[Adopted 2-8-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-08]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BOARD
The Board of Commissioners of Spring Garden Township, York County, Pennsylvania.
JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER
A person who regularly engages in and works at the plumbing trade and is employed and supervised by a licensed master plumber.
MASTER PLUMBER
A person who regularly engages in and works at the plumbing trade, who employs and directs journeyman plumbers and apprentice plumbers, and who is entitled to secure permits for the installation or repair of plumbing.
PLUMBING
The practice, materials and fixtures utilized in the installation, maintenance, extension and alteration of all piping, fixtures, plumbing appliances and plumbing appurtenances, within or adjacent to any structure, in connection with sanitary drainage or storm drainage facilities, venting systems, and public or private water supply systems.
TOWNSHIP
Spring Garden Township, York County, Pennsylvania.
A. 
No person shall engage in plumbing within the Township without having first obtained a license from the Township office.
B. 
No person shall engage in plumbing within the Township unless such person has first achieved the status of either journeyman or master plumber and maintains such status throughout the length of his or her licensing by the Township.
C. 
A fee shall be charged for each license granted, as established by resolution from time to time by the Board of Commissioners.
A. 
All persons requiring a license to work at and/or carry on the business of plumbing within the Township shall file in the Township office an application on forms provided by the Township. The applicant shall provide complete and truthful descriptions for all requested information or provide a detailed statement of the reasons why such information cannot be furnished.
B. 
The Building Codes Official shall provide written notice within two working days from the date of application whether the license has been granted or denied. If the license is denied, the notice shall include a brief statement of the facts upon which the denial is based.
C. 
Appeals from any denial may be made in writing to the Board of Commissioners no later than 10 calendar days from the issuance of the denial. Upon receiving an appeal, the Board shall set a hearing date no later than 30 days from the date it received such appeal, at which time the license applicant and any other interested person shall have the right to present their argument and any evidence associated therewith. The hearing will be used to determine whether the license denial should be upheld or overturned. The Board shall provide written notice of its decision within five days of the hearing and also include a copy of the decision with the original application.
While operating pursuant to a license granted for plumbing, the following conditions apply:
A. 
If, while any application is pending, or during the term of any license granted thereon, there is any change of fact, policy, or method that would alter the information given, the applicant shall notify the Township office in writing within one business day after such change.
B. 
License holders shall carry a copy of their license at all times and furnish it upon request.
C. 
No person shall alter a license issued by the Township pursuant to this article.
D. 
No license holder shall represent that the license issued by the Township constitutes an endorsement or approval of workmanship and/or business of the license holder by the Township.
E. 
No license issued pursuant to this article may be transferred.
F. 
A license shall be valid for a specific calendar year as designated thereon.
A. 
The Building Codes Official or the Township Manager may suspend any license issued under this article for any violation of the provisions of this article or where a license holder has materially misrepresented any part of his or her application. Within two business days of the suspension, the Township Manager shall give written notice to the license holder, including a brief statement of the facts upon which the suspension is based.
B. 
Appeals from any suspension may be made in writing to the Board of Commissioners no later than 10 calendar days from the issuance of the denial. Upon receiving an appeal, the Board shall set a hearing date no later than 30 days from the date it received such appeal, at which time the license holder and any other interested persons shall have the right to present their argument and any evidence associated therewith. The hearing will be used to determine whether the license should be revoked or reinstated. The Board shall provide written notice of its decision within five days of the hearing and also include a copy of the decision with the original application and license. Failure to render a written decision as required herein shall result in a deemed denial of such appeal. The effective date of the revocation or reinstatement shall be the date of said notice.
C. 
No part of a license fee shall be refunded to any person whose license shall have been suspended or revoked.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600, and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fines and costs, to imprisonment for not more than 30 days, provided that each violation of any provision of this article, and each day the same is continued, shall be deemed a separate offense.