[Ord. 1207, 9/12/2005; as amended by Ord. 1240, 8/13/2007;
and by Ord. 1272, 4/12/2010]
All owners and/or tenants of industrial, commercial, and nonresidential
buildings within the Borough of Bristol shall every three years file
and application for and obtain a maintenance, safety and fire inspection
permit from the code enforcement official of the Borough of Bristol.
[Ord. 1207, 9/12/2005; as amended by Ord. 1240, 8/13/2007]
All violations of an applicable code or ordinance discovered
as a result of the triennial maintenance, safety, and fire inspection
shall be reported to the owners and tenant by the Code Enforcement
Officer. Failure to correct all deficiencies shall be a violation
of this Part.
[Ord. 1207, 9/12/2005; as amended by Ord. 1295, 9/9/2013]
Inspection fees for industrial and commercial fire inspection
and high hazard use group inspection shall be in an amount as established,
from time to time, by resolution of Borough Council.
[Added by Ord. 1305, 11/10/2014; amended by Ord. No. 1365, 4/3/2023]
1.
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, or
a minimum of $100 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.
2.
In the
alternative, the Borough may pursue any civil action at law or equity
against any person, partnership or corporation who or which has violated
or permitted the violation of any of the provisions of this Part.
Upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding,
the defendant shall pay a judgment of not more than $1,000 plus all
court costs, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Borough
as a result thereof. Each day that a violation of this Part continues
which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate
offense. All judgments, costs and reasonable attorney fees collected
for the violation of this Part shall be paid over to the Borough whose
ordinance has been violated.
