[Amended 6-4-1973 by Ord. No. 305; 6-11-1979 by Ord. No. 339; 11-6-1995 by Ord. No. 400]
A certain document, a copy of which is on file in the office
of the Borough Secretary of the Borough of Port Allegany, being marked
and designated as the "BOCA National Building Code," particularly
the 1993 Edition and subsequent editions as are from time to time
recommended and maintained by the Building Official and BOCA International,
Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the Borough
of Port Allegany in the State of Pennsylvania for the control of buildings
and structures within the corporate limits of the Borough of Port
Allegany, as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations,
provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said code 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.
[Added 5-5-1986 by Ord. No. 361; amended 11-6-1995 by Ord. No.
400]
Modifications to the standard code adopted by §
42-1 are as follows:
A. Section 121.2, Membership of Board (Board of Appeals), is hereby
amended to change the number of members from five to three.
B. Section 121.2.1, Qualifications (Board of Appeals), is hereby deleted,
since not enough individuals with such qualifications are available
in the borough for service on the Board.
It shall be the duty of the Building Official to enforce all
laws relating to the construction, alteration, removal and demolition
of buildings and structures.
The Building Official, in the discharge of his office and upon
proper identification, shall have authority to enter any building,
structure or premises at any reasonable hour.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The fire limits of the Borough of Port Allegany are hereby defined
to be on both sides of Mill Street in said borough from Willow Street
to the tracks of the W.N.Y. & P.R.R. (now the P.R.R.) and on the
north side of Mill Street from said P.R.R. tracks to a point 10 rods
southwest from Barrett Alley on Mill Street and on both sides of Main
Street from Arnold Avenue to Lillibridge Creek and on both sides of
Pearl Street from Mill Street to Maple Street, the fire limits to
be as aforesaid and to extend 1/2 square in depth where there is a
street parallel with the street along which the fire limit extends,
and to extend 15 rods in depth where there is not such parallel street.
[Added 6-11-1979 by Ord. No. 339; amended 11-6-1995 by Ord. No.
400]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter
or who shall fail to comply herewith shall, upon conviction before
a District Magistrate, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be
fined in an amount to be set by the Court, plus costs of prosecution
pursuant to law. In the event the fine and costs are not paid, the
defendant shall be sentenced to serve not more than 30 days and in
the McKean County Jail. The continuation of such violation for each
successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person
or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation
may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.