[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Old Forge as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 2-20-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-3]
All properties within the Borough of Old Forge
having an automatic fire alarm system or fire sprinkler system shall
be equipped with a key lock box for the utility of a key lock box
system. Residential property shall be exempt from this requirement.
A.
As to newly constructed or renovated buildings, the
equipment for the key lock box system shall be installed and operational
no later than completion of construction or renovation.
B.
As to existing buildings, the equipment for the key
lock box system shall be installed and operational within two years.
The key box shall be a type approved by the
Underwriter's Laboratories (UL) and approved by the fire authorities
serving Old Forge Borough.
The key box shall be installed in a location
approved by the fire authorities serving Old Forge Borough.
The key boxes shall contain the following:
A.
Keys to locked points of ingress or egress to such
buildings, whether within the interior or on the exterior of such
buildings;
B.
Keys to locked mechanical and electrical rooms;
C.
Keys to locked areas containing any stored hazardous
materials, explosive materials or extremely combustible or flammable
materials in any form;
D.
Keys to elevator controls;
E.
Keys to other locked areas of such properties, as
may be described or designated by the fire authorities serving Old
Forge Borough.
It shall be the duty of the owners and possessors
of the property to install and maintain the key box, keep all required
keys contained within the key box, keep the key box in proper working
order, keep the building locks and the keys for such locks contained
within the key box in proper condition and working order, and to otherwise
ensure compliance with this article at all times. Old Forge Borough
and the fire authorities serving Old Forge Borough shall not be required
to inspect the properties or test the building locks and keys or inspect
or test the key box and its contents for compliance herewith.
Any property owner violating this article after
notice from the fire authorities serving Old Forge Borough shall be
subject to a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution,
and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment
for not more than 30 days.
[Adopted 7-6-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-7]
The Borough of Old Forge hereby elects to administer
and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act,
Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101 to 7210.1103, as
amended from time to time, and its regulations.
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in
34 Pa. Code Chapters 401 to 405, as amended from time to time, is
hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the Municipal
Building Code of the Borough of Old Forge.
Administration and enforcement of the code within
the Borough of Old Forge shall be undertaken in any of the following
ways, as determined by the Council of the Borough of Old Forge from
time to time by resolution:
A.
By the designation of an employee of the Borough of
Old Forge to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf
of the municipality;
B.
By the retention of one or more construction code
officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the municipality;
C.
By agreement with one or more other municipalities
for the joint administration and enforcement of this Act through an
intermunicipal agreement;
D.
By entering into a contract with another municipality
for the administration and enforcement of this Act on behalf of this
municipality;
E.
By entering into an agreement with the Pennsylvania
Department of Labor and Industry for plan review, inspections and
enforcement of structures other than one-family or two-family dwelling
units and utility and miscellaneous-use structures.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution
of the Council of the Borough of Old Forge in conformity with the
requirements of the relevant provisions of the code, as amended from
time to time, and for the purposes set forth therein. If at any time
enforcement and administration is undertaken jointly with one or more
other municipalities, said Board of Appeals shall be established by
joint action of the participating municipalities.
A.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances
which were adopted by the Borough of Old Forge on or before July 1,
1999, and which equal or exceed the requirements of the code shall
continue in full force and effect until such time as such provisions
fail to equal or exceed the minimum requirements of the code, as amended
from time to time.
B.
All building code ordinances or portions of ordinances
which are in effect as of the effective date of this article and whose
requirements are less than the minimum requirements of the code are
hereby amended to conform with the comparable provisions of the code.
C.
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies
of the Borough of Old Forge not governed by the code shall remain
in full force and effect.
Fees assessable by the Borough of Old Forge
for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this
article and the code shall be established by the Council of the Borough
of Old Forge by resolution from time to time.
