Township of Upper Frederick, PA International Plumbing Code

A certain document, a copy of which is on file in the office of the Township Secretary of Upper Frederick Township, being marked and designated as the International Plumbing Code, 2003 Edition, subject to the revisions below in § 112-32, and including Appendices B, D, E and F, be and is hereby adopted as the Plumbing Code of Upper Frederick Township, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; for the regulation and control of plumbing systems as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said International Plumbing Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this article, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in § 112-32 of this article.

The International Plumbing Code, 2003 Edition, as referenced in § 112-31, shall be revised as follows:

The following subsections and/or words in the code are hereby revised to substitute the following words for the original words contained in the ordinance [original language is contained in brackets]:

(1)

Section 101.1. Substitute "Upper Frederick Township" for [Name of Jurisdiction].

(2)

Section 108.5. Substitute "$100" for the first reference to [Amount]; substitute "$1,000" for the second reference to [Amount].

(3)

Section 305.6.1. Substitute "36" for the first reference to [Number]; substitute "36" for the second reference to [Number].

(4)

Section 904.1. Substitute "12 inches" for [Number].

(5)

Substitute in all sections of the code "Code Enforcement Officer" for [The Building Official].

(6)

Substitute in all sections of the code "the Board of Supervisors" for [The Governing Body].

The title of § 103 is deleted in its entirety. A new title is hereby enacted to read as follows:

"Code Enforcement Officer and Deputies."

Section 103.1 is deleted in its entirety. A new § 103.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:

"103.1 General. The office of the Code Enforcement Officer is hereby created, and the executive official(s) in charge thereof shall be known as the Code Enforcement Officer(s)."

Section 103.2 is deleted in its entirety. A new § 103.2 is hereby enacted to read as follows:

"103.2 Appointment. The Code Enforcement Officer(s) shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors."

Section 106.6.2 is deleted in its entirety. A new § 106.6.2 is hereby enacted to read as follows:

"The fees for all plumbing work, permits, charges, etc. shall be paid in accordance with the Fee Schedule Resolution in effect at the time application is made."

Section 106.6.3 is deleted in its entirety. A new § 106.6.3 is hereby enacted to read as follows:

"106.6.3 Fee Refunds. All fee refunds shall be paid in accordance with the Fee Schedule Resolution in effect at the time application is made."

Subsections 109.1 through and including 109.6 are hereby deleted in their entirety. A new Subsection 109.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:

"109.1 Appeals. Any person or persons shall have the right to appeal a decision of the Code Enforcement Officer to the Appeals Board in accordance with §§ 403.121 and 403.122 of the Uniform Construction Code, as amended as adopted by this Township. An application for an appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of this code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully apply, or an equally good or better form of construction is proposed.

"All such appeals shall be filed on a form obtained from the Code Enforcement Officer within 30 days after the notice of a decision was issued. The Appeals Board shall have exclusive jurisdiction over such appeals, and failure to appeal the decision of the Code Enforcement Officer to the Appeals Board renders the decision of the Code Enforcement Officer unappealable."

Subsections 304.6.1 through 904.1 are hereby revised to delete all references to "(mm)."