[Adopted 6-7-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-4]
The Borough hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101 to 7210.1103, as amended from time to time, and its regulations.
The Uniform Construction Code, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the "Borough Construction Code."
Administration and enforcement of the Borough Construction Code shall be undertaken in any of the following ways, as determined by Borough Council from time to time by resolution:
A. 
By the designation of an employee of the Borough to serve as the municipal code official to act on behalf of the Borough.
B. 
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of the Borough.
C. 
By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint administration and enforcement of the Code Act through an intermunicipal agreement.
D. 
By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration and enforcement of the Code Act on behalf of the Borough.
E. 
By entering into an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry for plan review, inspections and enforcement of structures other than one-family or two-family dwelling units and utility and miscellaneous use structures.
A Board of Appeals shall be established by the Borough Council in conformity with the requirements of the relevant provisions of the Code Act, as amended from time to time, and for the purposes set forth therein. In the event that enforcement and administration of the Code Act is undertaken jointly with one or more other municipalities, a board of appeals shall be established by joint action of the participating municipalities.
All Borough ordinances or portions of Borough ordinances which were adopted by the Borough on or before July 1, 1999, and which equal or exceed the requirements of the Code Act shall continue in full force and effect until such time as such provisions fail to equal or exceed the minimum requirements of the Code Act, as amended from time to time. Specifically, the following Borough ordinances enhancements shall be retained in the Borough Construction Code unless excluded by or contrary to the requirements or provisions of the Code Act:
A. 
In no event and under no circumstances shall the use of aluminum wire be permitted in branch circuit wiring in any building heretofore or hereinafter erected in the Borough.
B. 
The Chief of the volunteer fire company located in the Borough is hereby designated as Assistant Fire Marshal. The term shall coincide with his term of office as Chief. The duties shall be to assist the Fire Marshal.
C. 
License; examination.
(1) 
Every master plumber, before doing any plumbing work either by himself or his employees, and every journeyman plumber, before doing any plumbing work, shall obtain from Borough Council a license as hereinafter provided. The license shall be signed by the Secretary of Borough Council. Master and journeyman plumbers who are brought into the jurisdiction of the Borough on a temporary basis may be granted a temporary license for four months, after which an examination will be held, provided that their applications for examination are placed on file in the office of Jenkintown Borough and Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Testing Center before starting work.
(2) 
Both a master and a journeyman plumber must pass the examinations of the Regional Board of the Montgomery County Regional Cooperation Council.
D. 
Subject to the limitations imposed by the Code Act, the Regional Examination Board of the Montgomery Regional Cooperation Council shall have the power to make all necessary rules and regulations covering the filing of applications, the form of applications and the examination of applicants. It shall be its duty to examine all applicants for master plumber's license as to their knowledge of plumbing, house drainage, ventilation and sanitation, which examination shall be practical as well as theoretical, and to examine all applicants for a journeyman plumber's license as to their practical knowledge and ability of plumbing, house drainage and sanitation. If the applicant shows himself to be competent, the Regional Examination Board aforesaid shall also certify to Borough Council and shall recommend to Borough Council that the applicant be given a license as a master plumber or journeyman plumber, as the case may be, upon the payment of fees hereinafter provided and the fulfillment of the conditions hereinafter imposed.
E. 
Applications.
(1) 
Applications for master plumbers' licenses may be filed by individuals, copartnerships or corporations; applications by copartnerships may include a request for examination of all the partners or only one partner or for the constituted representative of the firm having charge and supervision of the plumbing work of such firm; applications from corporations must be made by the constituted representative of the corporation having charge and supervision of the plumbing work of such corporation. Every person, firm, corporation or representative thereof, in making application, shall give the full name or names of the persons, firm or officers of the corporation which he or it represents. Every master plumber applying for a first or initial license must be a citizen of the United States, and he or the firm or corporation must have an established place of business. At the time of his application he must be not less than 25 years of age, having served five years as an apprentice plumber or its equivalent, and must furnish satisfactory evidence that he is a practical plumber, educated to the business and able to serve the public in a businesslike manner, and must have at least two years' qualification as a journeyman plumber or its equivalent.
