Borough of Norristown, PA
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2023-01-17
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 239A Building Safety, Property Maintenance and Housing Code
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CHAPTER 5 PLUMBING FACILITIES AND FIXTURE REQUIREMENTS
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SECTION 505 Water System
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Administrative Code
- Ch 6 Affirmative Action
- Ch 8 Blighted Property Removal Committee
- Ch 9 Board of Code Appeals
- Ch 10 Code of Conduct
- Ch 12 Drug Task Force
- Ch 21 Ethics
- Ch 27 Fire Department
- Ch 31 Historical Architectural Review Board
- Ch 33 Housing Code Review Committee
- Ch 37 Human Relations Commission
- Ch 41 Information Technology Committee
- Ch 43 Insurance
- Ch 50 Library Service
- Ch 56 Meter Personnel; Traffic Guides
- Ch 60 Montgomery County Consortium of Communities
- Ch 62 Municipal Stormwater Authority
- Ch 63 Municipal Waste Authority
- Ch 66 Parks and Recreation Committee
- Ch 70 Planning Commission
- Ch 74 Police Department
- Ch 81 (Reserved)
- Ch 82 Shade Tree Commission and Tree Rules and Regulations
- Ch 85 (Reserved)
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 95 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 97 Alleys
- Ch 99 Amusement Machines
- Ch 103 Animals
- Ch 107 (Reserved)
- Ch 113 Bicycles
- Ch 119 (Reserved)
- Ch 120 Building Permits and Floodplain Management
- Ch 122 Buildings, Boarding and Enclosing of
- Ch 125 Buildings, Landmark
- Ch 128 Change of Use or Occupancy
- Ch 130 Checks, Returned
- Ch 132 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 133 Contractors, Responsible
- Ch 135 Curfew
- Ch 140 Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 143 (Reserved)
- Ch 147 Emergencies
- Ch 151 Fees
- Ch 155 Firearms and Weapons
- Ch 157 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 159 Fire Prevention
- Ch 163 Fireworks
- Ch 169 Garage Sales
- Ch 172 Gas- and Oil-Burning Equipment
- Ch 176 Graffiti
- Ch 180 Hazardous Substances
- Ch 184 (Reserved)
- Ch 188 Discrimination
- Ch 194 Junkyards
- Ch 198 Kerosene Heating Units
- Ch 200 Lead Poisoning Prevention and Lead Hazard Control
- Ch 202 Littering
- Ch 203 Distribution of Commercial Handbills and Other Unsubscribed Literature
- Ch 204 Loitering
- Ch 209 (Reserved)
- Ch 215 Noise
- Ch 219 Numbering of Houses and Property
- Ch 222 Overcrowding of Dwelling Units
- Ch 223 Parades, Street Fairs, Block Parties and Assemblies
- Ch 224 Parking Permits
- Ch 225 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 227 Pawnbrokers and Dealers in Precious Metals, Antiques and Secondhand Goods
- Ch 229 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 233 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 236 (Reserved)
- Ch 239 Property Maintenance
- Ch 239A Building Safety, Property Maintenance and Housing Code
- Ch 239A Ch 5 § 05 Water System
- § 239A-505.1 General.
- § 239A-505.2 Contamination.
- § 239A-505.3 Supply.
- § 239A-505.4 Water heating facilities.
- § 239A-505.5 Nonpotable water reuse systems.
- Ch 240 Property Maintenance Quick Ticket Program
- Ch 241 Property Transfer and Sewer Lateral Inspections
- Ch 242 Real Estate Registry
- Ch 243 Records
- Ch 245 Rental Property
- Ch 246 Rights-Of-Way
- Ch 247 Rodent Control
- Ch 251 Contractor Licensing
- Ch 258 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 262 (Reserved)
- Ch 266 Smoking on Borough Property
- Ch 270 Snow and Ice Removal
- Ch 274 Solid Waste
- Ch 276 Stormwater Management
- Ch 278 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 282 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 286 Swimming Pools
- Ch 291 Taxation
- Ch 293 Towing and Towers
- Ch 295 Trees
- Ch 297 Truss Construction
- Ch 301 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 305 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 308 Vending Machines
- Ch 310 Water
- Ch 315 Weeds
- Ch 320 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A325 Cable Television Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
Every sink, lavatory, bathtub or shower, drinking fountain,
water closet or other plumbing fixture shall be properly connected
to either a public water system or to an approved private water system. Kitchen sinks, lavatories, laundry facilities,
bathtubs and showers shall be supplied with hot or tempered and cold
running water in accordance with the International Plumbing
Code.
The water supply shall be maintained free from contamination,
and all water inlets for plumbing fixtures shall be located above
the flood-level rim of the fixture. Shampoo basin faucets, janitor
sink faucets and other hose bibs or faucets to which hoses are attached
and left in place, shall be protected by an approved atmospheric-type vacuum breaker or an approved permanently
attached hose connection vacuum breaker.
The water supply system shall be installed and maintained to
provide a supply of water to plumbing fixtures, devices and appurtenances
in sufficient volume and at pressures adequate to enable the fixtures
to function properly, safely, and free from defects and leaks.
Water heating facilities shall be properly installed, maintained
and capable of providing an adequate amount of water to be drawn at
every required sink, lavatory, bathtub, shower and laundry facility
at a temperature not less than 110°F (43°C). A gas-burning
water heater shall not be located in any bathroom, toilet room, bedroom or other occupied room normally kept closed, unless adequate combustion
air is provided. An approved combination temperature
and pressurerelief valve and relief valve discharge pipe shall be
properly installed and maintained on water heaters.
Nonpotable water reuse systems and rainwater collection and
conveyance systems shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition.
Where such systems are not properly maintained, the systems shall
be repaired to provide for safe and sanitary conditions, or the system
shall be abandoned in accordance with Section 505.5.1.
505.5.1
Abandonment of systems. Where a nonpotable water
reuse system or a rainwater collection and distribution system is
not maintained or the owner ceases use of the system,
the system shall be abandoned in accordance with Section 1301.10 of
the International Plumbing Code.
