[Adopted 8-14-1979 as Ord. No. 1014]
[Amended 9-8-1987 by Ord. No. 1168; 6-12-1990 by Ord. No. 1227; 6-8-1993 by Ord. No. 1279; 12-10-1996 by Ord. No. 1325]
A certain document, copies of which are on file
in the office of the Township Manager/Secretary, being marked and
designated as the "BOCA National Fire Prevention Code, Tenth Edition,
1996," as published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators
International, Inc., is hereby adopted by the Township of Springfield,
Delaware County, Pennsylvania, for the control of buildings and structures
as herein provided, and each and all of the regulations, provisions,
penalties, conditions and terms of said BOCA National Fire Prevention
Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if
fully set out in this ordinance, together with the code known as the
"Life Safety Code" (NFPA 101)," of the National Fire Prevention Association,
being particularly the 1994 Edition, both of which shall be hereinafter
referred to as the "Fire Prevention Code" and which are hereby referred
to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this ordinance.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
If any provision, sentence, clause, section
or part of this ordinance is for any reason found to be unconstitutional,
illegal or invalid, such findings shall not affect or impair any of
the remaining provisions, sentences, clauses, sections or parts of
this ordinance. It is hereby declared as the intent of the Township
Commissioners that this ordinance would have been adopted had such
unconstitutional, illegal or invalid provision, sentence, clause,
section or part not been included herein.
[Amended 4-21-1987 by Ord. No. 1156; 9-8-1987 by Ord. No. 1168; 6-12-1990 by Ord. No. 1227; 6-8-1993 by Ord. No. 1279; 12-10-1996 by Ord. No.
1325]
Any person who shall violate a provision of the BOCA National Fire Code Tenth Edition, 1996, or the code known as the "Life Safety Code (NFPA 101)," being particularly the 1994 Edition, both of which are referred to as the "Fire Prevention Code," or who shall fail to comply with any requirements thereof or directive of the Township Code Enforcement Officer or Fire Marshal or the deputy thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan, a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code shall, upon judgment against the person by summary conviction or by procedures by summons before any District Justice, be subject to the penalties provided in Chapter 1, Article II, of the Code of the Township of Springfield.
[Added 6-9-1981 by Ord. No. 1049; amended 11-12-1985 by Ord. No. 1123; 6-12-1990 by Ord. No. 1227]
A.
Said Fire Prevention Code is hereby amended and changed
as follows:
(1)
Section F-107.8, Payment of fees, is amended to read
as follows:
[Amended 6-8-1993 by Ord. No. 1279; 2-27-1997 by Ord. No. 1331; 9-8-2015 by Ord. No. 1560]
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F-107.8 Payment of Fees: A permit shall not be issued until the designated fees have been paid to the Township Treasurer in accordance with Chapter 40, Fee Schedule, of the Code of the Township of Springfield.
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Code Section
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Type of Permit
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Permit Fee
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F-403.4
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Bonfire, outdoor burning
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Permit with no fee
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F-501.2
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Before any fire alarm, detection or fire suppression
system is installed, enlarged or extended, a permit shall be secured
from the Fire Official
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$45 per $1,000 of cost or fraction thereof for
the first $100,000 plus $25 per $1,000 of cost or fraction thereof
for $100,000 and above
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Fire suppression systems for cooking operations.
