[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Glenolden 1-10-1985 by Ord. No. 891, approved 1-10-1985.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Building Officials and Code Administrators Basic/National Plumbing Code of 1984, Sixth Edition, and all future editions as well as all supplements to and revisions of any edition, is hereby adopted as the Plumbing Code of the Borough of Glenolden, and all of the terms and provisions of the BOCA Basic/National Plumbing Code, 1984, and all future editions as well as all supplements to and revisions of an edition, are hereby incorporated herein and adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes prescribed in § 127-2 of this chapter.
The following sections of the BOCA Basic/National Plumbing Code of 1984,
Sixth Edition, and all future editions as well as all supplements to and revisions
of any edition are hereby revised to read as follows:
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100.1 Title: These regulations shall be known as the "Plumbing
Code of the Borough of Glenolden," hereafter referred to as "this code."
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104.1 Continuation: The legal use and occupancy of any
structure existing on January 10, 1985, or for which it had been heretofore
approved, may be continued without change except as may be specifically covered
in this code or deemed necessary by the Plumbing Official for the general
safety and welfare of the occupants and the public.
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114.2 Fee Schedule: The permit fees for all plumbing work
shall be as indicated in the following schedule.
[Amended 5-12-1988 by Ord. No. 930,
approved 5-12-1988] |
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Plumbing permits
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Fee
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Registration (per year)
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$50
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Additional permits required for the following:
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Water service
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$25
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Gas or electric domestic hot-water heaters (new, replacement or change
of service)
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$15
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Oil burners (new, replacement or change of service)
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$25
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Garbage disposal
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$10
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Existing residential properties:
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Replacement of 3 fixtures or fewer
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$25
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Each additional fixture replaced in excess of 3 fixtures
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$5
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Curb trap or replacement or repair of four-inch sewer line or tie-in
(street opening fees set forth hereinafter are additional):
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To curbline
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$25
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To main sewer line
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$50
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Installation of new sewer line (street opening fees set forth hereinafter
are additional)
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$50
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New residential properties:
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Installation of 5 fixtures or fewer
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$25
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Each additional fixture installed in excess of 5 fixtures
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$5
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Installation of new sewer line (street opening fees set forth hereinafter
are additional)
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$50
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New and/or existing buildings or portions thereof not previously covered,
including but not limited to duplexes, multifamily, commercial, institutional
and/or industrial:
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For each living unit and/or each building use unit, flat fee (following
fees are additional)
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$50
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For each fixture and/or fixture waste inlet in each living unit and/or
each building use unit
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$5
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Water service and distribution (hot- and cold-water piping) for each
living unit and/or each building use unit
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$10
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Installation of new or replacement sewer line or tie-in (street opening
fees set forth hereinafter are additional):
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To curbline
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$25
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To main sewer line
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$50
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Street openings (following fees include the cost of restoration pursuant
to Borough regulations by contractor selected by Borough), not in excess of
2 feet in width by the following lengths:
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Up to 3 feet
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$300
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From 3 feet up to 5 feet
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$400
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From 5 feet up to 10 feet
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$500
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From 10 feet up to 15 feet
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$600
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From 15 feet up to 20 feet
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$700
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From 20 feet up to 25 feet
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$800
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From 25 feet up to 30 feet
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$900
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From 30 feet up to 40 feet
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$1,050
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From 40 feet up to 50 feet
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$1,250
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In excess of 50 feet, for each additional foot
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$25
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Public or semipublic swimming pools [license is due each year (prior
to opening)]:
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Inspection fee and license
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$100
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117.4 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 the Plumbing 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 $300 or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or both such
fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed
a separate offense.
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118.2 Unlawful continuance: 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
less than $100 or more than $300.
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303.2 Public systems available: A public water supply system
or public sewer system shall be deemed available to premises used for human
occupancy if such premises are within 300 feet, measured along a street, alley
or easement, of the public water supply or sewer system, and a connection
conforming with the standards set forth in this code may be made thereto.
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308.3 Freezing: Water service piping and sewers shall be
installed below recorded frost penetration but not less than three feet below
grade for water piping and four feet below grade for sewers. In climates with
freezing temperatures, plumbing piping in exterior buildings walls or areas
subjected to freezing temperatures shall be adequately protected against freezing
by insulation or heat, or both.
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Nothing in this chapter or in the BOCA Basic/National Plumbing Code of 1984 or any future editions, revisions or supplements 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 act or ordinances hereby repealed as cited in § 127-4 of this chapter, nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this chapter.
Ordinance Nos. 860 and 876,[1] and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith,
are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
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Editor's Note: Ord. No. 860 comprised former Ch. 127, Plumbing,
adopted 4-8-1982, approved 4-8-1982. Ord No. 876, adopted 6-9-1983, was an
amendment to that chapter.
