City of Pottsville, PA Chapter 121 Fire Prevention

[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Pottsville 2-8-2016 by Ord. No. 851. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Building construction — See Ch. 95.

§ 121-1 Adoption of standards.

That a certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of City of Pottsville, being marked and designated as the International Fire Code, 2009 edition, adopted only to the extent referenced in the International Building Code 2009, as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Fire Code of the City of Pottsville, in the State of Pennsylvania regulating and governing the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the 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 and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Fire Code on file in the office of the City of Pottsville 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 § 121-3 of this chapter.

§ 121-2 Repealer.

Ordinance Number 568[1] of the City of Pottsville, entitled the "BOCA National Fire Prevention Code, Tenth Edition, 1996," and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

[1] Editor's Note: Ord. No. 568, adopted 3-10-1997, comprised former Ch. 112, Fire Prevention.

§ 121-3 Modification of standards.

That the following sections are hereby revised:

A. Section 101.1. Insert: "City of Pottsville".

B. Section 109.3. Insert: "Summary Offense, $1,000, 90".

C. Section 111.4. Insert: "$300, $1,000".

§ 121-4 Establishment of limits.

That the geographic limits referred to in certain sections of the 2009 International Fire Code are hereby established as follows:

A. Section 3404.2.9.6.1 (geographic limits in which the storage of Class I and Class II liquids in above-ground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited): The limits referred to in Section 3404.2.9.6.1 of the 2009 International Fire Code, in which the storage of explosive materials is prohibited, are hereby established as determined at the discretion of the Fire Chief.

B. Section 3406.2.4.4 (geographic limits in which the storage of Class I and Class II liquids in above-ground tanks is prohibited): The limits referred to in Section 3404.2.4.4 of the 2009 International Fire Code, in which the storage of explosive materials is prohibited, are hereby established as determined at the discretion of the Fire Chief.

C. Section 3506.2 (geographic limits in which the storage of flammable cryogenic fluids in stationary containers is prohibited): The limits referred to in Section 3506.2 of the 2009 International Fire Code, in which the storage of explosive materials is prohibited, are hereby established as determined at the discretion of the Fire Chief.

D. Section 3804.2 (geographic limits in which the storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted for the protection of heavily populated or congested areas): The limits referred to in Section 3804.2 of the 2009 International Fire Code, in which the storage of explosive materials is prohibited, are hereby established as determined at the discretion of the Fire Chief.