[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners (now the
Council) of the City of Perth Amboy: Art. 1, 6-20-51 as Ord. No. C-441; Art. II, 6-20-51 as Ord. No. C-442. Sections 129-1, 129-10 and 129-14A
amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions.
Other amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-20-51 as Ord. No. C-441]
For the purpose of this Article, the following terms shall have
and shall be construed to have the following meanings:
Any combination of equipment, whether compressor or other
type, by which heat is removed from the air and from which the accumulated
or effluent heat is wholly or partially removed by the use of water.
AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMAn installation for maintenance, by heat removal, of temperatures which are not less than sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60° F.).
REFRIGERATION SYSTEMAn installation for maintenance, by heat removal, of temperatures which are less than sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60° F.).
The Building Department of the City of Perth Amboy.
The Inspector of Buildings of the City of Perth Amboy or
his duly authorized agent or representative.
Equipment for air-conditioning and refrigeration systems
as defined and referred to in this Article.
Installation of equipment or the modification, alteration
or change in existing equipment.
Includes the singular and the plural, and also includes any
person, firm, corporation, association, club, copartnership, society
or any other organization.
The Water and Sewerage Utilities Superintendent and General
Engineer or his duly authorized agent or representative.[1]
Any combination of apparatus, individual unit, group or collection
of units supplied with water through any single-customer service pipe
connected to the public water system.
Includes equipment as herein referred to and defined.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of code; see
Ch. l, General Provisions.
No person shall install, modify, alter, operate or use any equipment
for air conditioning or refrigeration which requires a supply of water
from the water system of the City of Perth Amboy without first having
procured written approval therefor from the Superintendent and Building
Inspector.
A.
Application for a permit shall first be made to the Superintendent
for approval. Thereafter, the application shall be submitted to the
Building Inspector.
B.
The application for a permit shall be made in writing on approved
forms and shall provide the following information:
(1)
Name and address of the applicant.
(2)
Location of the premises where installation is proposed.
(3)
Name and address of the owners of the premises.
(4)
Name of manufacturer of the units requiring water to be installed.
(5)
Manufacturer's identification and classification of the refrigeration
units.
(6)
Manufacturer's rating of maximum refrigerative capacity of the
unit or units under the conditions of the planned installation. [Rating
may be stated in tons per twenty-four (24) hours or in Btu per hour.]
(7)
Horsepower of compressor prime mover, if unit is of compressor type.
(8)
Where water conservation devices are required, the manufacturer's
name, identification, classification and size of the conservation
equipment.
(9)
Elevation and plan showing general piping arrangement and details
of all points of connection to the building's water supply piping
(piping direct to condenser units, makeup supply into tower pan, etc.).
(10)
Name and address of plumber engaged by the applicant to perform
the installation.
(11)
Signature of applicant.
(12)
Such additional pertinent information as shall be required by
the Superintendent and Building Inspector.
A.
For the purpose of this Article, in no event shall the rated capacity
in tons be considered less than the following:
A.
Permits to install piping or connect equipment shall be issued by
the Building Inspector only in the names of licensed and bonded plumbers
who are duly registered to perform plumbing work in the City of Perth
Amboy or to plumbers who are agents or in the employ of the municipal,
state or federal government for installations to be made in premises
in their respective charge.
B.
A request for final inspection of any installation shall be submitted
in writing to the Building Inspector within forty-eight (48) hours
after completion of said installation.
No installation shall be put in operation or use until after
final inspection and approval thereof by the Building Inspector and
a written permit to operate and use the equipment is issued by the
Building Inspector in the name of the owner thereof.
A.
Systems with a capacity of one and one-half (1 1/2) tons [per
twenty-four (24) hours] or less shall not use water directly for indirectly,
except when used with conservation equipment) from the public supply.
B.
Systems with a total capacity of more than one aid one-half (1 1/2)
tons [per twenty-four (24) hours] but not exceeding three (3) tons
[per twenty-four (24) hours] may use water directly from the public
supply, at a rate not exceeding two (2.0) gallons per minute per ton
if the water temperature is seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit (75°
F.) or less or three (3.0) gallons per minute per ton if it is above
seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit (75° F.), provided they are equipped
with an automatic regulating valve which will stop the flow of water
when the refrigerating machine is shut down and will throttle the
flow of water down to the momentary requirements of the system.
C.
All systems having total capacities exceeding three (3) tons [per
twenty-four (24) hours] shall be equipped with evaporative condensers,
cooling towers, spray ponds or other water-cooling equipment. This
equipment shall be of sufficient capacity to ensure conformance with
the requirements in Table 1 for makeup water when operating under
full loading at maximum summer temperatures.
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Table 1
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Maximum Allowable Water Use
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Water Hardness
(ppm)
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Maximum Use
(gpm/ton)
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0 - 139
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0.1
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140- 199
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0.15
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D.
The Superintendent is hereby authorized to discontinue and shut off
water service to any person who refuses or fails to comply with the
provisions of this Article within forty-eight (48) hours after notification
of said violation by the Superintendent or Building Inspector.
A.
