[Added 10-25-1994 by Section 3 of Ord. No. 1579]
The City of Clairton hereby adopts, for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the development of sewage disposal systems in buildings and structures, including administration, permits and penalties, the building code known as the "BOCA Private Sewage Disposal Code, Third Edition, 1993," as published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., 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 City Manager, and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein. From the date on which this article shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling in the construction of all buildings and structures, and in all other subjects therein contained, within the corporate limits of the City.
The Private Sewage Disposal Code hereby adopted is amended as follows:
A. 
Section PS-101.1, Title, is amended to read as follows:
PS-101.1 Title: These regulations shall be known as the "Private Sewage Disposal Code of the City of Clairton," hereinafter referred to as "this code."
B. 
Section PS-113.2, Fee schedule, is amended to read as follows:
PS-113.2 Fee schedule: The permit fees for all private sewage disposal work shall be as provided from time to time by resolution of the City Council.
C. 
Section PS-116.4, Penalties, is amended to read as follows:
PS-116.4 Penalties: Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements hereof or who shall perform private sewage disposal work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the code official or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code shall be, upon conviction, sentenced to 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 30 days. Each day that a violation continues after notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
D. 
Section PS-117.2, Unlawful continuance, is amended to read as follows:
PS-117.2 Unlawful continuance: Any person who shall continue any private sewage disposal work in or about the structure after having been served with a stop-work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be, upon conviction, sentenced to 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 30 days.
E. 
In Section PS-405.2.5, Observations, add the following dates: "from April 1 to June 30."
F. 
In Section PS-405.2.6, Reporting data, add the following dates: "April 1 to June 30."
In all matters that are regulated by the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or by regulations of departments or agencies of the commonwealth promulgated by authority of law, such laws or regulations, or other ordinances of the City of Clairton, as the case may be, shall control where the requirements thereof are the same as or in excess of the provisions of this article. The code shall control in all cases where the state requirements or other ordinances of this City are not as strict as those contained in this article.
The provisions of this article, so far as they are the same as those of ordinances and/or codes in force immediately prior to the enactment of this article, are intended as a continuation of such ordinances and codes and not as new enactments. The provisions of this article 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.