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SECTION 1. General
The owner of buildings and properties in the
Township shall be responsible for keeping said buildings and
properties maintained free of accumulations of combustible
or hazardous material. The owner shall also be responsible
for assuring that all fire and life safety devices are in
place and operating properly.
SECTION 2. Fire
Alarm Testing
A. Testing
shall be performed in accordance with NFPA 72 as adopted by the FPBSC.
Where automatic testing is performed at least weekly by a remotely
monitored fire alarm control unit specifically listed for the
application, the manual testing frequency shall be annual. A copy of
this test shall be provided to the Fire Marshal upon request.
B Prior
Notification shall be given to the Fire Marshal and the company who
monitors the system prior to any testing of a monitored fire alarm
system. That notification can be by telephone to the Fire Department
Headquarters. Whenever or wherever any device, equipment, system,
condition, arrangement, level of protection, or any other feature is
required for compliance with the provisions of the Rules of the FPBSC or
this ordinance, such device, equipment, system, condition, arrangement,
level of protection, or other feature shall thereafter be continuously
maintained in accordance with applicable Rules of the FPBSC.
SECTION 3. Unsafe
Structures and Equipment
Structures or existing equipment that are or hereafter become
unsafe, unsanitary or deficient because of inadequate means of
egress facilities, inadequate light and ventilation, or which
constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human life
or the public welfare, or which involve illegal or improper
occupancy or inadequate maintenance, shall be deemed an unsafe
condition. Unsafe structures shall be taken down and removed or made
safe, as the building official deems necessary and as provided for
in this section. A vacant structure that is not secured against
entry shall be deemed unsafe.
The building official shall cause a report to be filed on an unsafe
condition. The report shall state the occupancy of the structure and
the nature of the unsafe condition.
If an unsafe condition is found, the building official shall serve
on the owner, agent or person in control of the structure, a written
notice that describes the condition deemed unsafe and specifies the
required repairs or improvements to be made to abate the unsafe
condition, or that requires the unsafe structure to be demolished
within a stipulated time.
Such notice shall require the person thus notified to declare
immediately to the building official acceptance or rejection of the
terms of the order.
Such
notice shall be deemed properly served if a copy thereof is (a)
delivered to the owner personally; (b) sent by certified or
registered mail addressed to the owner at the last known address
with the return receipt requested; or (c) delivered in any other
manner as prescribed by local law. If the certified or registered
letter is returned showing that the letter was not delivered, a copy
thereof shall be posted in a conspicuous place in or about the
structure affected by such notice. Service of such notice in the
foregoing manner upon the owner’s agent or upon the person
responsible for the structure shall constitute service of notice
upon the owner.
The
structure or equipment determined to be unsafe by the building
official is permitted to be restored to a safe condition. To the
extent that repairs, alterations or additions are made or a change
of occupancy occurs during the restoration of the structure, such
repairs, alterations, additions or change of occupancy shall comply
with the applicable rules of the FPBSC.
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