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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1280 - Uniform Mechnical CodeTLW :mh 9/10/68 ORDINANCE NO. 1 2 8 0 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ADDING • CHAPTER 15,05 TO TITLE 15 OF THE NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE FOR A UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE The City Council of the City of Newport Beach does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 15.05 is added to the Newport Beach Municipal Code to read: "Chapter 15.05 MECHANICAL CODE Sections: =.05.010 Adoption of Uniform Building Code, Vol. II - Uniform Mechanical Code. 15.05.020 Addition of Section 106 to the Mechanical Code. 15.05.030 Addition of Subsections (d), (e) and (f) of Section 303 to the Mechanical Code. 15.05.040 Addition of Section 304.5 to the Mechanical Code. 15.05.050 Addition of Section 500.5 to the Mechanical Code. 15.05.060 Addition of Section 1905 to the Mechanical Code. 15.05.070 Amendment to Section 201(c) of the Mechanical Code. • 15.05.080 Amendment to Section 302(b) of the Mechanical Code. 15.05.090 Amendment to Section 420 of the Mechanical Code. 15.05.100 Amendment to Section 1202 of the Mechanical Code 15.05.110 Amendment to Chapter 5 of Part III of the Mechanical Code. 15.05.120 Amendment to Section 202 of the Mechanical Code. 15.05.010 Adoption of Uniform Building Code Vol. II c - Uniform e anica Code. Subject to the particu ar a t ions, deletions an amendments hereinafter set forth in this Chapter, the rules, regulations, provisions and conditions set forth in that certain Code entitled °Uniform Building Code, Volume II - Uniform Mechanical Code, 1967 Edition ®, which Code is promulgated and published by the International Conference of Building Offi- cials and the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (private associations which have been in existence for a period of more than three years last past), 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 fol- lowed 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 S Section 5 ad ded to the Me in Section 15.05.010, to read: • a 1060 All contain. ne7a wit in the City Council of the to the "City" shall of Newport Beach. references to the "Mayor and Council" Mechanical Code shall mean the Mayor and City of Newport Beach. All references mean the incorporated area of the City The provisions of the Mechanical Code of the City of Newport Beach shall apply to and affect all of the incor- porated territory of Newport Beach, except work located primarily in a public way, public utility towers and poles, mechanical equipment not specifically regulated in this Code, hydraulic floor control structures, facilities for the production, generation, storage or transmission of water or electrical energy by a local agency, and'the buildings and structures of administration and instruction of public schools,® 15.05.030 Addition of Subsections d e and f of Section to the Mechanical o eo u sections s e and or Section 303 are added to the Mechanical Code, hereinbefore adopted in Section 15005,010, to read: Seca 303 e(d) Surrender of Permit. If no portion of the work or construction cover. d Ty 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 there- upon 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. (e) Refunds, In the event that any person shall have obtained a ung or grading permit and no portion of the work or construction covered by such permit shall have been commenced and such permit shall have been canceled either as provided for in Subsection (d) of Section 302 or Subsection (d) of this sections the permittee upon presentation to said Building Official of a request therefor, in writing on a special form, shall be entitled to a refund in an amount equal to 80 per cent 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 payment of claims against the City of Newport Beach. 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 per cent of the plan - checking fee shall be refunded, • (f) Penalties, The permit fees specified in Sub- sections (a an c ) of this Section shall be doubled when work requiring a permit has been started or carried on prior to obtaining said permit and the applicant had know- ledge that a permit was necessary, as evidenced by the fact 0 that at the time of doing such work he held a contractor °s license with the State of California or had previously applied for a permit from the Building Department of the City of Newport Beach, but the payment of such double fee shall not relieve any persons from fully complying with the • requirements of this Code in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties prescribed herein.