[Amended 2-25-1991]
As of the effective date of this Ordinance it will be necessary for
any property Owner owning property within Mahoning Township to obtain a permit
from the Mahoning Township Zoning Officer prior to installation of any type
of heat pump on said land within the Township other than an air-to-air system;
no permit shall be required for a completely air-to-air system. The application
for said permit shall state the kind of system to be installed, the name,
address and telephone number of the proposed installer, the plot plan of the
lot indicating the size of lot and location of the heat pump system. Said
site shall be available for inspection prior to completion.
The fee for a permit hereunder shall be as set in accordance with the
fee schedule established from time to time by the Board of Supervisors.
Types of heat pumps which will be permitted to be installed within Mahoning
Township are:
B. Closed loop (horizontal);
C. Closed loop (vertical): may only be installed on lots
where the Zoning Officer determines that the lot is too small for a closed
loop (horizontal) system.
Type of heat pumps not permitted to be installed within Mahoning Township
is the open loop system.
Where a closed loop system is installed the following regulations shall
apply:
A. The only gas to be used in said system is methanol.
B. The only pipe which may be used for installation is geothermal
polyethylene (black) pipe. No other color pipe may be used.
C. Pipes must be heat-fused and pressured-tested joints
with a minimum test of 200 pounds per square inch.
D. All bore holes must be backfilled, capped and sealed.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation who or which shall fail to
comply with any of the provisions of this article or shall violate any of
the duly approved rules and regulations of the Township as in this article
provided or permit a violation of this article shall, upon being found liable
therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township before
a District Justice, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs,
including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement
of this article. No judgment shall be imposed until the date of the determination
of the violation by the District Justice. If the defendant neither pays nor
timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant
to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall
constitute a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents
of the Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including
injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
All prosecutions for violation of this article shall be, by summary
proceedings, brought in the name and for the use of the Township of Mahoning
before a District Justice in said Township. All fines shall be paid to the
Treasurer of Mahoning Township to apply to general funds.