That a certain document, three (3) copies of which are on file in the Building & Zoning office of the City of Louisburg, Kansas, being marked and designated as the International Mechanical Code, 2018 Edition, including Appendix A save and except such articles, sections, parts or portions as are hereafter omitted, deleted, modified or changed or added thereto, such incorporation being authorized by K.S.A. § 12-3009 through 12-3012, as amended. Such code, as published by the International Code Council, be and is hereby adopted as the Mechanical Code of the City of Louisburg in the State of Kansas, regulating and governing the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of mechanical systems as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Mechanical Code on file at the office of the City of Louisburg, Kansas, are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this section, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in 4-402.
(Ord. 867; Code 2020; Ord. 1124; Ord. 1141)
The following sections are hereby revised:
Section 101.1 Insert: City of Louisburg, Kansas
Section 106.3 is hereby amended to read as follows: Application for Permit. Each application for a permit, with the required fee, shall be filed with the code official on a form furnished for that purpose and shall contain a general description of the proposed work and its location. The application shall be signed by the owner or an authorized agent. The permit application shall indicate the proposed occupancy of all parts of the building and of the portion of the site or lot, if any, not covered by the building or structure and shall contain such other information required by the code official. An application for a permit for any proposed work shall be deemed to have been abandoned one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of filing, unless such application has been pursued in good faith or a permit has been issued; except that the building official is authorized to grant one or more extensions of time for additional periods not exceeding ninety (90) days each. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated.
Section 106.4.4 is hereby amended to read as follows: Extensions. A permittee holding an unexpired permit shall have the right to apply for an extension of the time within which the permittee will commence work under that permit where work is unable to be commenced within the time required by this section for good and satisfactory reasons. The code official shall extend the time for action by the permittee for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days if there is reasonable cause. The fee for an extension shall be one-half the amount required for a new permit for such work.
Section 106.5.2 is hereby amended to read as follows: Fee schedule. The fees for mechanical work shall be as indicated in the following schedule.
MECHANICAL PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE
Furnace Installation $25
Air Conditioner Installation $25
Heat Pump Installation $25
Hot Water Heater Installation $25
All Other Mechanical Permits $25
Inspections outside of normal business hours $50/hour (2 hour minimum).
Section 106.5.3 is hereby amended to read as follows: Fee refunds. The code official shall authorize the refunding of fees as follows.
1. The full amount of any fee paid hereunder that was erroneously paid or collected.
2. Not more than fifty percent (50%) of the permit fee paid where work has not been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code.
The code official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid, except upon written application filed by the original permittee not later than 180 days after the date of fee payment.
New Section 106.6 is hereby added to read as follows: Placement of Permit. All permits shall be posted to be visible from the street and kept on the site of the work until the completion of the project.
Section 108.5 is hereby amended to read as follows: Stop work orders. Upon notice from the code official that mechanical work is being performed 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 authorized 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 having been 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 in violation of this code and subject to penalties as prescribed by ordinance.
Section 401.2 is hereby amended to read as follows: Ventilation required. Every occupied space shall be ventilated by natural means in accordance with Section 402 or by mechanical means in accordance with Section 403. Where the air infiltration rate of a dwelling unit is less than three (3) air changes per hour when tested with a blower door at a pressure of 0.2 inch water column (50 Pa) in accordance with International Residential Code Section N1102.4.1.2, the dwelling unit shall be provided with whole-house mechanical ventilation in accordance with Section M1505.4. Ambulatory care facilities and Group I-2 occupancies shall be ventilated by mechanical means in accordance with Section 407. Mechanical ventilation efficiency testing will be accomplished when required by the Building official.
Section [F] 513.12.2 Wiring is hereby repealed.
Section 602.3 Add item 7 as follows:
Thermo-pan® or like material shall not be used in basements for panning the bottom of open joints spaces to create a joist space plenum.
Section 606.2.1 is hereby amended to read as follows: Return air systems. Smoke detectors shall be installed in return air systems with a design capacity greater than 4,000 cfm (1.88 m3/s), in the return air duct or plenum upstream of any filters, exhaust air connections, outdoor air connections, or decontamination equipment and appliances.
Exception: Smoke detectors are not required in the return air system where all portions of the building served by the air distribution system are protected by area smoke detectors connected to a fire alarm system in accordance with the International Fire Code. The area smoke detection system shall comply with Section 606.4.
Section 606.2.2 is hereby amended to read as follows: Common supply return air systems. Where multiple air-handling systems share common supply or return air ducts or plenums with a combined design capacity greater than 4,000 cfm (1.88 m3/s), the return air system shall be provided with smoke detectors in accordance with Section 606.2.1.
Exception: Individual smoke detectors shall not be required for each fan-powered terminal unit, provided that such units do not have an individual design capacity greater than 2,000 cfm (0.9 m3/s) and will be shut down by activation of one of the following:
1. Smoke detectors required by Sections 606.2.1 and 606.2.3.
2. An approved area smoke detector system located in the return air plenum serving such units.
3. An area smoke detector system as prescribed in the exception to Section 606.2.1.
In all cases, the smoke detectors shall comply with Sections 606.4 and 606.4.1.
(Ord. 867; Code 2020; Ord. 1124; Ord. 1141)
The violation of this article by any person, whether owner, tenant, contractor or other person, shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars for each offense. In case any activity is, or is proposed to be, used in violation of this article, the Building Inspector, City Attorney, or other appropriate authority of the municipality may, in addition to other remedies, institute injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful activity.
(Ord. 867; Code 2020; Ord. 1124; Ord. 1141)