Section 106.1 Inspection authority. The fire code
official shall attempt to conduct annual inspections and/or examination
of all premises covered by the provisions of this code to confirm
compliance with this code. The fire code official is authorized to
enter and examine any building, structure, marine vessel, vehicle
or premises in accordance with Section 104.3 for the purpose of enforcing
this code.
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Exception: One- and two-family dwellings.
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Section 110.2.1 Posting. The fire code official
is authorized to post structures and premises ordered evacuated in
accordance with Section 110.2 with a placard prohibiting entry or
occupancy.
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Section 110.2.2 Placard removal. The fire code
official shall remove the placard when the unsafe condition or conditions
are remedied or have been eliminated. Any person who conceals, covers,
hides, removes, defaces or causes to be removed a placard without
the approval of the fire code official shall be guilty of a summary
offense.
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Section 114 Certificate of fitness. No person shall
engage in the following activities without a certificate of fitness
issued by the fire code official. A certificate of fitness shall be
obtained by all applicants/vendors [companies or person(s)] for the
purpose of conducting any operation or performing an act for which
a certificate of fitness is required as set forth below.
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Section 114.1 Application. The applicant shall
meet the standards and regulations established by the fire code official,
including possession of a certificate of insurance covering the work
requested, workers' compensation for employees as required by federal,
state or local mandated regulations, laws and statutes. Additionally,
an exhibition of appropriate levels of education, training, certification
and experience shall be submitted to the fire code official for review
and issuance of the certificate of fitness prior to any work commencing.
The applicant and employees engaging in the specified work shall have
strong familiarity and understanding of fire protection systems/fire
code application for which the certificate of fitness is requested.
An application on a form prescribed by the fire code official and
fee as established by resolution of Borough Council of the Borough
of Pottstown shall be submitted to the Pottstown Fire Department Fire
Chief for review and approval for each system described herein for
which an applicant secks to obtain a certificate of fitness.
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Section 114.2 Issuance. Upon approval, a certificate
of fitness shall be issued and the applicant placed on a list of approved
vendors with the Borough of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, authorizing them
to perform the type of work categorized per the approved certificate
of fitness. Certificates of fitness shall be valid for one year, January
1 through December 31 of each calendar year. Certificate holders must
reapply each calendar year, and provide the fee established by resolution
of Borough Council per system for which they seek approval and listing.
Performance of work on a system described below in the Borough of
Pottstown, Pennsylvania, without a certificate of fitness shall cause
the violator to be precluded from applying for a certificate of fitness
for a period of one calendar year, and subject the violator to fines,
double fee costs, citations and additional costs provided herein.
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Section 114.3 Certificate categories.
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CF-101 Automatic fire alarms. Installations/Inspections/Service
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CF-102 Sprinkler/Standpipes. Installations/Inspections/Service
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CF-103 Hood and duct systems. Installations/Inspections/Service
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CF-104 Wet, dry, clean agent suppression systems. Installations/Inspections/Service
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CF-105 Fire extinguishers. Installations/Inspections/Service
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CF-106 Fireworks/pyrotechnics. Displays/Demonstrations
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CF-107 Central stations. Retransmission/Recordkeeping/Reporting/Runner
Service
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CF-108 Blasting or demolition operations
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CF-109 Other
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Section 114.4 Additional categories. The fire code
official may require a Certificate of Fitness for certain processes
which pose an unusual risk to the public safety or in cases or as
part of the code modification process.
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Section 901.6.2 Records. Records of all system
inspections, tests and maintenance required by the referenced standards
shall be maintained on the premises for a minimum of three years and
shall be copied to the fire code official, by the company performing
the inspection(s), through the approved third-party reporting system
vendor at the fee of agreed upon by the vendor and Council. The fee
is per inspection payable directly to the vendor.
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Section 903.4.1 Signals. Alarm, supervisory and
trouble signals shall be distinctly different and shall be automatically
transmitted to an approved central station service system to the referenced
edition of NFPA relating to central station service. Any exceptions
shall be approved by the fire code official.
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Section 907.2.24 Height and area. In all buildings
four or more stories in height or more than 30 feet (9,144 mm) in
height or more than 5,000 (464 m2) square
feet in area shall have a complete automatic fire alarm system installed
throughout the building in accordance with NFPA 72.
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Section 907.2.25 Hazardous areas. Smoke detectors
shall be installed in the following hazardous areas in addition to
a fire suppression system: trash rooms, painting rooms, laundry collection
rooms, furnace room, boiler room, mechanical/electrical rooms, and
rooms of similar use as determined by the fire code official.
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Section 907.2.26 Sprinklered buildings. In all
buildings provided with approved sprinkler systems, a complete automatic
fire alarm system shall be provided in all means of egress, mechanical
rooms, in addition to the automatic fire detection systems required
in Section 907.2.10.1 through and including Section 907.2.25.
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Section 907.7 Monitoring. Fire alarm systems required
by this chapter or by Pennsylvania State Law or Pottstown Borough,
Pennsylvania, ordinance shall be monitored by a listed central station
as defined in NFPA 72. A certificate or placard shall be issued by
a recognized listing organization that has listed the prime contractor
for all newly installed fire alarm systems in commercial occupancies
in accordance with NFPA 72. This regulation shall apply to all fire
alarm systems that are newly installed in commercial occupancies in
which permits are required by Pennsylvania State Law or Borough of
Pottstown, Pennsylvania, ordinance. Any existing fire alarm system
in a commercial occupancy wherein the fire alarm control panel and/or
alarm system components are to be replaced shall be considered newly
installed for the purpose of this section. Also where there is reasonable
cause due to noncompliance or faulty conditions, the fire code official
may require an existing fire alarm system to meet the same requirements
as a newly installed system. Central station service in full compliance
with the referenced edition of NFPA 72 relating to central station
service shall be maintained at the protected property, so long as
the requirements for the fire alarm system exists.
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Exception:
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Monitoring by a listed central station is not required for:
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Single-and remote-station smoke alarms required by Section 907.2.11.
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Smoke detectors in Group 1-3 occupancies.
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Automatic sprinkler systems in one- and two-family dwellings.
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Auto wrecking yards/scrap yards
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Bowling lane refinishing, per-lane charge
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Child/adult day care
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100 plus capacity
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7 to 99 capacity
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1 to 6 capacity
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Circuses/carnivals
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(Per-day fee plus cost of 2 firefighters)
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Class A combustible storage
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Over 2,500 square feet
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2,500 square feet to less
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Compressed gas storage
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Dry-cleaning operations
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Educational institutions (post-secondary)
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Colleges, universities, business schools
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Class A 1,500 students and up
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Class B 1,000 to 1,499 students
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Class C 0 to 999 students
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Explosive use, each separate occasion
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Explosives, ammunition, blasting agents - storage
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Fireworks display/storage fee plus cost of men and trucks as
required by Fire Marshall
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Flammable and combustible liquids storage
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Less than 660 gallons, tank farms not included
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Flammable and combustible liquids storage tank farms (bulk storage)
660 plus gallons
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Fumigations/insect fogging operations
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Garages/auto repair
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Hazardous materials/chemicals stored, shipped, handled
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Heliports
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High-rise buildings/75 feet and up
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Hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers and fees for
additional permits as required
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Hotels/motels
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3 floors or fewer
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More than 3 floors
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Knitting mills/cotton
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L.P. gas installation, less than 500 water gallons per installation
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L.P. gas installation, 500 to 2,000 water gallons
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Fee for installation
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Yearly fee thereafter
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L.P. gas installation, more than 2,000 water gallons, per year
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Lumberyards/woodworking operations
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Machine shops, metal-turning operations
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Magnesium-handling processes
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Manufacture and storage of cellulose nitrate (pyroxylin) film
or plastic
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Organic coatings operations
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Paint removal/portable torch, residential
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Places of Assembly
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Class A, 1,000 plus
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Class B, 300 to 999
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Class C, 50 to 299
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Class D, less than 50
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Prisons, detention facilities (secured)
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Retail stores
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Spray painting/undercoating operations
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Stadiums, race tracks, other external forms of amusement
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Storage and/or manufacture of matches
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Storage of cylinders and containers
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5 or fewer
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Over 5 and fewer than 20
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Over 20
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Tents, canopies, and other membrane structures as required by
the Fire Marshall, based upon the following criteria:
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Flame propagation criteria of the applicable edition of NFPA
#701;
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The requirements of the then-current edition of the ICC Electrical
Code; and
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The number of portable fire extinguishers as required by the
then-current version of the IFC.
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Theaters, no stage
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Underground storage, flammable/combustible liquids exceeding
50,000 gallons
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Use of open flames at public performances, fee plus cost of
one inspector
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Welding and cutting, residents and transients up to 5 times
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302. Definitions.
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ACCESS-CONTROLLED DOOR - A controlled door that requires permission
from an access-controlled system to allow either entry (ingress) or
exit (egress) or both through the door, whether free egress is allowed
or not.
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505.1 Address Identification. New and
existing buildings shall have approved address numbers, building numbers
or approved building identification placed in a position that is plainly
legible and visible from the street or road fronting the property
and to the rear of properties visible from alleys and half streets.
These numbers shall contrast with their background. Address numbers
shall be arabic numbers or alphabetical letters. Numbers shall be
a minimum of four inches high with a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inch.
Where access is by means of a private road and the building cannot
be viewed from the public way, a monument, pole or other sign or means
shall be used to identify the structure.
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