[Ord. 1995-4, 10/16/1995, as amended by Ord. 2012-6, 12/17/2012]
A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the
Borough Office of the Borough of Doylestown, being designated as the
International Mechanical Code, 2009 Edition, as published by the International
Code Council, Inc., subject to such portions as are hereinafter deleted,
modified or amended, be and is hereby adopted as the Mechanical Code
of the Borough of Doylestown, for the purposes therein provided; and
each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions
and terms of the International Mechanical Code, 2009 Edition, including
all editions and supplements to date, and to be issued in the future,
are hereby adopted and made a part thereof, as if fully set out at
length herein.
[Ord. 1995-4, 10/16/1995]
Wherever any provision or requirement of the regulations of any agency or department of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is more stringent or stricter than a provision or requirement of this Part 5, the applicable provision or requirement of such agency or department shall supersede any such provision or requirement of this Part.
[Ord. 1995-4, 10/16/1995, as amended by Ord. 2012-6, 12/17/2012]
The Mechanical Code hereby adopted is amended as follows:
1.
The "Borough of Doylestown" shall be inserted wherever the words
"[Name of Jurisdiction]" appear in brackets therein.
2.
Section 107 is hereby amended to add Section 107.7:
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107.7 Periodic Inspections: The fees for all periodic
inspections shall be set forth in the Fee Schedule adopted, from time
to time, by resolution of Borough Council.
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3.
Section 106.5.2 is amended to read as follows:
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106.5.2 Fee Schedule: The fees for all mechanical
work shall be as set forth in the Fee Schedule adopted, from time
to time, by resolution of Borough Council.
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4.
Section 106.5.3 is amended to read as follows:
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106.5.3 Fee Refunds. The Code Official shall authorize
the refunding of fees as follows:
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The full amount of any fee paid hereunder that was erroneously
paid or collected or is withdrawn before plan and permit review.
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Not more than 25% of the permit fee paid after the plan and
permit have been reviewed and the permit has been issued but before
any work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this
code.
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The Code Official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee
paid except upon written application filed by the original permittee
not later than 180 days after the date of fee payment.
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5.
Section 108.4 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Section 108.4 Violation Penalties: Any person who
shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with
any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter
or repair mechanical equipment or systems 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, upon
conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000
and/or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days. Each day that a violation
continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed to constitute
a separate offense.
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6.
Section 108.5 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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108.5 Stop-Work Orders. Upon notice from the Code
Official, work on any mechanical system that is being done contrary
to the provisions of this code or in a dangerous or unsafe manner
shall immediately cease. Such notice shall be in writing and shall
be given to the owner of the property, or to the owner's agent,
or to the person doing the work. The notice shall state the conditions
under which work is authorized to resume. Where an emergency exists,
the Code Official shall not be required to give a written notice prior
to stopping the work. Any person who shall continue any work in or
about the structure 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 guilty of a summary offense,
punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 and/or by imprisonment
not exceeding 90 days. Each day that a violation continues after due
notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
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