(2) 
For the purpose of determining whether an applicant for journeyman plumber has served his five years as an apprentice plumber, has acquired the practical knowledge and has obtained the theory of plumbing, each apprentice must register with Borough Council and pay such amount as may be specified by Borough Council from time to time by resolution.
(3) 
Every applicant for a journeyman plumber's license must furnish satisfactory evidence that he has a practical knowledge of plumbing, house drainage and sanitation, having served five years as an apprentice plumber, and is skilled in the work of installation hereof.
F. 
Responsibilities of master and journeyman plumbers.
(1) 
Master plumbers will be held responsible for the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or any other rule or regulation adopted by Borough Council pertaining to plumbing work by journeyman plumbers or others while in their employ.
(2) 
No master plumber shall allow his name to be used by any other person or party for the purpose of either obtaining permits or doing any work under his license.
(3) 
Master and journeyman plumbers must have their licenses in their possession at all times while doing any plumbing work, which license shall be subject to inspection by the Plumbing Inspector, any local police officer at any time or by the owner of the property on which said work is taking place. No journeyman plumber shall allow his name or license to be used by any other person or party. No master plumber shall direct a journeyman plumber in his employ to perform plumbing work contrary to the provisions of this chapter.
G. 
Definitions:
APPRENTICE PLUMBER
Any person, other than a journeyman or master plumber who, as his principal occupation, is engaged in learning and assisting in the installation of plumbing and drainage.
JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER
Any person, other than a master plumber, who, as his principal occupation, is engaged in the practical installations of plumbing and who can give sufficient evidence of his practical knowledge of plumbing, house drainage and sanitation.
MASTER PLUMBER
Any person or persons or corporation skilled in the planning, superintending and the practical installation of plumbing and familiar with the law, rules and regulations governing the same and who is conducting a plumbing business.
H. 
The owner of a dwelling or building within the Borough shall be allowed to do his own plumbing work in his own dwelling, provided that he files a plan, secures a permit and complies with the Borough Construction Code, but not in his business establishment, apartments or other places built by him and owned by him for speculation. The dwelling owner may not make connections into public or private water and sewer mains. This applies to existing and new work.
I. 
Fernco-type compression gasket joints may be used underground, with the following conditions:
(1) 
The specific application and location of the Fernco-type fitting shall be approved by the Borough Code Official or Plumbing Inspector prior to the installation of said fitting.
(2) 
The Fernco-type fittings shall not be used under concrete slabs.
(3) 
The piping and joint shall be placed in a trench where soils shall be compacted to 95%.
(4) 
The Fernco-type joint shall be encased in concrete, with the concrete extending four inches below the joint, four inches above the joint, four inches on each side of the joint and 12 inches along each pipe length adjacent to the joint. The concrete required for this specific condition shall have a structural integrity of 3,000 pounds per square inch.
Permitted forms, as amended from time to time, are hereby adopted and incorporated in the Borough Construction Code.
All Borough Code chapters or portions of Borough chapters which are in effect as of the effective date of this part and whose requirements are less than the minimum requirements of the Code Act are hereby amended to conform with the comparable provisions of the new Borough Construction Code.
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of the Borough not governed by the Code Act shall remain in full force and effect. Specifically, the exclusions to permit exemptions are as follows:
A. 
UCC Section 403.42(c)(1)(v) shall be deleted as to "and driveways" only.
B. 
UCC Section 403.62(c)(1)(i) shall be deleted completely.
C. 
UCC Section 403.62(c)(1)(iv) shall be deleted as to "and driveways" only.
D. 
UCC Section 403.62(c)(1)(xiii) shall be deleted completely.
E. 
UCC Section 403.62(c)(2)(v) shall be deleted completely.
F. 
UCC Section 403.62(c)(5)(ix) shall be deleted completely.
G. 
UCC Section 403.62(c)(5)(x) shall be deleted as to "and dishwashers" only.
H. 
UCC Section 403.62(c)(6)(iii) shall be deleted as to ". . . and replacement . . ." only.
I. 
UCC Section 403.62(c)(6)(vi) shall be deleted completely.
Fees assessable by the Borough for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this part and the Code Act shall be established by Borough Council by resolution from time to time.