[Ord. 12-24-87B; as amended by Ord. 5-21-92; by Ord. 8-7-97;
and by Ord. 10-02-97A]
The Township of Logan 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 Basic
Fire Prevention Code, 1996, Tenth Edition," save and except such provisions
as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, of which three copies
have been and now are filed in the office of Municipal Secretary and
the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out
at length herein. From the date on which this Part shall take effect,
the provision thereof shall be controlling within the corporate limits
of the Township of Logan.
[Ord. 12-24-87B; as amended by Ord. 10-27-88; by Ord. 5-21-92;
by Ord. 8-7-97; and by Ord. 10-02-97A]
The fire prevention code hereby adopted is amended as follows:
1.
Section F-101.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
F-101.1 Title: These regulations shall be known
as the Fire Prevention Code of the Township of Logan hereinafter referred
to as "this code."
2.
Section F-112.3 is hereby amended to read as follows:
F-112.3 Penalty for Violations: Any person who
shall violate a provision of this code shall, upon conviction thereof,
be subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or
imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days, or both, at the discretion
of the court. Each day that a violation continues after due notice
has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
3.
Section F-113.1 is hereby deleted in its entirety and in its place
shall appear the following:
F-113.1 Application for appeal: Any person affected
by a decision of the code official or a notice or order issued under
this code shall have the right to appeal to the Township Manager provided
a written application is filed in the Office of the Township Manager
within 20 days after the decision, notice or order of the said official
code was served. The appeal to the Township Manager shall be an informal
proceeding in which the Township Manager shall be entitled to review
such evidence as said Manager deems necessary and appropriate. The
Township Manager shall render a written decision within 30 days of
the date of filing said appeal with a copy thereof to be furnished
to the appellant and to the code official. Any person wishing to appeal
the decision of the Township Manager shall have such right to appeal
to the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Logan provided a written
application is filed in the Office of the Township Manager within
20 days after the day the decision by the Township Manager was served.
All applications for any appeal permitted herein shall be based on
a claim that the true intent of this code or the rules legally adopted
thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this
code do not fully apply, or the requirements of this code are adequately
satisfied by other means. Appeals to the Board of Supervisors of the
Township of Logan shall in all cases be accompanied by a fee as determined
by the Board from time to time.
4.
Section F-113.2, including Subsections 113.2.1 through 113.2.6 are
hereby deleted in their entirety and in their place shall appear the
following: (Reserved)
5.
Section F-113.5 is hereby deleted in its entirety and in its place
shall appear the following:
F-113.5 Postponed hearing: When two members are
not present to hear an appeal, either the appellant or the appellant's
representative shall have the right to request and receive a postponement
of the hearing. A new hearing shall be held within 10 days.
6.
Section F-403.0 Open Burning and its subsections are hereby deleted
in their entirety and in their place shall appear the following:
F-403.0 (Reserved)
[Ord. 12-24-87B]
In all matters that are regulated by the laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania or by regulations of departments or agencies of the
Commonwealth promulgated by authority of law, such laws or regulations,
as the case may be, shall control where the requirements thereof are
the same as or more limiting than the provisions of this Part. The
code shall control in all cases where the State requirements are not
as strict as those contained in this Part.
[Ord. 12-24-87B]
The invalidity of any section or part of this Part shall not
affect the remaining sections.
[Ord. 12-24-87B]
The provision of this Part, so far as they are the same as those
of ordinances and/or codes in force immediately prior to the enactment
of this Part, are intended as a continuation of such ordinances and
codes and not as new enactments. The provisions of this Part 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.
