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HomeMy WebLinkAbout028 - 04/04/1978 - RELATING TO THE REGULATION AND CONTROL OF THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, QUALITY OF MATERIA ORDINANCE NO 28 , 1978 BEING AN ORDINANCE RELAT NN -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 THERETO THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, 1976 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL OFFICIALS AND THE INTERNATIONAL CON- FERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS, REPEALING ALL ORDI- NANCES IN CONFLICT OR INCONSISTENT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF SAID MECHANICAL CODE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS Section 1 Pursuant to the power and authority conferred on the City Council of the City of Fort Collins by Chapter 31 , Article 12, Colorado Revised Statutes, 1973, as amended, and Article II, Section 7 of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, there is hereby adopted as the Mechanical Code of the City of Fort Collins, by reference thereto, the Uniform Mechanical Code, 1976 Edition, including specifically appendices A, B. and C thereof, published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials. 5032 Alhambra Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90032. and the International Conference of Building Officials, 5360 South Workman Mill Road, Whittier, California, 90601 , all to have the same force and effect as though set forth herein in every particular The subject matter of said Code includes comprehensive provisions and standards regulating and controlling the design, construction, installation, quality of materials, location, operation and maintenance of heating, ventilating, cooling, refrigeration systems, incinerators and other miscellaneous heat producing appliances for the purpose of protecting public health, safety and general welfare Section 2 Said Code is hereby amended and changed in the following respects a Section 304 is hereby amended by adding thereto additional subsections 22 and 23 as follows "22 Reinspection Fee $10 00 "23 For each gas piping permit 7 50" b An additional Section 307 is hereby added to said Code as follows "Sec 307. Reinspections A reinspection fee may be assessed for each inspection or reinspection when a portion of work for which inspection is called is not complete or when corrections called for are not made This section is not to be interpreted as requiring reinspection fees the first time a ,lob is rejected for failure to comply with the requirements of this Code, but as controlling the practice of calling for inspections before the job is ready • for such inspection or reinspection Reinspection fees may be assessed when the permit card is not properly posted on the work site, the approved plans are not readily available to the inspector, for failure to provide access on the date for which inspection is requested, or for deviating from plans requiring the approval of the Building Official To obtain a reinspection the applicant shall file an application therefore in writing upon a form furnished for that purpose and pay the reinspection fee established by this ordinance In instances where reinspection fees have been assessed no additional inspection of the work will be performed until the required fees have been paid " c EXCEPTION to Section 710(h) is amended to read as follows "For appliances on a single-story building or on a single story portion of a building, a portable ladder may be used " d Section 2212 is hereby amended by deleting therefrom the word "galvanized" e Section 2214 is hereby amended to read as follows "Sec 2214 Appliance connections shall have a diameter not less than that of the inlet connection to the appliance as provided by the manufacturer and each appliance shall be rigidly connected to the gas piping with materials as provided in Section 2212 EXCEPTION Approved listed flexible connectors may be used under the following conditions when, in the determination of the Administrative Authority, rigid connections would cause problems with serviceability, portability, vibration or appliances located in confined spaces 1 Listed metal appliance connectors shall have an overall length of not to exceed 3 feet except a range connector, which may not exceed 6 feet 2 Such connectors shall not be concealed within or extended through any wall , floor or partition 3 A listed accessible appliance connector valve not less than the nominal size of the connector shall be provided at the gas piping outlet immediately ahead of the connector. -2- 4. All connectors shall be of such size as to provide the total demand of the connected appliance based on the applicable Tables No 22-B-1 and No. 22-B-2 5 Aluminum alloy connectors may be used only in interior locations where they shall not be in contact with masonry, plaster or insulation and are not subject to repeated corrosive wettings. 6. The connection of an indoor appliance with any type of gas hose is prohibited, except when used ►n th laboratory or shop equipment or equipment that requires mobility during operation Such connections shall have the shutoff or stopcock installed at the connection to the building piping When gas hose is used, it shall be the minimum practical length, but not to exceed 6 feet, except for hand torches and special mobile equipment, and shall not extend from one room to another nor pass through any walls, partitions, ceilings or floors Under no circumstances shall gas hose be concealed from view or used in a concealed location. Only listed gas hose shall be used and only in accordance with its listing. Gas hose shall not be used where it is likely to be subject to excessive temperatures (above 125 F) nor shall it be used as a substitute for a standard appliance connector. 