[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of West Manheim 9-7-1972 by Ord. No. 2-1972; amended in its entirety
at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
A.Â
No person shall engage in the business of plumbing in West Manheim
Township unless licensed as a master plumber under the provisions
of this Code. This license requirement pertains to businesses providing
connections to the public sewer system.
B.Â
No person other than a master plumber licensed by Penn Township,
York County, Pennsylvania, or a journeyman plumber employed by a master
plumber licensed by Penn Township shall make or cause to be made connections
to any plumbing fixtures, drain, waste, soil or vent pipe or water
supply system; provided, however, that nothing in this chapter shall
be construed to prohibit the employment or working of apprentices
under the direction of a licensed master plumber and in the immediate
company of a licensed master or licensed journeyman plumber, provided,
also, that nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit
minor repairs being made as allowed in the Uniform Construction Code.[1]
Prior to commencing any work within the Township that requires
a license as a master plumber or journeyman plumber, the plumber shall
file, with the Code Enforcement Officer or such other person designated
by the Board of Supervisors, evidence of his/her certification as
a master or journeyman plumber.
No plumbing work of any kind, except as otherwise provided in
this chapter, shall be undertaken until a permit has been issued by
the Code Enforcement Officer. Said permit shall be issued only to
a licensed master plumber or to the owner of the property.
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Work done
by homeowner. Nothing in this chapter shall apply to any person doing
work regulated by this chapter in a single-family dwelling used exclusively
for living purposes, including the usual accessory buildings and quarters
in connection with such building, provided that the person is the
bona fide owner of such dwelling, that the same will be occupied by
said owner and that said owner shall personally purchase all materials
and perform all labor in connection therewith.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial
District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment
thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation
continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense.