[Adopted as Title 3, Ch. 2, of the 1977 Code[1]]
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Editor's Note: This article was adopted 4-14-1959 by Ord.
No. 390 and amended 12-30-1977; reenacted 1-13-1992 by Ord. No. 1273;
7-6-1981 by Ord. No. 951; 12-21-1981 by Ord. No. 968; 5-23-1983 by
Ord. No. 1020; 7-18-1983 by Ord. No. 1026; 5-7-1984 by Ord. No. 1045;
1-21-1985 by Ord. No. 1062; 4-6-1987 by Ord. No. 1130; 9-6-1988 by
Ord. No. 1165; 7-15-1991 by Ord. No. 1261; 4-5-1993 by Ord. No. 1289;
and 2-4-2002 by Ord. No. 1443.
There is hereby adopted by the Township of Upper Moreland, copies
of which are on files in the office of the Township Manager, 117 Park
Avenue, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, that certain code for regulating,
among other things, the design, construction, installation, maintenance
and repair of plumbing systems, known as the "International Plumbing
Code," 2000 Edition, as published by the International Code Council,
and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are hereafter
deleted, modified or amended.
A.
101.1 TITLE shall be amended by the insertion of the
words "Township of Upper Moreland" for the name of the jurisdiction.
B.
103 DEPARTMENT OF PLUMBING INSPECTION shall be amended
to have the term "Department of Plumbing Inspection" replaced wherever
it appears by the term "Department of Code Enforcement."
C.
Subsection 106.6 Fees shall be amended as follows:
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106.6.2 Fee schedule. The fees for permits for all required under this code shall be as set forth in the fee schedule established in Chapter 140, Fees, Rates and Permits, of the Township Code of Upper Moreland Township.
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106.5.3 Fee Refunds. The code official shall be
authorized to refund fees upon the written request of the applicant,
made not later than 30 days after the issuance of the permit, as follows:
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The full amount of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously
collected for work not requiring a permit or plan review.
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The full amount, less a handling charge of 25% of the amount
of the permit fee, but not less than $10, when no work is done under
a permit which the applicant wishes to have withdrawn after issuance.
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D.
Subsection 107.3 Testing shall be amended to read as
follows:
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107.3 Testing. Plumbing work and systems shall
be tested as required in Section 312 and in accordance with Sections
107.3.1 through 107.3.3. Tests shall be made by the permit holder
and observed by the code official. It shall be the duty of the permit
holder to give 24 hours' advance notice to the Department when the
work is completed and ready for inspection and testing.
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E.
Section 108 VIOLATIONS shall be amended to read as follows:
(1)
Subsection 108.3 Prosecution of violation shall be amended
to read as follows:
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108.3 Prosecution of violation. Any person who
shall violate any provision of this code, or who shall fail to comply
with any of the requirements hereof, or who shall fail to correct
in the time provided by this code the defects for which the dwelling
or dwellings have been cited, shall be guilty of a summary offense,
which shall be deemed to be a strict liability offense and shall,
upon summary conviction before a magisterial district judge, pay a
penalty of not less than $100 or more than $1,000 and, in default
of payment of such fine, be imprisoned for not less than one day or
more than 30 days. Each day that a violation continues or that a person
shall fail to comply with any provision, after notification by the
Department of Code Enforcement, shall constitute a separate violation,
subject to a separate offense punishable by a like fine or penalty.
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(2)
Subsection 108.4 shall be deleted.
(3)
Subsection 108.5 STOP-WORK ORDER shall be amended to
read as follows:
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108.5 Stop-work orders: Upon notice from the code
official that mechanical work is being done contrary to the provisions
of this code or in a dangerous or unsafe manner, such work shall immediately
cease. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner
of the property, the owner's agent or to the person doing the work.
In an emergency, the code official shall not be required to give written
notice prior to stopping the work. Any person who shall continue any
work on the system after receiving a stop-work order, except such
work as that person has been directed to perform by the Code Official
to remove a violation or correct an unsafe condition, shall be in
violation of the terms of this code and liable to a fine as provided
in Sec. 108.4 hereof.
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F.
Sec. 109 MEANS OF APPEAL shall be amended as follows:
(1)
Subsection 109.2 Membership of the Board shall be amended
to read as follows:
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109.2 Membership of the Board: The Board of Appeals
shall consist of the Board of Commissioners of the Township or such
persons as the Board shall designate to hear the appeal.
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(2)
Subsections 109.2.1 through 109.2.6 are hereby deleted.
(3)
Subsection 109.6 Board decision shall be amended to
read as follows:
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109.6 Board decision: The Board of Appeals shall
render its decision by a majority vote of a quorum of the Board.
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(4)
Subsection 109.7 Court review shall be amended to read
as follows:
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109.7 Court review: Any person aggrieved by the
decision of the Board of Appeals shall have the right to appeal such
decision in compliance with the provisions of the Local Agency Law,
2 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.
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G.
