[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of East Norriton 7-10-1995 by Ord. No. 352; 8-24-2010 by Ord. No. 528. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire Department — See Ch. 10.
Building construction — See Ch. 72.
Firearms — See Ch. 97.
Hazardous wastes — See Ch. 118.
Fire insurance — See Ch. 120, Art. I.
Kerosene heating and storage — See Ch. 122.
Mechanical standards — See Ch. 125.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 152.
The 2009 International Fire Code, and any subsequent revisions thereof which shall automatically be incorporated herein by reference, save and except such portions of the International Fire Code as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, are hereby adopted and incorporated as if set forth at length herein. The 2009 International Fire Code, and any subsequent revision thereto, is hereby adopted by reference as Chapter 84 of the East Norriton Township Code of Ordinances to be known as the "Fire Code" with the following amendments and additions:
A. 
Section 101.1 is amended to insert "East Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania".
B. 
Section 108.4 is added as follows:
108.4 Other circumstances. Should no Board of Appeals be appointed, the first level of appeal shall be to the Fire Marshal. The next level of appeal shall be to the Township Manager. The final level of appeal shall be to the Board of Supervisors. All appeals beyond this level shall be to the Pennsylvania Court System.
C. 
Section 109.3 is amended to read as follows:
109.3 Violation penalties. Persons who shall violate a provision of this Code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter, repair or do any work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the code official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this Code, shall be guilty of a summary offense, punishable by a fine not to exceed $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. In addition to the above penalties, any person who shall violate a provision of this Code, or fail to comply therewith, or with any of the requirements thereof, shall be subject, in addition to the penalties imposed above, to monetary penalties for all court costs, legal costs, attorneys' fees and other miscellaneous costs incurred by East Norriton Township during successful prosecution of that person by East Norriton Township.
D. 
Section 111.4 is amended to read as follows:
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 in violation of this Code and shall be subject to the penalty provisions of Section 109.3 of this Code.
E. 
Section 114 is added as follows:
Section 114 Fire Inspection.
114.1 General. East Norriton Township shall conduct a systematic inspection of all properties within East Norriton Township to determine compliance with this Code.
Exception: Single and multifamily dwellings.
114.2 Frequency. The frequency of inspection shall be determined as necessary by the fire code official.
114.3 Process. Following the first inspection, a report, invoice, and applicable permits will be sent to the occupant via regular mail for each occupiable space including common areas of a building.
114.4 Reinspection. If during the first inspection any violations of this Code are found, a reinspection will take place following the expiration of the time limit identified in the report for the requirements to be corrected. If violations are found at the conclusion of the fourth reinspection, the occupant will be subject to the penalty provisions of Section 109.3 of this Code.
114.5 Fees. An invoice will be issued at the completion of each inspection and shall be payable within 30 days of the date thereof. Two additional notices will be sent out at 60 and 90 days if payment is not received. If payment is not received within 120 days of the date of the first invoice, the occupant will be subject to the penalty provisions of Section 109.3 of this Code.
F. 
Section 308.1.4 is amended to delete Exception 2, which reads, "Where buildings, balconies, and decks are protected by an automatic sprinkler system."
G. 
Section 507.5.3 is amended to add subsection 4 as follows:
4.
All privately owned and maintained fire hydrants shall have the body and caps painted yellow. All bonnets (domes) will be painted to meet the following color scheme: four- to six-inch mains shall have red bonnets; eight- to twelve-inch mains shall have green bonnets; and sixteen-inch and larger mains shall have blue bonnets.
H. 
Section 509.3 is added as follows:
509.3 Remote identification. Where fire protection system controls are not located within five feet of the main entrance, an approved sign shall be posted indicating the location of the fire protection system controls.
I. 
Section 903.2.
(1) 
Section 903.2 is hereby revised to provide as follows:
903.2 Where required. Approved automatic sprinkler systems in new buildings and structures shall be installed and maintained in full operating condition, as specified in this code, in the locations indicated in Sections 903.2.1 through 903.2.12; all buildings with a gross floor area of more than 2,000 square feet, other than single-family detached residences, shall be provided with a fully automatic fire suppression system.
(2) 
Sections 903.2.1 through 903.2.10.1 are hereby revised by deleting therefrom all references that are inconsistent with the requirements of Section 903.2 as hereby revised.
J. 
All appendixes are hereby adopted as written in the 2009 International Fire Code.
The provisions of this chapter shall be considered amendments to the provisions of the International Fire Code, current edition, and any provisions of the International Fire Code that are inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed.