[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Green Tree 4-1-1985 by Ord. No. 1042 (Ch. 1610 of the 1982 Code); amended in its entirety 10-4-2021 by Ord. No. 1849. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
The Borough of Green Tree hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the 2018 International Fire Code developed by the International Code Council.
B. 
The 2018 International Fire Code is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the Fire Code of the Borough of Green Tree.
A. 
Administration and enforcement of the Fire Code within the Borough shall be undertaken in any of the following ways, as determined by Borough Council from time to time by resolution:
(1) 
By the designation of an employee of the Borough to serve as the Building Code Official to act on behalf of the Borough;
(2) 
By the designation of an employee of the Borough to serve as the Fire Code Official to act on behalf of the Borough;
(3) 
By the retention of one or more third-party agencies to act on behalf of the Borough.
B. 
The Building Code Official or Fire Code Official may appoint a qualified individual to act on his or her behalf in the enforcement of the Fire Code and such individual shall have all of the powers of the Building Code Official or Fire Code Official in regard to enforcement of the Fire Code.
A. 
All building and Fire Code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were adopted by the Borough which equal or exceed the requirements of the Fire Code shall continue in full force and effect until such time as such provisions fail to equal or exceed the minimum requirements of the Fire Code, as amended from time to time.
B. 
All building and Fire 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 Fire Code are hereby amended to conform with the comparable provisions of the Fire Code.
C. 
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of the Borough not governed by the Fire Code shall remain in full force and effect.
Fees assessed by the Borough for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this article and the Fire Code shall be established by the governing body by resolution from time to time.
Appeals shall be heard by the Building Code Board of Appeals. The fees to appeal to the Building Code Board of Appeals shall be as follows:
A. 
Upon filing of the appeal, the petitioner/applicant shall pay a deposit of $500 with the Borough;
B. 
Upon conclusion of the appeal, the petitioner/applicant shall either be refunded or pay to the Borough the difference between the amount of $365 (the deposit less an administrative fee of $135) and the actual cost of the advertising notice and court reporter's attendance fee; and
C. 
During the appeal process, any party who orders a copy of the transcript from the court reporter shall be separately responsible to pay the court reporter the fee to receive the hearing transcript.