[Adopted 2-23-1968 (Section 4D and F of Article I of Ch. 8 of the Codified
Ordinances); amended in its entirety 12-15-1998 by Ord. No. 94-98]
It shall be the duty of the Assistant Chief
of the Fire Department to inspect any chimney, flue, pipe or smokehouse
reported to him by any citizen of this Borough to be dangerous and
liable to cause destruction by fire, and if found in such condition,
to order the same to be cleaned, repaired, renovated or removed by
the owner or tenant, and upon failure of such owner or tenant to attend
to such cleaning, repairing or removal within 24 hours after service
of such notice, complaint shall be made to the Municipal Court.
The Chief or Assistant Chief of the Fire Department may, at the scene of a fire, direct the removal or securing of all goods and preservation of all endangered property, and in case the possessor or possessors of the same neglect or refuse to comply with such written directions, the party or parties so refusing or neglecting shall, on due conviction thereof, before the Municipal Court, be subject to the penalties in § 108-4 below.
[Added 5-3-2005 by Ord. No. 5-2005;
amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. II)]
