A certain document, at least one copy of which is on file in the offices of the Township of West Brandywine, being marked and designated as the "BOCA National Fire Prevention Code, Eleventh Edition, 1999," as published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., is hereby adopted as the Fire Prevention Code of the Township of West Brandywine, County of Chester, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided, and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said BOCA National Fire Prevention Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in §
85-2 of this chapter.
The BOCA National Fire Prevention Code is amended
and revised as follows:
A. In Section F-100.1, the words "Township of West Brandywine"
shall be inserted where applicable.
B. Section F-112.3 shall be amended to read as follows:
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F-112.3 Violations and penalties. Any person who shall violate any provision of this code or shall
fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect,
construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of
an approved plan or directive of the code official or authorized representative,
or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this
code, shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before
a District Justice under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
be guilty of a summary offense and punishable by a fine of not more
than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment thereof,
the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
90 days. Each days' continuance shall constitute a separate offense.
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The limits referred to in Section F-3003.2 of
the BOCA National Fire Prevention Code in which the storage of explosives,
ammunition and blasting agents is prohibited are hereby established
as follows:
A. In all areas zoned residential in West Brandywine Township, except as provided in §
85-3B hereof.
B. Exceptions:
(1) Temporary storage utilized in connection with approved
blasting operations.
(2) Wholesale and retail stocks of small arms ammunition,
explosive bolts, explosive rivets or cartridges for explosive-actuated
power tools in quantities involving less than 500 pounds (227 kg)
of explosive materials.
The burning of designated recyclables and leaf waste, as these terms are defined in the Solid Waste Chapter
155, § 155-22A and §
1-20 of the Township Code, as may be amended from time to time, is hereby prohibited at all times within West Brandywine Township.