HomeMy WebLinkAbout051 - 06/05/1990 - AMENDING CITY CODE ADOPTING THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, 1988 EDITION ORDINANCE NO. _jL, 1990
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
RELATING TO THE REGULATION AND CONTROL OF THE DESIGN,
CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, QUALITY OF MATERIALS, LOCATION,
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF HEATING, VENTILATING,
COOLING, REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS, INCINERATORS, AND
OTHER MISCELLANEOUS HEAT PRODUCING APPLIANCES IN
THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE
HERETO THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, 1988
EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL OFFICIALS AND THE
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that Chapter
5 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins be amended as follows:
Section 1 . That Section 5-106 is repealed and reenacted to read as
follows:
Section 5-106. Adoption of standards.
Pursuant to the power and authority conferred on the City
Council by Section 31-16-202, C.R.S, and Article II , Section 7 of
the Charter, there is hereby adopted as the mechanical code of
the city the Uniform Mechanical Code, 1988 Edition, including
specifically Appendices A, B, and C as published by the
International Conference of Building Officials, which shall have
the same force and effect as though set forth herein in full .
The subject matter of the Uniform Mechanical Code adopted herein
includes comprehensive provisions and standards regulating and
controlling the design, construction, installation, quality of
materials, location, operation, and maintenance of heating,
ventilating, cooling and refrigeration systems, incinerators, and
other miscellaneous heat-producing appliances for the purpose of
protecting public health, safety, and general welfare.
Section 2. That Section 5-107 is repealed and reenacted to set out
the following amendments to the provisions of the Uniform Mechanical Code:
Section 5-107. Amendments and deletions to code.
The Uniform Mechanical Code adopted in Section 5-106 is hereby
amended and changed in the following respects:
(1) Table No. 3-A is hereby amended by adopting the fee schedule
as set forth in "Table 3 A, Building Permit Fees" of the
Building Code of the City of Fort Collins, except that the
minimum fee for any permit regulated herein shall be fifteen
dollars ($15. ) , and the permit fee for installation of each
solid fuel appliance, residential heating appliance, and
residential cooling appliance shall be fifteen dollars
(2) Sec. 803(4) is amended to read as follows:
"Gas logs shall be equipped with a shut off valve and a
listed safety pilot."
(3) Section 914 is amended by rewording subsection (f) to read
as follows:
"f. Spark arresters. Chimneys serving solid fuel burning
fireplaces, stoves and appliances shall terminate in a
substantially constructed spark arrester having a mesh
approved for the use. Spark arresters shall be
adequately supported and secured. "
(4) Appendix 8 is amended by deleting section 2125 with existing
subsections to be renumbered appropriately.
(5) Appendix 8, Section 2206(c)1 is amended by rewording the
first sentence to read as follows:
"This inspection shall be made after gas piping, fittings,
unions, and valves, authorized by the permit have been
installed and before any such piping has been covered or
concealed or any fixture or appliance has been attached
thereto."
(6) Appendix 8, Section 2214, exception I is amended to read as
follows:
"l . Listed metal appliance connectors shall have an overall
length not to exceed six (6) feet. "
(7) Appendix 8, Section 2218(a) is amended by deleting therefrom
the first paragraph thereof and substituting therefor the
following:
" (a) General . Gas piping shall comply with the provisions
of this section and section 2211. All natural gas
regulations and tables except Table 22-D are based on
the use of a gas water column pressure at the outlet
of the meter. Table 22-D is based on the use of
natural gas having a specific gravity of 0.68 and six
inch (6") water column with a pressure drop, inches
W.C. 0.30 as supplied in the Fort Collins area. For
undiluted liquified petroleum gas, gas piping may be
sized for 2500 BTU/cu. ft. at eleven inches (11")
water column and specific gravity of 1.52. "
Section 3. Effect of Repeal .
The repeal and reenactment of Section 5-106 and Section 5-107 shall
not make lawful any violation of the ordinances hereby repealed occurring
before the effective date hereof, and provided further that the
construction under any building permit heretofore taken out under the
ordinance herein repealed may be continued in conformance with such
repealed ordinance or, if the owner thereof elects, in conformity with the
ordinance herein enacted.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered
published this 15th day of May, A.D. 1990, and to be presented for final
passage on the 5th day of June, A.D. 1990. f
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Mayor, �'
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 5th day of June, A.D. 1990.
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