That certain documents, three (3) copies of which are on file
in the office of the building inspector, and the city, being marked
and designated as the International Mechanical Code, 2015 edition,
including appendix chapters, as published by the International Code
Council, be and is hereby adopted as the code of the city, for regulating
the design, construction, quality of materials, erection installation,
alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to,
use or maintenance of mechanical systems in the city and providing
for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each
and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of such
International Mechanical Code, 2015 edition, published by the International
Code Council, on file in the office of the building inspector, are
hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set
out in this article.
(Ordinance 746 adopted 6/11/12; Ordinance
821 adopted 9/12/2022)
That the following sections are hereby revised:
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Section 101.1 Insert: City of Slaton,
Texas.
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Section 106.5.3 Insert: Fee refunds.
This subsection is amended to read:
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The code official shall authorize the refunding of fees as follows:
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a.
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The full amount of any fee paid hereunder that were erroneously
paid or collected.
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b.
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The full amount of fees shall be refunded when paid for a permit
that has not commenced. The code official shall not authorize the
refunding of any fee paid except upon written request by the original
permittee not later than 180 days after the date of fee payment.
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Section 108.4 Insert: Violations penalties.
Shall be amended to read:
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Persons who shall violate a provision of the 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 of certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall
be guilty of a class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more
than five hundred dollars ($500.00). Each day that a violation continues
after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
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Section 108.5 Insert: Stop-work orders.
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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 being 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 fifty dollars ($50.00) or more than five hundred dollars
($500.00).
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(Ordinance 746 adopted 6/11/12; Ordinance
821 adopted 9/12/2022)
