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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.' -2- • 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 -3- • 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 -4- 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 -4- • • • 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 -5- day 'of March 19 75 , and was adopted on the 14th day of April 19 75 , by the following vote, to wit: • • 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 eiERKVTHZ CITY OF N' ORT 9E.CCF1 -6- HRC:ah 3 -12 -75