[Adopted 1-19-1977 by Ord. No. 716; amended in its entirety 6-23-2004 by Ord. No. 942]
That a certain document, which is on file in the office of the Secretary of the Borough of Morrisville, being marked and designated as the "International Fire Code, 2015 Edition," including Appendix Chapters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I ( see International Fire Code Section 101.2.1, 2015 Eedition), as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Fire Code of Morrisville Borough, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, regulating and governing the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the occupancy of buildings and premises as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Fire Code on file in the office of Morrisville Borough are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this article, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in § 129-28.1 of this article.
The International Fire Code is amended as follows:
A. 
Section 101.1, Title, is amended by inserting "Morrisville Borough."
B. 
Section 109.4, Violation penalties, is amended by inserting "summary offense," punishable by a fine of not more than, "$1,000.00" dollars or imprisonment not exceeding "30" days. In addition to the above penalties, any person who shall violate the provisions of this Code, or fail to comply therewith, or with any of the requirements thereof, shall be subject, in the addition to the penalties imposed above, to the monetary penalties for all court cost, legal cost, attorneys' fees and other miscellaneous costs incurred by Morrisville Borough during successful prosecution of that person by Morrisville Borough.
C. 
Section 111. 4, Failure to comply, is amended as follows: "condition, shall be liable to a fine of not more than $1,000.00."
D. 
Section 401 is amended as follows:
Add Subsection 401.3.2.1 Resetting of fire alarm systems.
Where a buildings fire alarm system activates for other than testing or maintenance, owners or occupants shall not reset the activated system. The fire department upon arrival will verify the location of the activated device(s) and reset the fire alarm system. A fire alarm system reset prior to fire department arrival shall constitute a false alarm.
E. 
Section 507 is amended as follows:
Subsection 507.5.1.1 Hydrant for Sprinkler and Standpipe Systems.
Buildings equipped with a sprinkler and/or standpipe systems installed in accordance with Sections 903 and 905 shall have a fire hydrant within 100 feet of the fire department connection.