Upon approval of plans and specifications, a permit shall be issued
by the Fire Official. Each system installed, extended, modified, altered
or removed from service shall require a separate permit. All permits
shall become invalid if authorized work is not started within 30 days
or if there is any false statement or misrepresentation of fact in
the application or on the plans on which the permit approval is based
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$45 per $1,000 of cost or fraction thereof for
the first $100,000 plus $25 per $1,000 of cost or fraction thereof
for $100,000 and above
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F-601.4
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Places of assembly. A place of assembly, as
defined in Section 601.0, or an educational use shall not be maintained,
operated or used as such without a permit from the Fire Official
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Annual fee based on total occupant load: 50
to 300 persons, $100; 301 to 1,000 persons, $150; 1,000 and over,
$300
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F-801.2
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Airports, heliports and helistops. Before initiating
operations of an applicable facility, a permit shall be obtained from
the Fire Official and any other agency having jurisdiction
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Annual permit fee of $500
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F-901.2
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Bowling establishments. Approval and annual
permit shall be obtained from the Code Official for bowling pin refinishing
and bowling lane resurfacing operation involving flammable-liquids
or materials
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-1001.2
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Crop ripening. Approval and annual permit shall
be obtained from the Code Official for crop-ripening and coloring
processes
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-1101.2
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Dry-cleaning plant. A person shall not operate
a dry-cleaning plant without first obtaining approval from the Code
Official. The approval shall prescribe the type of dry-cleaning system
to be utilized
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-1201.2
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Dust explosion hazards. Any person conducting
a process which could incur a dust explosion hazard shall obtain approval
and permit for such process from the Code Official
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-1301.2
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Application of flammable finishes. A permit
shall be obtained from the Fire Official for spraying or dipping operations
utilizing more than one gallon of flammable or combustible liquids
on any working day
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-1401.2
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Fumigation. A person shall not perform any fumigation
or thermal insecticidal fogging without securing approval and a permit
from the Code Official
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-1501.2
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Hazardous production materials. Approval and
annual permit shall be obtained from the Code Official to store, handle
or use hazardous production materials
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-1601.2
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Lumber yards and woodworking plants. Approval
and annual permit shall be obtained from the Fire Official for any
facility or operation in which more than 100,000 board feet of lumber
is to be stored or used
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-1701.2
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Matches. Approval and an annual permit shall
be obtained from the Fire Official for the manufacture or storage
of matches exceeding 25 cases in aggregate
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-1801.2
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Oil or gas well. Approval and an annual permit
shall be obtained from the Code Official to drill, operate or maintain
a gas or oil well
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-1901.2
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Organic coatings. Approval and an annual permit
shall be required for any organic coating manufacturing operation
making more than 1 gallon of an organic coating on any working day
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-2001.2
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Tents and air-supported structures covering
an area in excess of 120 square feet
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$25 per day per tent
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F-2102.1
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Junk yards. Approval and an annual permit shall
be obtained from the Code Official to conduct or maintain any wrecking
yard, junk yard or waste material handling plant
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-2103.1
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Combustible material. A person shall not store
in any building or upon any premise in excess of 500 cubic feet gross
volume of combustible empty packing cases, boxes, barrels or similar
containers; or rubber tires, baled cotton, rubber, cork or other similar
combustible material without having obtained a permit from the Fire
Official
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Annual fee as follows: 500 to 2,500 cubic feet,
$100; 2,500 to 10,000 cubic feet, $200; 10,001 cubic feet and greater,
$400
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F-2201.2
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Welding or cutting operations or calcium carbide
and acetylene generators
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Annual permit fee of $50
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F-2205.2
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Containers for welding and cutting gases. Approval
shall be required for the storage of cylinders or containers utilized
in conjunction with welding or cutting operations where the storage
exceeds 2,000 cubic feet (56 m3) of flammable
compressed gas other than liquefied petroleum gas, 300 pounds (136kg)
of liquefied petroleum gas or 6,000 cubic feet (168 m3) of nonflammable compressed gas
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-2207.1
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Calcium carbide storage. Approval and annual
permit shall be required for quantities of calcium carbide exceeding
200 pounds (91kg)
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-2208.1
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Acetylene generator. Approval and annual permit
shall be required for the operation of an acetylene generator with
a carbide capacity exceeding 5 pounds (2kg)
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-2301.2
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Hazardous materials and chemicals. A permit
shall be obtained from the Fire Official for the storage or handling
of any of the following:
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$100.00 per year per activity
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1.
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More than 55 gallons of corrosive liquids
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2.
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More than 500 pounds of oxidizing materials
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3.
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More than 10 pounds of organic peroxides
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4.
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More than 500 pounds of nitromethane
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5.
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More than 1,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate,
ammonium nitrate fertilizers and fertilizer mixtures covered in Section
F-3902 of the Fire Prevention Code
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6.
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Any amount of highly toxic material or poisonous
gas
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7.
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More than one microcurie of radium not contained
in a sealed source
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8.
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More than one millicurie of radium or other
radioactive material in a sealed source or sources
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9.
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Any amount of radioactive material for which
a specific license from the United States Atomic Energy Commission
is required in accordance with nationally recognized good practices
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F-2401.2
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Aerosol products. Approval and permit shall
be required for the storage and retail display of Levels 2 and 3 aerosol
products exceeding a net weight of 500 pounds (227 kg)
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-2501.2
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Cellulose nitrate plastics. Approval and annual
permit shall be required for the storage or handling of more than
25 pounds (12 kg) of cellulose nitrate (pryoxylin) plastics. Approval
and annual permit are also required for the manufacture of articles
of cellulose nitrate (pryoxlin) plastics, including the manufacture
or assembly of other articles involving cellulose nitrate (pryoxylin)
plastics
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-2501.2.1
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Cellulose nitrate motion-picture film. Storage
of more than 25 pounds of cellulose nitrate motion-picture film
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-2601.2
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Combustible fibers. Approval and annual permit
shall be obtained from the Fire Official for the storage and handling
of combustible fibers in excess of 100 cubic feet
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-2701.2
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Compressed gases. Approval and annual permit
shall be obtained from the Fire Official for the storage, handling
or use at normal temperature and pressure of more than 2,000 cubic
feet of flammable compressed gas or 6,000 cubic feet of nonflammable
compressed gas
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-2801.2
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Corrosives. Approval and annual permit shall
be required for the storage and use of corrosive materials exceeding
1,000 pounds (454 kg) of solids or 110 gallons (416L) of liquids
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-2901.2
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Cryogenic liquids: Approval and an annual permit
shall be obtained from the Fire Official for:
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Annual permit fee of $100
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1.
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The production, storage or sale of cryogenic
liquids;
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2.
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The storage of nonflammable, nontoxic cryogenic
liquids in quantities greater than 500 gallons; or
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3.
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The storage or use of more than 10 gallons of
liquid oxygen, flammable cryogenic oxidizers.
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F-3001.2
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Explosives, ammunitions and blasting agents.
Approval and a permit shall be obtained from the Fire Official for
any of the following conditions or operations:
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Permit fee of $100 per activity
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1.
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To manufacturer, possess, store,
sell or otherwise dispose of explosives or blasting agents.
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2.
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To transport explosives or blasting agents.
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3.
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To use explosives or blasting agents.
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4.
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To operate a terminal for handling explosives
or blasting agents.
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5.
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To deliver to or receive explosives or blasting
agents from a carrier at a terminal between the hours of sunset and
sunrise.
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6.
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To transport blasting caps or electric blasting
caps on the same vehicle with explosives.
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F-3101.2
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Fireworks. Approval and a permit shall be obtained
from the Fire Official for the display, sale or discharge of fireworks
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$100 per day per event
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F-3201.2
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Flammable and combustible liquids.
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1.
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To install, remove, repair or alter in any way
a stationary tank for the storage of flammable or combustible liquids,
or to modify or replace any line or dispensing device connected thereto.
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$50 per tank per job
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2.
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For the storage, handling or use of Class I
liquids in excess of 5 gallons in a dwelling or other place of human
habitation, or in excess of 10 gallons in any other building or occupancy,
or in excess of 60 gallons outside of any building.
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Annual permit fee of $50
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3.
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Storage, handling or use of Class II combustible
liquids or Class III combustible liquids in excess of 25 gallons in
a building, or in excess of 60 gallons outside of a building, except
for fuel oil used in connection with oil-burning equipment in a single-family
residential building.
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Annual permit fee of $50
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4.
