[Ord. 2001-03, 5/23/2001, § 2]
The Board of Supervisors of Allen Township, Northampton County,
Pennsylvania has determined that the health, safety, and welfare of
the citizens of Allen Township will be best served by requiring that
all owners of property abutting the water supply system owned and
operated by NBMA, and approved by the Allen Township Board of Supervisors,
be required to connect with and use said system unless specifically
excepted from doing so as further described herein. For the purposes
of this Part the term "abutting" shall mean touching, bordering, adjoining
or contiguous to.
[Ord. 2001-03, 5/23/2001, § 3]
All owners of property abutting the water supply system owned
and operated by NBMA, and approved by the Allen Township Board of
Supervisors, shall, upon notice to do so, from Allen Township connect
with and use said system. The following property owners shall not
be required to connect to the water supply system provided one of
the following exceptions is applicable to the property in question:
[Ord. 2001-03, 5/23/2001, § 4]
In the event that any owner of property abutting the water supply
system owned and operated by NBMA, except those previously excepted,
shall neglect or refuse to connect with and use said system within
a period of one year after notice to do so has been served upon said
owner by the Township, either by personal service or certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested, said property owner shall
be deemed to be in violation of this Ordinance and shall be subject
to the penalties and remedies hereinafter set forth. Further, the
Township or NBMA is hereby authorized to enter the property which
has failed to connect to construct the required connection provided
that the Township or NBMA has given the property owner at least 10
days' notice of the time and place where the connection will
be constructed, in order to construct the connection. Prior to the
Township or NBMA entering any property as authorized herein, the municipality
desiring to enter the property shall obtain a court order from the
Northampton County Court of Common Pleas authorizing such actions.
The Township or NBMA shall send an itemized bill of the cost of construction
of connection to the owner of the property to which connection has
been made, which bill is payable immediately, unless the Township
or NBMA has authorized, in writing, an alternative method of payment.
[Ord. 2001-03, 5/23/2001, § 5]
Any connection to the water supply system owned and operated
by NBMA shall be made in accordance with the rates, rules, regulations,
and fee schedule of NBMA as modified by the Intermunicipal Water Service
Agreement between Allen Township and the Northampton Borough Municipal
Authority dated March 13, 2001.
[Ord. 2001-03, 5/23/2001, § 6]
Property owners required to connect pursuant to the provisions
of this Part shall only be required to do so if the extension of the
NBMA water supply system has been specifically approved by the Allen
Township Board of Supervisors.
[Ord. 2001-03, 5/23/2001, § 7; as amended by Ord.
2007-04, 11/8/2009]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a Magisterial District Judge in the manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs
and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues
or each Section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
[Ord. 92-1, 4/9/1992, § 1]
No water shall be provided for internal or external use to any residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, governmental, or public building or structure of any kind which is constructed or remodeled and in which plumbing, water piping or water fixtures are to be installed, extended or altered in any way, and for which construction a permit is required to be obtained from Allen Township (or would be required but for an exemption from a permit requirement for public or governmental agencies) unless the new, extended or altered plumbing, water piping and other water using fixtures therein conform to the requirements and standards of § 26-202 of this Part. The provision of this Part shall apply to any building or structure for which such a building permit is issued, or would otherwise be required to be issued but for such an exemption, on or after June 1, 1992.
[Ord. 92-1, 4/9/1992, § 2]
1.
Water Closets and Associated Flushing Mechanisms. The water consumption
of water closets shall not exceed an average of 1.6 gallons per flush
cycle over a range of test pressures from 20 to 80 psi. The fixture
shall perform in accordance with the test requirements of the ANSI
A112.19.2M and ANSI A112.19.6M.
2.
Urinals and Associated Flushing Mechanisms. Urinal water consumption
shall not exceed an average of 1.5 gallons per flush cycle over a
range of test pressures from 20 to 80 psi. The fixture shall perform
in accordance with the test requirements of the ANSI A112.19.2M and
ANSI A112.19.6M.
3.
Showerheads. Showerhead discharge rates shall not exceed 3.0 gallons
of water per minute over a range of test pressures from 20 to 80 psi.
The fixture shall perform in accordance with the test requirements
of the ANSI A112.18.1M.
4.
Faucets. Sink and lavatory faucet discharge rates shall not exceed
3.0 gallons of water per minute over a range of test pressures from
20 to 80 psi. The fixture shall perform in accordance with the test
requirements of the ANSI A112.18.1M.
[Ord. 92-1, 4/9/1992, § 3]
1.
Special Purpose Equipment. The performance standards of § 26-202 shall not apply to fixtures and fittings such as emergency showers, aspirator faucets, and blowout fixtures that, in order to perform a specialized function, cannot meet the specified standards.
2.
Exemptions. Any person(s) may apply to the Allen Township Municipal
Office for an exemption to the terms of this Part, which may be granted
by the Board of Supervisors, upon proof that some other device, system
or procedure will save as much or more water as those set forth herein,
or that those set forth herein cannot be complied with, without undue
hardship.
[Ord. 92-1, 4/9/1992, § 4]
The Board of Supervisors may, from time to time, modify, add
to, or remove from the standards and restrictions herein.
[Ord. 92-1, 4/9/1992, § 5; as amended by Ord. 2007-04,
11/8/2009]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a Magisterial District Judge in the manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs
and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues
or each Section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
