It shall not be lawful for any person to carry on or work at the business of plumbing or house drainage in the Township of Abington until a certificate or license to engage in or work at said business shall have been granted to said person by the Township of Abington Department of Health, nor until said person shall have registered as such in the office of the Department of Health of said township; provided, however, that nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the employment of journeymen plumbers or the working of apprentices, under the direction and supervision of duly registered and licensed master plumbers.
[Amended 11-10-1976 by Ord. No. 1437[1]]
A. 
Master plumbers who have been duly examined and have a current registration and a bona fide place of business shall be entitled to register for the current year and annually thereafter before the 31st day of December of each year.
B. 
Journeyman plumbers who have been duly examined and hold a current license shall be entitled to register for the current year and annually thereafter before the 31st day of December of each year.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided that "the new fees for reregistration will go into effect with the application for 1977 registration of master and journeyman plumbers. All other examination, registration and permit fees will become effective January 1, 1977."
A. 
Registration and fees.
[Amended 11-10-1976 by Ord. No. 1437[1]]
(1) 
Each master plumber engaged in the business of plumbing or house drainage in the Township of Abington shall pay for each registration the sum of $75.
[Amended 3-12-1981 by Ord. No. 1523; 12-13-2007 by Ord. No. 1953]
(2) 
Journeyman plumbers working at plumbing and house drainage in the Township of Abington shall pay for each license the sum of $25.
[Amended 3-12-1981 by Ord. No. 1523; 12-13-2007 by Ord. No. 1953]
(3) 
All fees shall be paid into the township treasury, for the use of said township.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided that "the new fees for reregistration will go into effect with the application for 1977 registration of master and journeyman plumbers. All other examination, registration and permit fees will become effective January 1, 1977."
B. 
Expiration of licenses. At the expiration of each calendar year, said certificate, registration or license shall be null and void.
[Amended 11-10-1976 by Ord. No. 1437[2]]
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided that "the new fees for reregistration will go into effect with the application for 1977 registration of master and journeyman plumbers. All other examination, registration and permit fees will become effective January 1, 1977."
C. 
Reregistration.
[Amended 11-10-1976 by Ord. No. 1437[3]]
(1) 
A licensed master or journeyman plumber desiring to continue in or working at the business of plumbing and house drainage for the ensuing year shall, before the 31st day of December of each year, file a renewal of registration application upon the forms furnished by the Township of Abington Department of Health.
(2) 
Licensed master plumbers shall be reregistered upon filing a renewal of registration application and paying the sum of $50.
[Amended 3-12-1981 by Ord. No. 1523; 12-13-2007 by Ord. No. 1953]
(3) 
Licensed journeyman plumbers shall be reregistered upon filing a renewal of registration application and paying the sum of $25.
[Amended 3-12-1981 by Ord. No. 1523; 12-13-2007 by Ord. No. 1953]
[3]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided that "the new fees for reregistration will go into effect with the application for 1977 registration of master and journeyman plumbers. All other examination, registration and permit fees will become effective January 1, 1977."
D. 
Registration for institutions, etc. A person certified as competent by the Board of Examiners of the Township of Abington Department of Health may be registered as a master plumber for the care, alteration or addition of the drainage system of a designated manufacturing or mercantile establishment, institution, hotel, etc., where it is necessary to have the continual service of a master plumber, and receive a certificate of registry, but in no case shall said person be permitted to do any plumbing or drainage work in any building or buildings other than that for which said person is registered. To obtain a registration other than an institutional registration, the person must submit proof that said person is no longer employed by said firm, institution or other business establishment and offer evidence of a bona fide place of business.
E. 
Certificates may be revoked.
(1) 
The certificate of registry granted under this chapter may be suspended or revoked by the Township of Abington Department of Health when a master plumber, firm or corporation or the registered representative thereof shall violate any of these rules and regulations and shall refuse or neglect to make the necessary corrections to work not approved by the Township of Abington Department of Health, within a reasonable time after notification thereof, or shall permit the use of the name of said plumber, firm or corporation by a person or persons for the purpose of obtaining a permit or permits to do plumbing and drainage work.
(2) 
No person, firm or corporation carrying on the business of plumbing and house drainage shall allow the name of said person, firm or corporation to be used by any person directly or indirectly, either to obtain a permit or permits or to do any work under the license of said person, firm or corporation.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former §§ 121-4, Examination and licensing, as amended, and 121-5, Place of business, were repealed 5-14-2009 by Ord. No. 1977.
A. 
Plans and specifications.
(1) 
The drainage of all buildings, public or private, and all alterations, extensions, additions and removals to the drainage systems shall be executed in accordance with the plans and specifications approved in writing by the Township of Abington Department of Health.
(2) 
No special equipment of any description for a hospital or institution of similar character, manufacturing establishment, chemical laboratory or other laboratory or any place where special equipment is required which necessitates connections with the vent pipes or the general drainage system of a building shall be installed until plans of the proposed installation shall be submitted to and approved by the Township of Abington Department of Health.
B. 
Plan requirements.
(1) 
There shall be a separate plan placed on file in the office of the Township of Abington Department of Health for the drainage system of each building, public or private, or any addition thereto, alterations or removal thereof, accompanied by specifications describing the drainage of said building, on the forms prescribed and furnished for this purpose, showing the location, size and kind of pipes, traps, closets and fixtures to be used and showing partitions and the method of ventilating water closet compartments.
