A certain document, copies of which are on file and available for public use, inspection and examination in the offices of the Secretary of the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Spring ("Township"), being marked and designated as the International Fire Code, 2018 edition, in its entirety with Appendices except for revisions as noted in § 181-31 of this article written by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted and reaffirmed as the Fire Prevention Code of the Township of Spring, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania regulating and governing the protection of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and device; and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the occupancy of buildings and premises as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and incorporating each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties conditions and terms of said Fire Prevention Code on file in the office of the Township of Spring as if fully set forth herein, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in § 181-31 of this article.
[Adopted 1-3-2023 by Ord. No. 452]
[Amended 11-13-2023 by Ord. No. 458; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
The 2018 International Fire Code is hereby adopted and affirmed by reference, subject to the following additions, insertions, deletions and changes:
A.
Section 101.1, Title, shall be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Fire Prevention Code of the Township of Spring, hereinafter referred to as the "code." |
B.
Section 103.2, Appointment, shall be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
103.2 Appointment. The fire code official/Fire Marshal shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Spring. |
C.
Section 105.1.2, Types of Permits, shall be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
105.1.2(1) Operational Permit. An operational permit allows the applicant to conduct an operation or a business for which a permit is required by Section 105.6 for a period of one year or per occurrence if noted, without proration or until it is renewed or revoked. |
D.
Section 105.1.2(2), Construction Permits, shall be deleted in its entirety.
E.
Section 105.4, Construction Documents, shall be deleted in its entirety.
F.
Section 105.6, Required Operational Permits, shall be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
105.6. Required operational permits. The fire code official is authorized to issue annual operation permits for the operations set forth in Section 105.6.1 through 105.6.50. |
G.
Section 108.3, Recordkeeping, shall be adopted in its entirety, and supplemented with the following language to immediately follow the last sentence therein: "The Brycer Compliance Engine shall be the third-party reporting system used for the keeping and retrieval of all records and data by the fire code official. All fire protection companies performing any inspections in the Township of Spring shall submit all reports and any other data with the Brycer Compliance Engine within 10 calendar days of such inspection, pay any fees associated with the entry of those reports and/or data, and thereafter maintain and keep all such records and data up to date. Failure to submit the reports and any other data, pay any associated fees, and maintain and keep all such records and data up to date shall constitute a violation."
H.
Section 109, Board of Appeals, shall be deleted in its entirety.
I.
Section 110.4, Violation Penalties, shall be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
110.4. Violation Penalties. Persons who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter, repair or do work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the fire code official, or of a permit or certificate used under provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a summary offense, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense. |
J.
Section 111.1.2, Structural Hazards, shall be deleted in its entirety.
K.
Section 806.1.1, Restricted Occupancies, shall be deleted in its entirety.
L.
Appendix A, Board of Appeals, shall be deleted in its entirety.
[Amended 11-13-2023 by Ord. No. 458; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
A.
Annual fire safety inspection fees/annual operational permit fees.
(1)
The owner, lessee, tenant or operator of all structures in the Township used for Assembly, Business, Educational, Mercantile, Factory Industrial, Institutional, High Hazard, Residential R-1, R-2, Storage, Utility and miscellaneous purposes as defined in the International Building Code shall pay annual fire safety inspection fees/operational permit fees for permits issued pursuant to and under Section 105 and 107 of the 2018 International Fire Code, with such fees being due within 30 days of billing.
(2)
Annual fire safety inspection fees shall be in the amounts as established from time to time by resolution of the Township of Spring Board of Supervisors.
(3)
Fees for annual operational permits, as provided in Sections 105.6.1 through 105.6.50 of the International Fire Code, 2018 Edition, shall be in the amounts as established from time to time by resolution of the Township of Spring Board of Supervisors.
B.
Failure to have an annual fire safety inspection/failure to obtain a permit. Should any owner or operator of a business or premises that is required to have an annual fire safety inspection performed or required to obtain an annual operational permit fail to pay the within fee associated with said required inspection or permit or should any owner or operator of a business or premises fail to obtain said permit or inspection, that owner or operator shall be deemed to be in violation of this article and subject to the violation provisions set forth in Section 110 of the 2018 International Fire Code, and any such fees together with interest and costs of collection, including attorneys' fees, shall constitute a municipal claim and may be entered as a lien against the subject property.
Any and all ordinances or parts of ordinances conflicting with the provisions of this article are hereby repealed insofar as they impose lesser standards than this article.
If any sentence, clause, section or part of this article is for any reason found to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, such unconstitutionality, illegality or invalidity shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions, sentences, clauses, sections or parts of this article. It is hereby declared as the intent of the Board of Supervisors of the Township that this article would have been adopted had such unconstitutional, illegal or invalid sentence, clause, section or part thereof not been included herein.