[Ord. No. 70, 11/5/1976]
The provisions of the Amity Township Plumbing Code shall be
administered and enforced by a Plumbing Inspector, who shall be appointed
by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Amity to serve at the
pleasure of the Board. The compensation of the Plumbing Inspector
shall be fixed by the Board of Supervisors from time to time. The
Plumbing Inspector shall be either a licensed master plumber, or he
shall be a person acquainted with all phases of the plumbing business
and shall have had such practical experience as to satisfy the Board
of Supervisors of his capabilities. The Board of Supervisors may also
appoint one or more Assistant Plumbing Inspectors to serve at the
pleasure of the Board; and they shall receive such compensation as
may be fixed by the Board of Supervisors from time to time.
[Ord. No. 70, 11/5/1976]
The duties of the Plumbing Inspector and of the Assistant Plumbing
Inspectors shall include without being limited to the following:
(a)
To approve or reject promptly all plans presented; to issue such
permits as may be required in proper cases; to collect such fees as
may be provided for and to issue receipts for the same; to make such
inspections and supervise such tests as may be required to insure
that all provisions of this Part and of the Amity Township Plumbing
Code have been faithfully complied with; to order the removal and
correction of any work or materials not in compliance with the provisions
of this Part and of the Amity Township Plumbing Code;
(b)
To prevent any violations of this Part and of the Amity Township
Plumbing Code and of any and all federal, state and Township laws
and regulations applicable to inhabitants of the Township of Amity
for the protection of the public health;
(c)
To retain and file records of all plans, inspections, tests, fees
and permits, as well as of all complaints and other communications
and replies to the same, so as to be readily available for inspection;
(d)
To issue written orders to the owners or occupiers of properties
when an investigation discloses any condition that may be unsanitary
or in violation of the provisions of this Part or of the Amity Township
Plumbing Code, and to take such action as may be necessary and sufficient
to correct and completely abate and remove such condition.
Such notice shall be issued in writing, in duplicate, and a
copy of the same shall be sent to or served upon the owner or occupier
of the property, which notice shall state the nature of the correction
to be made and the time permitted for the making of such correction.
The failure of any person to comply with any such notice in strict
accordance with its terms shall be a violation of this Part and punishable
as such.
[Ord. No. 70, 11/5/1976]
The term "administrative authority" as used in the Amity Township Plumbing Code shall be construed to mean the Plumbing Inspector and/or Assistant Plumbing Inspectors of the Township of Amity, except that said term as used in Sections P-301.1 through P-301.3.3 both inclusive of Article 3 of the BOCA Code, 1975 Edition (Amity Township Plumbing Code), as amended, and as used in §§ 22-104 and 22-106 of this Part shall be construed to mean a group of three or five persons and shall consist of one Supervisor of the Township of Amity, the Township Engineer, the Township Plumbing Inspector, and in addition may have one master plumber and one journeyman plumber appointed by the Board of Supervisors from time to time to serve on such authority at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors. All decisions of the authority shall be in writing, and if not in writing shall be void and of no effect.
[Ord. No. 70, 11/5/1976]
Any and all exceptions to, or appeals from, a decision or ruling
of the Plumbing Inspector of the Township of Amity shall be filed
in writing, in duplicate, with the administrative authority. The exceptant
or appellant shall be entitled to a hearing before the administrative
authority within 10 days of filing the same. Promptly after such hearing
the administrative authority shall render a written decision and shall
mail a copy thereof to the exceptant or appellant.
[Ord. No. 70, 11/5/1976]
The Plumbing Inspector and/or Assistant Plumbing Inspectors
shall, upon identifying themselves, be given access to any structure
or area for the purpose of making inspections and of enforcing the
provisions of this Part and of the Amity Township Plumbing Code. Entry
to any structure or area shall be made only during normal weekday
business hours and/or with the permission of the property owner concerned.
It shall be a violation of this Part and of the Amity Township Plumbing
Code to deny entry for inspection purposes if proper identification
and explanatory notification is given the property owner.