(2) 
Plans must be drawn legibly in ink, and old work shall be shown in red ink.
(3) 
All applications for change in plans must be made in writing.
(4) 
In replacing or removing any fixture, the master plumber shall file application for the replacement or removal before starting work.
(5) 
Plans filed for the correction of any work must designate the approximate time for the completion thereof.
C. 
Forms; plot plans.
(1) 
Forms for drawings and specifications for drainage will be furnished upon application at the office of the Township of Abington Department of Health. One vertical drawing will be sufficient for a building where it can be made to show all the work; if the work is intricate and cannot be shown on one drawing, two or more shall be made.
(2) 
A plot plan showing the location of the building, together with the house sewer, wells and all drainage piping of every description connected with the sanitary drainage system, shall in all cases be submitted.
(3) 
Where plans have been prepared by registered architects and/or engineers, showing all drainage, vent piping and fixture location in a manner satisfactory to the Township of Abington Department of Health, these plans and specifications may be submitted for approval with the necessary application form furnished for this purpose.
D. 
Approval of plan.
[Amended 2-12-1976 by Ord. No. 1417]
(1) 
A permit of approval will be issued, in writing, when a plan is deemed satisfactory by the Township of Abington Department of Health. Where necessary for the protection, benefit and preservation of the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the township, the Department is authorized and empowered to approve the control and methods of holding tank sewage disposal and the collection and transportation thereof, provided that the installation and control of such holding tanks are consistent with the aforementioned purposes.
(2) 
Under no circumstances whatever shall a verbal approval or permission given by anyone be considered a justification for any deviation from the approved plans, or the violation of any of the rules and regulations governing house and/or building drainage.
E. 
Fees.
[Amended 2-12-1976 by Ord. No. 1417; 11-10-1976 by Ord. No. 1437; 3-12-1981 by Ord. No. 1523; 1-13-1983 by Ord. No. 1559; 3-14-1985 by Ord. No. 1582; 12-13-2007 by Ord. No. 1953]
(1) 
A fee of $85 shall be paid with the submission of each set of drawings or plans for residential new construction, alterations, additions and replacement and/or removal of fixtures for one to six fixtures and $15 for each fixture in addition to the first six fixtures.
(2) 
A fee of $200 shall be paid with the submission of each set of drawings or plans for commercial new construction, alterations, additions and replacement and/or removal of fixtures for one to six fixtures and $20 for each fixture in addition to the first six fixtures.
A. 
Supervision. It shall be the duty of the Township Plumbing Inspector or such officer's representative to supervise, superintend and inspect all plumbing and house drainage, in conformity with the provisions of the ordinances of the Township of Abington and the rules and regulations of the Township of Abington Department of Health.
B. 
Drainage, sewerage or plumbing work must not be covered or concealed in any manner until after it is inspected and approved by the Plumbing Inspector or such officer's representative.
C. 
Notice must be given said Department when the work is sufficiently advanced for inspection, when it shall be the duty of the proper officer to inspect the same within three working days after receipt of said notification.
D. 
Special and repeat inspections and fees. A fee of $50 shall be paid for each special or repeat inspection completed by the Township Plumbing Inspector or the Township Plumbing Inspector's designee.
[Added 12-13-2007 by Ord. No. 1953]
The Township of Abington Department of Health rules and regulations for the construction, repair, replacement and/or removal of plumbing, house drainage, building drainage and cesspools in the Township of Abington shall be those approved by the Board of Township Commissioners on May 9, 1963, and/or as may be modified or changed by the Township of Abington Department of Health and further approved by the Board of Township Commissioners.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Art. II, Rules and Regulations.
A. 
Penalties.
[Amended 3-11-1976 by Ord. No. 1420; 11-10-1976 by Ord. No. 1437; 3-12-1981 by Ord. No. 1523]
(1) 
Any person or persons, firm or corporation who or which shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter regarding the procuring of a license or certificate to engage in or work at the business of house or building drainage shall be liable, upon conviction for a first offense, to a fine of not less than $50 nor exceeding $100 for each and every day such person or persons shall engage in or work at said business without first having obtained said certificate, license or registration, and, for a second offense, to a fine of not less than $100 nor exceeding $500 for each and every day. In default of the payment of any fine, the defendant may be imprisoned in the township lockup for a period not exceeding five days or in the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days, at the discretion of the District Justice, together with costs of prosecution in each case.
(2) 
Any person or persons, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any of the duly approved rules and regulations of the Township of Abington Department of Health regarding the construction, reconstruction, testing or removal of plumbing, house and building drainage, on-site disposal or water connections to private or public fixtures or equipment shall be liable, upon conviction for a first offense, to a fine of not less than $50 nor exceeding $100 and, for a second offense, to a fine of not less than $100 nor exceeding $500 for each and every day. In default of the payment of any fine, the defendant may be imprisoned in the township lockup for a period not exceeding five days or the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days, at the discretion of the District Justice, together with costs of prosecution in each case.
B. 
All prosecutions for violations of this chapter shall be by summary proceedings brought in the name and for the use of the Township of Abington before the District Justice of said township.
C. 
All fines and penalties shall be paid to the Treasurer of the Township of Abington, to be applied to general funds.