A certain document, being marked and designated as the "BOCA
International Plumbing Code, 1995," as published by the Building Officials
and Code Administrators International, Inc., be and is hereby adopted
as the Plumbing Code of the Township of Westtown in the County of
Chester, State of Pennsylvania, regulating the design, construction,
quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair,
location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance
of plumbing systems in the Township of Westtown, providing for the
issuance of permits and collection of fees.
The following sections are hereby revised as follows:
A. Section 101.1 Title. That these regulations shall be known as the
"Plumbing Code of Westtown Township."
B. Section 106.5.2 Fee Schedule. The permit fees for all plumbing work
shall be as determined by the Board of Supervisors of Westtown Township.
C. Section 106.5.3: eliminated in its entirety.
D. Section 108.4 Violation penalties. Any person who violates or permits
a violation of this code shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding
brought before a District Justice under the Pennsylvania Rules of
Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable
by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default
of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that
such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute
a separate offense, and each section of this code that is violated
shall also constitute a separate offense.
E. Section 108.5 Stop-Work Orders.
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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 guilty of a summary offense and shall
be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution.
In default of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that
such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute
a separate offense, and each section of this code that is violated
shall also constitute a separate offense.
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F. Section 306.6.1 Sewer Depth.
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Building sewers that connect to private sewage disposal systems
shall be a minimum of 24 inches below finished grade at the point
of septic tank connection. Building sewers shall be a minimum of 36
inches below grade.
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