[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Wilkinsburg
7-31-1972 as Ch. XII, Part 3, of the 1972 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire prevention — See Ch. 146.
From and after the approval of this chapter, the following regulations
for the sale, installation and use of gas appliances shall prevail.
On and after the first day of March, 1961, it shall be unlawful to sell
at retail, offer or expose for sale at retail, deliver, install, rent, lease,
possess or use, either directly or indirectly, within the Borough of Wilkinsburg,
any unventable gas room or space heaters. It shall also be unlawful to install
or use any unvented gas room, space heater or water heater.
All types of gas room, space and water heaters installed or used in
the Borough of Wilkinsburg shall be connected to a proper, adequate and approved
chimney flue or vent in accordance with any and all building codes and plumbing
codes and/or regulations in effect in the borough.
It shall be unlawful to sell, offer or expose for sale at retail, deliver,
install, rent or lease within the Borough of Wilkinsburg any gas appliance
unless it has the approval of the American Gas Association Laboratories or
is listed by the American Gas Association Laboratories.
The Building Inspector is hereby charged with the enforcement of this
chapter and is authorized and empowered to adopt rules and regulations relating
to any matter pertaining to the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
Any person, firm, association or corporation violating any provision
of this chapter shall, for each and every such violation, upon conviction
thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than one thousand dollars
($1,000.) and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine
and costs, to imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days. Each day on
which any prohibited use or violation shall continue shall be considered a
separate offense and punishable as such.
