HomeMy WebLinkAbout82-23 - Amending Chapter 15.05 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code to Adopt the Uniform Mechanical Code, 1979 Edition•
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ORDINANCE NO. 82 -23
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
AMENDING CHAPTER 15.05 OF THE NEWPORT
BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE UNIFORM
MECHANICAL CODE, 1979 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:
Section:
Chapter 15.05
UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE
15.05.010 Adoption of Uniform Mechanical Code.
15.05.020 Addition of Subsection (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 the Chapter, the rules,
regulations, provisions and conditions set forth in that certain
Code entitled "Uniform Mechanical Code, 1979 Edition," which Code
is promulgated and published by the International Conference of
Building Officials, three full printed copies of which, printed
as a Code in book form, were, by the City Council, ordered filed
and which have actually been filed in the Office of the City
Clerk and which as so filed 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
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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 Subsection (f) of Section 303 to
the Mechanical Code.
Subsection (f) of Section 303 is added to the Mechanical
Code, hereinbefore adopted in Section 15.05.010, to read:
'Sec. 303
(f) 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
cancelled. The Building Official shall thereupon stamp or write
on the face of such permit the words, "Cancelled at the Request
of the Permittee." Thereupon such permit shall be null and void
and of no effect.
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 .......... $5.00
• 2. For the installation or relocation 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.....$9.00
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b) More than 100,000 btu up to and
including 500,000 btu ..............$12.00
• c)
More than
including
500,000 btu up to and
1,000,000 btu ............ $18.00
d)
More than
1,000,000
btu up to and
including
3,000,000
btu ............ $24.00
e)
More than
3,000,000
btu ............ $45.00
3. For the installation or relocation of
each floor furnance including vent ....... $9.00
4. For the installation or relocation of
each suspended heater, recessed wall
heater or floor- mounted unit heater
including vents ..........................$9.00
5. For the installation, relocation, or
replacement of each appliance vent
installed and not included in an
appliance permit .........................$4.00
6. For the repair or alteration of, or
addition to 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. .................. $9.00
• 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) .............$9.00
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
and including 500,000 btu
(including vent ) ........................$12.00
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) .......... $18.00
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) .......... $30.00
11. For the installation or relocation of
each boiler or refrigeration compressor
over 50 horsepower, or each absorption
system over 2,000,000 btu (including
vent) .........................$45.00
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12. For each air handling unit up to
and including 2,000 cubic feet per minute,
including ducts attached thereto.........$5.00
13. For each air handling unit over 2,000
cubic feet per minute including ducts
attached thereto .........................$9.00
14. For each air handling unit over 10,000
cubic feet per minute ...................$18.00
15. For each fire damper .....................$1.50
16. For each air inlet and air outlet
served by any heating, ventilating or
air conditioning system ..................$0.50
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
residential buildings ....................$4.00
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 ...................$3.00
17. For each evaporative cooler other than
portable type ( commercial) ...............$5.00
18. For each ventilating fan connected to
a single duct ( commercial) ...............$5.00
19. For each ventilation system which is not
a portion of any heating or air conditioning
system authorized by a permit
(commercial) ..........................$7.00
20. For the installation of each hood which
is served by mechanical exhaust, including
the fans and ducts attached thereto ...... $9.00
21. For the installation or relocation of each
commercial or industrial type
incinerator .........................$30.00
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....$6.00
23. For incidental gas piping ................$4.00
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.
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2. New buildings having any aggregate
floor area of 15,000 square feet and
over..
• 3. Installations other than 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
cooling, or an aggregate of 350,000 btu
input capacity and over for absorption
units.
b. Plan Check Fee for alteration to
approve plans (per hour) ........... $25.00
C. Minimum charge (per half hour
or less) .........................$12.50
24. Investigations for which no fee is herein
provided, per hour ......................$15.00
25. Minimum investigation charge, per half
hour or less ..........................$7.50
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 City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on the
27th day of September , 1982, and was adopted on the
12th day of October , 1982, by the following vote to wit:
AYES, COUNCIL MEMBERS Maurer, Cox,
Plummer, Strauss, Heather, Hummel, Hart
NOES, COUNCIL MEMBERS None
ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBERS None
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