City of Mission, KS Article VI International Mechanical Code

Section 500.070 Adoption.

[Ord. No. 1378 §35, 3-20-2013; Ord. No. 1572, 12-21-2022]

A. There is hereby adopted for the purpose of prescribing regulations for the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair and maintenance of all mechanical systems in the City, that certain code known as the International Mechanical Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., being particular the 2018 Edition thereof and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, of which code not less than one (1) copy has been and is now filed in the office of the Building Official and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated as if fully set out at length herein. This code is hereafter referred to as the "IMC" or "mechanical code."

B. Wherever the word "jurisdiction" is used in the International Mechanical Code, adopted hereby, said term shall mean the City of Mission.

Section 500.071 Violation.

[Ord. No. 1378 §36, 3-20-2013; Ord. No. 1572, 12-21-2022]

Any person violating any provision of such code shall be punished as provided in Section 100.100 of the Mission City Code.

Section 500.072 Deletions.

[Ord. No. 1378 §38, 3-20-2013; Ord. No. 1572, 12-21-2022]

The following provisions shall be deleted:

a) Section 109: Means of Appeal.

Section 500.073 Additions.

[Ord. No. 1378 §39, 3-20-2013; Ord. No. 1572, 12-21-2022]

The following provisions shall be added:

a) The following Subsection shall be added at the end of Section 102 of the International Mechanical Code, as adopted:

102.12 State Boiler Inspector. Where permits are issued and portions of the work require inspection and approval of boilers and pressure vessels by the State of Kansas, those portions of the work will comply with the State requirements in lieu of compliance with the technical provisions of this code. Contact the State Boiler Inspector at the Office of the State Fire Marshal for complete information regarding State requirements. State approval is generally required for all boilers that require permits.

Exceptions:

1. Boilers serving individual dwelling units and their accessory structures.

2. Boilers serving apartment houses with less than five (5) families.

3. Pressure vessels that do not exceed fifteen (15) cubic feet and two hundred fifty (250) psi.

Section 500.074 Amendments.

[Ord. No. 1378 §40, 3-20-2013; Ord. No. 1572, 12-21-2022]

The following amendments shall be made:

a) Section 101.1 of the International Mechanical Code, as adopted, shall be amended to read:

Section 101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Mechanical Code of Mission, Kansas, hereinafter referred to as "this code."

b) Section 106.4.3 of the International Mechanical Code, as adopted, shall be amended to read:

106.4.3 Expiration. Every permit issued by the Building Official under the provisions of this code shall expire by limitation and become null and void if:

i) The building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of such permit; or

ii) The building or work authorized by such permit has not progressed to the point of the next required inspection within ninety (90) days of either the issuance of the permit, or from the date of the last inspection.

Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit shall be first obtained to do so, and the fee therefore shall be one-half (1/2) the amount required for a new permit for such work, provided, no changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and specifications for such work; and provided, further, that the untimely progress has not exceeded one (1) year. In order to renew action on a permit that has expired for a period exceeding one (1) year, the permittee shall pay a new full permit fee.

c) Section 106.5.2 of the International Mechanical Code, as adopted, shall be amended to read:

106.5.2 Fee Schedule. The fees for work requiring a permit shall be paid as adopted by resolution of the City Council. When submittal documents are incomplete or changed so as to require additional plan review or when the project involves deferred submittal items, an additional plan review fee shall be charged.

Applications for which no permit is issued within one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of application shall expire by limitation and plans and other data submitted for review may thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the Building Official. The Building Official may extend the time for action by the applicant for a period not exceeding one hundred eighty (180) days on written request by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken. No application shall be extended more than once. In order to renew action on an application after expiration, the applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan review fee.

d) Section 106.5.3 of the International Mechanical Code, as adopted, shall have the second and third sentences amended to read as follow:

Second Sentence: Not more than one hundred percent (100%) of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code.

Third Sentence: Not more than one hundred percent (100%) of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or canceled before any plan review effort has been expended.

e) Section 108.4 of the International Mechanical Code, as adopted, shall be amended to read:

108.4 Violation Penalties. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to violate a provision of this code or who shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter or repair plumbing work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the Building Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code.

Violation of any provision of this code shall be an unlawful act. Each separate day or any portion thereof, during which any violation of this code occurs or continues, shall also be deemed to constitute a separate offense, and shall be punishable as provided in Municipal Code Section 100.100.

f) Section 108.5 of the International Mechanical Code, as adopted, shall be amended to read:

108.5 Stop work orders. Upon notice from the Building Official, work on any mechanical system that is being done contrary to the provisions of this code or in a dangerous or unsafe manner shall immediately cease. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property, or to the owner's agent, or to the person doing the work. The notice shall state the conditions under which work is authorized to resume. Where an emergency exists, the Building Official shall not be required to give a written notice prior to stopping the work. Any person who shall continue any work in or about the structure 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 condition, shall be subject to penalties as prescribed by law.

g) Section 401.2 of the International mechanical Code, as adopted, shall be amended to read:

401.2 Ventilation required. Every occupied space shall be ventilated by natural means in accordance with Section 402 or by mechanical means in accordance with Section 403. Where the air infiltration rate in a dwelling unit is less than three (3) air changes per hour when tested with a blower door at a pressure of 0.2 inch water column (50 Pa) in accordance with Section R402.4.1.2 of the International Energy Conservation Code, the dwelling unit shall be ventilated by mechanical means in accordance with Section 403.