[Ord. No. 3, 2/4/1956]
In order to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the Board
of Supervisors of Amity Township shall appoint a citizen of the Township
able and familiar with fire hazards and fire risks as the Fire Marshal.
Said Fire Marshal shall have power and authority to inspect any and
all premises and buildings in the Township for fire hazards. Said
Fire Marshal shall be appointed as soon as possible after enactment
of this Ordinance and shall serve until December 31, 1995 or until
a successor is duly appointed. The office of Fire Marshal shall be
filled every two years thereafter. The Board of Supervisors shall
have the power to fill a vacancy in the event that one occurs and
likewise shall have the power to remove said Fire Marshal at any time.
[Ord. No. 36, 2/6/1970]
In order to carry out the provisions of this chapter pertaining
to fire risks and hazards, the Fire Committee appointed each year
by the Fire Marshal of the Township, duly designated by the Board
of Supervisors of the Township of Amity, shall have supervision over,
and examine all fire risks in the Township, and upon finding any hazards
shall report the same to the Fire Marshal, who will then forward a
notice to the owner stating the danger and recommending changes to
be made. For that purpose, with the consent of the owner, the members
of said Fire Committee shall have authority to enter any building
and inspect the conditions existing therein so far as the same refers
to fire risks, unless an emergency exists or a legal warrant is obtained,
in which case the owner's permission is not required.
[Ord. No. 3, 2/4/1956;
as amended by Ord. No. 36, 2/6/1970]
Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this
Part or neglecting or failing to comply with any order or notice issued
pursuant to a violation of any section hereof shall, upon conviction
before any District Justice within the County of Berks, be sentenced
to pay a fine not exceeding $1,000 for each offense, with costs to
be recovered in the name of the Township of Amity, Berks County, Pennsylvania,
and if the amount of said judgment and costs shall not be paid, said
person shall suffer imprisonment in the Berks County Prison for a
period not exceeding 30 days.
[Ord. No. 36, 2/6/1970]
The provisions of this Part shall be severable, and if any of
its provisions shall be held to be unconstitutional, invalid or beyond
the power of the Township of Amity to prohibit the decision so holding,
said provision shall not be construed to affect the validity of any
of the remaining portions of this Part. It is hereby declared as the
intent of the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Amity that this
Part would have been adopted had such unconstitutional, invalid or
unauthorized provision not been included therein.
