[Ord. 653, 7/9/1985]
Unless otherwise specifically stated in this Part, the following words shall have the meanings herein indicated:
PERSON
A firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, company, or corporation, as well as an individual.
RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY
The occupancy or use of a building or structure or any portion thereof by persons for whom sleeping accommodations are provided.
SHALL
Is always mandatory; the word “may” is permissive.
SMOKE DETECTOR
A device capable of sensing visible or invisible particles of combustion which, upon such sensing, shall cause the operation of an alarm clearly audible in all portions of the structure in which it is located, in spite of any background noise or in spite of any doors within the structure being closed. To be considered within this definition, the device shall have attached an approved seal of a recognized agency such as the Underwriters Laboratory, the American Insurance Association or Factory Mutual.
USED OR OCCUPIED
As applied to any building, shall be construed to include the words “intended, arranged, or designed to be used or occupied.”
[Ord. 653, 7/9/1985]
1. 
The owner of each existing occupied multi-family residential structure intended for residential occupancy shall install a smoke detector in each unit intended for residential occupancy. Such installation shall be completed by January 1, 1986.
2. 
The owner of any multi-family residential structure intended for residential occupancy constructed after July 9, 1985, shall install smoke detectors in each unit intended for residential occupancy. Such installation shall be completed by January 1, 1986.
3. 
The owner of each existing guest room, suite, hotel, motel, lodging house, boarding house, dormitory, and facility for aged or for the physically or mentally infirm intended for residential occupancy shall install smoke detectors in each unit intended for residential occupancy. Such installation shall be completed by January 1, 1986.
4. 
The owner of any guest room, suite, hotel, motel, lodging house, boarding house, dormitory, facility for the aged or for the physically or mentally infirm constructed after July 9, 1985, and intended for residential occupancy shall install smoke detectors in each unit intended for residential occupancy prior to occupancy.
5. 
The owner of all existing multiple occupancy structures, and the owner of all multiple occupancy structures constructed in the future, containing six or more units and exceeding one story in height, shall install a central fire alarm system that transmits its signal to a commercial company or governmental agency established to receive the signal from such system and which is capable of notifying designated fire departments upon receipt of a signal from such system.
[Ord. 653, 7/9/1985]
1. 
At least one smoke detector shall be installed in each sleeping area. A sleeping area shall be defined as the area, or areas, in which the bedrooms are located. Where bedrooms, or rooms habitually used for sleeping, are separated by other use areas, such as kitchens or living rooms (but not bathrooms or closets), they shall be considered as separate sleeping areas for the purposes of this subsection.
2. 
At least one smoke detector shall be installed at the top of each stairway leading up to an area which is occupied.
[Ord. 653, 7/9/1985]
As an alternative to self-contained smoke detectors, a fire detection system may be installed, providing it is approved by a recognized agency, such as Underwriters Laboratory, American Insurance Association or Factory Mutual.
[Ord. 653, 7/9/1985]
1. 
Smoke detectors in all structures intended for residential occupancy and constructed after July 9, 1985, shall be wired directly (hard wired) to the building’s power supply.
2. 
Smoke detectors in all existing structures in which there is residential occupancy, shall be wired (hard wired) to the building’s power supply or, as an alternative, a monitored battery supply unit can be used.
3. 
It shall be the responsibility of the owner to maintain smoke detectors; such maintenance shall include replacing batteries when necessary or keeping smoke detector units connected to an electrical source so that they remain capable of transmitting an audible signal in the presence of smoke.
4. 
The removal, tampering with, destruction, or rendering ineffective of any smoke detector or fire detection system by any person except an owner shall be a violation of this Part.
[Ord. 653, 7/9/1985]
1. 
Each owner required under this Part to install a smoke detector shall request a certificate of compliance from the Fire Prevention Officer. Upon such request, the Fire Prevention Officer shall make an inspection, and if he finds that the structure is in compliance with this Part, he shall issue certification in the form of a certificate of compliance.
2. 
The first inspection and issuance of a certificate of compliance shall be without charge to the owner.
3. 
Re-inspection shall only be done at the request of an owner and the owner shall be liable for the payment of such re-inspection fee.
4. 
The fee for re-inspection shall be set by the resolution of Borough Council.
[Ord. 653, 7/9/1985]
1. 
The Fire Prevention Officer shall enforce this Part and prosecute any violations of this Part. The fire chiefs and assistant fire chiefs of the Goodwill Fire Company and the Keystone Hook and Ladder Company No.1, located in the Borough, shall also enforce this Part and prosecute violations of this Part.
2. 
The Fire Prevention Officer shall advise, without charge, any person who wishes information in regard to smoke detectors and fire protection, even though such person is not required to install a smoke detector or smoke detectors under this Part.
[Ord. 653, 7/9/1985; as amended by Ord. 669, 1/14/1987; by Ord. 719, 6/11/1991; and by Ord. 818, 12/10/2013]
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 less than $50 nor more than $1,000 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.