[Adopted 6-19-1957 by Ord. No. 419]
[Amended 12-11-1957 by Ord. No. 427; 11-11-1970 by Ord. No. 600; 7-11-1984 by Ord. No.
725; 12-10-2008 by Ord. No. 894]
The following rules and regulations adopted
and established by the Plumbing Inspector of Springfield Township
be, and the same hereby are, approved and adopted:
A.
Rule 1.
(1)
Permit required for garbage grinder; application;
fee; installation. No person shall install and use, or if already
installed shall continue to use, except as hereinafter provided, any
domestic garbage grinder, unless he shall first have obtained a permit
therefor from the Plumbing Inspector.
(2)
Any person desiring to install and use or continue
to use a domestic garbage grinder shall have a master plumber file
an application with the Plumbing Inspector on a form furnished by
him setting forth the location of the property, the type and size
of the grinder and such additional information as the Plumbing Inspector
shall require.
(3)
The aforesaid application shall be accompanied by
a fee that shall be established from time to time by the Board of
Commissioners of Springfield Township.
(4)
Upon approval of the application by the Plumbing Inspector,
the grinder may be installed or continued to be used, as the case
may be, provided that the applicant complies in all respects with
the provisions hereto; provided, however, that the Plumbing Inspector
shall issue no permit for any grinder, even though such grinder may
comply with all of the requirements herein, unless the sewer into
which the said grinder drains shall flow into an outlet into Philadelphia
which ultimately flows into a sewage treatment plant capable of treating
such sewage, as the City of Philadelphia may advise from time to time.
B.
Rule 2. Garbage grinders heretofore installed. All
installations of domestic garbage grinders heretofore installed are
hereby declared to be nonconforming, and the use or continued use
thereof shall be prohibited unless application is made to the Plumbing
Inspector and permission to continue the use of the grinders is obtained
within three months from the effective date of this article, unless
the time for so doing shall be extended by the Plumbing Inspector.
C.
Rule 3. Requirements. Garbage, fruit, vegetable, animal
or other solid kitchen waste materials may be admitted to the sanitary
sewers of the Township if they shall first be passed through a mechanically
operated grinder so designed that it will:
(1)
Operate with water flowing into the grinder and through
the sink drain line.
(2)
Discharge wastes at a reasonable uniform rate, in
fluid flows which will flow readily through an approved trap, drain
line or soil line in a manner which will prevent clogging or stoppage
of the drain line.
(3)
Be self-scouring, with no fouling surfaces to cause
objectionable odors.
(4)
Be free from any cross-connection.
(5)
Be free from electrical or mechanical hazards.
D.
Rule 4. Commercial garbage grinders prohibited. The
right to install and use or continue to use a domestic garbage grinder
covers grinders which dispose of garbage from homes and residences
only, and the use of garbage grinders by any type of commercial enterprise,
store, restaurant or outlet for food is hereby prohibited.
E.
Rule 5. Use of garbage grinders without permission.
The installation, use or continued use of any domestic garbage grinder
without the permission herein required shall constitute a violation
of this article, and, upon written notice from the Plumbing Inspector,
the grinder shall be removed within 10 days of such notice.
[Amended 12-10-2008 by Ord. No. 894]
A.
The Plumbing Inspector shall prepare and may amend
from time to time a list of the types or models of domestic garbage
grinders which will be approved for installation in the Township;
provided, however, that such list shall first be approved by the Division
of Housing and Sanitation, Department of Public Health of the City
of Philadelphia.
B.
The Plumbing Inspector is hereby authorized to make,
promulgate and enforce additional rules and regulations governing
the installation and use of domestic garbage grinders not inconsistent
with the provisions of this article.
A.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
of this article, or fail to comply with any of the regulations of
the Plumbing Inspector promulgated hereunder, shall be liable, upon
conviction thereof, to a fine or penalty not exceeding $1,000 for
each and every offense.
[Amended 7-13-1988 by Ord. No. 756; 12-10-2008 by Ord. No.
894]
B.
Whenever such person shall have been notified by the
Plumbing Inspector by the service of summons in a prosecution, or
in any other way, that he is committing such a violation, each day
that he shall continue such violation after such notification shall
constitute a separate offense, punishable by a like fine or penalty.
Such fines or penalties shall be collected as like fines or penalties
are now by law collected.
