*NOTE: The following special requirements shall pertain to residential uses (Sections 309.1 through 309.5) and institutional uses (Sections 307.1 through 307.4): | ||
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Special Conditions | ||
1. | Smoke detectors do not have to be interconnected on existing residential buildings (R3 and R4). | |
2. | Smoke detectors shall be required on every story of a dwelling unit, including the basement. | |
3. | A rate of rise (heat detector) shall be installed in each garage under or attached to all new buildings. The heat detector shall be so wired that if activated, all other detectors throughout the dwelling unit will activate. | |
4. | Rate of rise (heat detector) does not have to be interconnected to a garage under or attached to an existing residential building (R3 and R4). The heat detector shall be wired as a single-station alarm system to an alarm that will automatically activate an audio sound early fire-warning system. |
**NOTE: Exceptions to the above: | ||
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1. | All detached buildings not exceeding a building area of 10,000 square feet and classified as low-hazard storage, Use Group S-2, as defined in the BOCA Code Section 310 (Table 310.3). | |
2. | Any factory and industrial Use Groups F-1 and F-2 (Section 305.0) in a building area consisting of less than 5,000 square feet of gross floor, unless it is rated as a high-hazard, as defined by BOCA. | |
3. | All single-family detached dwelling units, Use Group R-4 (Section 309.0). | |
4. | All single-family attached dwelling units separated by a vertical fire wall or detached duplex with a minimum distance separation of 15 feet between units, classified as Use Groups R-2 (Section 309.3) and R-3 (Section 309.4). | |
5. | All churches and other places of religious worship classified as Use Group A-4 (Section 302.5). | |
6. | Outdoor open assembly areas Use Group A-5 (Section 302.6). | |
7. | All day-care facilities and nurseries which provide care for five or less persons of any age for less than 24 hours per day. |
12. To install, alter, permanently remove, abandon in place or otherwise dispose of a flammable or combustible liquid tank. |
106.5 Periodic inspections. | |
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The Fire Code Official shall be authorized to conduct periodic inspections on properties other than those properties erected under the provisions of the International Residential Code. Frequency of said inspections shall be determined by the Fire Code Official based on his/her determination of the fire risk regarding the use, occupancy and level of maintenance of life safety systems in the structure. |
307.1.2 Prohibition of burning for disposal purposes. | |
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In accordance with the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling, and Waste Reduction Act of July 28, 1988, (P.L. 528, No. 101) ("Pennsylvania Act 101") as amended by Act 140 of 2006 and Warwick Township Ordinance No. 2010-2, amending Chapter 185 of the Warwick Township Code, it shall be unlawful for any person to openly burn any material, including the following, at any time within the boundaries of the municipality: household trash, books, magazines, newspapers, cardboard and/or any items that are required to be recycled in the municipality under Pennsylvania Act 101, including yard waste, leaves and scrap lumber or any vegetation, plywood, drywall, plastic products, insulation materials, upholstered furniture, solid waste and/or construction waste as defined by the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act and 25 PA Code 271.1, garbage, dead animals, human and animal excrement, human and animal hair, rubber products, including tires, hydrocarbon products or flammable liquids, asphalt or tar shingles or roofing materials, bedding, foam rubber, nylon, rayon, cotton, wool, polyester or other synthetic material, insulation from copper or other wiring. |
307.1.3 Outdoor fireplaces, outdoor cooking grills, outdoor patio stoves, chimeneas and factory-built metal novelty stoves. | ||
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1. | Outdoor fireplaces, outdoor cooking grills, outdoor patio stoves, chimeneas and factory-built metal novelty stoves shall be permitted upon private property within Warwick Township to be used solely for their intended purpose and in accordance with the manufacturers' instructions. | |
2. | No person shall use outdoor fireplaces, outdoor cooking grills, outdoor patio stoves, chimneys and factory-built metal novelty stoves for the burning of material as outlined in Section 307.1.2. | |
3. | Outdoor fireplaces, outdoor cooking grills, outdoor patio stoves, chimneys and factory-built metal novelty stoves shall not be used indoors or in any enclosed areas that are not properly ventilated. |
4. Private fire hydrants shall be painted all RED in a manner approved by the fire code official. |