[Ord. 532, 7/20/1982; as amended by Ord. 572, 10/10/1990; and by Ord. 618, 9/11/1996, § 3]
The Township of Darby hereby adopts, for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion, the fire prevention code known as the "BOCA National Basic Fire Prevention Code, 1996, Eighth Edition," save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, of which three copies have been and now are filed in the office of the Township Secretary, and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein. From the date on which this Part shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the corporate limits of the Township of Darby.
[Ord. 532, 7/20/1982; Ord. 572, 10/10/1990; Ord. 573, 11/26/1990; Ord. 577, 10/9/1991; Ord. 601, 3/9/1994; Ord. 630, 12/9/1998; Ord. 682, 11/16/2009; Ord. 711, 12/4/2013; Ord. No. 746, 2/10/2021]
The fire prevention code hereby adopted is amended as follows:
1. 
"Township of Darby" shall be inserted wherever the words "Name of Municipality" appear in brackets therein.
2. 
Wherever the term "legal officer" or "legal representative" is used in this code, it shall be held to mean the Township Solicitor.
3. 
Section F-105.5.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
F-105.5.1 Penalty for Violations:
A. 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this code shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $1,000, and in default of payment, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day a violation of this code continues shall constitute a separate offense.
B. 
The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
4. 
Section F-103.8, Schedule of Fees, is hereby amended to read:
F-103.8 Schedule of Fees:
The fees shall be as follows (for storage, business practices, etc.):
Square Footage
Fees
Less than 3,000
$150
3,001 to 5,000
$225
5,001 to 7,500
$325
7,501 to 10,000
$425
10,001 to 15,000
$1,025
Greater than 15,001
$2,025
Double Fees. In case any work for which a permit required by this code is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining said permit, the fee specified in this section of this Code shall be doubled, but the payment of such double fee shall not relieve any person from fully complying with the requirements of this Code in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties prescribed herein.
[Ord. 532, 7/20/1982; as amended by Ord. 572, 10/10/1990]
In all matters that are regulated by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or by regulations of departments or agencies of the commonwealth promulgated by authority of law, such laws or regulations, as the case may be, shall control where the requirements thereof are the same as or more limiting than the provisions of this Part. The code shall control in all cases where the state requirements are not as strict as those contained in this Part.
[Ord. 532, 7/20/1982; as amended by Ord. 572, 10/10/1990]
The provisions of this Part, so far as they are the same as those of parts and/or codes in force immediately prior to the enactment of this Part, are intended as a continuation of such parts and codes and not as new enactments. The provisions of this Part shall not affect any act done or liability incurred, nor shall they affect any suit or prosecution pending or to be instituted to enforce any right or penalty or to punish any offense under authority of any of the repealed parts.