The “standard code” as referred to herein shall be the Uniform Mechanical Code, 2006 Edition, as published by the International Association of Plumbing & Mechanical Official, 5001 E Philadelphia St, Ontario CA, 91761-2816, and as amended herein. The standard code shall include all appendices and codified supplements to the Uniform Mechanical Code, 2006 Edition, with the exception of Table 1-A. The standard code is hereby adopted as the mechanical code for Park City, Kansas, and is incorporated by reference herein as if fully set out in this section.

Section 111 of the standard code is amended to read as follows:

111.1 General. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, demolish, equip, use, or maintain any mechanical system or equipment, or cause or permit the same to be done in the City of Park City in violation of the standard code.

111.2 Service of Notice of Violation and Order to Comply. Whenever the building official or any code enforcement officer authorized under this article has probable cause to believe that a person, firm, or corporation is committing or has committed a violation of any provision of the standard code, the building official or such code enforcement officer may first cause a notice of violation and order to comply to be served upon said person, firm, or corporation responsible therefor. Such notice shall:

1.    Be in writing;

2.    Include a description of the real estate and/or street address sufficient for identification;

3.    Specify the violation, which exists, and the correction ordered;

4.    Allow a reasonable time for the performance of any act it requires.

Such notice shall be deemed to be properly served upon such alleged violator if a copy thereof is delivered to such alleged violator personally, or, if not found, a copy thereof is left at such alleged violator’s place of abode or business with a person of suitable age and discretion who shall be informed of the contents thereof. Such notice shall also be deemed to be properly served upon the alleged violator if a copy thereof is sent by mail to such alleged violator’s last known address, or, if the letter with the copy is returned showing it has not been delivered, a copy thereof is posted in a conspicuous place in, on, or about the building or structure affected by the notice.

111.3 Enforcement. In case any notice of violation and order to comply authorized herein is not complied with, the building official or such code enforcement officer may request the city attorney to institute an appropriate action or proceeding against the person, firm, or corporation responsible for the violation:

1.    To restrain, correct, or remove the violation or to compel such person, firm, or corporation to refrain from any further execution of work;

2.    To restrain or correct the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, movement, improvement, removal, conversion, demolition, equipping, use, or maintenance of such mechanical system or equipment;

3.    To require the removal of work in violation;

4.    To prevent the use of the mechanical system or equipment or any part thereof, which is erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved, improved, removed, converted, demolished, equipped, used, or maintained in violation of the standard code or in violation of a plan or specification under which an approval, permit or certificate was issued.

In addition, or in the alternative, the building official or a code enforcement officer may proceed with the penalties provision.

111.4 Penalties.

111.4.1 Issuance of Uniform Complaint and Notice to Appear. Whenever the building official or the code enforcement officer authorized under this article has probable cause to believe that a person, firm, or corporation is committing or has committed a violation of any provision of the standard code, the building official or such code enforcement officer may serve upon such accused person a uniform complaint and notice to appear.

111.4.2 Classification of Violations and Schedule of Fines. An accused person who shall be convicted in municipal court for violation of any provision of the standard code or this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to payment of a fine which shall be fixed by the court at a sum not to exceed $500.00.

111.4.3 Separate Offense. Each day that any violation of the standard code or this article occurs after the passage of the reasonable time for performance of any act required by a notice of violation and order to comply has been served in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as a separate violation.

111.4.4 Authority to Permit. The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans shall not be deemed or construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, ay violation of any of the provisions of the standard code or of this article. No permit presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of the standard code or of this article shall be valid.

111.4.5 Effect of Permit. The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans shall not prevent the building official from thereafter requiring the correction of errors in said plans and specifications or from preventing construction operations being carried on thereunder when in violation of the standard code or of this article.

Section 115.2 of the standard code is amended as follows:

115.2 Permit Fees. The fee for each mechanical permit shall be as set forth in Table No. 1-A below, and shall accompany each application made for such a permit.

       EXCEPTION: Installations for new one and two family dwellings shall not be required to obtain an individual mechanical permit or to pay a mechanical permit fee because the applicable building permit and fee which have been issued and paid are inclusive of the mechanical installation. Refer to the adopting article of the Park City Building Code for building permit requirements and for the table of building permit fees for one-and two-family dwelling construction.

(Ord. 1007; Code 2021)

Table 1-A of the standard code is amended as follows:  

Table No. 1-A-MECHANICAL PERMIT FEES

The fee for each Mechanical permit shall be as set forth in Table 1-A and shall accompany each application made for such a permit.

(Ord. 1007; Code 2021)

Section 118 is created to read as follows:

118.1 Mechanical Inspector Position Created. There is hereby created the position of mechanical inspector, which shall be appointed by the building official. More than one mechanical inspector may be appointed at the discretion of the building official.

118.2 Qualifications. Person(s) chosen to fill the position of mechanical inspector shall be possessed of such executive ability as is requisite for the performance of assigned duties, have a thorough knowledge of the standard materials and methods used in the installation of mechanical equipment, be well-versed in approved methods of construction for safety to persons and property, the statutes of the state relating to mechanical work and any orders, rules, and regulations issued by authority thereof, and the standard code, have at least five (5) years experience as a certified master or journeyman mechanic in the installation of mechanical equipment, and hold a current master mechanic’s certificate, or, in lieu of such experience and certification, shall hold a current and valid mechanical inspector certificate issued by the International Code Council and have two (2) years experience in mechanical inspection.

118.3 Appointment. Any person who is in the employ of the city and who holds a current and valid residential combination inspector certificate or a residential mechanical inspector certificate issued by the International Code Council shall also be qualified as a mechanical inspector for the inspection of installations in one and/or two-family dwelling units.

