[1991 Code § 97-29]
The provisions of the Fire Prevention Code shall apply equally
to both public and private property and shall apply to all structures
and their occupancies, except as otherwise specified.
[1991 Code § 97-30]
This chapter shall be deemed an exercise of the police powers
of the Borough for the preservation and protection of the public health,
peace, safety and welfare, and all the provisions of the Fire Prevention
Code shall be liberally construed for that purpose.
[1991 Code § 97-31]
A.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the Code hereby
adopted or shall fail to comply therewith or shall violate or fail
to comply with any order made thereunder or shall build in violation
of any details, statements, specifications or plans submitted or approved
thereunder or shall operate not in accordance with the provisions
of any certificate, permit or approval issued thereunder and from
which no appeal has been taken or who shall fail to comply with such
an order as affirmed or modified by the Fire Official or by a court
of competent jurisdiction within the time fixed herein shall severally,
for each and every violation and noncompliance, respectively, upon
conviction, be subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment
for a period not exceeding 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
The imposition of a penalty for any violation shall not excuse the
violation, nor shall the violation be permitted to continue. All such
persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or
defects within a reasonable time, and when not otherwise specified,
the application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent
the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
B.
Failure to comply with the time limits of an abatement notice or
other corrective notice issued by the Fire Official shall result in
each day that such violation continues being regarded as a new and
separate offense.
[1991 Code § 97-32]
A.
Time Limits. Failure to comply with the time limits of an abatement
notice or other corrective notice issued by the Fire Official shall
be regarded as a new and separate offense each day such violation
continues.
B.
Permit. Any person who sells, offers for sale, installs, operates,
maintains or uses any appliance, device, equipment or system which
requires a permit, approval or certificate under the provisions of
this Code shall obtain such permit, approval or certificate before
conducting any operation covered by the permit, approval or certificate.
C.
Fire Alarm. No person shall deliberately or maliciously turn in an
alarm of fire when in fact that person knows that no fire exists.
No person shall activate any installed fire warning system or any
fixed fire extinguishing system for purposes other than emergency,
maintenance, drills or prescribed testing.
