Chapter 1 Administration
These regulations shall be known as the Plumbing Code of the City of York hereinafter referred to as “this Code”.
(2) Section 101.2 Scope is amended to read as follows:
The provisions of this Code shall apply to the erection, installation, alteration, repairs, relocation, replacement, addition to use or maintenance of plumbing systems within the jurisdiction.
Exception #1: No provisions of this Code will be construed to repeal any of the provisions and requirements of the York City Municipal Sewer Authority or its assigns. Provisions and requirements of the aforesaid sewer authority shall apply to all systems and equipment under its authority.
Exception #2: Provisions and requirements of Article 931 shall apply in all cases of disagreement with this Code and in all cases the more stringent requirements shall apply.
The provisions in the Appendices B, C, D, E, F, and G are hereby adopted and included as an integral part of this Code.
The provisions of any other appendices not so adopted shall not apply.
(3) Section 106.5.2 Fee Schedule is amended by deleting the existing text and adding the following section to read:
A permit fee for all plumbing work shall be paid in accordance with the fee schedule as is set forth from time to time by resolution of the Council of the City of York, Pennsylvania.
(4) Section 106.5.3 Fee Refunds is amended by deleting the existing text and adding the following to read:
In the case of a revocation of a permit or abandonment or discontinuance of a plumbing project, the portion of the work actually completed shall be computed and any excess fee for the incomplete work shall be returned to the permit holder upon written request. All plan examination and permit processing fees and all penalties that have been imposed on the permit holder under the requirements of this Code shall first be collected.
(Ord. 1-2000. Passed 1-18-00.)
(5) Section 108.4 Violation penalties is hereby amended by deleting the existing text and adding the following section to read:
Any person who shall violate a provision of this Code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan or directive of the Code Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this Code, shall be guilty of a summary offense, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the first two continual and uncorrected violations and not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the third and any subsequent continual and uncorrected violation and the costs of prosecution, and in default of the payment thereof, shall be imprisoned for not more than ninety days. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
(6) Section 108.5 Stop work orders is hereby amended by deleting the existing text and adding the following section to read:
Any person who shall continue any work in or about a structure after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that the person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and the costs of prosecution.
(7) Section 109.0 Means of Appeal is hereby amended by deleting all existing text and adding the following section to read:
Section 109.0 Means of Appeal. Any person shall have the right to appeal a decision by the Code Official to the Construction Board of Adjustment and Appeals as is otherwise provided for by ordinances of the City of York, Pennsylvania.
Chapter 3 General Regulations
(1) Section 305.6.1 Sewer depth is amended to read as follows:
Building sewers that connect to private sewage disposal systems shall be a minimum of thirty-six inches below the finished grade at the point of septic tank connection. Building sewers shall have a minimum of thirty-six inches below grade.
Chapter 7 Sanitary Drainage
(1) Section 701.2 Sewer required is amended to read as follows:
Every building in which plumbing fixtures are installed and every premises having drainage piping shall be connected to a public sewer.
Chapter 9 Vents
(1) Section 904.1 Roof extension. All open vent pipes that extend through a roof shall be terminated at least eighteen inches above the roof, except that where a roof is to be used for any purpose other than weather protection, the vent extensions shall be run at least seven feet above the roof.
(2) Section 917.1 Air admittance valves is deleted in its entirety.
Chapter 14 Referenced Standards
(1) That the “building code” shall be the BOCA National Building Code, 1999 edition, or such other edition, as is adopted by the City of York, Pennsylvania.
(2) That the “gas code” shall be the NFPA 54 National Fuel Gas Code, 1996 edition, or such other edition, as is otherwise adopted by the City of York, Pennsylvania.
(3) That the “mechanical code” shall be the International Mechanical Code, 1996 edition, or such other edition, as is otherwise adopted by the City of York, Pennsylvania.
(Ord. 1-2000. Passed 1-18-00.)