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The 2021 Edition of the International Property Maintenance Code is hereby adopted by reference. In the event of any conflict between any provision of the IPMC and this section, the provisions of this section shall apply.

A. IPMC Section 101.1 Amended. Section 101.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the International Property Maintenance Code of the City of Monroe, hereinafter referred to as “this code.”

B. IPMC Section 103.1 Repealed and Replaced. Section 103.1 is hereby repealed and replaced to read as follows:

The Building and Life Safety Office is hereby established and the official in charge thereof shall be known as the building official. The function of the division shall be the implementation, administration and enforcement of the provisions of this code.

C. IPMC Section 104.1 Amended. Section 104.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 104.1 Fees. Fees shall be set forth in a fee resolution adopted, and from time to time amended, by the city council.

D. IPMC Section 107 Repealed and Replaced. Section 107 is hereby repealed and replaced to read as follows:

Section 107 – APPEALS.

107.1 Appeals. All appeals of orders, decisions, interpretations or determinations made by the code official relative to the application and interpretation of the IPMC shall be to the City of Monroe Hearing Examiner in accordance with Chapter 2.34 and 22.84.080 MMC. The Hearing Examiner shall have no authority to waive requirements of this code.

107.2 Limitations on authority. An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of this code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully apply or an equally good or better form of construction is proposed. The hearing examiner shall have no authority to waive requirements of this code.

E. IPMC Section 108 Repealed. Section 108 is hereby repealed in its entirety.

F. IPMC Section 109 Repealed and Replaced. Section 109 is hereby repealed and replaced to read as follows:

Section 109 – VIOLATIONS.

109.1 Notice of violation. Enforcement of violations of this code shall be in accordance with Chapter 1.04 of the Monroe Municipal Code. Signs, tags, or seals posted or affixed by the building official shall not be mutilated, destroyed, tampered with, or removed without authorization from the building official. The fine for the removal, mutilation, destruction of, or tampering with said notice, sign, tags, or seals shall be as set forth in the Monroe Municipal Code, Section 15.04.200.

G. IPMC Section 110.2 Repealed and Replaced. . Section 110.2 is hereby repealed and replaced to read as follows:

110.2 Issuance. The stop work order shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property involved, the owner’s authorized agent or the person performing the work. Upon issuance of a stop work order, the cited work shall immediately cease. The stop work order shall state the reason for the order and the conditions under which the cited work will be permitted to resume. There shall be a fee imposed for issuance of a Stop Work Order in the amount set by periodic fee resolution of the Monroe City Council.

H. IPMC Section 111.4 Repealed and Replaced. Section 111.4 is hereby repealed and replaced to read as follows:

Section 111.4 Notice. Whenever the code official determines that there have been violations of this code or has grounds to believe that a violation has occurred, notice shall be given in the manner prescribed in accordance with Chapter 1.04 of the Monroe Municipal Code. Signs, tags, or seals posted or affixed by the building official shall not be mutilated, destroyed, tampered with, or removed without authorization from the building official. The fine for the removal, mutilation, destruction of, or tampering with said notice, sign, tags, or seals shall be as set forth in the Monroe Municipal Code, Section 15.04.200.

I. IPMC Section 302.3 Repealed and Replaced. Section 302.3 is hereby repealed and replaced to read as follows:

Sidewalks and driveways. Sidewalks, walkways, stairs, driveways, parking spaces and similar areas shall be kept in a proper state of repair, and maintained free from hazardous conditions, including:

1. All vegetation, signs, or other obstructions, which prevent persons from obtaining a clear view of traffic when approaching an intersection or pedestrian sidewalk shall be removed.

2. All overgrown vegetation which project over a public sidewalk less than eight feet above the surface thereof, as well as the full width, or less than fourteen feet above the surface of a public street shall be removed.

J. IPMC Section 302.4 Amended. IPMC Section 302.4 first paragraph is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 302.4 Weeds. Premises and exterior property shall be maintained free from weeds or plant growth in excess of 12 inches. Weeds shall be defined as all grasses, annual plants and vegetation, other than trees or shrubs provided; however, this term shall not include cultivated flowers and gardens.

K. IPMC Section 304.14 Amended. IPMC Section 304.14 is hereby amended to read as follows:

304.14 Insect Screens. During the period from April 1 to October 31, every door, window and other outside opening required for ventilation of habitable rooms, food preparation areas, food service areas or any areas where products to be included or utilized in food for human consumption are processed, manufactured, packaged or stored shall be supplied with approved tightly fitting screens of minimum 16 mesh per inch (16 mesh per 25 mm) and every screen door used for insect control shall have a self-closing device in good working condition.

Exception: Screens shall not be required where other approved means, such as air curtains or insect repellent fans, are employed.

L. IPMC Section 309.6 Adopted. A new Section 309.6 is hereby adopted to read as follows:

309.6 Rodent Control. All applicants for a demolition, land clearing or grading permit, and those persons undertaking a land clearing project shall develop and implement an approved rodent control program in accordance with this section for the project site at least fifteen days prior to the start of the demolition, clearing or grading permit activity. The rodent control program shall utilize lawful baiting, trapping, and/or other methods necessary to effectively eradicate any existing rodent population on the project site and prevent the project site from serving as a rodent harborage and/or public nuisance. Implementation of the rodent control program shall continue at least until the demolition, land clearing or grading permit project begins; however, no demolition, clearing or grading modification work shall commence until all visible rodent activity has been abated even if fifteen or more days have lapsed since the initiation of the rodent control program, unless otherwise approved by the building official. The rodent control program shall be endorsed by a qualified pest control agent. The building official shall not issue any demolition, land clearing or grading permit, nor shall any demolition, land clearing or grading occur, until the applicant has filed with the city a copy of the rodent control program and a declaration, under penalty of perjury, that the requirements of this section have been complied with. The rodent control program may be terminated at any time, due to the cessation or lack of visible rodent activity on the project site, upon a written recommendation of the pest control agent and approval of the building official; however, the rodent control program shall be promptly reinstated upon discovery of any additional rodent activity on the project site by the pest control agent or the building official, and all demolition, land clearing or grading permit work may be required to be stopped until the additional rodent activity has been abated as determined in writing by the pest control agent or upon approval of the building official. At the determination of the building official, a project reasonably unlikely to disturb a nesting place of rodents may be exempted from the requirements of this section.

M. IPMC Section 602.3 Amended. IPMC Section 602.3 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 602.3 Heat Supply. Every owner and operator of any building who rents, leases or lets one or more dwelling units or sleeping units on terms, either expressed or implied, to furnish heat to the occupants thereof shall supply heat year-round to maintain a minimum temperature of 68°F (20°C) in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms.

Exceptions:

1. When the outdoor temperature is below the winter outdoor design temperature for the locality, maintenance of the minimum room temperature shall not be required provided that the heating system is operating at its full design capacity. The winter outdoor design temperature for the locality shall be as indicated in Appendix D of the International Plumbing Code.

2. In areas where the average monthly temperature is above 30°F (-1°C), a minimum temperature of 65°F (18°C) shall be maintained.

N. IPMC 602.4 Amended. IPMC Section 602.4 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 602.4 Occupiable work spaces. Indoor occupiable work spaces shall be supplied with heat year-round to maintain a minimum temperature of 65°F (18°C) during the period the spaces are occupied.

Exceptions:

1. Processing, storage and operation areas that require cooling or special temperature conditions.

2. Areas in which persons are primarily engaged in vigorous physical activities.

O. IPMC Appendix A “Boarding Standard” is hereby adopted in its entirety. (Ord. 005/2023 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 018/2020 § 1 (Exh. A))