The purpose of the provisions of this article is to establish rules and regulations for the installation and maintenance of cooling, heating and ventilating equipment and systems within the city, as well as for the regulation of the issuance or refusal of permits and providing for penalties relating to offenses contrary to this mechanical code.

(Ord. No. 96-02, art. IV, § 4-212, 2-19-96)

(a)

The position of mechanical inspector is hereby created in and for the city.

(b)

The mechanical inspector shall be appointed by the city manager. He shall serve at the will and pleasure of the city manager.

(c)

During the temporary absence or disability of the mechanical inspector, the city manager shall designate an acting mechanical inspector.

(Ord. No. 96-02, art. IV, § 4-214, 2-19-96)

Cross reference— Officers and employees, § 2-36 et seq.

(a)

It shall be the duty of the mechanical inspector to enforce the provisions of this article. He shall make inspections of mechanical installations as provided in this article. He shall keep complete records of all permits issued, inspections and reinspections made, and other official work performed in accordance with the provisions of this article.

(b)

The mechanical inspector may accept reports of inspectors of recognized inspection services after investigation of their qualifications and reliability. No certificate called for by any provision of the mechanical code shall be issued on such reports unless the reports are in writing and certified to by a responsible officer of such service.

(Ord. No. 96-02, art. IV, § 4-215, 2-19-96)

It shall be unlawful for the mechanical inspector or for any of his assistants to engage in the business of the sale, installation or maintenance of mechanical equipment, either directly or indirectly. They shall have no financial interest in any concern engaged in such business at any time while holding such office.

(Ord. No. 96-02, art. IV, § 4-216, 2-19-96)

(a)

There is hereby adopted for the city for the purpose of establishing minimum standards for the installation, maintenance, repair and construction of heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation systems, devices and appliances that certain code known as the International Mechanical Code, 2024 edition, and appendix A, as published by the International Code Council, Inc., save and except such portions as are deleted, modified, added or amended. A copy of such code is filed with the city secretary. The code is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length in this section, and the provisions of the code shall be controlling in the installation, construction, maintenance and repair of mechanical systems within the city, save and except such portions of the code as may be inconsistent with this article.

(b)

Within such code, when reference is made to the duties of certain officials named therein, the designated official of the city who has duties corresponding to those of the named officials in such code shall be deemed to be the responsible official insofar as enforcing the provisions of such code is concerned.

(Ord. No. 96-02, art. IV, § 4-241, 2-19-96; Ord. No. 99-08, § 4, 4-19-99; Ord. No. 03-15, § 4, 4-21-03; Ord. No. 05-01, § 4, 1-17-05; Ord. No. 2007-7, § 4, 3-19-07; Ord. No. 2014-19, § 4, 6-16-14; Ord. No. 2019-04, § 11, 2-18-19; Ord. No. 2024-27, § 8, 8-19-24)

Section 114.4, Violation penalties, is hereby deleted in its entirety.

Section 112, Means of appeal, is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(Ord. No. 99-08, § 5, 4-19-99; Ord. No. 03-15, § 5, 4-21-03; Ord. No. 2019-04, § 12, 2-18-19; Ord. No. 2024-27, § 9, 8-19-24)