[Ord. 531, 7/20/1982; as amended by Ord. 572, 10/10/1990; and by Ord. 618, 9/11/1996, § 5]
The Township of Darby hereby adopts, for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the design and installation of plumbing systems, including administration, plumbing permits, and penalties, the plumbing code known as the "BOCA Basic Plumbing Code, 1996, Tenth Edition," save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, of which three copies have been and are now filed in the office of the Township Secretary, and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein; and from the date on which this Part shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling in the design and installation of plumbing systems within the corporate limits of the Township of Darby.
[Ord. 531, 7/20/1982; Ord. 572, 10/10/1990; Ord. 573, 11/26/1990; Ord. 577, 10/9/1991; Ord. 594, 9/8/1993; Ord. 601, 3/9/1994; Ord. 630, 12/9/1998; Ord. 689, 12/8/2010; Ord. 711, 12/4/2013; Ord. No. 746, 2/10/2021]
The code hereby adopted is amended as follows:
1. 
"Township of Darby" shall be inserted wherever the words "Name of Municipality" appear in brackets therein. Wherever the term "legal officer" or "legal representative" is used in this code, it shall be held to mean the Township Solicitor.
2. 
Section P-100.4 is hereby added as follows:
P-100.4. Effective Date. This code shall take effect on _____.
3. 
Section P-104.1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
P-104.1. Continuation. The legal use and occupancy of any structure existing on the effective date of this Part, or for which it had been heretofore approved, may be continued without change except as may be specifically covered in this code or deemed necessary by the plumbing official for the general safety and welfare of the occupants and the public.
4. 
Section P-114.2 is hereby amended to read as follows:
A. 
The Township Treasurer shall be empowered to collect such fees for the filing of plans and issuance of permits as are hereinafter set forth; provided, however, that the same may be changed at any time by regulation adopted by the Board of Health and approved by the Board of Commissioners.
B. 
Fees shall be paid in accordance with the following building classifications, based on their use or occupancy, and in accordance with the contract or estimated cost of work, where required.
(1) 
Class 1, Residential. This classification includes buildings or parts thereof in which families or households live or in which standing accommodations are provided, such as apartment houses, hotels, motels, dormitories or dwellings. A separate permit shall be required for each dwelling unit in the case of multifamily construction.
(a) 
Filing for new work (Class 1):
[1] 
Application fee of $100, plus $100 for the first $1,000 and $50 for each additional $1,000 of the estimated cost.
(b) 
Filing for additions or alterations (Class 1):
[1] 
Seventy-five dollars per $1,000 of the estimated cost.
(2) 
Class 2, Public. This classification includes buildings or parts thereof in which people come together for transaction of public business for civic, political, social or religious purposes, for educational purposes or for entertainment or recreation, such as town halls, churches, schools, theaters and grandstands.
(3) 
Class 3, Institutional. This classification includes buildings or parts thereof in which people are harbored for medical, charitable or other care or treatment or in which people are detained for penal or correctional purposes, such as hospitals, nursing homes, sanatoriums, homes for the aged, prisons and reformatories.
(4) 
Class 4, Business and Industrial. This classification includes buildings or parts thereof in which goods are manufactured, stored, converted or sold, or in which professional services are rendered, such as factories, warehouses, stores, restaurants or eating places, office buildings, banks or financial institutions, public garages, sales and showrooms for mechanical equipment.
(a) 
Filing for new work (Classifications 2, 3 and 4, applicable to single functional units or to each functional unit within a main structure):
[1] 
Application fee of $250, plus $150 per $1,000 to $50,000 or fraction thereof, and $100 per $1,000 over $50,000 or fraction thereof, per estimated cost.
(b) 
Filing for alterations or additions:
[1] 
Application fee of $250, plus $150 per $1,000 to $50,000 or fraction thereof, and $100 per $1,000 over $50,000 or fraction thereof, per estimated cost.
C. 
Sewer Tie-In:
(1) 
Residential: $600 per house.
(2) 
Commercial: $2,000 per building.
5. 
Section P-117.4 is hereby amended to read as follows:
P-117.4. Penalties. Any person who shall violate any provision of this code shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000, and in default of payment, to imprisonment for not more than 30 days. Each day that a violation of this code continues shall constitute a separate offense.
6. 
Section P-118.2 shall be deleted.
7. 
Section P-201.0 is hereby amended to read as follows:
P-201.0. Administrative Authority. The person appointed by the Board of Commissioners to the position with authority to administer and enforce the provisions of this code.
8. 
Section P-303.2 is hereby amended to read as follows:
P-303.2. Public Systems Available. A public water supply system or public sewer system shall be deemed available to premises used for human occupancy if such premises are within 150 feet, measured along a street, alley, or easement, of the public water supply or sewer system and a connection conforming with the standards set forth in this code may be made thereto.
9. 
Section P-308.3 is hereby amended to read as follows:
P-308.3. Freezing. Water service piping and sewers shall be installed below recorded frost penetration but not less than three feet below grade for water piping and three feet for sewers. Plumbing piping in exterior building walls shall be adequately protected against freezing by insulation or heat, or both.
[Ord. 531, 7/20/1982; as amended by Ord. 572, 10/10/1990]
In all matters that are regulated by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or by regulations of departments or agencies of the commonwealth promulgated by authority of law, such laws or regulations, as the case may be, shall control where the requirements thereof are the same as or more limiting than the provisions of this Part. The code shall control in all cases where the state requirements are not as strict as those contained in this Part.
[Ord. 531, 7/20/1982; as amended by Ord. 572, 10/10/1990]
The provisions of this Part, so far as they are the same as those of ordinances and/or codes in force immediately prior to the enactment of this Part, are intended as a continuation of such ordinances and codes and not as new enactments. The provisions of this Part shall not affect any act done or liability incurred, nor shall they affect any suit or prosecution pending or to be instituted to enforce any right or penalty or to punish any offense under the authority of any of the repealed ordinances.