[Adopted 12-16-2004 by Ord. No. 04-16]
A certain document, a copy of which is on file in the office of the Township Secretary of Upper Frederick Township, being marked and designated as the International Fire Code, 2003 Edition, subject to the revisions below in § 112-38, and including appendices, is hereby adopted as the Fire Code of Upper Frederick Township, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, for 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 building or premises in the jurisdiction, and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said International Fire Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this article, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, contained below.
The International Fire Code, 2003 Edition, as referenced in § 112-37, shall be revised as follows:
A.
The following subsections and/or words in the code
are hereby revised to substitute the following words for the original
words contained in the ordinance [original language is contained in
brackets]:
(1)
Section 101.1. Substitute "Upper Frederick Township"
for [Name of Jurisdiction].
(2)
Substitute in all sections of the code "Fire Marshal"
for [The Fire Code Official].
(3)
Substitute in all sections of the code "The Board
of Supervisors" for [The Governing Body].
(4)
Substitute in all sections of the code "Code Appeals
Board" for [Board of Appeals].
B.
Section 103.1 is amended to provide as follows:
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"The implementation, administration and enforcement
of the provisions of this code shall be by the Fire Marshal, as established
by Upper Frederick Township through the adoption of the International
Building Code, 2003 Edition."
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C.
Sections 103.2, 103.3 and 103.4 shall be amended to
substitute the term "Fire Marshal" for "Fire Code Official."
D.
Section 104, and all subsections thereunder, are amended
to provide that the Fire Marshal, as established by Upper Frederick
Township through the adoption of the International Building Code,
2003 Edition, shall assume the responsibilities of the Fire Code Official,
and the term "Fire Marshal" shall be substituted for the term "Fire
Code Official," wherever such term is used.
E.
Section 105.1.1 is amended to provide that all permits
shall be issued by the Fire Marshal, as established by Upper Frederick
Township through the adoption of the International Building Code,
2003 Edition.
F.
Section 108.1 is amended to provide as follows:
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"All appeals of orders, decisions or determinations
made by the Fire Marshal relative to the application and interpretations
of this Code shall be heard by the Appeals Board in accordance with
the procedure in §§ 403.121 and 403.122 of the Uniform
Construction Code, as amended as adopted by the Township. An application
for appeal shall be based on a claim that the intent of this code,
or the rules legally adopted hereunder, have been incorrectly interpreted,
the provisions of this code do not fully apply, or an equivalent method
of protection or safety is proposed. The Board shall have no authority
to waive requirements of this code.
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"All such appeals shall be filed on a form obtained
from the Fire Marshal within 30 days after the notice of a decision
was issued. The Appeals Board shall have exclusive jurisdiction over
such appeals, and failure to appeal the decision of the Fire Marshal
to the Appeals Board renders the decision of the Fire Marshal unappealable."
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G.
Section 109, and all subsections thereunder, are amended
to provide that the Fire Marshal, as established by Upper Frederick
Township through the adoption of the International Building Code,
2003 Edition, shall assume the responsibility of the Fire Code Official,
and the term "Fire Marshal" shall be substituted wherever the term
"Fire Code Official" is used.
By December 31 of the year of the issuance of
a new triennial ICC International Fire Code, or it successor fire
code, the new International Fire Code, or its successor fire code
shall be automatically adopted as the Township of Upper Frederick
Fire Code, including appendices as determined by the Pennsylvania
Department of Labor and Industry.
