A certain document, one copy of which is on file in the Borough Office at One Campus Avenue, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania 17362, being marked and designated as the "2015 International Plumbing Code," as published by the International Code Council is hereby adopted as the Plumbing Code of Spring Grove Borough, York County, Pennsylvania in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said 2015 International Plumbing Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this article, with the additions, insertions and changes, as prescribed in § 326-12 entitled "Supplemental specifications."
Borough Council shall have the right, pursuant to this article,
to implement supplemental specifications or modifications to the 2015
International Plumbing Code, as it shall from time to time deem appropriate,
by resolution. All such supplemental specifications or changes shall
be printed and made available upon request.
A.
All persons owning any occupied building now erected upon premises
accessible to the sewer system shall at their own expense make the
connection with the sewer system within three months after the effective
date of this article.
B.
All persons owning any premises accessible to the sewer system upon
which a building is hereafter erected shall, at the time of erection
of such building and at their own expense, make the connection to
the sewer system.
C.
All persons owning any occupied building upon premises which hereafter
becomes accessible to the sewer system shall at their own expense
make the connection to the sewer system within three months after
notice to do so from Borough Council.
It shall be unlawful for any person owning any occupied building
or premises accessible to the sewer system to erect, construct, use
or maintain or cause to be erected, constructed, used or maintained
any privy, cesspool, sinkhole, septic tank or other receptacle on
such premises for disposal of sewage after three months from the effective
date of this article. This section shall in no way be construed to
prevent provision for disposal of roof drainage or other pure water.
Any privy, cesspool or other means of disposal of sewage now constructed
or hereafter constructed on any lot, piece or parcel of land within
the Borough accessible to the sewer system shall be and the same is
hereby declared to be a public nuisance. If the owners of such privy,
cesspool or other means of disposal of sewage refuse or neglect to
abate the nuisance within 30 days after written notice from the Borough
Council, said Borough Council shall abate the nuisance and the costs
thereof shall be charged to the owners of said property, to be collected
in the manner of collection of municipal liens.
A.
The use of garbage or food waste grinders discharging into the sanitary
sewer system of the Borough may be permitted in the kitchens of dwelling
units and food preparation areas of commercial or industrial establishments
upon the registration of each such device with the Borough. All such
grinders shall be installed in full compliance with the terms of the
Borough Plumbing Code and the Borough ordinance regulating electrical
work. Any plumber or electrician installing any such grinder shall
first secure the permit required by the said code or ordinance in
each case.
B.
Charges for commercial or industrial establishments with food waste
grinders:
(1)
Commercial or industrial establishments with food waste grinders
installed in the food preparation areas will be charged two times
their regular monthly sewer bill for the use of the food waste grinder,
except for the industrial establishments that are paying a waste strength
adjustment on their monthly sewer bill.
No person shall, at any time, discharge any sanitary sewage
or industrial waste into any storm sewer of the Borough of Spring
Grove; nor shall any person construct or utilize existing private
stormwater sewers for such purposes.
No person shall discharge any rainwater, roof water, surface
water, stormwater or groundwater from springs or underground seepage
into the sanitary sewer system of the Borough of Spring Grove. This
prohibition shall apply to the discharge of cellar drainers or other
pumps used to remove surface water or seepage water from cellars or
other low-lying areas. This section shall not be construed to prohibit
the use of a sump pump or sewage ejector for discharging laundry water,
sanitary sewage or other similar wastes from low-lying areas, but
the sumps or other containers from which such pumps or ejectors are
supplied must be construed so that no rainwater or groundwater is
admitted thereto.
B.
In the event of any discrepancy between specifications adopted by
the International Code Council and those issued by Spring Grove Borough,
those adopted by the Borough shall govern.
C.
In the event of any discrepancy between detail drawings as published
by the International Code Council and those published by Spring Grove
Borough, those drawings adopted by the Borough shall govern.
Any failure to obtain a license or permit as required by this
article or the regulations, supplemental specifications or modifications
permitted by regulation hereunder or any action in violation of this
article or such supplemental regulations or modifications or any failure
to do anything required by this article or supplemental specifications
or modifications shall constitute a violation of this article, and
such person shall be subject to prosecution by the Borough and, upon
a determination of guilt by the District Justice or other duly authorized
tribunal, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $50 nor
more than $600, and cost of prosecution. Any nonpayment or failure
to pay said fines and costs shall result in a term of imprisonment
in the York County Prison of not more than 30 days.
