This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Dixon Mechanical Code" and may hereinafter be referred to as such or "this code." Article, section, division, and appendix numbers used in DMC § 16.07.030 are those of the California Mechanical Code or codes adopted therein by reference.
(Ord. 22-008 § 4)
Those certain codes and standards known as the 2025 California Mechanical Code, Title 24, California Code of Regulations, Part 4 (hereinafter the “California Mechanical Code” or “CMC”), which incorporates and amends by reference the 2024 Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC) published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, including Appendices Chapter 1 (Administration), Appendix A (Residential Plans Examiner Review Form for HVAC System Design), Appendix B (Procedures to be Followed to Place Gas Equipment in Operation), Appendix C (Installation and Testing of Oil (Liquid) Fuel-Fired Equipment) and Appendix D (Manufactured/Mobile Home Parks and Recreational Vehicle Parks), are hereby adopted by reference save and except such portions as are deleted, modified or amended by DMC § 16.07.030. Not less than one copy of the CMC has been and is now filed in the Dixon Building Department, 600 East A Street, Dixon, CA 95620. Said code is adopted by reference pursuant to Cal. Gov't Code § 50022 et seq.
(Ord. 22-008 § 4; Ord. 25-007, 12/2/2025)
Notwithstanding the provisions of DMC § 16.07.020, the CMC and the UMC are amended as follows:
Section 115.1 is amended to read as follows:
115.1 General. Fees shall be assessed in accordance with the current fee schedule adopted by the City Council. All References to Table 1-1 in Subsections 115.1, 115.2, and 115.3 are hereby deleted.
(Ord. 22-008 § 4)
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or the codes adopted by reference and amended herein or fails to comply therewith, or who violates or fails to comply with any order made thereunder, or who builds in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, shall severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance, respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor, unless the City Attorney determines the violation should be punished as an infraction. Misdemeanor violations shall be punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the County jail for a period of time not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The imposition of one (1) penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified, each ten (10) days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.
The application of any above-mentioned penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of the prohibited conditions and/or the imposition of administrative fines or citations for the violation of the provisions of this chapter if approved by the City Council.
(Ord. 22-008 § 4)
In addition to any other enforcement mechanism prescribed by law, this chapter may be enforced by the issuance of administrative citations pursuant to the administrative citation ordinance (Chapter 9.01 DMC, Article VI).
(Ord. 22-008 § 4)