[Ord. No. 130, 5/4/1959, § 1]
The office of Fire Marshal is hereby created in the Borough
of Hatfield. The first person to be appointed to said office shall
be appointed by Borough Council as soon as practicable after the adoption
of this Part, and shall serve until the first Monday of January 1960.
Subsequent appointments shall be made by Borough Council on the first
Monday of January of each even-numbered year, such appointees to serve
until their respective successors have been duly appointed and qualified.
Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment
was made for the unexpired portion of the term.
[Ord. No. 130, 5/4/1959, § 2]
The Fire Marshal may, at all reasonable hours, enter any building
or premises, except the interiors of occupied private dwellings, for
the purpose of making any inspection or investigation which he may
deem necessary to be made in the performance of his duties.
[Ord. No. 130, 5/4/1959, § 3]
The Fire Marshal shall inspect, as often as may be necessary,
all especially hazardous manufacturing processes, storages or installation
of gases, chemicals, oils, explosive and flammable materials, all
interior fire alarms and automatic sprinkler systems, and other similar
appliances, and shall make such orders as may be necessary for the
enforcement of the laws and ordinances governing the same and for
safeguarding of life and property from fire.
[Ord. No. 130, 5/4/1959, § 4]
1.
The Fire Marshal shall inspect, as often as may be necessary, all
buildings and premises, except the interiors of occupied private dwellings,
for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions
liable to cause fire or any violations of the provisions or intent
of any ordinance of the Borough affecting fire hazards.
2.
Whenever he shall find in any building or upon any premises combustible
or explosive matter or dangerous accumulations of rubbish or unnecessary
accumulation of waste paper, boxes, shavings or highly flammable materials,
which are so situated as to endanger life or property; or shall find
obstructions to or on fire escapes, stairs, passageways, doors or
windows liable to interfere with the operations of the Fire Department
or egress of occupants in case of fire he shall order the same to
be removed or remedied.
[Ord. No. 130, 5/4/1959, § 5]
The service of such orders as mentioned in §§ 1-313 and 1-314 of this Part shall be made upon the owner or occupant of the premises to whom it is directed, either by delivering a true copy of the same to such occupant personally or by delivering the same to and leaving it with any person in charge of the premises, or in case no such persons is found upon the premises, by affixing a copy thereof in a conspicuous place on the door to the entrance of the said premises. Whenever it may be necessary to serve such an order upon the owner of premises, such order may be served either by delivering to and leaving with the said person a true copy of the said order, or if such owner is absent from the jurisdiction of the officer making the order, by mailing by registered mail such copy to the owner's last known post office address. Any such order shall forthwith be complied with by the owner or occupant of such premises or building.
[Ord. No. 130, 5/4/1959, § 6]
No person shall in any way obstruct or prevent or attempt to
obstruct or prevent the Fire Marshal in the discharge of his duties
by denying or attempting to deny him access to any premises owned
or occupied by such person, or by failing or refusing to furnish correct
information requested by him in the investigation into the cause,
origin or circumstances of any fire.
[Ord. No. 130, 5/4/1959, § 7; as amended by Ord.
No. 251, 8/5/1975, § 1; by Ord. No. 357, 10/16/1991, § 1-117;
and by Ord. No. 501, 8/15/2012]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a Magisterial District Judge in the manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs
and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues
or each section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
