This article shall be known as the "Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Code of the Village of Kimberly" and will be referred to in this article as "this code" or "this article."
[Adopted 10-3-1988 as Title 15, Ch. 3, of the 1988 Code]
A.
The purpose of this article is to provide minimum regulations, provisions and requirements in the Village of Kimberly to ensure safety and adequacy to persons and property wherever heating, ventilating and air conditioning is installed and to all alterations or improvements, including replacement of any apparatus or device, pertaining to heating, ventilating and air conditioning.
B.
The provisions of this article shall apply to every building or portion of a building devoted to a new use for which the requirements are in any way more stringent than the requirements covering the previous use.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
The process of treating air to control simultaneously its temperature, humidity, cleanliness and distribution to meet the requirements of the conditioned space.
A completely self-contained, direct-fired, automatically controlled, vented appliance for heating air by transfer of heat of combustion through metal to air and designed to supply heated air through ducts to spaces remote from the appliance location.
Any combination of building construction, machines, devices or equipment so proportioned, arranged, installed, operated and maintained as to produce and deliver in place the required amount and character of heating service.
The process of supplying or removing air by natural or mechanical means to or from any space.
A.
Permit required. It shall be unlawful for a person, firm or corporation to construct, install, alter or repair any heating, ventilating or exhaust system (and appurtenance), replace a boiler, furnace, install stoker and conversion units in or for any building before securing a permit, except that in cases of emergency the contractor may proceed with the work and file the application for a permit within 24 hours thereafter (Sundays and holidays excepted). A heating permit will not be required for the installation of electric baseboard or bathroom heaters when installed as auxiliary heat; that is, to supplement the existing heating system designed and installed to satisfy the load requirements of the space to be heated. The reference to appurtenances shall include direct heaters, cooling coils, central residential air conditioning (cooling) and similar devices affecting the safety or operation of the heating system.
B.
Application. The application shall be in writing upon forms which the HVAC Inspector shall provide and shall include the name of the owner and the description of the property on which the work is to be done, along with such pertinent information as the HVAC Inspector may require, and shall state that the property owner and the applicant will be bound by and subject to the provisions of this article.
C.
Issuance, term, suspension and revocation. When the HVAC Inspector is satisfied that the work proposed by the applicant can be done in conformity with the provisions of this article and after appropriate fees have been paid to him, he/she shall issue the permit. Such permit shall allow for the continuous performance of the work named thereon. A permit shall automatically expire when work ceases for a period of 60 days without good reasonable cause for the same as may be approved by the HVAC Inspector and shall automatically expire on completion of the work for which it is issued, provided the HVAC Inspector may, upon notice, suspend or revoke such permit for violation of the provisions of this article.
D.
Restrictions on issuance.
E.
Appeals for failure to issue, suspension or revocation. Any person directly interested who is aggrieved by the decision of the HVAC Inspector to refuse to issue a permit or to suspend or revoke such permit or to order work stopped may obtain a review of such determination under Chapter 7, Administrative Review, of the Code of the Village of Kimberly.
F.
Data required as part of the permit application. All drawings submitted for approval shall be accompanied by sufficient data and information for the HVAC Inspector to determine if the capacity of the equipment and the performance of the equipment shall satisfy the requirements of the section. The following data shall be submitted:
(1)
Submit heat loss calculation in BTU per hour for each room to be heated.
(2)
Include calculations for ventilation requirements.
(3)
Submit one or more copies of complete drawings. When the heating and ventilation drawings require approval of the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, one or more approved copies shall be submitted with the application.
(4)
Summation of heating and ventilating load requirement.
(5)
Installations shall be made to conform to approved drawings.
(6)
Plot plan showing the location of the condensing unit for air conditioning.
(7)
For solar systems, furnish:
(a)
An estimate of the amount of energy in BTUs to be delivered by the system on an annual basis, which estimate shall be based on the "F" chart analysis or another method appropriate to the system considered, and collector performance data as is determined by a recognized testing lab.
(b)
The collector tilt and azimuth angle and a solar path shading diagram for the proposed collector location indicating the shading between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. CST for the entire year.
(c)
A plot plan showing the proposed location of the solar collector and any tree and/or structure that presently casts a shadow within 20 feet of the proposed collector location.
(d)
A detailed drawing showing anchorage and bearing of collector supports.
(e)
Detailed drawings of all piping, pumps, blowers, wiring, storage vessels, ductwork, dampers, valves, insulation and all other material that will be required to install the system.
G.
Design standards.
(1)
The heating and ventilating design shall conform to methods and standards approved by the HVAC Inspector when not in conflict with the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services. (Note: The HVAC Inspector will accept the method and standards recommended by the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers; National Warm Air Heating and Air Conditioning Association; Mechanical Contractors' Association of America and National Electrical Manufacturers' Association.)
(2)
Minimum design standards for all rooms in living quarters shall be 70° F. except bathrooms, which shall be 75° F. The minimum outside design temperature shall be -20° F.
(3)
The total heat loss of a building, including the basement, shall be used in sizing heating units or electrical service for electrical space heating.
(4)
The proper "U" factors shall be selected and shall reflect the additional heat loss in areas located over unheated areas.
H.
Supplemental permits. The permit holder responsible for the work shall complete any application for a supplemental permit mailed to him/her and return it to the HVAC Inspector within seven days of the postmark date of the application for a supplemental permit. Failure to return the application for a supplemental permit prior to commencing work shall be deemed to be working without a permit.
A.
In any new building or addition, immediately upon completion of those portions of the installation which are thereafter to be concealed or covered, the heating contractor shall notify the HVAC Inspector that said portions of the installations are ready for inspection, and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to lath over, plaster or cover up any heating work before such work has been inspected and a rough inspection card posted. The HVAC Inspector shall have the right and authority to order the removal of all such lath, plaster or other covering which may have been placed over such work as has not been inspected. The HVAC Inspector shall make inspections within two working days after notice. Final inspection on new installations is to be made upon completion of such work. Inspection of repairs, replacement or conversion work is to be made upon completion of such work. The heating contractor shall notify the HVAC Inspector as soon as the installation is complete and ready for inspection.
B.
Wherever any work or project governed by provisions of the HVAC Code and for which a permit has been issued, as provided herein, is being performed or carried on in violation of any of the provisions of said code, it shall be the duty of the HVAC Inspector to post a printed notice to stop work, signed by the HVAC Inspector, on the premises where such work is in progress and to notify anyone in charge of such work on the premises of such stop-work order. After the posting of such notice, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to do any further work on such project until such time as the defects or violations of the HVAC Code have been eliminated to the approval of the HVAC Inspector.
C.
When the HVAC Inspector finds any installation in which there are violations of the code, he/she shall issue a written order specifying the violation and stating the date by which these corrections shall be made. Any permittee failing or neglecting to comply with written orders at the discretion of the HVAC Inspector shall not be issued any further permits until such violations have been corrected and penalty fee paid. Failure or neglect to comply with the provisions of the HVAC Code and of the permit issued under this article shall be considered a violation of this article.
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Editor's Note: Former § 207-35, Minimum requirements for installation of gas-fired heating equipment and piping, was repealed 12-9-2024 by Ord. No. 6-2024.
The schedule of HVAC permit fees to be paid shall be as provided in § 207-14, and such fees shall be paid at the time the permit is issued.