[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Lower Gwynedd 3-24-2009 by Ord. No. 463.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fees — See Ch. 208.
Sewers — See Ch. 1060.
Adoption of Uniform Construction Code standards — See Ch. 1440.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch.
1444, Plumbing and drainage code, adopted 11-14-1995 by Ord. No. 318,
as amended.
Lower Gwynedd Township hereby elects to administer and enforce
the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of
1999, 35 P.S. §§ 7210.101 through 7210.1103, as amended
from time to time, and its regulations.
The International Plumbing Code (IPC) contained in 34 Pa. Code,
Chapters 401 through 405, as amended from time to time, is hereby
adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the official Plumbing
Code of Lower Gwynedd Township.
Administration and enforcement of the IPC within Lower Gwynedd
Township shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined
by the Board of Supervisors of Lower Gwynedd Township from time to
time by resolution:
(a)
By the designation of an employee of the Township to serve as the
Township Plumbing Inspector to act on behalf of the Township.
(b)
By the retention of one or more third party inspectors to act on
behalf of the Township.
(c)
By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint
administration and enforcement of this Act through an intermunicipal
agreement.
(d)
By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration
and enforcement of this Act on behalf of the Township.
(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 resolution of the
Board of Supervisors of Lower Gwynedd Township in conformity with
the requirements of the relevant provisions of the UCC, as amended
from time to time, and for the purposes set forth therein. If at any
time enforcement and administration is undertaken jointly with one
or more other municipalities, said Board of Appeals shall be established
by joint action of the participating municipalities.
(a)
All building, housing and plumbing code ordinances or portions of
ordinances which were adopted by Lower Gwynedd Township on or before
July 1, 1999, and which equal or exceed the requirements of the IPC
shall continue in full force and effect until such time as such provisions
fail to equal or exceed the minimum requirements of the IPC, as amended
from time to time.
(b)
All building, housing and plumbing code ordinances or portions of
ordinances which are in effect as of the effective date of this chapter
and whose requirements are less than the minimum requirements of the
IPC are hereby declared null and void and are deemed immediately replaced
by the comparable provisions of the IPC.
(c)
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of Lower Gwynedd
Township not governed by the IPC shall remain in full force and effect.
The following provisions were duly adopted by Lower Gwynedd
Township on or before July 1, 1999, and are specifically identified
as equaling or exceeding the requirements of the IPC and shall continue
in full force and effect until such time as the provisions fail to
equal or exceed the minimum requirements of the IPC, as amended from
time to time. The following provisions are not intended as an exhaustive
list of provisions adopted by the Township before July 1, 1999, which
equal or exceed the requirements of the IPC, and the Township reserves
the right to enforce, without limitation, all other building code
provisions not specifically listed below which were adopted on or
before July 1, 1999, which equal or exceed the requirements of the
IPC, as amended from time to time.
(a)
Modification of the Administrative Regulations or Chapter 403.
(1)
In Section 106.6.2, add "Fees for plumbing permits shall be
in accordance with a schedule adopted by resolution of the Board of
Supervisors."
(b)
Technical Modifications of the International Plumbing Code, 2006.
(1)
IPC Tables 605.3, 605.4 and 605.5. Copper, "Pex," ductile iron,
or galvanized steel pipe shall be used for water services. Only brass,
copper, "Pex" or galvanized steel pipe shall be used for water distribution.
(3)
Delete IPC Section 1003.3.1 in its entirety and replace as follows:
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1003.3.1
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Any food handling establishment where cooking is done on the
premises, a one-thousand-gallon grease trap shall be installed under
the supervision of the Lower Gwynedd Township Sewer Authority and
pursuant to the requirements of the Authority.
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Fees assessable by Lower Gwynedd Township for any administration
and/or enforcement undertaken pursuant to this chapter and the IPC
shall be established by the Board of Supervisors by resolution from
time to time.
Any individual, firm or corporation which violates any provision
of the IPC commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be
sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 and costs. Each day
that a violation of the IPC continues shall be considered a separate
violation.
