justice after notice and opportunity for a hearing, inspect the structure and, if he deter-
mines that such conditions have not been corrected, he shall issue an order revoking the
registration certificate.

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§PM-111.8 Appeal.

Any person who shall be refused a registration certificate or whose

registration certificate has been revoked shall be entitled to a hearing pursuant to the
procedures established in §PM-112.1 of this Code.

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Section PM-112.0 shall be added to read as follows:

§PM-112.0. Right to Appeal.

§PM-112.1. Appeals.

With the execution of an order issued pursuant to PM-109.3 any

person affected by any notice which has been issued in connection with the enforcement
of any provision of this Code or of any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto shall
have a right of appeal to the Code Enforcement Board of Appeals and Review. A
petition requesting a hearing and containing a statement of the grounds therefore shall
be filed in the Code Office within 30 days after the day the notice was served in
accordance with PM-106.2.2. [Ord. 580B]

14.

Section PM-202.0 shall be amended in part to read as follows:

Dwellings:

Rooming House. A building arranged or used for the lodging, with or without
meals, for compensation, by more than four individuals.

Family. An individual or married couple and the children thereof with not more
than two other persons related directly to the individual or married couple by
blood or marriage, or a group of not more than four unrelated (excluding servants)
persons, living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit.

15.

The first sentence of §PM-303.4 is hereby amended to read as follows:

All premises and exterior property shall be maintained free from weeds or plant growth
in excess of 8 inches.

16.

Section PM-304.1, "Habitable Spaces" is amended by adding the exception:

Dwellings with habitable spaces that were originally constructed with less than 8% of
window area are exempt from the full requirements of §403.1.

[Ord. 540BA]

17.

The last sentence in §PM-304.6 is amended to read as follows:

Roof water shall not be discharged in a manner that creates a nuisance to owners or
occupants of adjacent premises or creates a public nuisance. [Ord. 493B]

18.

Section PM-304.11.2 is hereby deleted. [Ord. 510B]

19.

Section PM-304.12 is hereby deleted.

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Section PM-305.4 is amended to read as follows:

§PM-305.4 Lead Based Paint.

Interior and exterior painted surfaces of dwellings and

child and daycare facilities, including fences and outbuildings, known to contain in
excess of 0.06% lead by weight shall be removed or covered in an approved manner.
Any surface to be covered shall first be marked with warnings as to the lead content of
such surface. It is not the intent of this Section to mandate testing to determine
compliance with this Section.

21.

Section PM-306.3.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:

An approved mechanical food waste grinder in each dwelling unit or an approved leak
proof, covered, outside garbage container. [Ord. 510B]

22.

Sections PM-405.2 and PM-405.4 are hereby deleted. [Ord. 493B]

23.

Section PM-405.8.

The word "laundry" is hereby deleted from No. 4 of "Exceptions." A fifth
exception is to be added and read as follows:

Dwellings that were originally constructed with ceiling heights in areas intended
for use as living or habitual space that do not conform to this Code are exempt
from the requirements of this Code.

[Ord. 493B]

Exception No. 4 is amended by adding:

Laundry areas are exempt from ceiling height requirements in basement rooms.

[Ord. 540BA]

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The last sentence of §PM-405.9 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Kitchens shall have a clear passageway between counter fronts and appliances or
counter fronts and walls that will allow access to cabinets and appliances, but shall not
be less than 28 inches.

[Ord. 540BA]

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Section PM-508.0 is amended by adding §PM-508.2 to read as follows:

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The discharge of stormwater runoff to sanitary sewers is prohibited. No person
connected to a sanitary sewer shall connect any roof drain or foundation drain or permit
any such drains to remain connected thereto, nor allow or cause to enter into any
sanitary sewer any spring water or surface water from any source.

[Ord. 510B]

26.

Section PM-602.2.1 is amended to insert "September 15 to May 15" as the time period
during which a sufficient supply of heat must be provided.

27.

Section PM-602.3 is amended to insert "September 15 to May 15" as the time period
during which a sufficient supply of heat must be supplied.

28.

The last sentence of §PM-605.2 is amended to read as follows:

All bathroom receptacles must be GFI (ground fault interrupter) protected in accordance
with the current National Electrical Code.

(Ord. 468B, 6/20/1994, §§II-XXII; as amended by Ord. 493B, 6/20/1994, §§II-VI; by Ord. 510B,
8/26/1996. §§II-IV; by Ord. 540BA, §§II, III; and by Ord. 580B, 12/13/1999, §1)

§5-303.

Provisions to be Continuation of Existing Regulations.

The provisions of this Part, so far as they are the same as those of ordinances in force
immediately prior to the enactment of this Part, are intended as a continuation of such
ordinances and not as new enactments. The provisions of this Part shall not affect any act done
or liability incurred, nor shall they affect any suit or prosecution pending or to be instituted to
enforce any of these repealed ordinances or regulations.

(Ord. 468B, 6/20/1995, §XXIV)

(5, PART 4)

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PART 4

PLUMBING CODE

§5-401.

Adoption of Plumbing Code.

Certain documents, three copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk and the City
of Lock Haven, being marked and designated as "International Plumbing Code," including
Appendix Chapters B, D, E, F, and G, as published by the International Code Council, be and
is hereby adopted as the code of the City of Lock Haven for regulating the design, construction,
quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement,
addition to, use or maintenance of plumbing systems in the City of Lock Haven and providing
for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations,
provisions, conditions and terms of such International Plumbing Code, 1997 Edition, published
by the International Code Council on file in the office of the City of Lock Haven are hereby
referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this Part.