On installations which operate with the use of water obtained directly
from the public supply system, every direct connection shall be equipped
with a suitable brass-body, brass-fitted check valve installed in
the branch supply line to each unit.
B.
Discharge connections for the disposal of waste waters shall be in
strict accordance with applicable statutes, ordinances, rules and
regulations of state and local health and regulatory bodies.
C.
Cooling waters which are to be reused for other purposes shall be
provided with free, above-the-rim discharge before entering other
equipment; otherwise, permission shall be obtained in writing from
the Superintendent, approving the proposed connections and use.
D.
On installations other than those described above, there shall be
a physical break between the public water supply piping and the piping
of the installation, so arranged as to make impossible back siphonage
to the public water supply system.
Any permit issued pursuant to this Article to operate and use
equipment may be revoked by the Superintendent or Building Inspector
for any one of the following reasons:
A.
Failure of the holder of the permit to discontinue using water for
the purpose authorized by the permit immediately upon notice to do
so issued by the Superintendent during an emergency or to forestall
an impending emergency.
B.
Alterations, changes of equipment or piping, improper operation or
lack of maintenance which results in conditions that are hazardous
to the potable water supply either within the premises or in supply
mains or that cause unnecessary waste of water.
C.
The use of water in excess of the quantities permitted and authorized
by this Article.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Article
shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred
dollars ($500) or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed ninety
(90) days, or by both, and each violation and each day such violation
of this Article continues shall be deemed and taken to be and constitute
a separate and distinct offense.
A.
This Article shall take effect, as to new installations, immediately
after final adoption and publication as provided by law.
B.
This Article shall take effect, as to nonconforming existing installations,
within ninety (90) days after final adoption and publication as provided
by law. Existing installations shall be modified and altered to conform
to the provisions and requirements of this Article, and applications
for approval and permission to install, operate and use modified or
altered installations shall be made in the manner prescribed by this
Article.
In the event of an emergency or to forestall an impending emergency
concerning the City of Perth Amboy water system, all equipment using
water from the city's water system, whether equipped with water
conservation devices or not, shall be subject to immediate discontinuance
of operation on orders from the Superintendent.
[Adopted 6-20-51 as Ord. No. C-442]
For the purpose of this Article, the following terms shall have
and shall be construed to have the following meanings:
Buildings or parts of buildings which are not public buildings
or residential buildings, including but not restricted or limited
to office buildings, stores, markets, restaurants, warehouses, freight
depots, garages, factories and laboratories.
Buildings or parts of buildings in which persons congregate
for civic, political, educational, religious or recreational purposes,
including but not restricted or limited to theaters, courthouses,
hospitals and schools.
Buildings or parts of buildings in which sleeping accommodations
are provided, except such as may be classed as public buildings, including
but not restricted or limited to dwellings, tenement houses, apartment
houses, hotels, lodging houses, dormitories and clubhouses.
Coolers which can be removed from the users' premises
without disconnecting any refrigerant containing parts and which do
not contain more than ten (10) pounds of any nonirritant or nonflammable
refrigerant.
A.
No person, firm, corporation, association, club, copartnership, society
or any other organization shall install, modify, alter or use any
equipment for air conditioning or refrigeration without having first
obtained written approval from the Water and Sewerage Utilities Superintendent
and General Engineer and a written permit therefor from the Inspector
of Buildings of the City of Perth Amboy.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of code; see
Ch. l, General Provisions.
B.
A permit fee, payable to the Inspector of Buildings, is hereby fixed
and established as follows:
A.
No air-conditioning system or apparatus constructed to use dangerous,
toxic or flammable gases shall be installed in any public building,
theater or in any building wherein persons are harbored to receive
medical, charitable or other care or treatment or wherein persons
are to be held or detained under legal restraint.
B.
Every air-conditioning machine or apparatus installed in the City
of Perth Amboy shall be designed and installed in accord with the
rules approved by the Inspector of Buildings.
C.
No air-conditioning machinery or apparatus shall be installed in
any building unless the proposed location of the machinery is first
approved by the Inspector of Buildings as safe and suitable for the
proposed use.
D.
In a public building, no Class A refrigerant shall be used unless
the refrigeration machinery is located in a room in the cellar or
first story having direct access to a street, provided such location
has no direct connection with any other part of the building. (The
Inspector of Buildings may grant exceptions to this subsection where
conditions warrant such exceptions.)
E.
In a residence building, only Class B and Class C refrigerants may
be used. The maximum of Freon (F-12) permitted in any one (1) machine
shall not exceed one hundred (100) pounds.
F.
Class A refrigerants shall not be used in any air-conditioning systems
where the direct expansion of gases is used to cool the air.
G.
Where the direct expansion of gas is used to cool the air in conditioning
machinery, the only refrigerants permitted will be Class B and Class
C.
H.
Where there are flames or flame-producing devices, refrigerants dichlorodifluoromethane
(Freon F-12), dichlorotetrafluoroethane (F-114) and monofluorotrichloromethane
(F-11) shall be considered as Class A refrigerants.
I.
