The offices of Plumbing Inspector and Assistant
Plumbing Inspector are hereby created. The Plumbing Inspector shall
be hired by the Township Board of Supervisors to serve at its pleasure
for such compensation as such Board shall from time to time determine.
The duties of the Plumbing Inspector are as
follows:
A. Maintain public office hours necessary to efficiently
administer the provisions of this Code and amendments thereto.
B. Require submission of, examine and check plans and
specifications, drawings, descriptions and/or diagrams necessary to
show clearly the character, kind and extent of work covered by applications
for a permit and, upon approval thereof, issue the permit applied
for.
C. Keep a permanent, accurate account of all fees for
permits issued and other monies collected and received as provided
by this Code, the names of the persons upon whose account the fees
were paid, the date and amount thereof, together with the location
or premises to which they relate.
D. Enforce the provisions of this Code in a manner consistent
with the intent thereof and inspect all plumbing and drainage work
authorized by any permit to assure compliance with provisions of this
Code or amendments thereto, approving or condemning such work in whole
or in part as conditions require.
E. Issue upon request a certificate of approval for any
work approved.
F. Condemn and reject all work done or being done or
materials used or being used which do not in all respects comply with
the provisions of this Code and amendments thereto.
G. Order changes in workmanship and/or materials essential
to obtain compliance with all provisions of this Code.
H. Investigate any construction or work regulated by
this Code and issue such notices and orders as deemed necessary.
I. Keep a complete record of all the essential transactions
of his office.
J. Transfer all fees collected by him to the proper authority
provided by law to receive such funds.
K. Maintain an official register of all persons lawfully
entitled to carry on or engage in the business of plumbing or to perform
the trade of plumbing to whom a plumber's license has been issued.
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.