(Ord. 545B, 4/20/1998, §1)

§5-402.

Additions, Deletions and Changes.

The following Sections are hereby revised:

Section 101.1. Insert: City of Lock Haven.

Section 106.5.2. Insert: As per resolution No. 687A, February 7, 1994.

Section 106.5.3 is hereby deleted.

Section 108.4 is hereby amended to read:

§108.4. Violation Penalties.

Any person who shall violate a provision of this code

or shall fail to comply with any other requirement thereof or who shall erect,
install, alter or repair plumbing work in violation of the approved construction
documents or directive of the code official, or of a permit or certificate issued
under the provisions of this code, shall be, upon conviction thereof, sentenced to
a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine
and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a
violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate
offense.

[Ord. 670]

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Section 108.5 is hereby amended to read:

§108.5. Stop Work Orders.

Upon notice from the code official, work on any

plumbing system that is being done contrary to the provisions of this code in a
dangerous or unsafe manner shall immediately cease. Such notice shall be in
writing and shall be given to the owner of the property, or to the owner's agent,
or to the person doing the work. The notice shall state the conditions under which
work is authorized to resume. Where an emergency exists, the code official shall
not be required to give a written notice prior to stopping the work. Any person
who shall continue any work in or about the structure after having been served
with a stop work order, except such work that person is directed to perform to
remove the violation or unsafe condition, shall be, upon conviction thereof,
sentenced to a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment
of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day
that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a
separate offense.

[Ord. 670]

Section 305.6.1. Insert: 36 inches.

Section 904.1. Insert: 12 inches.

Chapter 14, Codes. Insert: (1) the BOCA National Building Code/1996; (2)
National Fuel Gas Code; (3) International Mechanical Code/1996.

Appendix A and C are hereby deleted.

(Ord. 545B, 4/20/1998, §3; as amended by Ord. 670, 2/24/2003, §1)

(5, PART 5)

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PART 5

MECHANICAL CODE

§5-501.

Adoption of Mechanical Code.

Certain documents, three copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk and the City
of Lock Haven, being marked and designated as the "International Mechanical Code," as
published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the code of the City
of Lock Haven for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection,
installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance
of mechanical systems in the City of Lock Haven and providing for the issuance of permits and
collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and
terms of such International Mechanical Code, 1996 Edition, published by the International
Code Council, on file in the office of the City of Lock Haven are hereby referred to, adopted
and made a part hereof as if filly set out in this Part.

(Ord. 547B, 4/20/1998, §1)

§5-502.

Additions, Insertions and Changes.

The following Sections are hereby revised:

Section 101.1. Insert: City of Lock Haven.

Section 106.5.2. Insert: As per resolution No. 68A, February 7, 1994.

Section 106.5.3. is hereby deleted.

Amend Section 108.4 to read:

§108.4. Violation Penalties.

Any person who shall violate a provision of this code

or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect,
install, alter or repair mechanical work in violation of the approved construction
documents or directive of the code official, or of a permit or certificate issued
under the provisions of this code, shall be, upon conviction thereof, sentenced to
a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of said fine and costs, to
a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation continues
after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.

[Ord. 670]

Amend Section 108.5 to read:

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§108.5. Stop Work Orders.

Upon notice from the code official that mechanical

work is being done contrary to the provisions of this code or in any dangerous or
unsafe manner, such work shall immediately cease. Such notice shall be in writing
and shall be given to the owner of the property, or to the owner's agent, or to the
person doing the work. The notice shall state the conditions under which work
is authorized to resume. Where an emergency exists, the code official shall not be
required to give a written notice prior to stopping the work. Any person who
shall continue any work on the system 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, upon conviction thereof, sentenced to a fine of not
more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of said fine and costs, to a term of
imprisonment not to exceed 30 days.

[Ord. 670]

Chapter 16, Codes. Insert: (1) the BOCA National Building Code/1996, (2) the
BOCA National Fire Prevention Code/1996.

Appendix B is hereby deleted.

(Ord. 547B, 4/20/1998, §2; as amended by Ord. 670, 2/24/2003, §1)

(5, PART 6)

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PART 6

FIRE PREVENTION CODE

§5-601.

Adoption of Fire Prevention Code.

A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City
of Lock Haven, being marked and designated as "The BOCA National Fire Prevention Code,
Tenth Edition, 1996," as published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators
International, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the Fire Prevention Code of the City of Lock
Haven in the State of Pennsylvania; for the control of buildings, structures and premises as
herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and
terms of said BOCA National Fire Prevention Code, are hereby referred to, adopted and made
a part hereof as if fully set out in this Part, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes,
if any, prescribed in §5-603 of this Part.

(Ord. 544B, 4/20/1998, §2)

§5-602.

Additions, Deletions and Changes.

The following Sections are hereby revised as follows:

Section F-101.1. Insert: City of Lock Haven.

Amend Section F-112.3 to read:

§F-112.3. Penalty for Violations.

Any person who shall violate any of the

provisions of this code or fail to comply with any order issued to pursuant to any
Section hereof, shall be, upon conviction thereof, sentenced to pay a fine of not
more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a
term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation continues
after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.

[Ord. 670]

Section F-1070, Permits, is hereby deleted.

Section F-3003-2 is hereby deleted.

(Ord. 544B, 4/20/1998, §3; as amended by Ord. 670, 2/24/2003, §1)