[Ord. No. 70, 11/5/1976;
as amended by Ord. No. 126, 4/15/1991]
(a)
No person, other than one holding a certificate of license as a master
plumber issued as hereinafter provided, or firm or corporation having
at least one such person in responsible charge of work, shall be allowed
to carry on or engage in the business of plumbing or house drainage
within the Township of Amity.
(b)
Journeyman plumbers and apprentice plumbers shall not be permitted
to alter, repair or make any connections with any drain, soil pipe,
vent pipe or fixture unless accompanied by and working under the observation
and supervision of a registered master plumber.
(c)
Apprentice plumbers shall not be permitted to perform any plumbing
or drainage work with tools unless accompanied by and working under
the observation and supervision of a licensed master plumber or a
licensed journeyman plumber.
(d)
A permit to perform plumbing work inside a single-family dwelling
may, upon application and review, be issued to the owner of the dwelling
for work to be performed by said owner or an immediate family member.
However, in the case of a house drainage connection to a public sanitary
sewer or lateral thereof, a licensed master plumber shall be required
to install the trap, vent and clean out the rest of the sewer line
connecting such dwelling to the public sanitary sewer.
[Ord. No. 70, 11/5/1976;
as amended by Ord. No. 126, 4/15/1991]
(a)
Any person desiring to obtain a certificate of license as a master
plumber or as a journeyman plumber from the Township of Amity shall
appear before the administrative authority and pay the fee for such
license as set forth in this section or as determined from time to
time by the Board of Supervisors of the Township.
(b)
The administrative authority shall issue the appropriate license
when the applicant upon inquiry and examination appears qualified
for the same.
(c)
The issuance of a certificate of license as a master plumber to any
one member of a firm or corporation shall be sufficient to permit
such firm or corporation to perform plumbing work within the Township
of Amity so long as the holder retains such certificate of license
and remains in responsible charge of all work performed.
(d)
The fee for a master plumber registration shall be $20, which registration
shall be renewed on or before the annual anniversary date of the original
for an annual fee of $10.
(e)
All plumbing work within the Township of Amity shall be performed
under the general direction of a person holding a certificate of license
as a master plumber. Whenever any pipe laying or jointing is in progress,
at least one person holding a certificate of license either as a master
plumber or as a journeyman plumber shall be present at all times.
(f)
Certificates of license shall be issued for a period not in excess
of one year.
(g)
Responsible persons who may feel qualified to properly install house sewers under the terms of this Part but are not master plumbers may apply, in writing, for permission to do so to the "administrative authority" stating their qualifications and/or experience in the performance of the various steps required in the installation of house sewers. Contractors must provide insurance amounts stated in Subsection (d) of this section. Homeowners who are granted a license to install their house sewers must employ an individual designated by the plumbing inspector to install that portion from the final trap to the public sanitary sewer.
[Ord. No. 126, 4/15/1991]
Prior to issuance of a master plumbers registration, a certificate
of insurance with Amity Township being shown as the certificate holder
must be presented and the following minimum amounts and coverage must
be listed:
[Ord. No. 126, 4/14/1991]
Condensate lines or lines collecting condensate shall not be
connected to or drain into a sanitary sewer line, or any line, pipe,
conduit or plumbing that is connected into the municipal sewer system.
[Ord. No. 126, 4/15/1991]
Building sewer lines that are completely covered by either concrete
or earth shall not be less than four inches in diameter. Sewer lines
that connect into the municipal sewer system shall be trapped with
not less than one double vented running trap and shall be placed not
less than 10 feet back from the right-of-way.
[Ord. No. 70, 11/5/1976]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Part shall,
upon conviction thereof in a summary proceeding, be subject to pay
a penalty not in excess of $600 for each such violation, and in default
of the payment of such penalty and costs, shall be subject to imprisonment
in the Berks County Jail for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each
day during which a person continues to be in violation of any of the
provisions of this Part shall constitute a separate offense and be
punishable as such. The certificate of license issued to any master
plumber or journeyman plumber under the provisions of this Part may
be revoked for a violation of this Part and no new certificate of
license granted for a period of up to two years for each offense.
[Ord. No. 70, 11/5/1976]
If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Part is for
any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portion of this Part. The Board of Supervisors
hereby declare that it would have adopted this Part and each section,
sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that
any one or more sections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared
invalid.
