City of Centralia, MO Article VII Mechanical Code

Section 5-33 International Mechanical Code — 2015 Edition. [1]

[Ord. No. 1382 § 1, 7-20-1987; Ord. No. 1684 § 1, 7-20-1992; Ord. No. 1845 § 1, 3-20-1995; Ord. No. 2043 § 1, 11-16-1998; Ord. No. 2465 § 1, 6-18-2007; Ord. No. 2680 § 1, 4-16-2012; Ord. No. 2770 § 1, 6-16-2014; Ord. No. 2948, 3-19-2018]

A certain document, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Centralia, Missouri, being marked and designated as the "International Mechanical Code — 2015 Edition," as published by the International Code Council, Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the Mechanical Code of the City of Centralia, Missouri, for the control of buildings and structures as provided herein; and each and all of the regulations, provision, penalties, conditions and terms of such "International Mechanical Code — 2015 Edition," published by the International Code Council, Inc., on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Centralia, Missouri, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this Chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes as hereinafter prescribed in Section 5-34 and Section 5-35.

[1] State Law Reference — As to City's authority to adopt certain codes, see RSMo. §§ 67.280 and 71.940 et seq.

Section 5-34 Definitions for and exemptions to International Mechanical Code — 2015 Edition.

[Ord. No. 1382 § 1, 7-20-1987; Ord. No. 1684 § 2, 7-20-1992; Ord. No. 1845 § 2, 3-20-1995; Ord. No. 2043 § 2, 11-16-1998; Ord. No. 2465 § 1, 6-18-2007; Ord. No. 2680 § 1, 4-16-2012; Ord. No. 2770 § 1, 6-16-2014; Ord. No. 2948, 3-19-2018]

A. Wherever (name of jurisdiction) appears in this code, it shall read "City of Centralia, Missouri."

B. Wherever "Department of Mechanical Inspection" appears in this code, it shall read "Department of Resource Management of Boone Country, Missouri."

C. Wherever "Chief Appointing Authority of the Jurisdiction" appears in this code, it shall read "Mayor of the City of Centralia, Missouri, with the advice and consent of a majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Centralia, Missouri."

Section 5-35 Amendments to the International Mechanical Code — 2015 Edition.

[Ord. No. 1382 § 1, 7-20-1987; Ord. No. 1486 § 3, 6-19-1989: Ord. No. 1684 § 3, 7-20-1992; Ord. No. 1845 § 3, 3-20-1995; Ord. No. 2043 § 3, 11-16-1998; Ord. No. 2465 § 1, 6-18-2007; Ord. No. 2680 § 1, 4-16-2012; Ord. No. 2770 § 1, 6-16-2014; Ord. No. 2948, 3-19-2018]

The International Mechanical Code — 2015 Edition is amended by additions, deletions, and changes including the changing of Articles, Sections, Subsections, Subsection Titles, and the addition of new Sections and new Subsections to read as follows:

1. Section 101.2 Scope. Add:

Exception 2: Mechanical system in existing buildings undergoing repair, alterations or additions and change of occupancy shall be permitted to comply with the International Building Code or other applicable codes.

2. Section 101.2.1 Delete in its entirety and add:

Appendices: Appendix A is adopted as part of this code.

3. Section 103 is retitled to read:

Section 103 Resource Management Department.

4. Section 103.1 Delete in its entirety and add:

Section 103.1 Enforcement Authority. The Resource Management Department previously created by the Boone County Commission is the enforcement agency for this code and the executive official in charge thereof shall be known as the Building Official or the Code Official. The Building Official is hereby authorized and directed to administer and enforce all provisions of this code.

5. Section 103.2 Delete in its entirety and add:

Section 103.2 Appointment. The Director of Resource Management shall be appointed by the Boone County Commission.

6. Section 103.3 Delete in its entirety and add:

Section 103.3 Deputies. In accordance with the prescribed procedures of Boone County and with the concurrence of the Boone County Commission, the Director of Resource Management shall have the authority to appoint a Deputy Building Official, and related technical officers, inspectors, plan examiners and other employees. Such employees shall have the powers as delegated by the Building Official.

7. Section 106.3.1 Construction documents: Add to Exception:

Buildings or structures exempt from these requirements are as follows:

a. One-family dwellings.

b. Two-family dwellings.

c. Commercial or industrial buildings having less than one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet of floor area, or which provides for the employment, assembly, housing, sleeping or eating of not more than nine (9) persons.

d. Any structure containing less than twenty thousand (20,000) cubic feet, except as provided above.

e. Any building or structure used exclusively for farm purposes.

8. Section 106.5.2 Delete in its entirety and add:

Fee Schedule. The fees for mechanical work shall be as set forth in Section 5-27 of the Centralia City Code.

9. Section 106.5.3 Delete in its entirety and add:

Fee Refunds. The Code Official shall authorize the refunding of fees according to City of Centralia policies under the following additional circumstances:

a. The full amount of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected.

b. When no work has been done, the permit fee, less a processing fee of twenty-five percent (25%) of the original fee, may be refunded to the original permittee.

The Code Official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid, except upon written application filed by the original permittee not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the fee was paid.

10. Section 108.4 Delete in its entirety and add:

Violation penalties. Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan or directive of the Building Official or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of the code, shall be guilty of an ordinance violation and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of from one dollar ($1.00) to not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.

11. Section 108.5 Delete last sentence and add:

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 conditions, shall be guilty of an ordinance violation and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of from one dollar ($1.00) to not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.

12. Section 109.2 Delete in its entirety and add:

Section 109.2 Membership of the board. The Board of Appeals as established in Section 113 of the International Building Code — 2015 Edition shall serve as the Board of Appeals for the International Mechanical Code.

13. Section 109.2.1 Delete in its entirety.

14. Section 109.2.2 Delete in its entirety.

15. Section 109.2.3 Delete in its entirety.

16. Section 109.2.4 Delete in its entirety.

17. Section 109.2.5 Delete in its entirety.

18. Section 109.2.6 Delete in its entirety.

19. Section 109.3 Delete in its entirety.

20. Section 109.4 Delete in its entirety.

21. Section 109.4.1 Delete in its entirety.

22. Section 109.5 Delete in its entirety.

23. Section 109.6 Delete in its entirety.

24. Section 109.6.1 Delete in its entirety.

25. Section 109.6.2 Delete in its entirety.

26. Section 109.7 Delete in its entirety.

27. Section 304.11 Guards. Delete exception.

28. Section 504.8.2 Duct installation. Delete from the end of the last sentence the following words: "that protrude more than one-eighths (1/8) inch (3.2 mm) into the inside of the duct."