There is hereby adopted in its entirety by the Borough of Pennsburg,
copies of which are on file in the office of the Borough, that certain
Plumbing Code known as the "International Plumbing Code, 2009 Edition,"
as amended, through the effective date of adoption of this chapter
and published by the International Code Council, which shall be referred
to as the "Plumbing Code of the Borough of Pennsburg."
This chapter shall regulate and govern the design, construction,
quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair,
location, relocation or placement in addition to use and maintenance
of plumbing systems as herein provided; provide for the issue of permits
and collection of fees thereunder and all of the regulations, provisions,
penalties, conditions and terms of said Plumbing Code on file in the
office of the Borough of Pennsburg are hereby referred to, adopted,
and made part of as fully set forth in this chapter with the additions,
deletions, insertions and changes, if any, prescribed below.
Office of Code Enforcement. The provisions of Ordinance No.
3-88 (Code Enforcement Ordinance), adopted by the municipality on December 5, 1988, are hereby
incorporated by reference and readopted with this chapter. The administration
and enforcement of this chapter and of the International Plumbing
Code, 2009 Edition, adopted herein, shall be carried out by the Office
of the Code Enforcement of the Borough of Pennsburg in accordance
with the procedures established by the Code Enforcement Ordinance
and by the International Plumbing Code, 2009 Edition, adopted herein.
It is the intent of Pennsburg Borough Council to adopt the International
Plumbing Code, 2009 Edition. However, in the event that the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, as part of the Uniform Construction Code adopts a
later version of the International Plumbing Code, that edition of
the Code, as amended by the Commonwealth, shall become part of the
Code of Ordinances of the Borough of Pennsburg, without the need for
adoption of an amending ordinance.