[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Evans City 8-1-1994 by Ord. No. 456. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The BOCA National Plumbing Code, Ninth Edition,
1993, as published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators
International, Inc., is hereby adopted as the Plumbing Code of the
Borough of Evans City, Butler 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
BOCA National Plumbing Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made
a part hereof as if fully set forth in this chapter, with the additions,
insertions, deletions and changes, if any, set forth in the following
sections.
The Boca National Plumbing Code, Ninth Edition,
1993, adopted herein is hereby modified by the amendment, enactment
or deletion of the following sections as respectively indicated, which
modifications are hereby adopted as set forth herein:
A.
Amend Section P-101.1, Title, to read as follows:
"These regulations shall be known as the Plumbing Code of the Borough
of Evans City, hereinafter referred to as `this code.'"
B.
Amend Section 113.2, Fee schedule, to read as follows: "The fees for all plumbing work shall be paid in accordance with Chapter A200, Fees, of the Code of the Borough of Evans City."
C.
Amend Section P-116.4, Violation penalties, to read
as follows: "Any person who shall violate a provision of this code
or who shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or
who shall erect, install, alter or repair plumbing work in violation
of the approved construction documents or directive of the 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, plus costs of prosecution for each offense,
or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served
shall be deemed as separate offense."
D.
Amend Section P-117.2, Unlawful continuance, to read
as follows: "Any person who shall continue any work in or about the
structure 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 less than $300 nor more
than $1,000"
E.
Amend Section P-121.1, Application for appeal, to be entitled "Appeals procedure" and to read as follows: "Appeals shall be taken as set forth in § 66-16, Appeals, of the Code of the Borough of Evans City."
F.
Delete Sections P-121.2 through P-121.7.
G.
Amend Section P-304.3, Public systems available, to
read as follows: "A public water main or public sewer system shall
be considered available to a structure where the structure is located
within 600 feet of the public water main or sewer."
H.
Amend the first sentence of Section P-309.4, Freezing,
to read as follows: "Water service piping shall be installed below
recorded frost penetration but not less than three feet six inches
below grade."
I.
Amend Section P-309.5, Sewer depth, to read as follows:
"Building sewers that connect to private sewage disposal systems shall
be a minimum of 42 inches below finished grade at the point of septic
tank connection. Building sewers shall be a minimum of 42 inches below
grade."
Nothing is this chapter or in the Plumbing Code
hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding
pending in any court or any rights acquired or liability incurred
or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing under any previously
adopted ordinance, nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of
any character be lost, impaired or affected by this chapter.
