HomeMy WebLinkAbout1603 - Uniform Mechanical CodeORDINANCE NO. 1603
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
AMENDING CHAPTER 15.05 OF THE NEWPORT BEACH
MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE UNIFORM MECHAN-
ICAL CODE, 1973 EDITION
• The City Council of the City of Newport Beach DOES
ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 15.05 of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code is amended to read:
"Chapter 15.05
UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE
Sections:
15.05.010 Adoption of Uniform Mechanical Code
15.05.020 Addition of Subsections (e) and (f)
of Section 303 to the Mechanical
Code
15.05.030 Amendment to Section 304 of the
Mechanical Code
15.05.010 Adoption of Uniform Mechanical Code.
Subject to the particular additions, deletions and amendments
hereinafter set forth in this Chapter, the rules, regulations,
• provisions and conditions set forth in that certain Code
entitled "Uniform Mechanical Code, 1973 Edition, " .which Code
is promulgated and published by the International Conference
of Building Officials and the International Association of
Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, three full printed copies
of which, printed as a Code in book form, were by the City
Council ordered filed and which have been actually filed in the
Office of the City Clerk and which as so on file are hereby
referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as fully and for
all intents and purposes as though set forth herein at length,
shall be and the same are hereby established and adopted as
the rules, regulations, provisions and conditions to be observed
and followed in the installation and maintenance of heating.,
ventilating, comfort cooling and refrigeration systems of all
buildings or portions thereof used, designed or intended to be
used for human habitation within the City; and subject to said
additions, deletions and amendments hereinafter set forth,
said Code is hereby established and adopted and the same shall
be designated, known and referred to as the "Mechanical Code"
of and for the City of Newport Beach.
15.05.020 Addition of Subsections (e) and (f) of
Section 303 to the Mechanical Code. Subsections (e) and (f)
• of Section 303 are added to the Mechanical Code, hereinbefore
adopted in Section 15.05.010, to read:
Sec. 303
'(e) Surrender of Permit. If no portion of the
work or construction covered by a permit issued by the
Building Official under the provisions of this Code has
been commenced, the person to,whom such permit has been
issued may deliver such permit to the Building Official
with a request that such permit be canceled. The
Building Official shall thereupon stamp or write on the
face of such permit the words, "Canceled at the request
of.the Permittee." Thereupon such permit shall be null
and void and of no effect.
(f) Refunds. In the event that any person shall
• have obtained a permit and no portion of the work or
construction covered by such permit shall have been com -.
menced and such permit shall have been canceled as provided
for in Subsection (b) of Section 303, the permittee upon
presentation to said Building Official of a request there-
for, in writing on a special form, shall be entitled to
a refund in the amount equal to 80 percent of the permit
fee actually paid for such permit.
The Building Official shall satisfy himself as
to the right of such applicant to such refund and each
such refund shall be paid as provided by law for the pay-
ment of claims against the City of Newport Beach. No
refund shall be made on permits more than 1 year old.
• No portion of the plan- checking fee shall be
refunded, unless no checking has been performed on a set
of plans, in which case 80 percent of the plan- checking
fee shall be returned.'
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15.05.030 Amendment to Section 304 of the Mechanical
Code. Section 304 of the Mechanical Code, hereinbefore
adopted
in Section 15.05.010, is amended to read:
Sec. 304 .
'Any person desiring a permit required by this
Code,
shall, at the time of filing'an application therefor,
pay
a fee as required by this Section.
1. For the issuance of each permit .
$3.00
2. For the installation or relocation
of each forced -air or gravity type
furnace or burner, including ducts
and vents attached to such
appliance:
A. Up to and including 100,000 btu . . .
6,.00
B. More than 100,000 btu up to and
including 500,000 btu . . . . . . . .
8.00
C. More than 500,000 btu up to and
including 1,000,000 btu . . .
12.00
D. More than 1,000,000 btu up to and
including 3,000,000 btu . . . . . . .
