[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Norristown
4-6-1982 as Ch. 120 of the 1981 Code. Sections 172-9 and 172-10 amended at
time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments
noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any device designed and arranged for the purpose of burning gas and
all piping, control devices and accessories connected to the burner.
Any device designed and arranged for the purpose of burning or preparing
to burn fuel, range or other oils and all equipment connected thereto, including
internal and external supply or storage tanks, piping, wiring and all accessories.
It shall be unlawful for any person to install, erect or enlarge any
gas- or oil-burning equipment, or to make repairs to any oil-burning equipment
if such repairs substantially alter the construction or installation thereof,
in the borough without first having obtained a permit from the Building Inspector
to do so pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
All persons who desire to make application for a permit to do any work under this chapter, as required by § 172-2, shall file in the office of the Building Inspector written answers to the questions propounded by a questionnaire, in form approved by the Committee on Public Safety, to be furnished by the Building Inspector.
Applications for permits required by § 172-2 of this chapter shall be made to the Building Inspector of the borough and shall state the name and address of the applicant, the place where the work is to be performed, the trade name of the oil-burning equipment, the name and address of the manufacturer thereof and any other information which the Building Inspector may deem necessary. Each application shall be accompanied by the blueprint, in duplicate, showing the location of the proposed equipment in the building, the location and size of the flue and the smoke pipe leading to the same and such other information as may be required by the Building Inspector.
The applicant for a permit required by § 172-2 of this chapter shall, at the time of making application, pay to the Borough Treasurer the sum of five dollars ($5.), provided that the cost of the proposed work shall not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.). If the cost of the proposed work shall exceed this sum, the applicant shall pay two dollars ($2.) for each additional five hundred dollars ($500.), or fraction thereof, of the cost. An application for a permit for gas-fired units must be made, and the permit fee for each unit shall be two dollars ($2.), regardless of the estimated cost of the installation.
All installations, repairs or enlargements of oil-burning equipment
shall be made only by persons who shall be registered with the office of the
Building Inspector. For such registration, each applicant shall pay a fee
of five dollars ($5.) annually.
Upon being properly registered with the Building Inspector as required
by the preceding section, the applicant shall furnish to the borough a surety
bond marked "for oil burner work only," acceptable to the Borough Solicitor,
to be approved by the Borough Council, in the amount of two thousand five
hundred dollars ($2,500.) for the purpose of indemnifying the borough against
any liability for any personal injury or property damage or loss caused by
the person furnishing such bond. Such bond shall be renewed as of the first
day of January next in each year after the original bond has been accepted
by the Borough Council.[1]
All mechanics shall familiarize themselves with the regulations of the
National Board of Fire Underwriters on oil burners, and those mechanics that
install the electric wiring on oil- or gas-burning equipment shall be registered
with the Building Inspector as required by Chapter 143, Electrical Standards.
Before the installation of any oil- or gas-burning equipment, there
shall first be filed with the Building Inspector a written and signed application,
on the form of the Middle Department Association of Fire Underwriters or other
appropriate agency, by those qualified to sign such application. All electrical
work must be inspected and certified by the Middle Department Association
of Fire Underwriters or another appropriate agency.[2]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than one thousand
dollars ($1,000.) for each offense, plus costs of prosecution, to be collected
as fines and penalties are by law collectible, and, in default of payment
of such fine and costs, shall be sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail
for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days.
