[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Manheim as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Construction codes — See Ch. 100.
[Adopted 8-11-2009 by Ord. No. 612]
As of the effective date of this article it will be necessary for any property owner owning property within Manheim Borough to obtain a permit from the Borough Building Code Official prior to installation of any type of geothermal boreholes for heat pump systems on said land within the Borough. The application for said permit shall state the kind of system to be installed, the name, address and telephone number of the proposed installer, the plot plan of the lot indicating the size of lot and location of the geothermal boreholes for heat pump systems. Said site shall be available for inspection prior to completion.
The fee for a permit hereunder shall be $100.
Types of geothermal boreholes for heat pump systems which will be permitted to be installed within the Borough are:
A. 
Air to air.
B. 
Closed loop (horizontal).
C. 
Closed loop (vertical). May only be installed on lots where the Codes Compliance Officer determines that the lot is too small for a closed loop (horizontal) system or in cases in which rock hinders the excavation and/or installation process.
Types of geothermal boreholes for heat pump systems not permitted to be installed within the Borough is the open loop system.
Where a closed loop system is installed, the following regulations shall apply:
A. 
The only antifreeze solution to be used in said system is methanol.
B. 
The only pipe which may be used for installation is geothermal polyethylene (black) pipe. No other color pipe may be used.
C. 
Pipes must be heat fused and the joints water pressure tested, with a minimum test pressure of 200 pounds per square inch, by a contractor who is certified in the proper method of heat fusion specified by the pipe manufacturer.
D. 
All bore holes must be backfilled (preferably with bentonite), capped and sealed.
The article supersedes any requirements set forth in Ordinance No. 584 adopted on May 11, 2004.[1]
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 100, Art. II, Uniform Construction Code.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation who or which shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this article or shall violate any of the duly approved rules and regulations of the Borough as in this article provided shall be liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding $100 or to imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not exceeding 30 days, or both, in the discretion of the Magisterial District Judge, together with cost of prosecution, and whenever such person or persons shall have been notified by the Borough or by service of a summons in prosecution or in any other way that he is committing such violation, each day thereafter that he continues and persists in such violation shall constitute a separate offense.
All prosecutions for violation of this article shall be by summary proceedings brought in the name and for the use of Manheim Borough before a Magisterial District Judge in said Borough. All fines shall be paid to the Finance Director of Manheim Borough to apply to general funds.