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52 ORDINANCE The International Codes are designed and promulgated to be adopted by reference by ordinance. Jurisdictions wishing to adopt the 2003 International Property Maintenance Code as an enforceable regulation governing existing structures and premises should ensure that certain factual information is included in the adopting ordinance at the time adoption is being considered by the appropriate governmental body. The following sample adoption ordinance addresses several key elements of a code adoption or- dinance, including the information required for insertion into the code text. SAMPLE ORDINANCE FOR ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE ORDINANCE NO. An ordinance of the [JURISDICTION] adopting the 2003 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 utili- ties and facilities and other physical things and conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary and fit for occupa- tion and use; and the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for human occupancy and use, and the demolition of such existing structures in the [JURISDICTION]; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; repealing Ordi- nance No. of the [JURISDICTION] and all other ordinances and parts of the ordinances in conflict therewith. The [GOVERNING BODY] of the [JURISDICTION] does ordain as follows: Section 1. That a certain document, three (3) copies of which are on file in the office of the [TITLE OFJURISDICTION'S KEEPER OF RECORDS] Of [NAME OF JURISDICTION], being marked and designated as the International Property Maintenance Code, 2003 edi- tion, as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Code of the [JURIS- DICTION], in the State of [STATE NAME] for 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 en- sure that structures are safe, sanitary and fit for occupation and use; and the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for hu- man occupancy and use, and the demolition of such existing structures as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Property Maintenance Code on file in the office of the [JURISDICTION] are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this ordinance, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in Section 2 of this ordinance. Section 2. The following sections are hereby revised: Section 101.1. Insert: [NAME OF JURISDICTION] Section 103.5. Insert: [APPROPRIATE SCHEDULE] Section 304.14. Insert: [DATES IN TWO LOCATIONS] Section 602.3. Insert: [DATES IN TWO LOCATIONS] Section 602.4. Insert: [DATES IN TWO LOCATIONS] Section 3. That Ordinance No. of [JURISDICTION] entitled [FILL IN HERE THE COMPLETE TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE OR ORDINANCES IN EFFECT AT THE PRESENT TIME $O THAT THEY WILL BE REPEALED BY DEFINITE MENTION] and all other ordi- nances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 4. That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be unconstitu- tional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The [GOVERNING BODY] hereby de- clares that it would have passed this ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional. Section 5. That nothing in this ordinance or in the Property Maintenance Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding impending in any court, or any rights acquired, of liability incurred, or any cause or causes of action acquired or ex- isting, under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in Section 2 of this ordinance; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this ordinance. Section 6. That the [JURISDICTION'S KEEPER OF RECORDS] is hereby ordered and directed to cause this ordinance to be pub- lished. (An additional provision may be required to direct the number of times the ordinance is to be published and to specify that it is to be in a newspaper in general circulation. Posting may also be required.) 2003 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE