[Derived from §§ 8-9 through 8-11 of the 1971
Code; amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
A. It shall be lawful for the Fire Official or such other officer of
the Bureau of Fire Prevention to enter into and upon at any and all
reasonable times, every house, structure, or other building to inspect
such premises and buildings for the purpose of ascertaining and prosecuting
persons for violation of any law of the state, this Code or other
ordinance of the Township, intended for the more effectual prevention
of fires; and such Fire Official or officer of the Bureau of Fire
Prevention may also enter into or upon any lands or buildings for
the examination of the fire doors, trap doors, fireplaces, hearths,
chimneys, stoves and pipes, boilers, heaters, chemicals, chemical
apparatus, in any building whatsoever.
B. In the event that the owner, occupant or person in charge of any
building enumerated in this section, shall refuse to admit the Fire
Official or his designee to enter in, on or upon any such building,
or any part thereof, and inspect the same for the purposes aforesaid,
it shall be the duty of the Fire Official or his designee to make
immediate complaint before the municipal court of the Township, and
the judge thereof shall hear and determine whether such refusal was
willful and in violation of the intents and purposes of this section.
A. It shall be the duty of the Fire Official or his designee to order
and direct the owner, agent, occupant, lessee or other person in charge
thereof, to remedy, abate or remove anything promoting fires or hazardous
fire conditions, or anything making the same unsafe for occupancy
or for work. The Fire Official or his designee shall order and direct
the owner, agent, occupant, lessee or person in charge of any building
or structure, to remove the same, if in his judgment the same is menacing
and dangerous or a violation of any law or ordinance, or to order
and direct such measures as will make safe and secure the occupants
or works in any such building.
B. The owner, agent, occupant, lessee or person in charge thereof shall
comply with such direction of the Fire Official or his designee within
the time fixed in such order, either written, printed or verbal, and
in case of the neglect or refusal of the party or parties as aforesaid,
or the possessor of any combustible or inflammable materials, to remove
or to secure the same within the time and in the manner directed in
such order, it shall be the duty of the Fire Official or his designee
to make complaint against the owner, occupant, agent, lessee or person
or possessor before the Municipal Court of the Township, for the violation
of the order issued by virtue of the provisions of this section or
the provisions of this Code relating to the keeping and storing of
explosives, and any other ordinances of the Township or laws of the
state passed for the prevention of fire, or for removing hazardous
fire conditions.
C. Any person aggrieved by the order of the Fire Official or his designee
may appeal from such order or direction to the Township Council; provided,
that he shall do so, in writing, within five days from the date of
the receipt of the order made by the Fire Official or his designee,
and the appeal shall set forth the reasons why such appellant thinks
the order and direction of the Fire Official or his designee is inequitable
and unjust. The decision of the Township Council shall constitute
the final order to be complied with when their judgment is rendered.
No person shall obstruct or hinder the Fire Official or his
designee in the discharge of the duties imposed by this chapter, or
shall neglect or refuse to comply with any order made pursuant to
the provisions of this chapter.