° 15.05.040 Addition of Section 304.5 to the Mechanical Code. Sects n 304.5 is added to t e mechanical o e, ereinbe- ore adopted in Section 15.05.010, to read: 'Sec. 304.5. Processing and Plan - checking fee for mechan ca nsta lation. when a plan is required to be submitted y Subsection 303(b) and the system is required in lieu of the window requirements of the Building Code, a Processing and Plan- checking fee shall be paid to the Building Official at the time of submitting plans and speci- fications for checking. In addition to the above a Process- ing and Plan- checking fee shall be paid for any mechanical permit with a fee of $25.00 or larger. For extremely simple installations this Processing and Plan - checking fee may be waived by the Building Official, Said Processing and Plan- checking fee shall be equal to one - fourth of the fee required for the Mechanical Permit.' 15.05.050 Addition of Section 500.5 to the Mechanical Code, ect on 500.5 is adaed to the Mec anica o e, ereinbe- t e adopted in Section 15.05.010, to ready ®Section 500.5. All references to 1°comfort Heating" hereinafter appearing in Chapter 5 of this Code shall be • deemed to refer to "heating ".' 15.05.060 Addition of Section 1905 to the Mechanical Code. ect on 1905 is added to the Mechanical Co e, erein e- fore adopted in Section 15.05.0109 to read: `Section 1905. There shall be installed in the wall or ceiling, approximately over the cooking facilities, a ventilating oP,enin� with a minimum area of eight inches by six inches (8` x 6 ), connected by an incombustible venti- lating duct free to the outside of the building. The ventilating duct for each kitchen shall have a minimum cross - sectional area of twenty -eight (28) square inches. An approved forced -draft system of ventilation may be substituted for the natural -draft ventilating system.' 15.05.070 Amendment to Section 201(c) of the Mechanical Code. ect on 201Tc7—or the Mecnan1cal CoUe, erein -B ore ae -opted in Section 15.05.010, is amended to read: Sec. 201 °(c) Right of Entry (1) The Building Official, or his duly authorized representative, shall have the authority to enter any building or premises for the purpose of investigating the • existence of suspected or reported damage or defects which constitute an immediate danger to human life or an immediate hazard to public safety or health. (2) Except in emergency situations as defined in Section 202(d)(1) of this Code, the Building Official, or 3. his authorized representative, shall not enter any building or premises without the consent of the owner or occupant thereof, unless he possess a reasonable search warrant authorizing entry and search of the premises. • (3) No person shall hinder or prevent the Building Official or his authorized representative, in the performance of the duties hereinbefore described as emergency situations or while in possession of a valid search warrant, from entering upon and into any and all premises under his juris- diction, at all reasonable hours, for the purpose of inspecting the same to determine whether or not the pro- visions of this Code and all other applicable laws or ordinances pertaining.to the protection of persons or pro- perty, are observed therein.® 150050080 Amendment to Section 302(b) of the Mechanical Code, Section 307-(ET—oT the Mechanical Code, erein a ore adopted in Section 15.05.010, is amended to read: Sec. 302 '(b) Plans and S ecifications, Plans and specifica- tions for t e insta ation ot equipment general, comfort cooling systems, absorption systems, ventilation systems and hoods shall be filed with the Building Official and approved before the issuance of any permit for the following- 1. Any Group A. B, C, D, or E Occupancy. 2, New buildings having an aggregate floor area including basements of 15,000 square feet and over, •3. Installations other than those listed in items 1 and 2 above, where the aggregate Bot,u, input capacity is 350,000 B >t,u >'s and over for equipment general, or an aggregate of 25 horsepower and over for comfort cooling, or an aggregate of 350,000 Bot,u, input capacity and over for absorption units. The Building Official may waive the requirement for plans and specifications for minor installations. Plans and specifications shall be designed and prepared by a registered engineer or architect where required by State law, Plans may be reviewed by other departments of the City of Newport Beach to verify compliance with the laws and ordinances under their jurisdiction. One set of plans and specifications may be filed for checking provided that not less than two sets of corrected plans and specifications are filed before approval is given by the Building Official. After approval one set of plans shall be returned to the applicant and the other set shall be retained by the Building Official for field checking. When the plans and specifications do not comply with provisions of this Code, the necessary changes or revisions shall be made thereto. • Every plan shall be a print or other type of plan approved by the Building Official. The information con- tained on the plans shall be clearly legible and specifi- cally indicated. No plan shall be of a scale smaller than one - eighth inch (1/8'' per foot, 4> Specifications, legibly and definitely stated, shall be included either on the plan or on separate sheets. The approval of any plans or specifications shall not be construed to sanction any violation of this Code, • No person shall deviate materially from any approved plans or specifications or fail, neglect or refuse to comply therewith unless permission to do so has been obtained from the Building Official. The plans or specifications shall show the following-. 