Borough of Coopersburg, PA Article III BOCA Fire Prevention Code

[Adopted 5-4-1971 by Ord. No. 281; amended in its entirety 4-23-1996 by Ord. No. 509 (Ch. 5, Part 3 of the 1996 Code)]

§ 108-9 Adoption of standards.

The Borough of Coopersburg hereby adopts, for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion, the fire prevention code known as the "BOCA National Fire Prevention Code, 1993, Ninth Edition," as published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, of which three copies have been and now are filed in the office of the Borough Secretary and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein. From the date on which this article shall take effect the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the corporate limits of the Borough of Coopersburg.

§ 108-10 Additions, insertions and changes.

The fire prevention code hereby adopted is amended as follows:

A. "Borough of Coopersburg" shall be inserted wherever the words "Name of Jurisdiction" appear in brackets therein.

B. Wherever the term "legal officer" or "legal representative" is used in this code, it shall be held to mean the Borough Solicitor,

C. F-112.3 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this code or fail to comply with any order issued pursuant to any section hereof, shall be, upon conviction thereof, sentenced to a fine of not less than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each say that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense."

"The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions."

D. Section P-403.0, "Open Burning," is deleted.

§ 108-11 State laws and regulations.

In all matters that are regulated by the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or by regulations of departments or agencies of the commonwealth promulgated by authority of law, such laws or regulations, or other ordinances of this Borough, as the case may be, shall control where the requirements thereof are the same as or in excess of the provisions of this article. The code shall control in all cases where the state requirements, or the requirements of other ordinances of the Borough, are not as strict as those contained in this article.

§ 108-12 Provisions to be continuation of existing regulations.

The provisions of this article, so far as they are the same as those of ordinances and/or codes in force immediately prior to the enactment of this article, are intended as a continuation of such ordinances and codes and not as new enactments. The provisions of this article shall not affect any act done or liability incurred, nor shall they affect any suit or prosecution pending or to be instituted to enforce any right or penalty or to punish any offense under authority of any of the repealed ordinances.