Exciting enhancements are coming soon to eCode360! Learn more 🡪
City of Kalamazoo, MI
Kalamazoo County
By using eCode360 you agree to be legally bound by the Terms of Use. If you do not agree to the Terms of Use, please do not use eCode360.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Code
Zoning Map New Laws (15) Index Notes (8)
[B&H Code §§ BH501 - BH503]
DIVISION 1
Generally
[Amended 10-31-1977 by Ord. No. 1126; 3-24-1980 by Ord. No. 11923-24-1980 by Ord. No. 1193; 1-3-1984 by Ord. No. 1308; 4-14-1986 by Ord. No. 1379; 12-4-1989 by Ord. No. 1480; 6-29-1992 by Ord. No. 1536; 2-26-1996 by Ord. No. 1612; 12-20-1999 by Ord. No. 1691; 6-19-2006 by Ord. No. 1804; 9-16-2019 by Ord. No. 1999]
A. 
Pursuant to the Stille-DeRossett-Hale Single State Construction Code Act, MCLA § 125.1501 et seq., as amended, the Michigan Mechanical Code, being the most recent edition as adopted by the State of Michigan, and a complete copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, is hereby adopted by reference thereto as if fully set forth herein, for the purpose of regulating the design, construction, installation, quality of materials, location, operation and maintenance of heating, ventilating, cooling and refrigeration systems, and incinerators and other heat-producing appliances in the City, providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor, and providing penalties for the violation thereof. The City Commission may by resolution establish fees for permits issued for mechanical work authorized by the Michigan Mechanical Code. Unless otherwise expressly provided, in the event of a conflict between any of the provisions of the Michigan Mechanical Code, herein adopted, and a provision of this chapter, or any other provision of this chapter, or any other provision of the Kalamazoo City Code, or any City resolution, rule or regulation, the Michigan Mechanical Code shall control.
B. 
The term "mechanical official," when used in the Michigan Mechanical Code, shall mean the Building Official of the City of Kalamazoo and/or mechanical inspector authorized to act for said Building Official.
A. 
Except as provided in Subsection C or D and under MCLA 339.5819, an individual or other person shall not perform installations, alterations, or servicing of work classifications under MCLA 339.5807(2) that are regulated under the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act unless the person, if the person is an individual, or an employee of the person has received a mechanical contractor's license from the department that has not been revoked or suspended, the license is classified and limited under MCLA 339.5807, and the holder of the license has secured the appropriate permit from the enforcing agency charged with the responsibility of issuing permits.
B. 
A person that performs installations, alterations, or servicing of work classifications under MCLA 339.5807(2) shall designate the holder of a mechanical contractor's license described in Subsection A as the contractor of record and notify the department in writing of the designation.
C. 
If work that is within one of the classifications described in section MCLA 339.5807(2) is performed without compensation by a person that is licensed under this article for or on behalf of a charitable organization, the owner of the property on which the work is performed may obtain the permit required under Subsection A. However, this subsection applies only to the reconstruction, renovation, or remodeling of one- to four-family dwellings.
D. 
A person that is registered as a system provider under the security alarm systems act, 2012 PA 580, MCLA 338.2181 to 338.2187, or licensed as a security alarm system contractor under the private security business and security alarm act, 1968 PA 330, MCLA 338.1051 to 338.1092, is not required to obtain a license from the department under this article or obtain a license or permit from a governmental subdivision or enforcing agency to perform work described in Subsection A in connection with the installation, maintenance, replacement, or servicing of a thermostat for a heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning system or a hydronic heating and cooling system.
E. 
If a contractor of record regularly employs a qualified maintenance crew to perform mechanical contracting work regulated under this article in a facility, this article does not require that the contractor of record perform work in that facility.
DIVISION 2
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 1691, § 25, adopted 12-20-1999, repealed former Div. 2, §§ 9-161 through 9-170, in its entirety which pertained to the mechanical board of appeals and derived from the B&H Code, § BH503(A)1 through 6; Ord. No. 1192, 3-24-1980.
DIVISION 3
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editors Note: Prior to the adoption of Ord. No. 1612, Division 3 was entitled "Trade Licenses"; Ord. No. 1612, adopted 2-26-1996, repealed former Div. 3, § 9-177, in its entirety which pertained to the registration of mechanical contractors and derived from the B&H Code, § BH503(C), E; Ord. No. 1378, 4-14-1986; Ord. No. 1480, 12-4-1989.
[1]
Editor's Note: Sec. 4 of Ord. No. 1612, adopted 2-26-1996, deleted § 9-177 relating to registration of mechanical contractors.
[1]
Editor's Note: Sec. 4 of Ord. No. 1378, adopted 4-14-1986, amended the Code by repealing §§ 9-178 through 9-184, containing provisions relative to mechanical trade licenses and derived from the B&H Code §§ BH503(C)(E), BH709, and from Ord. No. 1193, adopted 3-24-1980.