[Amended by Ord. Nos. 31-1980; 94-1981; 5-1986; 91-1987; 174-1990;
150-1993; 4-26-1999 by Ord. No. 61-1999]
A certain document, one copy of which is on file in the office of the
City Clerk of the City of Scranton, being marked and designated as the "1999
BOCA National Fire Prevention Code" as published by the Building Officials
and Code Administrators International, Inc., is hereby adopted as the Fire
Prevention Code of the City of Scranton 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
"BOCA National Fire Prevention Code 1999, as are hereby referred to, are adopted
and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this chapter, excepting any
additions and changes as set forth in this chapter.
Whenever the Fire Chief shall disapprove any application or refuse to
grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the
Fire Prevention Code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the
code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal
from the decision of the Fire Chief to the Director of the Department of Public
Safety within 10 days from the date of the decision appealed.
The Director of the Department of Public Safety, the Fire Chief and
the chief fire inspector shall act as a committee to determine and specify,
after giving affected persons an opportunity to be heard, any new materials,
processes or occupancies which shall require permits, in addition to those
now enumerated in the Fire Prevention Code. The Chief of the Bureau of Fire
Prevention shall post such list in a conspicuous place in his office and distribute
copies thereof to interested parties.
[Amended by Ord. Nos. 72-1990; 174-1990; 150-1993; 187-1994; 4-26-1999
by Ord. No. 61-1999]
A. Section F-101.1 Insert the "City of Scranton" as the
name of the jurisdiction.
B. Section F-107.2.3 shall be amended to read as follows:
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F-107.2.3 Permits: Permits shall be required in accordance
with Schedule 1.
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C. Section F-112.3 shall be amended to read as follows:
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F-112.3 Penalty for violations: Any person who shall violate
a provision of this code shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a summary
offense, punishable by a fine of not less than $200 and not more than $600,
plus costs, or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days in default of payment. Each
day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense. Any person
found violating this chapter, shall be responsible for payment required to
bring the property effected by said violation into compliance with said code.
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D. Section F-503.4 shall be amended to read as follows:
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F-503.4 Single- and multiple-station smoke detectors: Single-
and multiple-station smoke detectors shall be installed in each guest room,
suite, sleeping area and corridor in Use Groups R-1, R-2 and I-1 and in dwelling
units in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms in occupancies in Use Group
R-3. In all residential occupancies, smoke detectors shall be required on
every story of the dwelling unit, including basements. In dwelling units with
split levels and without an intervening door between the adjacent levels,
a smoke detector installed on the upper level shall suffice for the adjacent
lower level, provided that the lower level is less than one full story below
the upper level.
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[Added 4-26-1999 by Ord. No. 61-1999]
Any person who shall continue any work in or about the building after
having been served with a stop-work order, except such work as he is directed
to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable to a
fine of not less than $500 or more than $10,000 per offense.