[Adopted 11-26-1990]
[Amended 2-25-1991]
As of the effective date of this Ordinance it will be necessary for any property Owner owning property within Mahoning Township to obtain a permit from the Mahoning Township Zoning Officer prior to installation of any type of heat pump on said land within the Township other than an air-to-air system; no permit shall be required for a completely air-to-air system. The application for said permit shall state the kind of system to be installed, the name, address and telephone number of the proposed installer, the plot plan of the lot indicating the size of lot and location of the heat pump system. Said site shall be available for inspection prior to completion.
The fee for a permit hereunder shall be as set in accordance with the fee schedule established from time to time by the Board of Supervisors.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Types of heat pumps which will be permitted to be installed within Mahoning Township are:
A. 
Air-to-air;
B. 
Closed loop (horizontal);
C. 
Closed loop (vertical): may only be installed on lots where the Zoning Officer determines that the lot is too small for a closed loop (horizontal) system.
Type of heat pumps not permitted to be installed within Mahoning Township is the open loop system.
Where a closed loop system is installed the following regulations shall apply:
A. 
The only gas to be used in said system is methanol.
B. 
The only pipe which may be used for installation is geothermal polyethylene (black) pipe. No other color pipe may be used.
C. 
Pipes must be heat-fused and pressured-tested joints with a minimum test of 200 pounds per square inch.
D. 
All bore holes must be backfilled, capped and sealed.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation who or which shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this article or shall violate any of the duly approved rules and regulations of the Township as in this article provided or permit a violation of this article shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township before a District Justice, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this article. No judgment shall be imposed until the date of the determination of the violation by the District Justice. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
All prosecutions for violation of this article shall be, by summary proceedings, brought in the name and for the use of the Township of Mahoning before a District Justice in said Township. All fines shall be paid to the Treasurer of Mahoning Township to apply to general funds.