From and after the effective date of this Ordinance, every person,
firm, or corporation constructing a new structure or installing new
plumbing fixtures in any existing structure within the Municipality
of Bethel Park shall:
Install flow-control devices in each inside nonappliance water outlet
which will limit outflow to no more than 2 1/2 gallons per minute
at full from faucets and three gallons per minute at full from showers.
The Building Inspector of the Municipality of Bethel Park is and
shall be charged with the duty of obtaining compliance with this Ordinance
by inspecting structures and, if necessary, by obtaining necessary
warrants for the entry of premises for the purpose of determining
compliance with or violation of the provisions of this Ordinance.
Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this
Ordinance shall be guilty of a summary offense for each violation
and, upon conviction thereof by a District Magistrate, shall be subject
to a fine of up to $100 and, in default of payment thereof, confinement
in the Allegheny County Jail for a period of not more than 30 days.
If a final decision of a court of competent jurisdiction holds any
provisions of this Ordinance or the application of any provision to
any circumstances to be illegal or unconstitutional, the other provisions
of this Ordinance or the application of such provisions to other circumstances
shall remain in full force and effect. The intention of Council is
that the provisions of this Ordinance shall be severable and that
this Ordinance would have been adopted if any such illegal or unconstitutional
provisions had not been included.
Any ordinance or part of any ordinance conflicting with the provisions
of this Ordinance shall be and the same is hereby repealed to the
extent of such conflict.