Township of Richland, PA Plumbing

A certain document, three copies of which are on file in the office of the Secretary of the Board of Supervisors of Richland Township, being marked and designated as the "International Plumbing Code, 1997 Edition," as published by the International Code Council, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the Plumbing Code of Richland Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided, and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said International Plumbing Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in § 181-2 of this chapter.

The following sections are hereby revised as follows:

Section 101.1 is revised as follows:

101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Plumbing Code of the Township of Richland, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, hereinafter referred to as such or as "this code."

Section 102.2 is revised as follows:

102.2 Continuation. The legal use and occupancy of any structure existing prior to the effective date of this chapter, or which has been heretofore approved, shall be continued without change except to it shall be specifically covered in this code.

Section 106.5.2 is revised as follows:

106.5.2 Fee schedule. The permit fees for all plumbing work shall be paid in accordance with a schedule adopted by the Board of Supervisors, from time to time, by resolution.

Section 108.4 is revised as follows:

108.4 Penalties. Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall install plumbing work in violation of an approved plan or directive of a code official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a summary offense punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, and upon the default of the payment of the fine or penalty imposed shall be subject to a sentence not exceeding 30 days in the Cambria County Jail. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.

Section 108.5, Unlawful continuance, is revised as follows:

"Any person who shall continue any plumbing work in or about the structure after having been served with a stop-work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe conditions, shall be liable to a fine of not more than $1,000."

Section 109 shall be deleted in its entirety and amended to read as follows:

"The owner of a building or structure, office or agency of the township, or any other person aggrieved from a decision of the Codes Official, may appeal to the Richland Township Administrative Board of Appeals pursuant to the provisions of Richland Township Ordinance Number 133, as amended."[1]

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Editor's Note: See Ch. 6, Administrative Board of Appeals.

Section 301.3, Public systems available, is revised as follows:

"A public water main or public sewer system shall be considered available to a building when the building is located within 200 feet of the public water main or sewer."

Section 305.6, Freezing, is revised as follows:

"Water service piping shall be installed below recorded frost penetration but not less than 4 1/2 feet (54 inches) below grade. In climates with freezing temperatures, plumbing piping and exterior building wall or areas subjected to freezing temperatures shall be protected against freezing by insulation or heat, or both."

Section 305.6.1 is revised as follows:

305.6.1 Sewer depth. Building sewers that connect to private sewage disposal systems shall be a minimum of four feet (48 inches) below finished grade at the point of septic tank connection. Building sewers shall be a minimum of four feet (48 inches) below grade unless prior approval is obtained from the Sewage Enforcement Officer for Richland Township.