[Ord. 1005, 5/23/2011]
A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Manager of the Borough of Hatboro, being marked and designated as the International Fire Code, current edition (and all successor editions), as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Fire Prevention Code of the Borough of Hatboro in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for regulating and governing the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from 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 therefor; and each all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said fire code on file in the office of the Borough of Hatboro are hereby referred to, adopted, and made part hereof, as if fully set out in this Part, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in § 5-302 of this Part.
[Ord. 1005, 5/23/2011]
1. 
The following sections are hereby revised:
A. 
Section F-101.1: Title. Amend to read: These regulations shall be known as the "Fire Prevention Code of the Borough of Hatboro" referred as "this code."
B. 
Section F-109.3: Violation Penalties. Amend to read as follows: Persons who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter, repair or do work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the fire code official, or of a permit or certificate used under provisions of this code, shall be guilt of a summary offense, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
C. 
Section F-111.4: Failure to Comply. Amend to read as follows: Any person who shall continue any work 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 liable to a fine of not less than $250 or more than $1,000.
D. 
Section F-201: General Definitions-Fire Code Official. Amend to read as follows: Wherever the term "fire code official" is used in the fire code, it shall be held to mean the Fire Marshal of the Borough of Hatboro or his/her duly authorized representative.
E. 
Section F-307.1.3: Outdoor Fireplaces, Outdoor Cooking Grills, Outdoor Patio Stoves, Chimneys and Factory-Built Metal Novelty Stoves.
(1) 
Outdoor fireplaces, outdoor cooking grills, outdoor patio stoves, chimneys and factory-built metal novelty stoves shall be permitted upon private property within the Borough of Hatboro to be used solely for their intended purpose and in accordance with the manufacturers' instructions.
(2) 
Outdoor fireplaces, outdoor cooking grills, outdoor patio stoves, chimneys and factory-built metal novelty stoves shall not be used indoors or in any enclosed areas that are not properly ventilated or within 10 feet of a building or structure.
F. 
Section F-311.2.2(2): Vacant Premises, Fire Protection. Amend to replace the words "fire chief" with the words "fire code official."
G. 
Section F-501.3: General Construction Documents. Amend to replace the words "fire department" with the words "fire code official."
H. 
Section F-912.2: Fire Department Connections, Location. Amend to replace the words "fire chief" with the words "fire code official."
I. 
Section F-912.3.2: Fire Department Connections, Clear Space Around Connections. Amend to replace the words "fire chief" with the words "fire code official."