The International Mechanical Code, edition of 2015, including appendix chapter A, as published by the International Code Council is hereby incorporated by reference as though fully set out herein save and except the revisions, deletions, insertions, modifications or amendments set forth in Section 4-703. Not less than three copies of the International Mechanical Code shall be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk for inspection by and use of the public at all reasonable business hours. The filed copies shall be marked or stamped “Official copy as Incorporated by the Code of the City of Council Grove, Kansas, Ordinance No 2234.” All sections or portions of the filed copies of the International Mechanical Code shall be clearly marked to show revisions, deletions, insertions, modifications or amendments thereto.
(Ord. 1784, Sec. 2; Ord. 1976; Ord. 2016; Ord. 2164; Code 2019; Ord. 2234)
Mechanical systems in detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories high with separate means of egress and their accessory structures shall comply with Part V - Mechanical (Chapters 12 - 23) of the 2015 International Residence Code and Sections 4-704:708.
(Ord. 2164; Code 2019; Ord. 2234)
The following sections are hereby revised:
(a) Section 101.1. Name of Jurisdiction - Inserted “City of Council Grove”.
(b) Section 106.1.1. Annual Permit, -Not Adopted.
(c) Section 101.6.2. Annual Permit Records. - Not adopted.
(d) Section 106.5.2. Fee Schedule - Permit fees are set forth in Section 7.
(e) Section 106.5.3. Fee Refund - Inserted “100%” in two locations.
(f) Section 108.4. Violation Penalties - Not adopted, but are as set forth in Section 8.
(g) Section 108.5. Stop Work Orders - Modified last sentence to: “Any person who shall continue any work on the system after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable to a fine as set forth in Section 8.”
(h) Section 109. Means of Appeal -- Not adopted, but is as set forth in other ordinances.
(Ord. 2164; Code 2019; Ord. 2234)
No person, other than a duly licensed contractor, shall engage in the mechanical trade within the limits of the City or the Council Grove Lake Park. Exception 1: Mechanical work that is exempt from a mechanical permit as set forth in 4-706. Exception 2: Mechanical work in a single-family dwelling used exclusively for living purposes, including the usual accessory structures in connection with the single-family dwelling, when such person is the owner of record of such dwelling and accessory structures, and when such owner shall personally perform the principal labor in connection therewith, rather than act in a supervisory capacity.
(Ord. 2164; Code 2019; Ord. 2234)
Any person who intends to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace a mechanical system, or to cause any such work to be done, shall first make application for a Mechanical Permit from the city clerk of the city. A building owner may not secure a permit for a contractor. No permit as required by the city mechanical code shall be issued until the fee prescribed has been paid, nor shall an amendment to a permit be approved until the additional fee, if any, due to an increase in the estimated cost of the mechanical work has been paid. Failure to take out a permit prior to beginning the mechanical work will result in a doubling of the permit fee. Every permit issued by the administrative authority under the provisions of this article shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the work authorized by such permit is not inspected within 180 days from date of issuance to extend permit life. If a permit becomes null and void, a new permit will be required as well as all fees. No new permits of any type will be issued if there are outstanding or expired permits existing.
(Ord. 2164; Code 2019; Ord. 2234)
Mechanical Permits shall not be required for the following:
(a) Portable heating appliances and equipment.
(b) Portable ventilation appliances and equipment.
(c) Portable cooling units.
(d) Portable evaporative coolers.
(e) Steam, hot water or chilled water piping within any heating or cooling equipment or appliances regulated by this code.
(f) Replacement of any minor part that does not alter the approval of the equipment or appliance or make such equipment or appliance unsafe.
(g) Self-contained refrigeration systems containing 10 pounds or less of refrigerant or that are actuated by motors of 1 horsepower or less.
(h) Portable-fuel-cell appliances that are not connected to a fixed piping system and are not interconnected to a power grid.
(Ord. 2164; Code 2019; Ord. 2234)
Mechanical permit fees shall include a $20 minimum permit-issuing and inspection fee plus the following fees.
