[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Ligonier 12-11-1996 by Ord. No. 487. Amendments noted where applicable.]
For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have
the following meanings:
A structure, or portion thereof, or building, or portion
thereof, arranged for the use of one or more individuals living together
as a housekeeping unit on a permanent, temporary or transient basis
which may or may not include sanitary facilities or facilities for
preparation, storage or serving of food.
Any person who, alone or jointly or severally with other
persons, has legal title to any premises. This includes any person
who has charge, care or control over any premises as an agent, officer,
fiduciary or employee of the owners; the committee, conservator or
legal guardian of an owner who is incompetent, a minor or otherwise
under a disability; a trustee, elected or appointed, or a person required
by law to act as a trustee, other than a trustee under a deed of trust
to secure the payment of money; or an executor, administrator, receiver,
fiduciary, officer appointed by any court, attorney-in-fact or other
similar representative of the owner or his or her estate. This does
not include a lessee, a sublessee or other person who merely has the
right to occupy or possess a premises.
A device which detects visible or invisible particles of
combustion and is capable of providing a suitable audible alarm of
at least 85 decibels at 10 feet, either ionization or photoelectric
type.
In each dwelling unit or individual apartment within buildings
used as a multiple dwelling, there shall be provided by the owner
of the real estate a minimum of one smoke detector sensing device
per floor which has received Underwriters Laboratories approval.
Said smoke detector sensing device shall provide an alarm suitable
to warn occupants within individual dwelling units in the event of
fire.
The smoke detector sensing device shall be installed as above
in all multiple dwellings immediately and shall be installed, by the
owner, in all other buildings within the Borough not later than upon
change of ownership of the real estate upon which the building is
erected.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any
provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $300 and/or to imprisonment for a term
not to exceed 90 days. Every day that a violation of this chapter
continues shall constitute a separate offense.
