[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of
Caln 5-27-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-17. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
The Board of Commissioners of Caln 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 Department of Code Enforcement, and the same is hereby adopted
and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein.
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,
"Caln Township."
B.
The heading of Section 103 shall be deleted in its entirety
and replaced with the following: "Section 103. Department of Code Enforcement."
C.
Section 103.1 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:
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"103.1. Code official. The Department of Code Enforcement
shall administer and enforce the provisions of this Code. The executive official
in charge of the Department of Code Enforcement shall be known as the Code
Official."
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D.
Section 103.2 shall be deleted in its entirety and reserved.
E.
Section 106.6.2 shall be deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
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"106.6.2. Fee schedule. The fee for the permit for plumbing
work shall be paid in accordance with the fee schedule approved and adopted
by the Board of Commissioners of Caln Township and amended from time to time
by resolution, which schedule shall be on file with the Township Secretary."
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F.
Section 106.6.3 shall be deleted in its entirety.
G.
Section 108.4 is deleted and replaced with the following:
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"108.4. Violations and penalties. Any person who violates
or permits the violation of any provision of this Code or shall fail to comply
with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter or
repair plumbing work in violation of the approved construction documents or
directive of the Code Official or of a permit shall, upon conviction thereof
in a summary proceeding brought before a District Justice, be guilty of a
summary offense and shall be subject to the payment of a fine of not less
than $100 and not more than $1,000, plus the costs of prosecution. Upon default
of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment in the
county prison for a period of not more than 30 days. Each section or provision
of this Code that is violated shall constitute a separate offense, and each
day or portion thereof in which a violation of this Code is found to exist
shall constitute a separate offense; each of which violations shall be punishable
by a separate fine imposed by the District Justice of not less than $100 and
not more than $1,000 plus the costs of prosecution and, upon default of payment
thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment in the county prison
for a term not more than 30 days."
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H.
Section 108.5 is amended by deleting the words "[DOLLAR
AMOUNT'] and replacing them with "$100" and "$1,000," respectively.
I.
Section 305.6.1 shall be amended by the deletion of the
words "[NUMBER]" and the replacement thereof with "48 inches" in both spaces.
J.
Section 604.4 shall be deleted 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 Al12.19.6M.
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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 ANSI Al22.19.2M and ANSI Al12.19.6M.
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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 Al22.18.1M.
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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 rest rooms of public facilities. Lavatories in rest rooms
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 g.p.m.
or self-closing metering valves limiting the flow to 0.25 gallons per cycle.
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Exceptions:
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1.
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Blowout design water closets
[3.5 gallons (13 L) per flushing cycle].
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2.
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Clinical sinks
[4.5 gallons (17 L) 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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K.
Section 604.8 shall be deleted and replaced with the
following:
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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 section 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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L.
Section 904,1 shall be amended by the deletion of the
word "[NUMBER]" and the replacement thereof with "12 inches."