7 Outdoor portable appliances may be connected with an approved outdoor hose connector not to exceed 15 feet in length provided it connects outdoors to approved gas piping including an approved valve at the inlet of the hose connector " f Section 2215 is hereby amended by changing subparagraph 6 thereof to read as follows "6 Liquified petroleum gas piping shall not serve any furnace, gas water heater, or other fuel burning appliance located in a pit, basement or below grade where heavier than air gas might collect to form a flammable or explosive mixture " q 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 2219 All natural gas regulations and tables except Table 22D are based on the use of a gas having a specific gravity of 0 65 supplied at 6 to 8 inches water column pressure at the outlet of the meter Table 22D is based on the use of natural gas having a specific gravity of 0 68 and 6 inch water column as supplied in the Fort Collins area For undiluted liquified petroleum gas, gas piping may be sized for 2500 BTU/cu ft at 11 inches water column and specific gravity of 1 52 " -3- h An additional Section 2222 is hereby added to said Code as follows "Sec 2222 No appliance which depends on the combustion of fuel for heat shall be installed in any room used or designed to be used for sleeping purposes, bathrooms, clothesclosets, or in any closet or other confined space opening into any bath or bedrooms " Section 3. Definitions. a. Wherever the word "municipality" or "city" is used in the Uniform Mechanical Code, it shall be held to mean the City of Fort Collins b Wherever the word "building official " is used in the Uniform Mechanical Code, the term shall be held to mean the City Building Inspector, which term shall be synonymous with the Chief Building Inspector and shall include all his designated representatives Section 4. Penult Clause The following sections of the Uniform Mechanical Code contain a penalty clause which is herewith set forth in full as required by Chapter 31 , Article 12, Section 404 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, 1973, as amended, and Article II, Section 7 of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins, to-wit "Sec 202 It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to erect, install , alter, repair, relocate, add to, replace, use, or maintain heating, ventilating, cooling, or refrigeration equipment in the jurisdiction, or cause or permit the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code Maintenance of equipment which was unlawful at the time it .was installed and which would be unlawful under this Code if installed after the effective date of this Code, shall constitute a continuing violation of this Code Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the pro- visions of this Code is committed, continued, or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500 00, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment " Section 5 A public hearing on the adoption, by reference thereto of the Uniform Mechanical Code, 1976 Edition, Volume 1 , of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials and the International Conference of Building Officials be, and the same hereby is, scheduled -4- y in the Council Chambers, City Hall , 300 LaPorte Avt..ee, Fort Collins, Colorado, at 5 30 o'clock P M on the 7th day of February, A.D 1978, and the City Clerk is hereby directed to publish notice of said public meeting in the manner and style pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 31 , Article 12, Section 403, Colorado Revised Statutes, 1973, as amended, and Article II, Section 7 of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins Section 6 At least three copies of the Uniform Mechanical Code, 1976 Edition, shall be on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, at least fifteen (15) days preceding the date set herein and may be inspected by any interested persons during normal business hours. After the public hearing thereon and final reading and adoption by reference, the Mechanical Code as finally adopted shall be available for sale to the public through the office of the City Clerk at a price not to exceed the City's actual costs Section 7 If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or of the Mechanical Code adopted hereby is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections of this ordinance or of said Mechanical Code, and the City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and adopted said Mechanical Code in each part, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more parts, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid Section 8 Section 75-1 through 75-6 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins are hereby repealed, provided, however, that the repeal of said ordinances shall not revive any other section of any ordinance or ordinances heretofore repealed or superseded and provided further that such repeal shall not make lawful any violation of the ordinances hereby repealed occurring before the effective date hereof and provided further that construction under any building permit heretofore taken out under tWordinance 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 14th day of March A D 1978, and to be presented for final passage on the 4th of April , A D 1978 yor ATTEST sty City Clerk Passed and adopted on finaza4o Ireing 4th ay f April, A D 1978 or _ ATTEST City erk , -5-