[Ord. 569, 4/-/1992, § 1]
No water shall be provided for internal or external use to any residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, governmental, or public building or structure of any kind which is constructed or remodeled and in which plumbing, water piping or water fixtures are to be installed, extended or altered in any way, and for which construction a permit is required to be obtained from the Borough of Morton unless the new extended or altered plumbing, water piping and other water using fixtures therein conform to the requirements and standards of § 26-102 of this Part. The provisions of this Part shall apply to any such building or structure for which such a building such an exemption, on or after April 8, 1992.
[Ord. 569, 4/-/1992, § 2]
1.
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
A112.19.2M and ANSI A11.19.6M.
2.
Urinals and Associated Flushing Mechanisms. Urinal water consumption
shall not exceed an average of 1.5 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 A112.19.2M and ANSI
A112.19.6M.
3.
Showerheads. Showerheads discharge rates shall not exceed 3.0 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.
4.
Faucets. Sink and lavatory faucet discharge rates shall not exceed
3.0 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.
[Ord. 569, 4/-/1992, § 2]
1.
Special Purpose Equipment. The performance standards of § 26-102 shall not apply to fixtures and fittings such as emergency showers, aspirator faucets, and blowout fixtures that, in order to perform a specialized function, cannot meet the specified standards.
2.
Exemptions. Any person(s) may apply to the Borough of Morton for
an exemption to the terms of this Part, which may be granted by the
Morton Borough Council, upon proof that some other device, system
or procedure will save as much or more water as those set forth herein,
or that those set forth herein cannot be with, without undue hardship.
[Ord. 569, 4/-/1992, § 4]
The Morton Borough Council may, from time to time, modify, add
to, or remove from the standards and restrictions herein.
[Ord. 569, 4/-/1992, § 5; as amended by Ord. 731,
2/11/2015]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a magisterial district judge in the manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs
together with reasonable attorney fees and, in default of payment
of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90
days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or each section
of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute
a separate offense.
