[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Altoona 7-8-2020 by Ord. No. 5767;[1] amended in its entirety 4-11-2022 by Ord. No. 5788. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor’s Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 358, Fire Prevention, adopted 8-28-2013 by Ord. No. 5644.
A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Altoona, being marked and designated as the International Fire Code, 2018 Edition, including Appendix Chapters F, H, I (see International Fire Code, Section 101.2.1, 2018 edition), ("code") as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as the Fire Code of the City of Altoona, Pennsylvania, regulating and governing the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the occupancy of buildings and premises as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits, licenses and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Fire Code on file in the office of the City Clerk of Altoona are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in § 358-2 of this chapter.
The following sections of the code are hereby revised:
A. 
In Section 101.1, Insert "City of Altoona."
B. 
Section 105.6.47 is hereby amended to delete the caption and introductory sentence in its entirety and in its place shall appear the following:
105.6.47 Temporary membrane structures and tents. An operational permit is required to operate an air-supported temporary membrane structure or a tent being used for a commercial purpose regardless of size and for any other membrane structure or a tent having an area in excess of 400 square feet (37 m2).
Exceptions remain unchanged from the Code.
C. 
Section 105.7.25 is hereby amended to delete the caption and introductory sentence in its entirety and in its place shall appear the following:
105.7.25 Temporary membrane structures and tents. A construction permit is required to erect an air-supported temporary membrane structure or a tent being used for a commercial purpose regardless of size and for any other membrane structure or a tent having an area in excess of 400 square feet (37 m2).
Exceptions remain unchanged from the Code.
D. 
Section 109.1 is hereby deleted in its entirety, and in its place shall appear the following:
109.1 Board of Appeals. All appeals shall be made to the City of Altoona Code Appeals Board, as established by Ordinance No. 5421, adopted March 12, 1997, as amended, and as set forth in Chapter 15, §§ 15-31 through 15-37, of the Altoona Code, as amended.
E. 
Section 109.2 remains unchanged.
F. 
Section 109.3 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
G. 
In Section 109.4, insert: "Summary offense; not more than $1,000 and not less than $50; 90 days."
H. 
In Section 112.4, insert: "$50; $1,000."
I. 
Section 106.1 is hereby deleted in its entirety, and in its place shall appear the following:
A permit and/or license shall not be issued until the fees have been paid, nor shall an amendment to a permit and/or license be released until the additional fee, if any, has been paid. A fee may be charged for any inspection by the Fire Code regardless of whether such inspection results in the issuance of a permit and/or license.
J. 
Section 307.2. Insert the following language after the word "kindled" in this section.
Exception. No permits for "container burning" will be issued by the Fire Code Official.
K. 
At the end of Section 607, insert new Section 607.5, entitled "Certification of Service Personnel for Commercial Kitchen Hoods." Section 607.5 shall read: "Service personnel providing or conducting maintenance, inspections or cleanings of commercial kitchen hoods shall possess a valid certificate issued by an approved governmental agency, or other approved organization for the type of work performed."
The geographic limits referred to in certain sections of the 2018 International Fire Code are hereby established as follows:
A. 
In Section 5704.2.9.6.1 (geographic limits in which the storage of Class I and Class II liquids in aboveground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited): The City of Altoona.
B. 
In Section 5706.2.4.4 (geographic limits in which the storage of Class I and Class II liquids in aboveground tanks is prohibited): The City of Altoona.
C. 
In Section 5806.2 (geographic limits in which the storage of flammable cryogenic fluids in stationary containers is prohibited): The City of Altoona.
D. 
Section 6104.2. Within the limits established by law restricting the storage of liquefied petroleum gas for the protection of heavily populated or congested areas, the aggregate capacity of any one installation shall not exceed a water capacity of 2,000 gallons (7570 L): The City of Altoona.