Chapter 18.16
FIRE CODE
Sections:
18.16.040 Local amendments to the Uniform Fire Code, 1997 Edition.
18.16.050 Section 103.1.4 amended – Appeals.
18.16.060 Section 105.8 amended – Permit required.
18.16.070 Section 7902.2.2.1 amended – Locations where aboveground tanks are prohibited.
18.16.010 Adoption.
The bound volumes containing the code known as the Uniform Fire Code, 1997 Edition, of the International Conference of Building Officials, including Appendices I-A, II-B, II-F, II-G, III-A, III-B, III-C, V-A and Division VI Appendices, together with the local amendments as set forth herein, shall constitute the laws of the borough relating to conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion. [Ord. 833 § 44, 2009; Ord. 688 § 4, 2000.]
18.16.020 Modifications.
The chief of the fire department shall have the power to modify any of the provisions of the Uniform Fire Code adopted by this chapter upon application in writing by the owner or lessee or his duly authorized agent, when there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the code; provided, that the spirit of the code is observed, public safety secured, and substantial justice done. The particulars of the modifications, when granted or allowed, and the decision of the chief of the fire department thereon shall be entered upon the records of the department, and a signed copy shall be furnished to the applicant. [Ord. 688 § 4, 2000.]
18.16.030 Appeals.
Whenever the chief of the fire department disapproves an application or refuses to grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decisions of the chief of the fire department to the borough manager within 30 days from the date of the decision. The appellant shall pay a nonrefundable filing fee of $50.00 to the borough for processing the appeal, and the filing fee shall be deposited with the building official. [Ord. 688 § 4, 2000.]
18.16.040 Local amendments to the Uniform Fire Code, 1997 Edition.
The amendments to the 1997 Edition of the Uniform Fire Code are listed hereafter by section. [Ord. 688 § 4, 2000.]
18.16.050 Section 103.1.4 amended – Appeals.
Section 103.1.4 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read as follows:
See WMC 18.16.030.
[Ord. 688 § 4, 2000. Formerly § 18.16.103.1.4.]
18.16.060 Section 105.8 amended – Permit required.
Section 105.8 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended by deleting all required permits except the following:
a.2. Aircraft refueling vehicles.
c.1. Candles and open flames in assembly areas.
e.1. Explosives and blasting agents.
f.1. Fire hydrants and water-control valves.
f.2. Fireworks.
0.1. Opening burning.
p.3. Pyrotechnical special effects material.
[Ord. 688 § 4, 2000. Formerly § 18.16.105.8.]
18.16.070 Section 7902.2.2.1 amended – Locations where aboveground tanks are prohibited.
Section 7902.2.2.1 of the Uniform Fire Code is amended to read as follows:
Storage of Class I and II liquids in aboveground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited in all areas of the borough except those designated as an Industrial Use District on the Zoning Map.
[Ord. 688 § 4, 2000. Formerly § 18.16.7902.2.2.1.]