[Added 9-14-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-10]
This article shall be known and cited as the
"Plumbing Code of Springettsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania."
It shall be administered by the Township Plumbing Board and Plumbing
Inspector.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the indicated meanings:
A person regularly employed by and engaged in the plumbing
business conducted by a master plumber, duly licensed by the Township
as an apprentice plumber in accordance with the provisions of this
Code.
This article as amended, and any rule or regulation promulgated
hereunder by the Township Board of Supervisors.
A person to whom a currently valid inactive master plumber's
license has been issued by the Township Plumbing Board in accordance
with the provisions of this Code.
A person to whom a currently valid journeyman plumber's license
has been issued by the Township Plumbing Board in accordance with
the provisions of this Code.
A person not otherwise licensed or registered under the provisions
of the Code and employed in the performance of plumbing work by a
master plumber in the Township.
A person to whom a currently valid master plumber's license
has been issued by the Township Plumbing Board in accordance with
the provisions of this Code.
A person hired by the Township Board of Supervisors to perform
the duties as assigned in the Code.
The Plumbing Inspector shall condemn any plumbing
material or equipment which is so worn, damaged, defective or constructed
as to constitute a sanitary or safety hazard and such condemned material
or equipment shall not be reused for plumbing purposes. Where, in
the opinion of the Plumbing Inspector, condemned material or equipment
should be destroyed to prevent its reuse, he may order such destruction.
The Board of Supervisors shall make such rules
and regulations in furtherance of the purpose of this Code and not
inconsistent with the specific provisions of this Code for installation,
repair or alteration of air-conditioning systems, water treatment
equipment and such other water-operated devices as it may deem necessary
to properly protect the water supply system.
In the event of a stoppage of a main building
drain or sewer, the owner or tenant shall first contact a plumber
to ascertain the location of the stoppage and in the event that the
property lateral is the problem, the plumber in turn shall notify
the Township office.
Before any building shall be connected with
the sanitary sewerage system, the plumbing system thereof shall be
inspected and approved by the Plumbing Inspector. The Plumbing Inspector
may order revision, alteration and correction to the plumbing system
to the end that the plumbing system shall conform, both in construction
and manner of use, to the provisions of the Code.
When any building is removed or any drainage
or sewer system is abandoned or dismantled or removed, the sewer connection
shall be disconnected at the curb or property line and properly sealed,
plugged or capped and inspected.
When a permit is issued for a building having
plumbing fixtures in a basement or a section of the building below
grade construction, the owner shall be required to sign a written
agreement or waiver upon a form furnished by the Township in the hands
of the Plumbing Inspector releasing the Township from any damage that
may result from this area being flooded by the stoppage or backflow
of sewers. The property owner is responsible for the maintenance of
backflow preventors and assumes the risk of a possible backflow of
sewage.
A.
Floor drains below grade are prohibited from being
connected to building sanitary sewer systems.
B.
Sump pumps are prohibited from being connected to
building sanitary sewer systems.
C.
Privy vaults, cesspools, septic tanks, mine holes,
or similar receptacles for human excrement shall presently or at any
time hereafter be prohibited from being connected to the Township
sanitary sewer system.
D.
Roof drains are prohibited from being connected to
the sanitary sewer system.
A.
Any portion of a plumbing system found by the Plumbing
Inspector to be unsanitary as defined herein is hereby declared to
be a nuisance.
B.
Whenever it is brought to the attention of the Plumbing
Inspector that any unsanitary conditions exist or that any construction
or work regulated by this Code does not meet the Code, the Inspector
may conduct an investigation and, upon determining such information
to be fact, shall order any person using or maintaining any such condition
or responsible for the use or maintenance thereof to repair, alter,
change, remove or demolish the same as may be considered necessary
for the proper protection of life, health or property. Every such
order shall be in writing, addressed to the owner, agent or person
responsible for the premises in which such conditions exist and shall
specify the date or time for compliance with such order.
C.
Refusal, failure or neglect to comply with any such
notice or order shall be considered a violation of this Code.
D.
When any plumbing system is maintained in violation
of this Code and in violation of any notice issued pursuant to the
provisions of this section or where a nuisance exists in any building
or on a lot on which a building is situate, the Plumbing Inspector
shall institute any appropriate action or proceeding in any court
of competent jurisdiction to prevent, restain, correct or abate the
violation or nuisance.
Any owner or person as those terms are defined
in the Code, who or which violates or permits the violation of any
provision of this article or of the Code shall commit a summary criminal
offense, and upon conviction by a District Justice, shall be subject
to a fine of up to $1,000 plus costs, and imprisonment to the extent
allowed by law for summary offenses for each violation. Each day of
a violation, and each separate violation of this article or the Code,
shall be considered a separate offense.
