[Adopted 7-7-2014 by Ord.
No. 793]
A program of fire safety and emergency equipment inspection
is authorized for the following facilities located in the Borough
of Hellertown: industrial facilities, commercial facilities, retail
businesses, banks and all other facilities used for retail, wholesale,
educational and daycare purposes, and places of worship.
The program will be a cooperative endeavor between the Borough
and the community under the jurisdiction of the Code Enforcement Officer
and Fire Code Official of Hellertown Borough.
The Fire Safety and Emergency Equipment inspections shall be
performed every five years, and more frequently, if at the discretion
of the Fire Code Official, such more frequent inspection of a property
or properties subject to this article is required. It shall be the
responsibility of the property owner to have said inspection performed.
The fee for the fire safety and emergency equipment inspections
shall be established as set forth in the Hellertown Borough Fee Schedule,
as amended from time to time.
A Board of Appeals has been established in conformity with the
requirement of the relevant provisions of the International Fire Code,
and for the purposes set forth therein.
This Fire Safety and Emergency Equipment Inspection Ordinance shall not be construed to affect the responsibility of any party owning, operating, maintaining or installing any equipment, or owning, operating or maintaining any building, for injuries or damage to persons or property caused by any defect therein; nor shall the Borough be held to assume any liability by reason of an inspection or reinspection authorized herein by reason of a permit issued or by reason of the approval or disapproval of any building or equipment; nor does the Borough assume liability for any death or personal injury or property damage alleged to have arisen in connection with any of the places and things inspected and detailed in §
202-4 above, whereupon it is claimed that an inspection was improperly performed or that a permit was improperly granted.