[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Jim Thorpe 7-14-1994 by Ord. No. 94-7. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The Borough of Jim Thorpe hereby adopts, for
the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the design and
installation of plumbing systems, including administration, plumbing
permits, and penalties, the plumbing code known as the "BOCA NATIONAL
PLUMBING CODE, 1993, NINTH EDITION," as published by the Building
Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc. save and except
such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, of
which three copies have been and now are filed in the Office of the
Borough Secretary and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated
as fully as if set out at length herein, and from the date on which
this chapter shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling
in the design and installation of plumbing systems within the corporate
limits of the Borough of Jim Thorpe.
The code hereby adopted is amended as follows:
A.
Section P-101.1, "Title," is amended to read:
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§ P-191.1. Title. These
regulations shall be known as the Plumbing Code of the Borough of
Jim Thorpe, hereinafter referred to as "this code."
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B.
Section P-113.2, "Fee Schedule," is amended to read:
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§ P-113.2. Fee Schedule. The fees for all plumbing work shall be as indicated in the schedule
of fees as adopted, from time to time, by resolutions of the Borough
Council of the Borough of Jim Thorpe.
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C.
Section P-116.4, "Violation of Penalties," is amended
to read:
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§ P-116.4. Penalties. Any person who shall violate any provision of this code or shall
fail to comply with any of the requirements hereof or who shall erect,
install, alter or repair plumbing work in violation of the approved
construction documents or directive of the code official, or of a
permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code shall
be, upon conviction thereof, sentenced to a fine of not more than
$1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs,
to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation
continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate
offense.
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D.
Section P-117.2, "Unlawful continuance," is amended
to read:
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§ P-117.2. Unlawful continuance. Any person who shall continue any work in or about the structure
after having been served with a stop-work order, except such work
as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe
condition, shall be, upon conviction thereof, sentenced to a fine
of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said
fines and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days.
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E.
Section P-304.3, "Public System Available," is amended
to read:
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§ P-304.3. Public System Available. A public water main or public sewer system shall be considered available
to a structure is located within 500 feet of the public water main
or sewer, measured along a street, alley or easement, and a connection
conforming with the standards set forth in this code may be made thereto.
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F.
Section P-309.4, "Freezing," is amended to read:
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§ P-309.4. Freezing. Water
service piping shall be installed below recorded frost penetration
but not less that four feet zero inches below grade. In climates with
freezing temperatures, plumbing piping in exterior building walls
or areas subjected to freezing temperatures shall be protected against
freezing by insulation or heat or both.
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G.
Section P-309.5, "Sewer Depth," is amended to read:
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§ P-309.5. Sewer Depth. Building sewers that connect to private sewage disposal systems
shall be a minimum of 36 inches below grade.
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In all matters that are regulated by the laws
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or by regulations of departments
or agencies of the commonwealth promulgated by authority of law, such
laws or regulations, or other ordinances of the Borough of Jim Thorpe,
as the case may be, shall control where the requirements thereof are
the same as or in excess of the provisions of this chapter. The code
shall control in all cases where the state requirements, or the requirements
of other ordinances of the Borough of Jim Thorpe, are not as strict
as those contained in this chapter.
The provisions of this chapter, so far as they
are the same as those of ordinances and/or codes in force immediately
prior to the enactment of this chapter, are intended as a continuation
of such ordinance and codes and not as new enactments. The provisions
of this chapter shall not affect any act done or liability incurred,
nor shall they affect any suit or prosecution pending or to be instituted
to enforce any right or penalty or to punish any offense under authority
of any of the repealed ordinances.
