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Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances at Title Ten: Building, Chapter 1004: International Property Maintenance Code Adoption, by adopting the 2021 edition of the International Property Maintenance Code ("IPMC") and with the amendments specified in Section 1004.05 of the City Code, as well as making certain amendments to the existing language of Chapter 1004 of the City Code.
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WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh ("the City") has a significant interest in ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of persons and property within the City's jurisdiction;
WHEREAS, to protect the health, safety, and welfare of persons and property within the City's jurisdiction, the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections "PLI" has been tasked with enforcing compliance with the IPMC;
WHEREAS, property conditions, including but not limited to weeds, grass, overgrowth, landslides, and other dangerous conditions, directly relate to and affect the health, safety, and welfare of persons who occupy the property, nearby properties, and residents, the general public, neighborhoods, and communities within the city;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh enacts as follows:
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CHAPTER 1004: INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE ADOPTION
? 1004.01 ADOPTION AND PURPOSE.
An ordinance of the City of Pittsburgh adopting the 2021 edition of the International Property Maintenance Code, regulating and governing the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings, and structures; by providing the standards for supplied utilities and facilities and other physical things and conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary, and fit for occupation and use; and the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for human occupancy and use, and the demolition of such existing structures in the City of Pittsburgh; providing for the collection of fees therefor.
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