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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance #1408 ORDINANCE NO. 1408 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE BY REPEALING CHAPTER 83 THEREOF AND ADOPTING A NEW CHAPTER 83 TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION BY REFERENCE OF THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, BEING VOLUME II OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1967 EDITION AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, PRESCRIB- ING MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR HEATING, VENTILATING, COMFORT-COOLING SYSTEMS AND REFRIGERATION SYS- TEMS The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does or- dain as follows : SECTION 1. Chapter 83 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby repealed. SECTION 2. The Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby amended by adding thereto a new chapter 83 titled, "Uniform Mechanical Code (Uniform Building Code, Volume II, 1967 edition) , being Sections 8311 through 8314 to read as follows : CHAPTER 83 UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE ARTICLE 831 8311. ADOPTION OF THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE (UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, VOLUME II, 1967 EDITION) . There is hereby adopted by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach for the pur- pose of protecting public health and safety by prescribing mini- mum standards for the use, design and installation of heating, 1. Ord 1408 ventilating, comfort-cooling equipment and refrigeration systems, and requiring a, permit and inspection for the installation, alteration and replacement of said equipment, providing for the administration and enforcement of such requirements and pre- scribing penalties for violations thereof, the Uniform Mechani- ca,l Code, being Volume II of the Uniform Building Code, 1967 edition, compiled by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials and International Conference of Build- ing Officials, by reference, of which code not less than three copies have been and now are filed in the office of the Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and the same and the whole thereof, including the appendix of the Uniform Mechanical Code standards and fees specified therein is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as though set out at length herein. 8312. AMENDMENTS MADE IN THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, 1967 EDITION. The Uniform Mechanical Code, 1967 edition, is hereby amended and changed in the following respects. 8312. 1. PERMIT FEES . Section 304 of the Uniform Mechanical Code, 1967 edition, is hereby amended by adding thereto the fol- lowing words and figures: NEW CONSTRUCTION, RESIDENTIAL-SINGLE OR MULTI-FAMILY. Every applicant for a, permit to install, add to, alter, relocate or replace a, heating system, appliances, comfort-cooling system or any part thereof, shall state in writing on the application form provided for that purpose, the character of work proposed to be done and the amount and kind in connection therewith, together 2. Ord 1408 with such information pertinent thereto a,s may be required. Such applicant shall pay for each permit, at the time of issuance, a, fee in accordance with the above schedule, and at the rate provided for each classification shown therein. Fees for new construction, residential, single or multi- family, including all heating and comfort-cooling installations, shall be determined by applying the following formula, tothe square footage of the area. FORMULA: one-half cent (10) per square foot of dwelling area, plus $3 for each permit. Where duct work is being done under separate contract then the permit fee for duct work shall be One Dollar ($1) for resi- dential unit plus Three Dollars ($3) for each permit. Fees for special inspection or investigation to determine code compliance on any items in the above schedule shall be charged per hour, or fraction thereof, at the rate of Five Dollars ($5) per hour. The fees for any installation for which a, permit is required but for which no fee is herein provided, shall be based on the valuation of the proposed work and shall be as stated in Table 3A of the Uniform Building Code, 1967 edition, a,s amended. The fee for plan checking shall be one-fourth (') of total heating and comfort-cooling permit and shall be paid at the time the plans are submitted to the Building Official. Any person who shall commence any warm-air heating, ventilation, comfort-cooling work or refrigeration for which a, permit is re- 3• Ord 1408 required by this code without first having obtained a, permit therefor, if subsequently permitted to obtain a, permit, shall pa,y double the permit fee fixed by this section for such work, with an additional charge of Ten Dollars ($10) . Provided, how- ever, that this provision shall not apply to emergency work when it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Administrative Authority that such work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain a, permit therefor before the commencement of the work. In all such cases, a, permit must be obtained as soon as it is practical to do so, and if there be an unreasonable de- la,y in obtaining such permit, shall pay a double fee as herein provided with an additional charge of Ten Dollars ($10) . REFUND OF FEES . When construction authorized by a, permit is not begun and no inspections have been made, the Direc- tor of Building and Safety shall, upon written request from the permittee, make refund of fees subject to the following limita,- tions : No refund of fees shall be made of the basic permit fee cost of $3 . No refund of fees or any part thereof shall be made unless application for refund shall be made within one hundred twenty (120) days from date of issuance of such permit . 8313 . PENALTY. It shall be unlawful for any person to in- stall, enlarge, alter, reconstruct, equip, repair, use or maintain any heating, ventilating, comfort-cooling or refrigeration system in the city or cause same to be done contrary to or in violation 4. Ord 1408 of any of the provisions of this chapter. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a, misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a, fine of not more than Six Hundred Dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for a, period of not more than one year or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person, firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a, separate offense for each day or portion thereof during which any violations of the provisions of this ordinance is committed, continued or permitted by such person, firm or corporation and shall be punishable therefor as herein provided. 8314. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or void such decision shall not affect the va,- lidity of the rea,mining portions of this chapter. The City Coun- cil hereby declares that it would have adopted and passed this chapter and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that one or more sections, sen- tences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional or void. SECTION 3. The provisions of these sections insofar as they are substantially the same as existing provisions of the Hunting- ton Beach Ordinance Code relating to the same subject matter shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new enactments . SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days from its adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage 5• Ord 1408 of this ordinance and cause same to be published within fifteen days of its adoption in the Huntington Beach News, a, newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in Huntington Beach, California. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a, regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California, held on the 6th day of May 1968. Mayor ATTEST: �-•r/cats-Z. ��,..- �`y'z- �- 7 City CleT APPROVED AS TO FORM: Assistant City Attorney 6. t Ord, No. 1408 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss: CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ) I , PAUL C. JONES, the duly elected, qualified, and acting City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex- officio Clerk of the City Council of the said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing i ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 1155t_h day of April , 19 68�, and was again read to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 6th day of May 19 68 , and was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council. AYES Councilmen: Shipley, Bartlett, McCracken, Kaufman, Matney, Green, ' Coen NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None City Clerk and gkzofficio Clerk of the City Council of the City of. Huntington Beach, California 1, PAUL C. JONES, CITY CLERK of the City of Huntington Beach and ex•officio Clerk of the City Council, do hereby certify that this ordinance has been published in the Huntington Beach News on •--- ... ...... --- 1916 c1�_'_. In ord a nth th Ch ter of said City / .—... !�!�" ' " ' -•�- City Clerk Deputy City Clerk