[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Prospect Park 6-14-1994 as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Alarm systems — See Ch. 46.
Certificate of occupancy — See Ch. 65.
Development — See Ch. 70.
Electrical standards — See Ch. 75.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 80.
Flood damage prevention — See Ch. 83.
Heating units — See Ch. 95.
Housing and property maintenance — See Ch. 96.
Plumbing — See Ch. 125.
Individual sewage disposal systems — See Ch. 136.
Sewers — See Ch. 138.
Swimming pools — See Ch. 150.
[Adopted 6-14-1994 by Ord. No. 1156, approved 6-14-1994]
A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Secretary of the Borough of Prospect Park, being marked and designated as "The BOCA National Building Code, Twelfth Edition, 1993," as published by the Building Officials and Code Administration International, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the Borough of Prospect Park, 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 said BOCA National Building Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this article with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in § 60-3 of this article.
Former Chapter 60 of the Code of the Borough
of Prospect Park,[1] entitled "Building Construction," and all other ordinances
or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said chapter was adopted 9-15-1969
as Ord. No. 865, approved 9-15-1969, as amended.
The following sections are hereby revised as
follows:
A.
Section 101.1. Insert "Borough of Prospect Park" as
the name of jurisdiction.
B.
Section 112.3. Insert to replace entire paragraph:
"Fee schedules: A fee for each plan examination, building permit and
inspection shall be paid in accordance with the existing fee provisions
as established by the Council of the Borough of Prospect Park by Resolution
from time to time in accordance with Ordinance No. 1147 adopted December
7, 1993. Fees previously set forth under Chapter 60-9 entitled Building
Construction of the Code of the Borough of Prospect Park and set by
Borough Resolution shall remain in full force and effect and be made
a part of this section of the building code of the Borough of Prospect
Park."
C.
Section 116.4. Insert to replace entire paragraph:
"Violation penalties: Any person who shall violate a provision of
this code shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof
or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure
in violation of an approved plan or directive of a code official or
a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code,
shall be guilty of a summary offense punishable by a fine of not more
than $1,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or both such
fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues after due
notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense."
D.
Section 117.2. Insert to replace entire paragraph:
"Unlawful continuance: Any person who shall continue any work in or
about the structure after having been served with a stop work order,
accepts such work as that person has directed to perform to remove
a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable to pay a fine of
not more than $1,000 per day each day that a violation continues after
due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense."
Nothing in this article or in the building code
hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding
impending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred,
or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing, under any act
or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in Section 2 of this article;
nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost,
impaired or affected by this article.
[Adopted 8-8-2000 by Ord. No. 1216, approved 8-8-2000]
The affixing and display of an emblem identifying
property as truss construction is required by the owner of any multifamily
apartment, townhouses, commercial or industrial buildings on the front
of said structures.
The emblem shall be a bright and reflective
color or made of reflective material. The colors or reflective material
shall be such that they present some visible contrast to the building
face to which it is attached so that such emblem is reasonably visible
in the event of fire. The shape of the emblem shall be an isosceles
triangle and the size shall be 12 inches horizontally by six inches
vertically. The following letters, of a size and color to make them
conspicuous, shall be printed on the emblem: "F" to signify a floor
with truss construction; "R" to signify a roof with truss construction;
or a "F/R" to signify both a floor and roof with truss construction.
Owners of properties presently in existence
at the time of this article shall have 90 days within which to affix
said emblems. Owners of properties presently being constructed shall
have emblems affixed immediately. The emblem shall be permanently
affixed to the left of the main entrance door at a height between
four to six feet above the ground and shall be installed and maintained
by the owner of the building. Individual structures and dwelling units
with truss construction which are part of a cluster development shall
not be required to have an identifying emblem if there is one affixed
at each entranceway to the development.
Any person violating any provision of the article
shall, upon conviction thereof in a summary proceeding, be sentenced
to a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution for each
and every offense and, in default of payment of such fines and costs,
be imprisoned for not more than 90 days. Each day during which any
person violates any provisions of the article shall constitute a separate
offense.
