[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of East Goshen 5-4-2004 by Ord. No. 129-J-04.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Construction codes — See Ch. 100.
Mechanical standards — See Ch. 150.
Residential code — See Ch. 160.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 178.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 175,
Plumbing, adopted 1-7-2002 by Ord. No. 129-D-02.
The Board of Supervisors of East Goshen Township
hereby adopts the International Plumbing Code, 2003 Edition, as now
and as hereafter supplemented, reissued, amended and revised, as published
by the International Code Council, Inc. Not fewer than three copies
of the International Plumbing Code, 2003 Edition, are filed in the
office of the Secretary of East Goshen Township, and the same is hereby
adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein.
Ordinance Number 129-D-02 of the Township of East Goshen, titled "The Plumbing Code of East Goshen Township," enacted on January 7, 2002, and codified in Chapter 175 of the East Goshen Township Code, and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict are hereby repealed.
The following amendments, additions, deletions,
and changes are hereby made to the International Plumbing Code, 2003
Edition:
A.
Section 101.1 shall be amended by the deletion of
the words "[NAME OF JURISDICTION]" and the replacement thereof with
the words, "East Goshen Township."
B.
The following new section is added as Section 102.10:
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102.10. Sanitary sewers external to building
structure. The design and installation of the sanitary sewer lines from a point five feet outside a building to the point of connection to the sewer main shall comply with the requirements of East Goshen Township Ordinance No. 108, as amended, codified in Article III of Chapter 188 of the East Goshen Township Code of Ordinances.
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C.
The heading of Section 103 shall be deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following: "SECTION 103. EAST GOSHEN
TOWNSHIP CODE DEPARTMENT."
D.
Section 103.1 shall be deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
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103.1. Creation of enforcement agency. The East Goshen Township Code Department (the "Code Department")
shall be responsible for administering and enforcing this Code. The
Zoning Officer is in charge of the Code Department and for purposes
of this Code shall be known as the Code Official.
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E.
Section 103.2 shall be deleted in its entirety and
reserved.
F.
Section 106.6.2 shall be deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
[Amended 7-21-2009 by Ord. No. 129-G-09]
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106.6.2. Fee schedule. The Board
of Supervisors shall, by resolution, adopt a schedule of fees and
collection procedure which shall be kept on file with the Township
Secretary and revised as necessary by the Board of Supervisors. All
fees under this chapter shall be paid upon billing by the Township
but no later than the 30th day from the date of billing. When the
30th day from the date of billing falls on either a weekend or a holiday
on which the Township building is closed, payments that are received
before the close of business the next business day immediately following
the 30th day shall be deemed to be paid on time and no interest shall
be applied. If the fee is not paid within 30 days of the date of billing,
the Township shall charge and be entitled to collect interest equal
to 3/4 of 1% of the unpaid balance per month, or fraction thereof,
until paid.
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G.
Section 106.6.3 shall be deleted in its entirety.
H.
Section 108.4 is deleted and replaced with the following:
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108.4 Violations and penalties. Any person who shall violate a provision of the Plumbing Code or
shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall
install, alter or repair a plumbing system in whole or in part in
violation of this Code shall, upon being found liable therefor in
a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township, pay a fine
of not more than $1,000, plus all court costs, including reasonable
attorney fees incurred by the Township. If the defendant neither pays
nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment
pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure. Imposition of
one fine for any violation or noncompliance shall not excuse the violation
or noncompliance nor permit it to continue or be repeated, and all
such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations
or defects forthwith. Each section of the chapter violated shall constitute
a separate offense, and each day or portion thereof in which a violation
of this chapter is found to exist shall constitute a separate offense,
each of which violations shall be subject to the imposition of a separate
fine imposed by the District Justice of not more than $1,000, plus
all court costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by
the Township, collectable as specified in this section.
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I.
Section 108.5 shall be amended by inserting "not less
than $200" in the first blank and "nor more than $1,000" in the second
blank.
J.
Section 109, Means of Appeal, shall be deleted in
its entirety and replaced with the following:
[Amended 8-7-2012 by Ord. No. 129-E-2012; 8-11-2015 by Ord. No. 129-H-2015]
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109. MEANS OF APPEAL.
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109.1 General. The Township designates
the WCACOG Board of Appeals as the Board of Appeals for East Goshen
Township who shall hear appeals from decisions of the East Goshen
Township Building Code Official which are filed pursuant to the Act
and the Township's Building Codes.
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K.
Section 305.6.1 shall be amended by inserting "36
inches" in both spaces.
L.
Section 604.4, Maximum flow and water consumption,
shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
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604.4 Maximum flow. The water conservation
performance standards for plumbing fixtures and fittings are as follows:
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1.
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Water closets and associated flushing mechanisms.
The water consumption of water closets shall not exceed an average
of 1.6 gallons per flush cycle over a range of test pressures from
20 to 80 psi. The fixture shall perform in accordance with the test
requirements of the ANSI A122.19.2M and ANSI A112.19.6M.
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2.
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Urinals and associated flushing mechanisms.
Urinal water consumption shall not exceed an average of 1.0 gallons
per flush cycle over a range of test pressures from 20 to 80 psi.
The fixtures shall perform in accordance with the test requirements
of ANSI A122.19.2M and ANSI A112.19.6M.
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3.
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Showerheads. Showerhead discharge rates shall
not exceed 2.5 gallons of water per minute over a range of test pressures
from 20 to 80 psi. The fixture shall perform in accordance with the
test requirements of ANSI A122.18.1M.
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4.
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Faucets. Sink and lavatory faucet discharge
rates shall not exceed 2.2 gallons of water per minute over a range
of test pressures from 20 to 80 psi. The fixture shall perform in
accordance with the test requirements of ANSI A112.18.1M.
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5.
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Lavatories in restrooms of public facilities.
Lavatories in restrooms of public facilities shall be equipped with
standard valve or spring self-closing faucets with outlet devices
limiting the flow rate to a maximum of 0.5 gpm, or self-closing metering
valves limiting the flow to 0.25 gallon per cycle.
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Exceptions:
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1.
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Blowout design water closets [3.5 gallons (13l)
per flushing cycle].
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2.
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Clinical sinks [4.5 gallons (17l) per flushing
cycle].
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3.
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Service sinks.
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4.
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Emergency showers.
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M.
Section 604.8, Water-pressure-reducing valve or regulator,
is amended to read as follows:
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604.8 Excessive pressures. Where
the service water pressure to a building is expected to exceed 80
psi, a water-pressure-reducing valve with strainer shall be installed
just downstream of the building's main valve, so as to be accessible.
The valve shall conform to the requirements of the product standard
ASSE 1003. Exemptions to this article include: service lines to sill
cocks; outside hydrants; and main supply risers to buildings where
pressure from the mains does not exceed 80 psi at the fixture branches
or at individual fixtures.
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N.
Section 904.1 shall be amended by the insertion of
"12 inches" in the "[NUMBER]" blank.
