Click button above to view the codebook on General Code Publishers site.

Click the box above for a summary of the property maintenance code (pdf). The property maintenance code is used for rental license inspections and U&O inspections for resale.

All property owners are required to clear a 36-inch wide path on the sidewalk along the street for the entire length of your property. This must be done within twenty-four (24) hours of the end of the storm. See Section 83-14 of the Code of East Greenville Borough.

East Greenville Borough has adopted the 2006 International Property Maintenance Code. Several important changes in this code include:

• 302.8 Motor vehicles. Except as provided for in other regulations, no inoperative or unlicensed motor vehicle shall be parked, kept or stored on any premises, and no vehicle shall at any time be in a state of major disassembly, disrepair, or in the process of being stripped or dismantled. Painting of vehicles is prohibited unless conducted inside an approved spray booth. Exception: A vehicle of any type is permitted to undergo major overhaul, including body work, provided that such work is performed inside a structure or similarly enclosed area designed and approved for such purposes.

  • Improper storage of inoperable vehicles can be a serious problem. These vehicles are unsightly, clutter the neighborhood, provide a harborage for rodents and are an attractive nuisance for children. no inoperable or unlicensed vehicles are permitted on a property unless approved in other regulations adopted by the Borough. This regulation addresses two problems associated with vehicle storage and repair including the blighting influence that improperly stored inoperable vehicles have on a neighborhood, and the neighborhood mechanic who attempts to operate a vehicle repair business from home. Motor vehicle repairs are permitted, but only if the work is performed in a structure designed and approved for such use. inoperable vehicles are defined as: A vehicle which cannot be driven upon the public streets for reason including but not limited to being unlicensed, wrecked, abandoned, in a state of disrepair, or incapable of being moved under its own power.
• Single or multiple-station smoke alarms are required in the following locations:
  • On the ceiling or wall outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of bedrooms,
  • Inside each room used for sleeping.
  • In each story within a dwelling unit, including basements and cellars but not including crawl spaces and uninhabitable attics.
  • Single and multiple-station smoke detectors shall be installed in other groups in accordance with the International Fire Code.

East Greenville Borough requires all properties to be inspected prior to selling. The inspections check for compliance with the Property Maintenance Code.  Inspections are scheduled by calling the Code Enforcement Officer at (215) 679-5194. The link for the Use & Occupancy Permit application will direct you to a PDF of the application form that can also be submitted. Any corrections noted during the inspection will be sent included in a correction report that is sent to the owner/agent. The permit cost for a Certificate of Occupancy is $50.00, payable to East Greenville Borough. This permit fee includes the inspection, and re-inspection. The Borough's Rental License program follows the same procedures as the Use & Occupancy inspections except Rental Properties are inspected every three years. For a summary of the Property Maintenance Code requirements, click HERE.

East Greenville Borough has opted-in to the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code.

To review the PA Uniform Construction Code click the following link:

Beginning July 1, 2009, a new law will take effect in Pennsylvania requiring Home Improvement Contractors to be registered. This law is enforced by the PA Attorney General, or the County District Attorney.

More Information can be found by clicking on this link: Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act

For more information on this law, see the PA Attorney General's website at: Consumers: Protecting Consumers - Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General

• To construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a commercial building, structure and facility or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical, or plumbing system regulated by the Uniform Construction Code.

• Emergency repairs may be completed without first applying for a permit if a permit application is submitted within three (3) business days of the repair work.

Click here for a schedule of permit fees                       

Other forms are available by contacting the Code Enforcement Officer at codes@egreenville.org or by calling the Borough office, (215) 679-5194.

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