[Added 10-25-1994 by Section 3 of Ord. No. 1579]
The City of Clairton hereby adopts, for the purpose of establishing
rules and regulations for the development of sewage disposal systems
in buildings and structures, including administration, permits and
penalties, the building code known as the "BOCA Private Sewage Disposal
Code, Third Edition, 1993," as published by the Building Officials
and Code Administrators International, Inc., save and except such
portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, of which
three copies have been and are now filed in the office of the City
Manager, and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully
as if set out at length herein. From the date on which this article
shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling in
the construction of all buildings and structures, and in all other
subjects therein contained, within the corporate limits of the City.
The Private Sewage Disposal Code hereby adopted is amended as
follows:
A.
Section PS-101.1, Title, is amended to read as follows:
PS-101.1 Title: These regulations shall be known
as the "Private Sewage Disposal Code of the City of Clairton," hereinafter
referred to as "this code."
B.
Section PS-113.2, Fee schedule, is amended to read as follows:
PS-113.2 Fee schedule: The permit fees for all
private sewage disposal work shall be as provided from time to time
by resolution of the City Council.
C.
Section PS-116.4, Penalties, is amended to read as follows:
PS-116.4 Penalties: Any person who shall violate
a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements
hereof or who shall perform private sewage disposal 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, upon conviction, sentenced to a 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 notice has been served shall be deemed a separate
offense.
D.
Section PS-117.2, Unlawful continuance, is amended to read as follows:
PS-117.2 Unlawful continuance: Any person who shall
continue any private sewage disposal 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, upon conviction, sentenced to a 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.
E.
In Section PS-405.2.5, Observations, add the following dates: "from
April 1 to June 30."
F.
In Section PS-405.2.6, Reporting data, add the following dates: "April
1 to June 30."
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 ordinances of the City of Clairton, 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 the state requirements or other ordinances of this City 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 in force immediately prior to
the enactment of this article, are intended as a continuation of such
ordinances and codes and not as new enactments. 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.
