103.2 Code official. The Fire Chief of the Township
of Upper Moreland or duly appointed assistants shall be the code official
as referred to in this code.
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105.3.9 Payment of permit fee. The fees for all permits required under this code shall be as set forth in the fee schedule established in § 140-13, Fire prevention permit fee schedule, of the Code of Ordinances of Upper Moreland Township.
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105.3.10 Fee refunds. The code official shall be
authorized to refund fees upon the written request of the applicant,
made not later than 30 days after the issuance of the permit, as follows:
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The full amount of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously
collected for work not requiring a permit or plan review.
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2.
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The full amount, less a handling charge of 25% of the amount
of the permit fee, but not less than $10, when no work was done and
no inspection made under a permit which the applicant wishes to have
withdrawn after issuance.
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Occupancies that have any type of fire protection system that
do not require a permit under Section 105, Permits, will be required
to have a permit at the cost of $50 for the purpose of verifying the
completion of the system's required annual inspection and/or maintenance.
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108.1 Membership of the Board and court review. The Board of Appeals shall consist of such persons as the Board
of Commissioners of the Township of Upper Moreland shall designate
to hear the appeal. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Board
of Appeals shall have the right to appeal such decision in compliance
with the provisions of the Local Agency Law, 2 Pa.C.S.A. § 101
et seq.
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109.3.3 Prosecution of violations. The Fire Chief
or duly appointed assistants are hereby authorized to institute summary
proceedings under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure against
any person who shall violate any provision of this code, or who shall
fail to comply with any of the requirement hereof, or who shall fail
to correct, in the time provided by this code, the defects of which
such person has been notified.
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109.4 Violation penalties. Any person who shall
violate any provision of this code, or who shall fail to comply with
any of the requirements hereof, or who shall fail to correct, in the
time provided by this code, the violations of which such person has
been notified shall be guilty of a summary offense, which shall be
deemed to be a strict liability offense, and shall, upon summary conviction
before a District Justice, pay a penalty of not less than $100 nor
more than $1,000 and, in default of payment of such fine, be imprisoned
for not less than one day nor more than 30 days. Each day that a violation
continues or that a person shall fail to comply with any provision,
after notification by the Department of Emergency Services, shall
constitute a separate violation, subject to a separate offense punishable
by a like fine or penalty.
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111.4 Failure to comply. Any person who shall continue
any work after having been served with a stop-work order, except such
work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or
unsafe condition, shall be liable to a fine of not less than $100
nor more than $1,000.
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509.1 Identification. Air-conditioning system rooftop
units (RTU) shall be marked using six-inch letters and numbers coinciding
with a location inside the building (e.g., RTU 1) to cover all rooftop
units. Such information shall be available on site.
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903.2.1 Group A. An automatic fire-suppression
system shall be provided throughout all buildings within Group A when
the floor area exceeds 5,000 square feet or the building is more than
three stories in height.
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Exception: An automatic fire-suppression system
shall not be required for a use within Group A-2 with the fire area
holding a total occupant load of less than 50 persons.
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Exception: An automatic fire-suppression system
shall not be required for a use within Group A-5.
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903.2.3 Group E. An automatic fire-suppression
system shall be provided throughout all buildings within Group E.
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903.2.4 Group F-1. An automatic fire-suppression
system shall be provided throughout all buildings containing a Group
F-1 occupancy when the floor area exceeds 5,000 square feet, or the
building is more than three stories in height, or where the combined
fire area on all floors, including mezzanines, exceeds 10,000 square
feet.
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903.2.7 Group M. An automatic fire-suppression
system shall be provided throughout all buildings within Group M when
the floor area exceeds 5,000 square feet, or the building is more
than three stories in height, or where the combined fire area on all
floors, including mezzanines, exceeds 10,000 square feet.
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903.2.9 Group S-1. An automatic fire-suppression
system shall be provided throughout all buildings when the floor area
exceeds 5,000 square feet, or the building is more than two stories
in height, or buildings with a repair garage in the basement.
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903.2.9.1 Repair garages. An automatic fire-suppression
system shall be provided throughout all buildings used as repair garages
in accordance with Section 406 of the International Building Code
when the floor area exceeds 5,000 square feet, or the building is
more than two stories in height, or buildings with a repair garage
in the basement.
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903.2.10 Group S-2 enclosed parking garages. An
automatic fire-suppression system shall be provided throughout all
buildings classified as enclosed parking garages in accordance with
Section 406.4 of the International Building Code when the floor area
exceeds 5,000 square feet, or the building is more than three stories
in height, or where the enclosed parking garage is located beneath
other groups.
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903.7 Fire sprinkler systems, access to control valves. Where the sprinkler system is designed to serve more than one independent
tenant area (for example, a row of mercantile stores), the control
valves must be accessible to the Fire Department from a direct exterior
entrance, not solely within the controlled space of any one specific
tenant.
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907.2.2 Group B. A manual fire alarm system shall
be installed in Group B occupancies having an occupant load of more
than 100 persons or where the building is more than three stories
in height.
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907.10 Single- and multiple-station smoke detectors, required
for mixed uses. Single- or multiple-station smoke detectors
shall be installed and maintained in full operating condition in all
occupancies in all groups, where a residential use is located above
such occupancies.
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1013.1 Exit signs and lights, location. All required
means of egress shall be indicated with approved signs reading "EXIT,"
visible from any direction of egress travel, and, where necessary,
supplemented by directional signs in the egress access corridors indicating
the direction and way of egress. All "EXIT" signs shall be located
at exit doors and exit access areas, so as to be readily visible.
Sign placement shall be such that any point in the exit access shall
not be more than 100 feet from the nearest visible sign. Where "EXIT"
signs are required, they shall be placed both above exit doors AND
within eight inches of the floor, immediately to the left or right
of exit doors.
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