1. Layout for each floor with dimensions of all working spaces and a legend of all symbols used. 2. Location, size, and material of all piping. 3. Location, size and materials of all air ducts, air inlets and air outlets. 4. Location of all fans, warm -air furnaces, boilers, absorption units, refrigerant compressors and con- densers and the weight of all pieces of such equipment weighing 200 pounds or more. 5. Rated capacity or horsepower of all boilers, warm -air furnaces, heat exchangers, blower fans, refrigerant compressors and absorption units. 6. Location, size and material of all combustion products vents and chimneys. • 7. Location and area of all ventilation and combustion air openings and ducts. 8. Location of all air dampers and fire shutters. 9. First sheet of each set of plans and specifica- tions shall show the address of the proposed work and the name and address of the owner or lessee of the premises. 10. Plans and specifications shall be of sufficient clarity to show that the proposed installation will conform to the provisions of this Code and of all applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and orders. 15.05.090 Amendment to Section 420 of the Mechanical Code. Sect n 420 of the Mechanical Code, hereinbefore adopted in Section 15.05.010, is amended to change the definition of the following term only. All words, phrases or terms not here- inafter defined by Amendment shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 420. 'READILY ACCESSIBLE means capable of being reached safely and quickly for operation, repair, or inspection without requiring those to whom ready accessis requisite to climb over or remove obstacles without the use of portable ladders.' • 15.05.100 Amendment to Section 1202 of the Mechanical Code. Se— c 1202 of the Mechanical o e, ere n e ore a opted 3n Section 15.05.010, is amended to read: 'Sec. 1202. Location of comfort cooling equipment 5. shall comply with the zoning ordinance. Cooling coils installed as a portion of, or in connection with, any warm -air furnace shall be arranged to comply with the requirements of Section 705. • No direct refrigerating system containing any Group 2 refrigerant shall serve any air cooling or air conditioning system used for human comfort. An approved means shall be provided for the collection and disposal of condensate from every air cooling coil for any comfort cooling system to outside the building or to an approved drain. When any comfort cooling equipment, other than ducts and piping is suspended from the underfloor construction, a minimum clearance of not less than six inches (6 ") shall be provided between the base of the equipment and the ground. The minimum condensate drain size shall be not less than three - fourths of an inch (3/4 ") and shall drain over the top of an approved plumbing fixture or to a suitable sandpit to the outside of the building or to other approved means .' 15,05.110 Amendment to Mechanics ��e. T e�i �ti a o, ec nica Co e, hereinbefore amended to read: • 'CHAPTER 5 - EQUIPM 15.05.120 Amendment to Section o the Mec an ca Section 15.05.010, is amended Cha ter 5 of Part Chapter 5 of Part adopted in Section ENT - GENERAL' Section 202 of the Code, ere n e ore to reads CII of the IIIthe 15.05,0109 is Mechanical Cc adopted in 'Sec. 202. Penalty for Violations. Any person, firm, corporat ration, partners p or co- partnership who wilfully violates any of the provisions or fails to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this Title is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the City Jail, not to exceed six (6) months or by both fine and imprisonment, except that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to bar any legal, equitable, or summary remedy to which the City of Newport Beach or other political subdivision, or any person, firm, corporation, partnership or co- partnership may otherwise be entitled, and the City of Newport Beach or any other political subdivision or person, firm, corpora- tion, partnership or co- partnership, may file a suit in the superior court of the County of Orange, and restrain or enjoin any attempted or proposed subdivision or sale in violation of this Title.' SECTION 2, This ordinance shall be published once in the official newspaper of the City, and the same shall be effective thirty • (30) days after the date of its adoption. This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the M. I 0 City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on the ® day of 1968, and was adopted on the 3 day of 1968, by the following vote, to wit: ATTEST: SM10-my"01 : , AYES, COUNCILMEN% McInnis, Shelton Parsons, Marshall, Rogers, Gruber NOES, COUNCILMEN- None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: Hirth AS WE 101101 Wh -- -g ?-- s- � g` 7.