City Wide Code Inspection Next Month in Sunbury
SUNBURY – Sunbury residents will need to be ready for a city-wide Code Enforcement inspection next month. The code office says it will take place April 25-29, concentrating on ‘life and safety issues’ in the city.
Code officials say they will be re-inspecting sidewalks, and will also follow up with property owners that had deficient sidewalks last year. Blighted properties will also be addressed. They say any vehicles parked on public streets or in the open on private property will be subject to removal and given 48 hours notice.
The full statement from Sunbury:
Public Safety Message
1). April 9, 2022 there is going to be an Electronics recycling / paper shredding event held at the Sunbury skating rink parking lot. This event is being held as a donation only event. All donations will be used for the Sunbury 250th Celebration. Any questions if items will be accepted call Jeff at (570) 286-4207.
Items that will be accepted: Computers, laptops, smartphones, tablets, servers, routers, firewalls, printers, CD players, radios and more.
Items not accepted: TV’s, washers, dryers, microwaves, freon-related appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators, and freezers.
2). April 25-29: City wide inspection by the Code Enforcement Office. Come out and meet your Code Enforcement Officers. We will be concentrating on life and safety issues throughout the city. We will be re-inspecting sidewalks. We will be following up with property owners that had deficient sidewalks last year. We will also be addressing blighted properties. Please come out any share your questions or concerns,
3). Any inoperable vehicles parked on public streets or in the open on private property will be subject to removal. Owners will be given 48 hours’ notice before the vehicle is towed and impounded.
Definition of Inoperable Vehicle (Sunbury City Code 166-2): “Inoperable Vehicles” shall mean any unlicensed or uninspected, wrecked, scrapped, ruined, dismantled, nonrepairable, salvage or abandoned motor vehicles or automobiles, truck campers, trailers, or parts thereof.
4). Spring is upon us. Please make sure to regularly tend to your grass, weeds, rubbish, trash, and swimming pools. Violations of the Ordinances may result in a “Quality of Life” ticket or possibly a Citation through the District Magistrate’s Office.
5). All changes in rental status of tenant/owners must be reported to the Code Enforcement Office within 10 days of the change being made. As per City Ordinance 134-9, An individual convicted of any felony drug offense, upon conviction and expiration of any applicable appeal period, shall not be eligible to be a tenant of a residential rental unit. “Felony drug offense” shall mean an offense that is punishable by imprisonment for more than one year under any law of the United States or of a state or foreign country that prohibits or restricts conduct relating to narcotic drugs and other controlled substances, and specifically includes any prohibited act under Pennsylvania’s Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, 35 P.S. § 780-101 et seq., where the offense is graded as a felony under § 780-113 of that Act. A convicted illegal substance distributor shall not be eligible to be a tenant of a residential rental unit and shall be considered in violation of this chapter. Seven years after an individual’s conviction and the expiration of any applicable appeal period, that individual shall be eligible to be a tenant of a residential rental unit, provided that the individual has no additional conviction(s) of any felony drug offense during that seven-year period. Failure of the property owner to remove said convicted individual from the residential rental unit shall result in nonrenewal of the housing permit and citation through the District Magistrate’s Office.
Thank you,
Jeff Wojciechowski, Public Safety Supervisor
