[Adopted 2-8-2012 by Ord.
No. 2012-08]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The Board of Commissioners of Spring Garden Township, York
County, Pennsylvania.
A person who regularly engages in and works at the plumbing
trade and is employed and supervised by a licensed 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.
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.
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.