Odorless refrigerants shall be treated with oil of wintergreen or
other substance that will give warning of leaks.
A.
Air-conditioning refrigerating machinery using Class A or Class B
refrigerants shall be installed in fireproof rooms with self-closing
doors and having direct outside approved mechanical ventilation. Exits
from room shall afford positive escape in case of an emergency.
B.
All air-conditioning refrigerating machinery shall be equipped with
such standard relief valves, pressure-limiting devices and other safety
devices as the Inspector of Buildings may approve.
C.
Machinery using over one hundred (100) pounds of Class A refrigerants
shall be provided with Fire Department flush valves and mixing chambers.
Except as otherwise permitted, remote control shall be provided
for each central air-conditioning machine in addition to controls
provided with the machine room. Where the machine is in the upper
part of the building, the remote control shall be located in the first
story, When required, an air-conditioning system shall have an emergency
shutdown controlled manually or by one of the following automatic
devices: an approved thermostat, an automatic sprinkler or other approved
heat-actuated device. All controls shall be placarded "AIR-CONDITIONING
EMERGENCY CONTROL." Remote controls shall not be required in buildings
under three (3) stories in height where refrigerants are nonirritating
and nonflammable.
A.
The air intake of an air-conditioning system shall be from the outside,
except in a recirculating system. Intakes shall be protected by suitable
metal screens and approved automatic shutters or doors.
B.
In no case shall any system be designed or installed so as to permit
the passage of air through or the entry of air from any area or room
containing or producing any flammable or dangerous vapor, smoke or
dust.
All oil filters shall be of some type approved by the National
Board of Fire Underwriters.
A.
The entire system of ducts shall be self-contained.
B.
Fireproof materials only shall be used in the construction and lining
of ducts. Clearance shall be not less than one (1) inch between metal
ducts and any adjacent combustible material. Ducts shall not be placed
in stairways, elevators or dumbwaiter shafts.
C.
Ducts shall be constructed as follows:
Up to 12 inches in greatest dimension: 26 gauge, .019.
13 inches to 40 inches in greatest dimension: 24 gauge, .025.
41 inches to 60 inches in greatest dimension: 22 gauge, .031.
61 inches to 94 inches in greatest dimension: 20 gauge, .037.
95 inches and over in greatest dimension: 18 gauge, .050.
D.
Ducts passing through fire walls may be permitted by the Inspector
of Buildings if provided with automatic fire doors or shutters approved
by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, one (1) shutter to be
provided on each side of the wall through which the duct passes.
E.
When vertical ducts (within the same fire area) serve more than one
(1) floor, approved automatic dampers shall be provided on all openings
from such vertical ducts, including connections at branch ducts from
such vertical ducts and openings in branches.
F.
In all public buildings there shall be installed automatic dampers,
operated by heat-actuated devices, over the face of each duct outlet.
G.
All ducts passing through unprotected combustible floors shall be
encased with approved fireproof material not less than one and one-half
(1 1/2) inches thick.
A.
Except as may be otherwise specifically permitted or prescribed,
the transmission of air through buildings for indirect heating or
ventilation shall be by means of ducts constructed as in this section
provided.
B.
No casing, furring or lath of wood shall be placed against or over
a duct of any kind; but this shall not prevent the placing of woodwork
on a covering over such duct, of metal lath and plaster, plasterboard
or asbestos, provided the thickness of the covering is not less than
seven-eighths (7/8) of an inch.
C.
Ducts hereafter placed in combustible partitions shall be covered
with one-half-inch corrugated asbestos or shall be constructed double,
with a one-half-inch air space. The asbestos covering or outside pipe
shall be not less than one and one-half (1 1/2) inches away from
the woodwork. In lieu of the above protection, four (4) inches of
brickwork or concrete may be placed between the duct and the woodwork.
D.
Ducts hereafter placed between the flooring and ceiling of nonfireproof
floors shall be constructed double, with a one inch air space. The
outside pipe shall be not less than two (2) inches from any woodwork,
but shall be covered with metal.
E.
Ducts hereafter placed in closets or similar concealed spaces shall
be double, with a one-and-one-half-inch air space, or shall be covered
with approved noncombustible insulation not less than one (1) inch
thick. When constructed double, the outside pipe shall be not less
than No. 18 United States gauge and not less than one (1) inch from
any woodwork.
F.
Ducts hereafter placed to pass through combustible partitions or
floors shall be constructed double, with a one and one-half inch air
space, open at one end, or shall be covered with approved noncombustible
insulation not less than one (1) inch thick.
G.
Ducts used for hot-air furnace heating hereafter placed under cellar
ceilings shall be at least six (6) inches below wood floor beams,
wood lath and plaster ceiling or other noncombustible materials, but
if such noncombustible construction is protected by metal lath and
plaster, plasterboards or one-half-inch asbestos, the distance may
be not less than three (3) inches.
H.
The cold-air duct of any heating system shall be of metal or other
approved fireproof material.
I.
No hot-air furnace duct shall be placed in any floor, partition or
enclosure of combustible construction unless it is at least eight
(8) feet distant in a horizontal direction from the furnace.
