[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Milton 7-8-1958
as Ord. No. 438. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Last amended 8-26-1998 by Ord. No. 1097]
A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office
of the Secretary of the Borough of Milton, being marked and designated as
the BOCA National Fire Prevention Code/1996, as published by the Building
Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., be and is hereby adopted
as the Fire Prevention Code of the Borough of Milton, in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions
hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion, and each and all of
the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of the BOCA National
Fire Prevention Code/1996 are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part
hereof, as if fully set out in this chapter.
[Amended 10-28-1998 by Ord. No. 1103]
A.
Any person, partnership or corporation who or which shall
violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof in a
summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000, plus
costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, such
persons, the members of such partnership or the officers of such corporation
shall be subject to imprisonment for a period not in excess of 30 days. Each
day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. All fines
collected for violation of this chapter shall be paid over to the Borough
of Milton.
B.
In addition to the remedies and penalties provided in
this chapter, the Borough of Milton may institute any appropriate action in
law or in equity to prevent, restrain, correct or abate any action, conduct
or condition which constitutes a violation of this chapter.
