[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Sayre 8-21-2000 by Ord. No. 784. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended 12-18-2019 by Ord. No. 962]
Certain documents, one copy of which is on file in the office of the Borough Council and one copy of which is on file with the Sayre Borough Solicitor, being marked and designated as the "International Fuel Gas Code" as published by the International Code Council, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the Fuel Gas Code of the Borough of Sayre, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; for the control of building and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Fuel Gas Code 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 § 91-2 of this chapter.
The following sections are hereby revised:
A.
In Section 101.1 insert: "Sayre."
B.
In Section 103.6 insert: "To be updated upon receipt
of corrected information from (ICC) International Code Council."
C.
Section 108.4 is hereby amended to read as follows:
[Added 11-20-2000 by Ord. No. 796]
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108.4 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 or repair work in violation of the approved construction documents
or directive of the code official, or of a permit or certificate issued
under the provision of this code, shall be guilty of (specific offense),
punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment not
exceeding 30 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that
a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed
a separate offense.
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D.
In Section 303.1.14 insert: "To be updated upon receipt
of corrected information from (ICC) International Code Council."
E.
In Section 602.3 insert: "To be updated upon receipt
of corrected information from (ICC) International Code Council."
F.
In Section 602.4 insert: "To be updated upon receipt
of corrected information from (ICC) International Code Council."
G.
The following
sections are added:
[Added 12-21-2016 by Ord.
No. 936; amended 12-18-2019 by Ord. No. 962]
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§ 109.1. Application for appeal.
A person shall have the right to appeal a decision of the Code
Official to the Board of Appeals. An application for appeal shall
be based on a claim that the true intent of this Code or the rules
legally adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the
provisions of this Code do not fully apply or an equally good or better
form of construction is proposed.
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§ 109.2. Membership of the Board.
The review board shall be the Sayre Code Review Board appointed
by the Sayre Borough Council which will hear all appeals of the Code
Enforcement Officer’s decision to enforce the ordinance. All
appeals shall be filed within 30 days of notice of the violation.
Said Appeals Board shall consist of three members appointed by Council
for initial terms of one year, two years, and three years. Thereafter
each Board member shall, upon the approval by Council, serve a term
of five years. The qualifications for the Board will be determined
based on the recommendation by the Borough Council who are qualified
by experience and training to pass on matters pertaining to the ordinance.
The Code Review Board fee shall be $750 plus costs and may be amended
from time to time by the municipality for the administration and appeals
undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the Code shall be established
by the governing body by resolution.
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All other ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Nothing in this chapter or in the Fuel Gas Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding impending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing, under any act or ordinance hereby repealed as cited in § 91-3 of this chapter; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this chapter.
The Borough Secretary shall certify to the adoption
of this chapter and cause the same to be published as required by
law; and this chapter shall take effect and be in force from and after
its approval as required by law.