(a) UNIT FEE SCHEDULE FEE
(1) Furnaces:
(A) For the installation, relocation or replacement of each forced-air or gravity-type furnace or burner, including ducts and vents attached to such appliance, up to and including 100,000 Btu/hr. (29.3 kW): $18
(B) For the installation, relocation or replacement of each forced-air or gravity-type furnace or burner, including ducts and vents attached to such appliance, over 100,000 Btu/hr. (29.3 kW): $22
(C) For the installation or relocation of each floor furnace, including vent: $18
(D) For the installation, relocation or replacement of each suspended heater, recessed wall heater or floor-mounted unit heater: $18
(2) Appliance Vents: For the installation, relocation or replacement of each appliance vent installed and not included in an appliance permit: $9
(3) Repairs or Additions: For the repair of, alteration of, or addition to each heating appliance, refrigeration unit, cooling unit, absorption unit, or each heating, cooling, absorption or evaporative cooling system, including installation of controls regulated by the mechanical Code: $16
(4) Boilers, Compressors and Absorption Systems:
(A) For the installation, relocation or replacement of each boiler or compressor up to and including three horsepower (10.6 kW), or for each absorption system up to and including 100,000 Btu/hr. (29.3 kW): $17
(B) For the installation, relocation or replacement of each boiler or compressor over three horsepower (10.6 kW), up to and including 15 horsepower (52.7 kW), or for each absorption system over 100,000 Btu/hr. (29.3 kW) up to and including 500,000 Btu/hr. (146.6 kW): $32
(C) For the installation, relocation or replacement of each boiler or compressor over 15 horsepower (52.7 kW), up to and including 30 horsepower (105.5 kW), or for each absorption system over 500,000 Btu/hr. (146.6 kW) up to and including 1,000,000 Btu/hr. (293.1 kW): $44
(D) For the installation, relocation or replacement of each boiler or compressor over 30 horsepower (105.5 kW), up to and including 50 horsepower (176 kW), or for each absorption system over 1,000,000 Btu/hr. (293.l kW) up to and including 1,750,000 Btu/hr. (512.9 kW): $66
(E) For the installation, relocation or replacement of each boiler or compressor over 50 horsepower (176 kW), or for each absorption system over 1,750,000 Btu/hr. (512.9 kW): $110
(5) Air Handlers:
(A) For each air-handling unit up to and including 10,000 cubic feet per minute (4720 L/s), including ducts attached thereto: $13
(B) For each air-handling exceeding 10,000 cubic feet per minute (4 720 L/s): $21
NOTE: These fees do not apply to an air-handling unit which is a portion of a factory-assembled appliance, cooling unit, evaporative cooler or absorption unit for which a permit is required elsewhere in the Mechanical Code.
(6) Evaporative Coolers: For each evaporative cooler other than portable type: $13
(7) Air Conditioner:
(A) For each air-conditioning unit up to and including 5 ton or 60,000 Btu/hr. including ducts attached thereto: $13
(B) For each air-conditioning unit exceeding 5 ton or 60,000 Btu/hr.: $21
(8) Ventilation and Exhaust:
(A) For each ventilation fan connected to a single duct: $9
(B) For each ventilation system which is not a portion of a heating or air-conditioning system authorized by a permit: $13
(C) For the installation of each hood which is served by mechanical exhaust, including the ducts for such hood: $13
(9) Incinerators:
(A) For the installation or relocation of each domestic-type incinerator: $22
(B) For the installation or relocation of each commercial- or industrial-type Incinerator: $88
(10) Miscellaneous: For each appliance or piece of equipment not classed in other appliance categories or for which no fee is listed in this article: $13
(b) OTHER INSPECTIONS AND FEES
(1) Inspections outside of normal business hours, per hour (minimum charge - two hours): $40
(2) Inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated, per hour (minimum charge - one-half hour): $40
(3) Additional plan review required by changes, additions or revisions to approved plans, per hour (minimum charge-one-half hour): $40
(Ord. 2164; Code 2019; Ord. 2234)
In addition to any remedies set forth in the International Mechanical Code of 2015, any person violating any provision of this article shall be deemed guilty of a code violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $1,000.00 and up to one year in jail. Each separate day or any portion thereof, during which any violation of this article occurs or continues, shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 1976; Ord. 2016; Ord. 2164; Code 2019; Ord. 2234)