The City of Clairton hereby adopts, for the purpose of prescribing
regulations governing the safe installation and maintenance of all
mechanical equipment, the mechanical code known as the "BOCA National
Mechanical Code, 1993, Eighth 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
City Manager, and the same is 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 City.
The Mechanical Code hereby adopted is amended as follows:
A.
Section M-101.1, Title, is amended to read as follows:
M-101.1 Title: These regulations shall be known
as the "Mechanical Code of the City of Clairton," hereinafter referred
to as "this code."
B.
Section M-113.2, Periodic inspections, is amended to read as follows:
M-113.2 Periodic inspections: The fees for all
periodic inspections shall be as established from time to time by
resolution of the City Council.
C.
Section M-113.3, Fee schedule, is amended to read as follows:
M-113.3 Fee schedule: The fees for all mechanical
work shall be as provided from time to time by resolution of the City
Council.
D.
Section M-116.4, Violation penalties, is amended to read as follows:
M-116.4 Violation penalties: Any person who shall
violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any
of the requirements hereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or
repair mechanical equipment or systems in violation of the approved
construction documents or directive of the code official or of a permit
or certificate issued under the provisions of this code shall be,
upon conviction, sentenced to a fine of not more 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 day that a violation continues
after notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
E.
Section M-117.2, Unlawful continuance, is amended to read as follows:
M-117.2 Unlawful continuance: Any person who shall
continue any work in or about the structure after having been served
with a stop-work order, except such work as that person is directed
to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be, upon
conviction, sentenced to a fine of not more 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.