Section 204-B of the standard code is amended to read as follows:

“Building official” is the official or other designated authority charged with the administration and enforcement of the standard code, and that official’s designee. The terms “building official” and “Department director of the department of code enforcement” are synonymous. The building official and “code enforcement officer,” as defined in K.S.A. 19-101d (b)(2), shall have the power to sign, issue and execute uniform complaints and notices to appear as set out in K.S.A. 19-101d.

Section 504.3.2.2 of the standard code is amended to read as follows:

504.3.2.2 Length limitation. Unless otherwise permitted or required by the dryer manufacturer’s installation instruction and approved by the building official, domestic dryer moisture exhaust ducts shall not exceed a total combined horizontal and vertical length of twenty-five (25) feet (7625 mm), including four (4) 90 degree elbows for rigid metal ducts. Two (2) feet shall be deducted for each 90 degree elbow in excess of four (4). Metal dryer exhaust ducts shall be installed with the male end down-stream in the direction of flow.

Section 508.1 of the standard code is amended to read as follows:

508.1 Where Hoods Are Required. Hoods shall be installed at or above all commercial-type deep fat fryers, broilers, fry grills, steam-jacketed kettles, hot-top ranges, ovens, barbecues, rotisseries, dish washing machines and similar equipment which produce comparable amounts of steam, smoke, grease or heat in a food-processing establishment. For the purpose of this section, a food-processing establishment shall include any building or portion thereof used for the processing of food, but shall not include a dwelling unit.

EXCEPTIONS: Domestic Cooking Appliances. Domestic cooking appliances used for commercial purposes shall be provided with a commercial Type I exhaust hood.

Type I hood need not be provided in the following occupancies or homes:

1.    Group R Division 3 occupancies and family daycare homes (registered and licensed daycare homes).

2.    Boardinghouse where table board is provided for 10 or less boarders. A boarder is a person not employed by the owner or not related to the owner by birth or marriage.

3.    Adult care centers, correctional placement residences, group boarding homes for children, halfway houses, group homes and homes for the aged where meals and sleeping accommodations are provided to 10 or less clients. A client is a person not employed by the owner or not related to the owner by birth or marriage.

4.    The authority having jurisdiction may grant an exception to the Type I grease hood requirement in places of assembly, provided the use is limited to two days a week or less, and used in reheating of food or occasional food preparation on residential-type ranges, and no indication of a hazardous condition exists.

Section 602.3 of the standard code is amended to read as follows:

602.3 Factory-Made Air Ducts. Factory-made air ducts shall be approved for the use intended or shall conform to the requirements of the referenced standard for air ducts in Chapter 17. Each portion of a factory-made air duct system shall be identified by the manufacturer with a label or other suitable identification indicating compliance with the referenced standard for air ducts in Chapter 17 and its class designation. These ducts shall be listed and shall be installed in accordance with the terms of their listing and the requirements of UMC Standard No. 6-5.

Section 605 of the standard code is amended by deleting Exceptions (D) and (E) in their entirety.

Table 6-6A of the standard code is amended to read as follows:

Minimum Duct Insulation R Value Cooling and Heating Only, Supply and Return Ducts

The Director of Code Enforcement has established the following minimum design criteria to be used in reference to this table.

1.     Heating-Only Ducts Envelope Criteria 5-13 to 5-15.

2.     Cooling-Only Ducts Envelope Criteria 5-12, 14, 17, 19, 21.

3.     Return Ducts Envelope Criteria 5-15 to 5-26.

Table 6-6B of the standard code is amended to read as follows:

Minimum Duct Insulation R Value Combined Heating and Cooling Ducts

The Director of Code Enforcement has established the following minimum design criteria to be used in reference to this table.

1.     Heating and Cooling Ducts Combined Envelope Criteria 5-15.

Section 904.12 of the standard code is amended to read as follows:

904.12 Appliances in under-floor spaces.

904.12.1 A crawl space in which an appliance is installed shall be accessible through an opening and passageway at least as large as the largest component of the appliance, and not less than twenty-two (22) inches X thirty (30) inches. (560 mm x 760 mm)

904.12.2 Where the height of the passageway is less than six (6) feet (1.8 mm), the distance from the passageway access to the appliance shall not exceed twenty (20) feet (6.1 m) measured along the center-line of the passageway.

904.12.3 The passageway shall be unobstructed and shall be not less than twenty-four (24) inches wide from the entrance opening to the appliance.

904.12.4 A level working space not less than thirty (30) inches (760 mm) by thirty (30) inches (760 mm) with a minimum height of thirty (30) inches (760 mm) shall be provided in front of the service side of the appliance.

904.12.5 A permanent 120-volt receptacle outlet and a lighting fixture shall be installed near the appliance. The switch controlling the lighting fixture shall be located at the entrance to the passageway.

Section 1107.3 of the standard code is amended to read as follows:

1107.3 Exits shall comply with section 1015.4 of the 2006 International Building Code.

Section 1107.5 of the standard code is amended to read as follows:

1107.5 Refrigeration machinery rooms shall be separated from other portions of the building, as required in the Incidental Use Table # 508.2 in the 2006 International Building Code.

Not less than three (3) copies of the standard code as adopted herein shall be filed with the city clerk. Such copies shall be marked or stamped “official copy as adopted by Ordinance No.811-2007,” with all sections or portions thereof intended to be omitted clearly marked to show any such omissions. Such copies shall have attached a copy of this article and shall be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable business hours. Copies in numbers as needed shall also be furnished without charge by the Park City Department of Code Enforcement to the courts and all administrative departments charged with enforcement of the standard code.

The building official shall have the authority to promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the purpose of the standard code.