No person shall occupy as owner-occupant or shall let to another for
occupancy any building or building unit which does not comply with the following
requirements.
Every building shall be supplied with a properly installed pressurized
potable water supply approved by the Plumbing Inspector. A quarterly chemical
and bacteriological examination, or more frequently if required by the Health
Officer of Marple Township, shall be required at the expense of the owner
if the source of such water supply is other than a proper public utility system.
A copy of the results of such examination shall be filed with the Health Officer.
[Amended 8-12-1974 by Ord. No. 74-21]
A.
Every building or building unit shall contain one or
more clearly marked separate rooms for men and separate rooms for women, which
afford privacy to a person and which are supplied with a flush toilet, a lavatory
basin and a shower, if required. All of these facilities shall be in good
working condition and properly installed in conformity with the Plumbing Code
of the Township of Marple, provided that a building so located as to be accessible
to a Township sanitary sewer shall have the sanitary system of the building
connected thereto. A building so located as to be inaccessible to a Township
sanitary sewer shall have the sanitary system of the building connected to
a private sewage system which meets the requirements of the applicable Plumbing
or Health Code of Marple Township.
B.
The Board of Commissioners of Marple Township, upon application
of the owner or lessee of a building or building unit, shall have the right
to issue a waiver as to the number of bathrooms required in a building or
building unit based on the use to be made of said building or building unit
by the owner or lessee. No waiver as to the number of bathrooms shall be granted
for food establishments. Further, if a single bathroom is approved, said bathroom
must comply with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
[Added 9-11-1995 by Ord. No. 95-6]
Every sink, lavatory basin and shower required by this chapter shall
be properly connected in conformity with the Plumbing Code of Marple Township
and supplied with both hot and cold water. The hot-water lines shall be connected
to water heating facilities which are capable of heating and supplying continuous
hot water at a minimum temperature of 120° F., even when the heating facilities
required by this chapter are not in operation.
All plumbing fixtures shall be properly connected in accordance with
the Plumbing Code of Marple Township.
Every building shall be supplied with properly installed heating facilities
which are capable of safely and adequately heating all occupiable rooms and
bathrooms within its walls to a temperature of at least 68° F. at a distance
three feet above floor level, at an outdoor temperature of 0° F. Portable
heating facilities which employ flame and which use gasoline, kerosene or
gas as fuel do not meet the standard.
A.
Every building shall be provided with an approved adequate
electrical service as defined by the most current version of the National
Electrical Code, capable of supplying sufficient operating power for lighting
and equipment. Every bathroom, utility room, furnace room and public hall
shall contain the required number of switches and fixtures as specified in
the the most current version of National Electrical Code. Every such outlet
or fixture shall be properly installed and shall be maintained in good and
safe working condition.[1]
B.
All exposed wiring shall have insulation that is not
frayed, dry rotted or brittle and is generally in good condition. Switches
and outlets shall be operable at all times, and plates shall be secured in
position. No temporary wiring shall be used except extension cords (no more
than one in each outlet) which run directly from portable electrical fixtures
to outlets and which are not run under floor covering materials or extend
through doorways, windows or other similar openings. In no case shall extension
cords be used outdoors unless specifically rated for exterior use.
