[Ord. No. 3819, 11-20-2018[1]]
A.
An ordinance of the City of Sullivan adopting the 2018 International
Mechanical Code.
1.
The City of Sullivan, by and through its Board of Aldermen,
had determined that the Mechanical Codes of the City of Sullivan need
to be updated so as to promote the health, safety and welfare of the
citizens of Sullivan, Missouri, and
2.
Section 67.280, RSMo., allows Cities to incorporate by reference
certain technical codes.
[Ord. No. 3819, 11-20-2018]
Three (3) copies of the 2018 International Mechanical Code are
on file with the City Clerk of the City of Sullivan, Missouri, at
City Hall, 210 West Washington, Sullivan, Missouri, 63080, and are
hereby adopted by reference and made a part of the Code of Ordinances
as fully as if set forth in its entirety.
[Ord. No. 3819, 11-20-2018]
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The code adopted by this Article is hereby amended by substituting
the following Sections or portions of Sections for and in lieu of
those Sections or portions of Sections with corresponding numbers
in the 2018 International Mechanical Code or where there is no corresponding
Section in the code, the following Sections shall be enacted as additions
to the code.
1.
1.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Mechanical
Code of the City of Sullivan, hereinafter referred to as "this code."
2.
106.4.3 Expiration. Every permit issued by the Code Official
under the provisions of this code shall expire by limitation and become
null and void if the work authorized by such permit is not commenced
within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of such permit,
or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned
at any time after the work is commenced for a period of ninety (90)
days.
4.
Section 106.5.3 Fee refunds. Delete this Section in its entirety.
5.
108.4 Violation Penalties. Persons who shall violate a provision
of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements
thereof or who shall erect, install, alter or repair mechanical work
in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of
the Code Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the
provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable
by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment
not exceeding ten (10) days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
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108.5 Stop Work Orders. Upon notice from the Code Official that
mechanical work is being done contrary to the provisions of this code
or in a dangerous or unsafe manner, such work 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 Code Official shall not
be required to give a written notice prior to stopping the work. 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 condition, shall
be liable for a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
or more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
SECTION 109 MEANS OF APPEAL.
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109.1 Application For Appeal. A person shall have the right
to appeal a decision of the Code Official to the Board of Adjustment.
An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true
intent of this code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been
incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully
apply, or an equally good or better form of construction is proposed.
The application shall be filed on a form obtained from the Code Official
within twenty (20) days after the notice was served.
8.
109.1.1 Limitation Of Authority. The Board of Adjustment shall
not have authority relative to interpretation of the administration
of this code nor shall such board be empowered to waive requirements
of this code.
9.
109.2 Membership Of Board. Delete in its entirety.
10.
109.2.1. Qualifications. Delete in its entirety.
11.
109.2.2 Alternate Members. Delete in its entirety.
12.
109.2.3 Chairman. Delete in its entirety.
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109.2.4 Disqualification Of Member. Delete in its entirety.
14.
109.2.5 Secretary. Delete in its entirety.
15.
109.2.6 Compensation Of Members. Delete in its entirety.
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Chapter 2 Definitions
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Chapter 3 General Regulations
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306.5 Equipment And Appliances On Roofs Or Elevated Structures.
Where equipment requiring access or appliances are located on an elevated
structure or the roof of a building such that personnel will have
to climb higher than sixteen (16) feet (4,877 mm) above grade to access
such equipment or appliances, an interior or exterior means of access
shall be provided. Such access shall not require climbing over obstructions
greater than thirty (30) inches (762 mm) in height or walking on roofs
having a slope greater than four (4) units vertical in twelve (12)
units horizontal (thirty-three percent (33%) slope). Such access shall
not require the use of portable ladders. Where access involves climbing
over parapet walls, the height shall be measured to the top of the
parapet wall. Where the elevated structure or roof is between ten
(10) feet and sixteen (16) feet above grade then a ladder standoff
will be required on the edge of the roof to allow for a portable ladder
to be used to access the equipment.
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Chapter 4 Ventilation
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Chapter 5 Exhaust Systems
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502.16.1 Repair Garages For Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles. Repair
garages used for the repair of hydrogen-fueled vehicles shall be provided
with an approved exhaust ventilation system in accordance with this
code and Chapter 6 of NFPA 2.
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502.16.2 Exhaust Ventilation System. Repair garages used for
the repair of compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas or other
lighter-than-air motor fuel, other than hydrogen, shall be provided
with an approved mechanical exhaust ventilation system. The mechanical
exhaust ventilation system shall be in accordance with this code and
Sections 502.16.2.1 and 502.16.2.2.
Exception: Delete in its entirety.
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508.1. Makeup Air. Makeup air shall be supplied during the operation
of commercial kitchen exhaust systems that are provided for commercial
cooking appliances. The amount of makeup air supplied to the building
from all sources shall be approximately equal to the amount of exhaust
air for all exhaust systems for the building. The makeup air shall
not reduce the effectiveness of the exhaust system. Makeup air shall
be provided by gravity or mechanical means or both. Mechanical makeup
air systems, shall be automatically controlled to start and operate
simultaneously with the exhaust system. The makeup air system shall
automatically shutoff at the time of discharge of the fire extinguishing
system. Makeup air intake opening locations shall comply with Section
401.4.