A new Section 110 REGISTRATION AND LICENSE OF PLUMBERS shall be added, reading as follows:
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110 REGISTRATION AND LICENSE OF PLUMBERS
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110.1 Master Plumber's License
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110.1.1 No person shall engage in the business or practice of
plumbing or act as a plumber unless such person has obtained a master
plumber's license from the Department, as hereafter provided, except
that this requirement shall not prohibit the employment of:
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Journeymen plumbers licensed in accordance with Section 110.3
hereof, when employed under the direction and supervision of a licensed
master plumber; or
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Apprentice plumbers registered in accordance with Section 110.4
hereof, when employed under the direction and supervision of a licensed
master plumber or licensed journeyman plumber.
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110.1.2 No license for a master plumber shall be issued unless
the applicant for such license shall meet the following conditions:
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Have a bona fide place of business so as to be available for
supervision and consultation by the Department during the working
day; and
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Have passed the examination on the theory and practice of plumbing
prescribed by the Department and administered to applicants on behalf
of the Department by a duly authorized testing body; and
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Has paid the annual license fee as established in Chapter 140, Fees, Rates, and Permits, of the Upper Moreland Township Code; and
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Complies with the insurance requirements of Chapter 119, Licensing of Contractors, of the Upper Moreland Township Code.
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110.1.3 Any licensed master plumber shall be entitled to a renewal of his license annually upon payment of the annual license fee as established in Chapter 140, Fees, Rates, and Permits, of the Upper Moreland Township Code and proof of compliance with the insurance requirements of Chapter 119, Licensing of Contractors, of the Upper Moreland Township Code.
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110.2 Restricted Master Plumber's License.
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110.2.1 A restricted master plumber's license may be issued
to persons employed by an institution to perform plumbing work within
such institution and not to the general public.
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110.2.2 No license for a restricted master plumber shall be
issued unless the applicant for such license shall meet the following
conditions:
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Be employed exclusively by a public or private institution;
and
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Have passed the master plumber's examination on the theory and
practice of plumbing prescribed by the Department and administered
to applicants on behalf of the Department by a duly authorized testing
body; and
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Such institution shall have paid the annual license fee as established in Chapter 140, Fees, Rates, and Permits, of the Upper Moreland Township Code.
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110.3 Journeyman Plumber's License.
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110.3.1 No person shall engage in the business or practice of
plumbing in the capacity of a journeyman plumber unless such person
has obtained a journeyman plumber's license from the Department, as
hereafter provided.
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110.3.2 No license for a journeyman plumber shall be issued
unless the applicant for such license shall meet the following conditions:
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Is at least 18 years of age; and
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Have bona fide employment by a licensed master plumber for supervision
during the working day; and
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Have passed the journeyman's examination on the theory and practice
of plumbing prescribed by the Department and administered to applicants
on behalf of the Department by a duly authorized testing body; and
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Has paid the annual license fee as established in Chapter 140, Fees, Rates, and Permits, of the Upper Moreland Township Code.
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110.4 Registration of Apprentice Plumbers
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110.4.1 No person shall engage in the business or practice of
plumbing in the capacity of an apprentice plumber unless such person
has been registered with the Department, as hereafter provided.
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110.4.2 No apprentice plumber shall be registered unless the
applicant for such registration shall meet the following conditions:
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Is at least 16 years of age; and
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Have bona fide employment by a licensed master plumber for supervision
during the working day; and
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Has paid the annual license fee as established in Chapter 140, Fees, Rates, and Permits, of the Upper Moreland Township Code.
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110.5 Issuance of Licenses
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110.5.1 The Department may fix the license year on a calendar-year
or any other twelve-month basis, as it deems desirable for efficient
administration and for the convenience of the public, but if a license
year is changed, any person holding a license shall receive credit
for the unexpired term.
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110.5.2. Master plumbers' licenses shall be conspicuously displayed
in the bona fide place of business of the licensee or in such other
place or manner as the Department may prescribe.
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110.5.3 All licenses shall be nonassignable and nontransferable.
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110.5.4 All licenses shall be conditioned upon continued compliance
with this chapter and the regulations issued hereunder.
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110.6 Revocation of Licenses
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110.6.1 Whenever the Department determines that any licensed
plumber has violated any condition of his license, it shall serve
written notice upon the licensee stating the nature of the violation
and a period of time in which to demonstrate or achieve compliance
with all lawful requirements of his license.
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110.6.2 If at the expiration of the time afforded for compliance
the violation has not been corrected, the Department may revoke the
license forthwith.
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110.6.3 Revocation of a license shall not be effective while
an appeal from such revocation is pending as provided for in Section
109.
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110.7 Bond. A person who has been issued a master
plumber's license shall execute and deposit with the Township a bond
in the sum of $1,000, such bond to be conditioned that all plumbing
work performed by the licensee, or under his supervision, shall be
performed in accordance with the provisions of this code, and that
he will pay all fines and penalties properly imposed upon him for
violation of the provisions of this code. A master plumber's license
shall not be valid unless a bond is executed and deposited as herein
provided.
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