[Added 5-14-2009 by Ord. No. 1977]
[Added 5-14-2009 by Ord. No. 1977]
That document known as the International Plumbing Code, 2006 Edition, including appendixes B, C, D, E, F and G, as published by the International Code Council, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Township Secretary of the Township of Abington, shall be and hereby is adopted as the Plumbing Code of the Township of Abington, regulating and governing the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of plumbing systems as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Plumbing Code on file in the office of Code Department 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 § 121-16 of this chapter.
The following sections of the International Plumbing Code, 2006 Edition, are hereby revised as follows:
101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the International Plumbing Code of the Township of Abington, hereinafter referred to as "this code."
106.6.2 Fee schedule. The fees for all plumbing work shall be as indicated in the following schedule:
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106.6.3 Fee refunds. The Code Official shall authorize the refunding of fees as follows:
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The full amount of any fee paid hereunder that was erroneously paid or collected.
2.
Not more than 10% of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code.
3.
Not more than 10% of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or canceled before any plan review effort has been expended.
The Code Official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid except upon written application filed by the original permittee not later than 180 days after the date of fee payment.
108.4 Violation penalties. Any person 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 plumbing work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the Code Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a summary 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.
108.5 Stop-work orders. Upon notice from the Code Official, work on any plumbing system that is being done contrary to the provisions of this code or in a dangerous or unsafe manner shall immediately cease. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property, or to the owner's agent, or to the person doing the work. The notice shall state the conditions under which work is authorized to resume. Where an emergency exists, the Code Official shall not be required to give a written notice prior to stopping the work. 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, shall be liable to a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000.
305.6.1 Sewer depth. Building sewers that connect to private sewage disposal systems shall be at a minimum depth below finished grade at the point of septic tank connection as depth specified by the Montgomery County Department of Health. Building sewers shall be a minimum of 18 inches below grade.
904.1 Roof extension. All open vent pipes that extend through a roof shall be terminated at least 12 inches above the roof, except that where a roof is to be used for any purpose other than weather protection, the vent extensions shall be run at least seven feet above the roof.
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Editor's Note: Said fee schedule is on file in the Township offices.