18.00
E. More than 3,000,000 btu . . . . . . .
30.00
3. For the installation or relocation of
each floor furnace including vent . . . . 6.00
4.. For the installation or relocation of
each suspended heater, recessed wall
heater or floor- mounted unit heater
including vents 6.00
5. For the installation, relocation, or
replacement of each appliance vent
installed and not included in an
appliance permit . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00
6. For the repair or alteration of, or
addition to each heating appliance,
refrigeration unit, comfort cooling .
unit, absorption unit, or each.comfort
heating, cooling, absorption, or
evaporative cooling system, including
installation of controls regulated by
this Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
7. For the installation or relocation
of each boiler or compressor up to
and including five horsepower, or
each absorption system up to and
including 100,000 btu (including
vent) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
8. For the installation or relocation
of each boiler.or compressor over
five horsepower up to and including
• 15 horsepower, or each absorption
system over 100,000 btu up to and
including 500,000 btu (including
vent) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.00
Rev. 4/18/75
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9. For the installation or relocation
of each boiler or compressor over
15 horsepower up to and including
30 horsepower, or each absorption
system over 500,000 btu up to and
including 1,000,000 btu (including
vent) . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . $12.00
10. For the installation or relocation
of each boiler or compressor over
30 horsepower up to and including
50 horsepower, or each absorption
system over 1,000,000 btu up to and
including 2,000,000 btu (including
vent) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00
11. For the installation or relocation
Or, in the alternative, for each
1,000 square feet or fraction .
thereof of conditioned area for
any heating or air conditioning
system serving other than resi -.
dential buildings . . . . . . . . . . 2.50
Or, in the alternative, for each
1,000 square feet or fraction
thereof of conditioned area for
Any heating or air conditioning.
system using perforated building
material in lieu of conventional
Air inlets and outlets . . . . . . 2.00
17. For each evaporative.cooler other
than portable type (commercial) . . . . . 3.00
18. For each ventilating fan connected
to a single duct (commercial) . . . . 3.00
19. For each ventilation system which
is not a portion of any heating or
air conditioning system authorized
by a permit (commercial) . . . 5.00
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of each boiler or refrigeration
compressor over 50 horsepower, or
each absorption system over
2,000,000 btu (including vent). ., . .
. 30.00
12.
For each air handling unit up to and
including 2,000 cubic feet per.minute,
including ducts attached thereto . . .
. 3.00
13.
For each air handling unit over 2,000
cubic.feet per minute up to and in-
cluding 10,000 cubic feet per minute
including ducts attached thereto . . .
. 6.00
14.
For each air handling unit over
10,000 cubic feet per minute . . . . .
. 12.00
15.
For each fire damper . . . . . . . .
. 1.00
16.
For each air inlet and air outlet
served by any heating, ventilating
or air conditioning system . . ... . .
. 0.25
Or, in the alternative, for each
1,000 square feet or fraction .
thereof of conditioned area for
any heating or air conditioning
system serving other than resi -.
dential buildings . . . . . . . . . . 2.50
Or, in the alternative, for each
1,000 square feet or fraction
thereof of conditioned area for
Any heating or air conditioning.
system using perforated building
material in lieu of conventional
Air inlets and outlets . . . . . . 2.00
17. For each evaporative.cooler other
than portable type (commercial) . . . . . 3.00
18. For each ventilating fan connected
to a single duct (commercial) . . . . 3.00
19. For each ventilation system which
is not a portion of any heating or
air conditioning system authorized
by a permit (commercial) . . . 5.00
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20. For the installation of each hood
which is served by mechanical ex-
haust, including the fans and ducts
attached thereto . . . . . .
21. For the installation or relocatidn
of each commercial or industrial
type incinerator . . . . . .
22.. For each appliance or piece of
equipment regulated by this Code,
but not classed in other appliance
categories, or for which no further
fee is listed in this Code . . . .
23. For incidental gas piping . . . . . . .
24. Mechanical Plan Check Fee
A. Fifty percent of the Mechanical
Permit Fee shall be required
for the following:
1. Any Group A, B, C, D or.E.
occupancy.
2. New buildings having an
aggregate floor area.of
15,000 square feet and
over.
3. Installations other than
$6.00
20.00
4.00
2.00
those listed in 1 and 2
above, where the aggregate
btu input capacity is
350,000 btu and over for
comfort heating, or an
aggregate of 25 horsepower
and over for comfort cool-
ing, or an aggregate of
350,000 btu input capacity
and over for absorption
units.
B. Plan Check Fee for alterations to
approved plans (per hour) . . 15.00
C. Minimum charge (per half hour or
less) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.00"
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be published once in
the official newspaper of the City, and the same shall be effec-
tive 30 days after the date of its adoption.
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on the 24th
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day
'of
March
19
75
, and
was
adopted
on the
14th
day
of
April
19
75
, by
the
following
vote,
to wit:
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• ATTEST:
AYES, COUNCILMEN: Dostal, Barrett
Kuehn, Rogers, Ryckoff, Store
NOES, COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT COUNCILMEN: McInnis
j r PRo Tz,H
Cat a
City Clerk
CERTIFIED AS THE OP.IGINAL AND
CERTINED AS TO PUCLICATION
APR 2 5 1975
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