A certain document, copies of which are on file in the office of the Borough Secretary of the Borough of Perkasie, being marked and designated as the "BOCA National Mechanical Code, Eighth Edition 1993," with Appendices A and B, as published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., is hereby adopted as the Mechanical Code of the Borough of Perkasie, Bucks County, in the 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 the said BOCA National Mechanical Code/1993, with Appendices A and B, 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 §
133-2 of this chapter.
The BOCA National Mechanical Code/1993 is amended and revised in the
following respects:
A. Section M-101.1 (page 1, column 1, second line): insert
"the Borough of Perkasie."
B. Section M-113.3, Fee schedule, shall be amended to read
as follows:
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M-113.3 Fee schedule: A fee for each plan examination, permit and inspections
shall be in accordance with the building permit fee schedule adopted by the
Borough of Perkasie.
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C. Section M-116.4, Violation penalties (page 5, column
2, seventh, eighth and ninth lines): insert "summary," "$1,000" and "30 days."
D. Section M-117.2, Unlawful continuance (page 5, column
2, fifth and sixth lines): insert "$500" and "$1,000."
E. Section M-121.2, Membership of board, shall be amended
to read as follows:
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M-121.2 Membership of Board: The Board of Appeals shall consist of a
quorum of the Perkasie Borough Council.
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F. Section M-121.2.1, Qualifications, shall be deleted in
its entirety.
G. Section M-121.5, Postponed hearing, shall be amended
to read as follows:
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M-121.5 Postponed hearing: When a quorum of Borough Council is not present
to hear an appeal, either the appellant or the appellant's representative
shall have the right to request a postponement of the hearing.
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The provisions of the Mechanical Code shall be held to be minimum requirements
for the promotion of the above purposes. Where the provisions of this chapter
impose greater restrictions than those of any other ordinance, law or regulation
of this Borough, this county or this commonwealth, the provisions of this
chapter shall be controlling. Where the provisions of such other ordinances,
laws or regulations impose a greater restriction than this chapter, the provisions
of such ordinances, laws or regulations shall be controlling.