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Borough of Shillington, PA
Berks County
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[Ord. 1044, 12/8/2005, § 1]
The Borough of Shillington, Pennsylvania (hereinafter referred to as "this Borough" or "the Borough") hereby adopts the fuel gas code known as the "International Fuel Gas Code," current published version (hereinafter referred to as the "IFGC") for the purpose of regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of systems utilizing fuel gases and installing appliances in the Borough of Shillington, Pennsylvania; providing for administration, enforcement, collection of fees, penalties for violation and amendment of the standards set forth in said code, as published by the International Code Council, 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 Borough, and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, and from the date on which this Part shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the corporate limits of the Borough of Shillington, Pennsylvania.
[Ord. 1044, 12/8/2005, § 2]
1. 
The IFGC is hereby amended as follows:
A. 
Chapter 1 - Administration.
(1) 
101.1 Title. Amended to read as follows:
101.1 Title. This Code shall be known and may be cited as the "Fuel Gas Code of the Borough of Shillington, Pennsylvania," hereinafter referred to as "this Code."
B. 
Chapter 4 - Gas Piping Installations.
(1) 
403 Piping materials. Revise the indicated sections as follows:
403.4.3 Copper and brass. Copper and brass pipe shall not be used without the prior approval of the Borough's Code Official and approval of the local natural gas utility.
403.4.4 Aluminum. Aluminum-alloy pipe shall not be used without the prior approval of the Borough's Code Official and approval of the local natural gas utility.
403.4.5 Metallic tubing. Seamless copper, aluminum-alloy and steel tubing shall not be used without the prior approval of the Borough's Code Official and approval of the local natural gas utility.
[Ord. 1044, 12/8/2005, § 3]
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 Borough of Shillington, Pennsylvania, as the case may be, shall control where the requirements thereof are the same as or in excess of the provisions of this Part. This Code shall control in all cases where the state requirements, or the requirements of other ordinances of this Borough, are not as strict as those contained in this Part.
[Ord. 1044, 12/8/2005, § 4]
The provisions of this Part 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 the repealed ordinances.