[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Upper Gwynedd as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-28-1964 by Ord. No. 64-14]
No person, firm or corporation shall deposit
ashes, smoldering coal or embers, greasy or oily substances or other
material liable to create spontaneous ignition within 10 feet of any
wooden or plastered wall, partition, fence, floor, sidewalk lumber,
hay shavings, rubbish or other combustible materials, except in metallic
or other noncombustible receptacles. Such receptacles must be placed
on a noncombustible floor or stand or on the ground outside the building
and, in every case, must be kept at least two feet away from any combustible
wall or partition.
No person, firm or corporation making, using,
storing or having charge or control of any wastepaper, shavings, excelsior,
rubbish, sacks, bags, litter, hay, straw or combustible trash or waste
or fragments shall fail, neglect or refuse, at the close of each day,
to cause all material which is not compactly baled and stacked in
an orderly manner to be removed from the premises or stored in suitable
vaults or in metal or metal-lined covered receptacles or bins. This
prohibition shall not be construed to apply to residential properties.
[Amended 4-22-1985 by Ord. No. 85-6]
A.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation who shall
violate any of the provisions of this article, upon conviction thereof,
shall be liable to pay a fine or penalty not to exceed $1,000 plus
costs of prosecution for each and every offense. All fines and penalties
imposed by this article are recoverable by summary proceedings before
the Magisterial District Judge, and all suits or actions at law instituted
for the recovery thereof are to be in the name and for the use of
Upper Gwynedd Township, against which the offenses are committed.
In default of payment of any fine or penalty imposed by any Magisterial
District Judge under the provisions of this article, the person or
persons so offending may be committed to the Montgomery County Prison
for a period not exceeding 30 days.
[Amended 11-23-1992 by Ord. No. 92-15[1]]
B.
Each day a violation is committed shall constitute
a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
C.
This section shall not preclude the Township from
any other remedy it may have at law or equity.
[Adopted 11-22-1976 by Ord. No. 76-13]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former §§ 97-6,
Adoption of standards, 97-7, Definitions, 97-8, Amendments to standards,
and § 97-9, Effect of other legislation, were repealed 1-27-1986
by Ord. No. 86-3.
[Amended 1-25-1982 by Ord. No. 82-1]
A.
The office of Fire Marshal is hereby established.
The Fire Marshal shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners.
[Amended 4-22-1985 by Ord. No. 85-6]
B.
The office of Deputy Fire Marshal is hereby established.
The Deputy Fire Marshal shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners
upon the recommendation of the Fire Marshal.
D.
The Deputy Fire Marshal shall act in the absence of
the Fire Marshal and shall have all the powers and duties of the Fire
Marshal during his absence.
E.
The Fire Marshal shall render a monthly report of
his activities to the Board of Commissioners with such statistics
as he may think relevant or requested by the Board of Commissioners
and shall make recommendations for such amendments to said code as
he may think desirable.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Original Section V, Modifications,
of Ord. No. 76-13, which immediately followed this subsection, was
repealed 4-22-1985 by Ord. No. 85-6. Former §§ 97-12,
Appeals, and 97-13, Violations and penalties, were repealed 1-27-1986
by Ord. No. 86-3.
