[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Exeter as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-9-1990 by Ord. No. 315]
No water shall be provided for internal or external use to any residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, governmental or public building or structure of any kind which is constructed or remodeled and in which plumbing, water piping or water fixtures are to be installed, extended or altered in any way, and for which construction a permit is required to be obtained from Exeter Township (or would be required but for an exemption from a permit requirement for public or governmental agencies unless the new, extended or altered plumbing, water piping and other water using fixtures therein conform to the requirements and standards of § 375-2 of this article. The provisions of this article shall apply to any such building or structure for which such a building permit is issued, or would otherwise be required to be issued but for such an exemption, on or after January 1, 1992.
A.
Water closets and associated flushing mechanisms.
The water consumption of water closets shall not exceed an average
of 1.6 gallons per flush cycle over a range of test pressures from
20 to 80 psi. The fixture shall perform in accordance of the test
requirements of the ANSI A112.19.2M and A112.19.6M.
B.
Urinals and associated flush mechanisms. Urinal water
consumption shall riot exceed an average of 1.5 gallons per flush
cycle over a range of test pressures from 20 to 80 psi. The fixtures
shall perform in accordance with the test requirements of ANSI A112.19.2M
and ANSI A112.19.6M.
C.
Shower heads. Showerhead discharge rates shall not
exceed 3.0 gallons per minute over a range of test pressures from
20 to 80 psi. The fixtures shall perform in accordance with the test
requirements of ANSI A112.18.1M.
D.
Faucets. Sink and lavatory faucet discharge rates
shall not exceed 3.0 gallons of water per minute over a range of test
pressures from 20 to 80 psi. The fixture shall perform in accordance
with the test requirements of ANSI A1.12.18.1M.
A.
Special purpose equipment. The performance standards of § 375-2 shall not apply to fixtures and fittings, such as emergency showers, aspirator faucets and blowout fixtures that, in order to perform a specialized function, cannot meet the specified standards.
B.
Exemptions. Any person(s) may apply to the Exeter
Township for an exemption to the terms of this article, which may
be granted by the Board of Supervisors upon proof that some other
device system or procedure will save as much or more water as those
set forth herein, or that those set forth herein cannot be complied
with without undue hardship.
The Board of Supervisors may, from time to time,
modify, add to or remove from the standards and restrictions herein.
[Amended 8-13-2007 by Ord. No. 640]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
any provision of this article, upon conviction thereof in an action
brought before a District Justice 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 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 article continues
or each section of this article which shall be found to have been
violated shall constitute a separate offense.
