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Township of New Hanover, PA
Montgomery County
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[Ord. 92-1, 4/27/1992, § 2; as amended by Ord. 96-4, 5/28/1996; by Ord. 97-7, 10/13/1997, § 5-301; by Ord. 04-5, 6/28/2004, § 8; and by Ord. 17-03, 3/27/2017]
1. 
As the Plumbing Code of the Township of New Hanover, the Township hereby elects to administer and enforce the provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 of 1999, 35 P.S. § 7210.101-7210.1103, as amended from time to time, and its regulations.
2. 
The Uniform Construction Code, contained in 34 Pa. Code, Chapters 401-405, as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as the Plumbing Code of New Hanover Township.
3. 
Administration. Administration and enforcement of the Code within New Hanover Township shall be undertaken in any of the following ways as determined by the Board of Supervisors of New Hanover Township from time to time by resolution:
A. 
By the designation of an agent or employee of New Hanover Township to serve as the Municipal Code Official to act on behalf of New Hanover Township.
B. 
By the retention of one or more construction code officials or third-party agencies to act on behalf of New Hanover Township.
C. 
By agreement with one or more other municipalities for the joint administration and enforcement of this Act through an intermunicipal agreement.
D. 
By entering into a contract with another municipality for the administration and enforcement of this Act on behalf of New Hanover Township.
E. 
By entering into an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry for plan review, inspections and enforcement of structures other than one-family or two-family dwelling units and utility and miscellaneous use structures.
4. 
Board of Appeals. A Board of Appeals shall be established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of New Hanover Township in conformity with the requirements of the relevant provisions of the Code, as amended from time to time, and for the purposes set forth therein. If at any time enforcement and administration is undertaken jointly with one or more other municipalities, said Board of Appeals shall be established by joint action of the participating municipalities.
5. 
Duties of Enforcing Official. It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer to enforce all laws relating to the design, installation and performance of plumbing systems within the Township, including public and private sewer systems.
6. 
Right of Entry. The Code Enforcement Officer, in the discharge of his official duties and under proper identification, shall, upon request, have the authority to enter any building, structure or premises at any reasonable hour. Such right of entry shall not be unreasonably withheld, and, should the right of entry subsequently be determined to be unreasonably withheld, said refusal shall then be considered a violation of this part.
7. 
Plumber's Liability Insurance. All persons who have been issued a plumber's license, as hereinafter described in the New Hanover Township Plumbing Code, shall submit to the Township Manager a copy of the plumbing contractor's insurance for liability to be conditioned that all plumbing work performed by the licensee under his supervision shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of this part and the Code hereby adopted, and that he will pay all fines and penalties properly imposed upon him for violations of the provisions of this part.
8. 
Existing Ordinances.
A. 
Other than as specified in Subsection 8D below, all plumbing code ordinances or portions of ordinances which were adopted by New Hanover Township on or before July 1, 1999, and which equal or exceed the requirements of the Code shall continue in full force and effect until such time as such provisions fail to equal or exceed the minimum requirements of the Code, as amended from time to time.
B. 
All plumbing code ordinances or portions of ordinances which are in effect as of the effective date of this part and whose requirements are less than the minimum requirements of the Code are hereby amended to conform with the comparable provisions of the Code.
C. 
All relevant ordinances, regulations and policies of New Hanover Township not governed by the Code shall remain in full force and effect.
D. 
The following sentence shall be deleted from § P-304.1 of the Code adopted by Ord. 92-1, as amended:
E. 
"Garbage disposal systems are not permitted in areas serviced by public sewer."
9. 
Terms Used in Plumbing Code.
A. 
Wherever the words "name of jurisdiction" are used in the Plumbing Code, they shall be held to mean New Hanover Township.
B. 
Wherever the words "name of state" are used in the Plumbing Code, they shall be held to mean the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
C. 
Wherever the words "date of adoption of this Code" are used in the Plumbing Code, they shall be held to mean the date of adoption of this Code, as affixed hereto.
10. 
Violation. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a magisterial district judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this part continues or each section of this part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.
11. 
Fees. Fees assessable by new Hanover Township for the administration and enforcement undertaken pursuant to this part and the Code shall be established by the Board of Supervisors of New Hanover Township by resolution from time to time.