[Adopted 8-8-2006 by Ord. No. 1455 (Ch. 5, Part 3, of the
2006 Code of Ordinances)]
Certain documents, three copies of which are on file in the
office of the Borough Secretary of the Borough of Greenville, Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, being marked and designated as the International
Plumbing Code, including Appendix Chapters B, C, D, E, F and G, as
published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted
as the Code of the Borough of Greenville for regulating the design,
construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration,
repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance
of plumbing systems in the Borough and providing for the issuance
of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the
regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of such International
Plumbing Code, 2000 edition, published by the International Code Council
on file in the office of the Borough Secretary are hereby referred
to adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this article.
The following sections are hereby revised:
A.
Section 101.1 is amended to read:
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"§ 101.1. Title. These regulations shall
be known as the 'International Plumbing Code of the Borough of Greenville,'
hereinafter referred to 'this Code.'"
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B.
Section 106.6.2 is amended to read:
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"§ 106.6.2. Fee Schedule. The fees for
all plumbing work shall be in such amounts as established, from time
to time, by resolution of the Borough Council."
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C.
Section 106.6.3 shall be amended to insert "90%" where the words
"[Specify Percentage]" in the first instance and "100%" for the second
instance of "[Specify Percentage]."
D.
Section 108.4 is amended to read:
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"§ 108.4. Violation Penalties. Any person
who shall violate a provision of this code, or who shall fail to comply
therewith or with any of the requirements thereof, or who shall erect,
install, alter or repair plumbing work in violation of the approved
construction document or directive of the Code Official, or of a permit
or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, upon conviction
thereof, shall be sentenced to fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs
and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation continues after due
notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense."
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E.
Section 108.5, last sentence, is amended to read:
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"§ 108.5. Stop-work orders. Any person
who shall continue any work in or about the structure after having
been served with a stop-work order, except such work as that person
is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition,
upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to fine of not more than
$1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs,
to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation
continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate
offense."
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F.
Section 109.2.1 is amended to read:
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"§ 109.2.1. Qualifications. The Board
of Appeals shall consist of owners of property in the Borough, whether
or not residing within the Borough of Greenville, whose tax payments
are current, or non-property owners who are registered voters living
within the Borough, who are qualified by experience and training to
pass on matters pertaining to plumbing systems and are not employees
of the jurisdiction."
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G.
Section 305.6.1 is amended to read:
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"§ 305.6.1. Sewer Depth. Building sewers
that connect to private sewage disposal systems shall be a minimum
of 36 inches below finished grade at the point of septic tank connection.
Building sewers shall be a minimum of 36 inches below grade."
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H.
Section 904.1 is amended to read:
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"§ 904.1. Roof Extension. All open vent
pipes that extend through a roof shall be terminated at least one
foot above the roof, except that where a roof is to be used for any
purpose other than weather protection, then extensions shall be run
at least seven feet above the roof."
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In all matters that are regulated by the law of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania or by regulations of departments or agencies of the
commonwealth promulgated by authority of law, such laws or regulations,
or other ordinance of the Borough, as the case may be, shall control
where the requirements thereof are the same as or in excess of the
provisions of this article. The code shall control in all cases where
there are state requirements, or the requirements of the ordinances
of this Borough are not as strict as those contained in this article.
The provisions of this article, so far as they are the same
as those of ordinances and/or codes enforced immediately prior to
the enactment of this article, are intended as a continuation of such
ordinances and codes and not as new enactment. The provisions of this
article shall not affect any act done or liability incurred, nor shall
they affect any suit or prosecution pending or to be instituted to
enforce any right or penalty or to punish any offense under the authority
of any of the repealed ordinances.
