[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of West Goshen 5-13-1998 by Ord. No. 7-1998;
amended in its entirety 5-26-2004 by Ord. No. 12-2004. Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 28.
Existing buildings — See Ch. 29.
Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 32.
Energy conservation — See Ch. 38.
Electrical standards — See Ch. 39.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 41.
Fuel gas standards — See Ch. 43.
Mechanical standards — See Ch. 49.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 63.
The Board of Supervisors of West Goshen Township
hereby adopts the International Plumbing Code, 2003 Edition, as now
and as hereafter supplemented, reissued, amended and revised as published
by the International Code Council, Inc. Not fewer than three copies
of the International Plumbing Code, 2003 Edition, are filed in the
office of the Secretary of West Goshen Township, and the same is hereby
adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein.
The following amendments, additions, deletions,
and changes are hereby made to the International Plumbing Code, 2003
Edition:
A.
Section 101.1 shall be amended by the deletion of
the words "[NAME OF JURISDICTION]" and the replacement thereof with
the words, "West Goshen Township."
B.
The heading of Section 103 shall be deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following: "SECTION 103 ENFORCEMENT."
C.
Section 103.1 shall be deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
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103.1 General. The Board of Supervisors
shall by resolution appoint a Building Code Official who shall be
certified by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under the Act. The Building
Code Official shall be responsible for administration and enforcement
of this Code. The Building Code Official shall be assisted by one
or more building officials who shall also be appointed by the Board
of Supervisors and certified by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under
the Act. The Building Code Official and building officials shall be
referred to in this Code as Code Officials.
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D.
Section 103.2 shall be deleted in its entirety and
reserved.
E.
Section 106.6.2 shall be deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
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106.6.2 Fee schedule. The permit
fees for all plumbing work provided for in this Code shall be paid
in advance in accordance with the fee schedule established by resolution,
duly adopted by the Board of Supervisors of West Goshen Township,
as the same may from time to time be amended.
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F.
Section 106.6.3 shall be deleted in its entirety.
G.
Section 108.4 is deleted and replaced with the following:
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108.4 Violations and penalties. Any person who shall violate a provision of the Plumbing Code or
shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall
install, alter or repair a plumbing system in whole or in part in
violation of this Code shall, upon being found liable therefor in
a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township, pay a fine
of not more than $1,000, plus all court costs, including reasonable
attorney fees incurred by the Township. If the defendant neither pays
nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment
pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure. Imposition of
one fine for any violation or noncompliance shall not excuse the violation
or noncompliance nor permit it to continue or be repeated, and all
such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations
or defects forthwith. Each section of the chapter violated shall constitute
a separate offense, and each day or portion thereof in which a violation
of this chapter is found to exist shall constitute a separate offense,
each of which violations shall be subject to the imposition of a separate
fine imposed by the District Justice of not more than $1,000, plus
all court costs, including reasonable attorney's fees incurred by
the Township, collectable as specified in this section.
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H.
Section 108.5 shall be amended by inserting "not less
than $100" in the first blank and "nor more than $1,000" in the second
blank.
I.
Section 109 Means of Appeal shall be deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following:
[Amended 7-2-2012 by Ord. No. 05-2012; 8-12-2015 by Ord. No. 5-2015; 12-9-2015 by Ord. No. 8-2015]
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SECTION 109
MEANS OF APPEAL
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109.1 General. The West Chester
Area Council of Governments (WCACOG) has formed a Board of Appeals,
which shall hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations
made by the Building Official relative to the application and interpretation
of this Code. The Board of Appeals shall be appointed by the WCACOG
and shall be governed by the rules and regulations adopted by the
WCACOG. The Board of Appeals shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting
its business and shall render all decisions and findings in writing
to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the Building Official.
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J.
Section 305.6.1 shall be amended by inserting "36
inches" in both blank spaces.
K.
A new Section 602.4 shall be added which shall read
as follows:
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602.4 Individual water supply. Connection
to public water shall be required where the water main or any extension
thereof is within 150 feet of the building. Otherwise, an on-site
water well source shall be supplied.
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L.
Section 701.2 shall be amended by the addition of
the following provision at the end of the existing section: "Connection
to the West Goshen public sewer system shall be required where the
sewer main or any extension thereof is within 150 feet of the building.
Otherwise, an on-site sanitary sewer system shall be supplied."
M.
Section 904.1 shall be amended by the insertion of
"12 inches" in the "[NUMBER]" blank.
