[Ord. 78, 7/12/1940, §§ 100-115; as amended
by Ord. 336, 4/15/1968, § 1; and by Ord. 524, 12/31/1991]
Unless otherwise expressly stated the following terms shall, for the purpose of this Chapter 5, have the meanings indicated in this Part 1.
Shall be construed to mean the West Norriton Township Health Officer and all of the functions imposed on the Board of Health by this Chapter 5 or any amendment thereto are hereby transferred to and imposed on the Health Officer or his Duly Appointed Representative.
Any house or building or portion thereof, used primarily
as the home, residence or sleeping place of one or more human beings.
Dwellings for these regulations shall be defined as follows:
MULTIPLE DWELLINGA building designed for and occupied exclusively as a residence for three or more families living independently of each other, and having no party wall in common with an adjacent building.
SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGA building designed for and occupied exclusively as a residence for but one family and having no party wall in common with an adjacent building.
SINGLE-FAMILY SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGA building designed for and occupied exclusively as a residence for but one family and having only one party wall in common with an adjacent building.
TWO-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGA building designed for and occupied exclusively as a residence for two families with one family living wholly or partly over the other and having no party wall in common with an adjacent building.
TWO-FAMILY SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGA building designed for and occupied exclusively as a residence for two families with one family living wholly or partly over the other and having only one party wall in common with an adjacent building.
That part of the main horizontal drain and its branches inside
the walls of the building, vault or area, and extending to and connecting
with the house sewer.
That part of the main drain or sewer extending from a point
five feet outside of the outer wall of a building, vault or area to
its connection with public sewer, or private sewer.
An experienced registered plumber, who shall do work under
the supervision of a "master plumber."
The head of a plumbing business, partnership or firm, and shall be registered as a "master plumber" in accordance with the regulations of this Chapter 5. He shall have a bona fide place of business and display in the front thereof a sign "Registered Plumber" bearing the name or names of the person, firm or corporation, in letters not less than three inches high. He shall be the responsible party for all work entered into by him, his partnership or his firm.
Any receptacles intended to receive and discharge any liquid
or water-carried wastes into a drainage system or treatment works
with which they are connected.
The main sewers that are not constructed by and under the
supervision of the Township or Board.
Any building in which persons congregate for civil, political,
social or religious purposes, or in which persons are held or detained
for reasons of public or civic duty, or for correctional purposes,
such as court house, passenger station, library, museums, exhibition
buildings, lecture hall, church, dance hall, bath house, armory, firehouse,
police station, jail, post office, etc.
A series of two or more water closets, not containing an
individual valve for each closet, which flush simultaneously from
a single flushing tank.
The mending of leaks in soil, vent or waste pipes, faucets,
valves and water supply pipes and shall not be construed to admit
of the replacing or installation of any fixtures, such as water closets,
bathtubs, washstands, sinks, refrigerator cases, soda or bar fixtures,
etc., or the respective traps for such fixtures.
Any waste pipe receiving the discharge from any fixture or
drainage appliance, with or without water supply not connected directly
with the drainage system.
Any vertical line of pipe extending through the roof, receiving
the discharge of one or more waterclosets, with or without other fixtures.
Any pipe extending through the roof provided to ventilate
the system of piping and to prevent trap siphonage and back pressure.
Any pipe receiving the discharge from any fixtures except
water-closet.