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For the manufacture, processing, blending or
refining of flammable or combustible liquids.
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Annual permit fee of $100
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5.
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For the storage of flammable or combustible
liquids in stationary tanks.
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Annual permit fee of $50
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6.
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For placing any flammable or combustible liquids
in stationary tanks temporarily or permanently out of service and
to place said tank back into service.
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$100 per tank per job
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F-3301.2
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Flammable solids. Approval and a permit shall
be required for the storage, use and handling of more than 125 pounds
(57 kg) of flammable solids
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-3401.2
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Toxic solids and liquids. Approval
and a permit shall be required for the storage, use or handling of
highly toxic materials in any quantity and toxic materials exceeding
500 pounds (227 kg) of solids or 50 gallons (189 l) of liquids
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-3501.2
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Irritants. Approval and a permit shall be required
for the storage, use or handling of irritants, sensitizers or other
health hazard materials exceeding 1,000 pounds (454 kg)
of solids and 100 gallons (38 l) of liquids
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-3601.2
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Liquefied petroleum gases. Approval and a permit
shall be obtained from the Fire Official for each installation of
liquefied petroleum gas utilizing storage containers of over 2,000
gallons individual water capacity, or with an aggregate water capacity,
or with an aggregate water capacity exceeding 4,000 gallons. Prior
to making such an installation, an installer shall submit plans to
the Fire Official and if compliance with the requirements of this
code is shown by said plans, a permit shall be issued
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Permit fee of $45 per $1,000 of cost or fraction
thereof for first $100,000, plus $25 per $1,000 of cost or fraction
thereof for $100,000 and above
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F-3701.2
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Organic peroxides. Approval and a permit shall
be re-quired for the storage, use or handling of any quantity of unclassified
detonatable Class I or II organic peroxides and more than 25 pounds
(11 kg) of Class III organic peroxides
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-3801.2
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Approval and a permit shall be required for
the storage, use or handling of any quantity of Class 3 and 4 oxidizers;
more than 50 pounds (23 kg) of Class 2 oxidizers; and more than 200
pounds (91 kg) of Class 1 oxidizers
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-4001.2
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Pyrophoric Materials: Approval and a permit
shall be required for the storage, use or handling of any amount of
liquid or solid pyrophoric materials
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-4101.2
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Radioactive materials. Approval and
a permit shall be required for the storage, use or handling of any
radioactive material capable of emitting a short-term radiation exposure
greater than 5 rem whole-body dose, including both sealed and unsealed
radioactive sources
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-4201.2
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Unstable materials. Approval and a permit shall
be re-quired for the storage, use or handling of any of the following:
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Annual permit fee of $100
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1.
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Detonatable unstable (reactive) material stored
in accordance with Chapter 30.
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2.
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Mercantile display and storage areas for nonflammable
solid and nonflammable and noncombustible liquid unstable (reactive)
materials complying with Section F-2307.1.
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F-4301.2
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Water-reactive materials. Approval
and a permit shall be required for the storage, use or handling of
any quantity of Class 3 water-reactive material and 100 pounds (45
kg) of solids and 10 gallons (38 l) of liquids of Class 2 water-reactive
materials
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-9700.0
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Service stations and garage. A person shall
not use any building, shed or enclosure as a place of business for
the purpose of servicing or repairing a motor vehicle therein without
securing a permit from the Fire Official
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Annual permit fee of $50
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F-9800.0
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Operation of industrial processing ovens and
furnaces
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Annual permit fee of $100
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F-9900.0
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Magnesium. Approval and a permit shall be obtained
from the Fire Official for the melting, casting, heat treating, machining
or grinding of more than 10 pounds of magnesium per working day
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Annual permit fee of $50
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F-107.8.1 Double fees: In case any work for
which a permit required by this code is started or proceeded with
prior to obtaining said permit, the fees specified in this section
of this code shall be doubled, but the payment of such double fee
shall not relieve any person from fully complying with the requirements
of this code in the execution of the work or from any other penalties
prescribed herein.
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