The following sections are hereby revised:
(A) Section 101.1. Title. These regulations shall be known as the Property Maintenance Code of Spaulding Township (hereafter referred to as “this Code”).
(B) Section 102.3. Application of Other Codes. Substitute Michigan Building Code for International Building Code and International Existing Building Code. Substitute Spaulding Township Zoning Ordinance for International Zoning Code.
(C) Section 103.5. Fees. Fees, if any shall be in accordance with a resolution or ordinance which may, from time to time, be adopted by the Spaulding Township Board.
(D) Section 106.3. Prosecution of Violation. Delete first sentence of section and insert in its place the following: “Any person failing to comply with a notice of violation or order served in accordance with § 107 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor as determined by the local municipality, punishable by a fine of not more than $500 or 90 days imprisonment, or both such fine and imprisonment, and the violation shall be deemed a strict liability offense”.
(E) Section 107.2(5). For violations of §§ 108, 109 or 110, inform the property owner of the right to appeal.
(F) Section 111. Means of Appeal. Any person directly affected by the decision of the code official or a notice or order issued for violation of this code, shall have the right to appeal to the Township Zoning Board of Appeals. All appeal requests shall be in accordance with the township zoning ordinance. An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of this code or the rules legally adopted hereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this Code do not fully apply, or the requirements of this Code are adequately satisfied by other means.
(G) Sections 111.1 through 111.8. Delete Sections 111.1 through 111.8.
(H) Section 201.3. Terms Defined in Other Codes. Replace section with: Where terms are not defined in this Code and are defined in the Michigan Residential Code, International Fire Code, township zoning ordinance, Michigan Plumbing Code, Michigan Mechanical Code, Michigan Building Code, Michigan Rehabilitation Code for Existing Buildings and the Michigan Electrical Code, such terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as in those codes.
(I) Section 302.4. Weeds. Insert ten inches. Add, at the end of the second paragraph the following sentence: The Township shall have a lien upon such property for such cost which shall be enforceable in the manner provided by the general laws of the state for the enforcement of tax liens.
(J) Section 304.14. Insect Screens. Insert May 1 to October 1 for dates.
(K) Section 401.3. Alternative Devises. Substitute Michigan Building Code for International Building Code.
(L) Section 505.1. General. Substitute Michigan Plumbing Code for International Plumbing Code.
(M) Section 602.2. Residential Occupancies. Substitute Michigan Plumbing Code for International Plumbing Code.
(N) Section 602.3. Heat Supply. Insert September 1 to June 1 for dates. Substitute Michigan Plumbing Code for International Plumbing Code.
(O) Section 602.4. Occupiable Work Spaces. Insert September 1 to June 1 for dates.
(P) Section 702.3. Locked Doors. Substitute Michigan Building Code for International Building Code.
(Ord. 9-18-18, passed 9-18-2018)