Note: Prior ordinance history: Ord. 568.
A. 
There is adopted by reference the California Mechanical Code, 2022 Edition, which is based on the 2021 Uniform Mechanical Code and is published by the California Building Standards Commission as Part 4 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations. A copy of the Code together with the local amendments is on file with the building and safety division.
B. 
The California Mechanical Code, 2022 Edition (hereinafter "Mechanical Code") shall be the Mechanical Code for the city and said Code together with the adopted appendices and the additions, deletions and amendments set forth in this chapter shall regulate and govern the requirements for the installation and maintenance of heating, ventilating, cooling, and refrigeration systems within the city as well as the issuance of permits and the collection of permit fees.
(Ord. 646 § 5, 2007; Ord. 647 § 5, 2008; Ord. 698 § 5, 2010; Ord. 728 § 4, 2013; Ord. 782 § 4, 2016; Ord. 834 § 4, 2020; Ord. 866 § 4, 2022)
A. 
The following modifications, amendments and deletions are made to the Mechanical Code:
1. 
Section 102.5 is amended to read as follows:
Section 102.5 HEALTH AND SAFETY
102.5.1 Conditions. Equipment regulated by this Mechanical Code that is unsafe or that constitutes a fire or health hazard or is otherwise dangerous to human life is, for the purpose of this section, unsafe. Use of equipment regulated by this Mechanical Code constituting a hazard to safety, health, or public welfare by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, fire hazard, disaster, damage, or abandonment is, for the purpose of this section, an unsafe use.
102.5.2 Unlawful acts. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this Mechanical Code for any person, firm, or corporation to use equipment regulated by this code that is deemed unsafe or to engage in the unsafe use of such equipment.
2. 
Section 104.5 is amended to read as follows:
104.5 Payment of fees. On buildings, structures, and mechanical systems or alterations requiring a permit under this code, a fee for each permit shall be paid as required, and in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by the City Council, a copy of which is on file with the Building and Safety Division.
3. 
Section 106.0 is amended to read as follows:
Section 106.0 VIOLATIONS
106.1 Unlawful acts. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to erect, construct, alter, extend, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use or maintain mechanical systems or equipment regulated by this Mechanical Code or cause or permit the same to be done in violation of this code. It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, construct, alter or repair a mechanical system in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the Chief Building Official or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code.
106.2 Public nuisance; Abatement. Any violation of this Mechanical Code, including the adopted appendices, which results in a public nuisance pursuant to Chapter 13.80 of the City's Municipal Code may be abated in accordance with Title 13 of the City's Municipal Code.
106.3 Penalties. Any person who violates a provision of this Mechanical Code, including the adopted appendices, or fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who erects, constructs, alters, extends, repairs, moves, improves, removes, converts or demolishes, equips, uses or maintains mechanical systems or equipment in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the Chief Building Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code shall be guilty of an infraction violation, and the violator shall be subject to the provisions set forth in Chapter 13.65 (Infraction Violations) of the City's Municipal Code, including, but not limited to, the imposition of any and all civil and criminal penalties set forth therein.
106.4 Unlawful acts. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to erect, construct, alter, extend, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use or maintain mechanical systems or equipment regulated by this Mechanical Code or cause or permit the same to be done in violation of this code. It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, construct, alter or repair a mechanical system in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the Chief Building Official or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code.
106.5 Public nuisance; Abatement. Any violation of this Mechanical Code, including the adopted appendices, which results in a public nuisance pursuant to Chapter 13.80 of the City's Municipal Code may be abated in accordance with Title 13 of the City's Municipal Code.
4. 
Section 107.0 is amended to establish the board of appeals for the Mechanical Code:
107.1 General. The Board of Appeals established pursuant to Section 113 of the Building Code shall serve as the Board of Appeals for this Mechanical Code. The procedures established in CBC Section 113 for the filing of appeals shall be applicable to appeals filed pursuant to this Code.
5. 
Section 107.2 is amended to limit the authority of the board of appeals:
107.2 Limitations on authority. The Board of Appeals is created to determine the suitability of alternate materials and methods of construction governed by this Mechanical Code. The Board of Appeals shall have no authority to waive requirements of the Mechanical Code.
(Ord. 646 § 5, 2007; Ord. 647 § 5, 2008; Ord. 698 § 5, 2010; Ord. 728 § 4, 2013; Ord. 782 § 4, 2016; Ord. 834 § 4, 2020; Ord. 866 § 4, 2022)
There is adopted by reference and without amendment, the following appendices to the Mechanical Code: Appendix B: Procedures to Be Followed to Place Gas Equipment in Operation.
Appendix C: Installation and Testing of Oil (Liquid) Fuel-Fired Equipment.
Appendix G: Sizing of Venting Systems and Outdoor Combustion and Ventilation Opening Design.
(Ord. 646 § 5, 2007; Ord. 647 § 5, 2008; Ord. 698 § 5, 2010; Ord. 728 § 4, 2013; Ord. 782 § 4, 2016; Ord. 834 § 4, 2020; Ord. 866 § 4, 2022)