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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON AMENDING CHAPTER 28, SECTIONS
251 AND 252 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS,
ADOPTING THE 1994 UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS,
DELETIONS, AND ADDITIONS THERETO, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE AND REPEALING CLAUSE, PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That Section 28-251 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Denton, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows
Sec 28-251 Adopted
The Uniform Mechanical Code, 1994 Edition, together with
Appendix C thereto, as published by the International Conference of
Building Officials, is hereby adopted and designated as the
mechanical code of the city, the same as though that edition of
such code were copied at length herein, sub]ect to the deletions
and amendments enumerated in Section 28-252 A copy of such code
and appendix shall be maintained in the Office of the City
Secretary
SECTION II That Section 28-252 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Denton, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows
Sec 28-252 Amendments
The Uniform Mechanical Code, 1994 Edition, adopted in Section
28-251, is hereby amended in the following respects
(1) Section 103, Scope Section 103 is amended by deleting
subsections 103 4, 103 5, and 103 7
(2) Section 110 1 Board of Appeals Section 110 1 is
amended to read as follows
In order to determine the suitability of alternate
materials and methods of construction and to provide for
reasonable interpretations of this code, the plumbing and
mechanical board, as established and described in section
28-271 et seq of the Code is created
(3) Section 112 2, Exempt Work Section 112 2 is amended by
adding subsection 6 to read as follows
6 Only a building permit shall be required for each new
one and two-family dwelling not exceeding four thousand
five hundred ninety-nine (4,599) square feet in floor
area and for each new multifamily complex
(4) Section 114 1 2, Partial Permits Section 114 1 2 is
deleted
(5) Section 115 3, Plan Review Fees Section 115 3 is
deleted
(6) Section 115 6 1 Building permit fee refund Section
115 6 1 is deleted
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Section 115 6 2
(8) Section 117 2 Temporary Connections Section 117 2 is
amended to read as follows
The building official may authorize temporary connection
of the mechanical equipment to the source of energy or
fuel for the purpose of testing equipment or for the
temporary use for a period of time not to exceed sixty
(60) days, provided such energy -fuel system meets the
requirements of the plumbing or electrical code,
whichever is applicable, regarding safety
(9) Table No 1-A, Mechanical Permit Fees Table No 1-A,
Mechanical Permit Fees, is amended to read as follows
Mechanical Permit Fees
Permit Issuance
1 For the issuance of each permit $15 00
2 For issuing each supplemental permit 4 50
Unit Fee Schedule
1 For the installation or relocation of each forced -air or
gravity -type furnace or burner, including ducts and vents
attached to such appliance, up to and including 100,000
Btu/h 9 00
2 For the installation or relocation of each forced -air or
gravity -type furnace or burner, including ducts and vents
attached to such appliance over 100,000 Btu/h 11 00
3 For the installation or relocation of each floor furnace,
including vent 9 00
4 For the installation or relocation of each suspended heater,
recessed wall heater or floor -mounted unit heater 9 00
5 For the installation, relocation or replacement of each
appliance vent installed and not included in an appliance
permit 4 50
6 For the repair of, alteration of, or addition to each heating
appliance, refrigeration unit, cooling unit, absorption unit,
or each heating, cooling, absorption, or evaporative cooling
system, including installation of controls regulated by this
code 9 00
7 For the installation or relocation of each boiler or
compressor to and including three horsepower, or each
absorption system to and including 100,000 Btu/h 9 00
8 For the installation or relocation of each boiler or
compressor over three horsepower to and including 15
horsepower, or each absorption system over 100,000 Btu/h and
including 500,000 Btu/h 16 50
9 For the installation or relocation of each boiler or
compressor over 15 horsepower to and including 30 horsepower,
or each absorption system over 500,000 Btu/h to and including
1,000,000 Btu/h 22 50
10 For the installation or relocation of each boiler or
compressor over 30 horsepower to and including 50 horsepower,
or for each absorption system over 1,000,000 Btu/h to and
including 1,750,000 Btu/h 33 50
11 For the installation or relocation of each boiler or
refrigeration compressor over 50 horsepower, or each
absorption system over 1, 750, 000 Btu/h 56 00
12 For each air -handling unit to and including 10,000 cubic feet
per minute, including ducts attached thereto 6 50
Note: This fee shall not apply to an air -handling unit which
is a portion of a factory assembled appliance, cooling unit,
evaporative cooler or absorption unit for which a permit is
required elsewhere in this code
13 For each air -handling unit over 10,000 cfm 11 00
14 For each evaporative cooler other than portable type 6 50
15 For each ventilation fan connected to a single duct 4 50
16 For each ventilation system which is not a portion of any
heating or air-conditioning system authorized by a permit 6 50
17 For the installation of each hood which is served by
mechanical exhaust, including the ducts for such hood 6 50
18 For the installation or relocation of each domestic -type
incinerator 11 00
19 For the installation or relocation of each commercial or
industrial -type incinerator
45 00
20 For each appliance or piece of equipment regulated by this
code but not classed in other appliance categories, or for
which no other fee is listed in this code 6 50
(10) Table No 1-A Other Inspections and Fees Table No 1-A
is amended to read as follows
Other Inspections and Fees
1 Inspections outside of normal business
hours, per trip $40 00
2 Reinspection fees assessed under provisions
of Section 116 6, per trip $20 00
3 Inspections for which no fee is specifically
indicated, per trip $20 00
4 Additional plan review required by changes,
additions or revisions to approved plans $20 00
(11) Section 303 1 Type of Fuel and Fuel Connections -
General Section 303 1 is amended to read as follows
Each appliance shall be designed for use with the type of
fuel to which it will be connected Appliances shall not
be converted from the fuel specified on the rating plate
for use with a different fuel unless the converted
appliance is properly relabeled and the conversion is
made as recommended by the manufacturer of the original
equipment or the conversion equipment
(12) Section 304 6 Liquified Petroleum Gas Appliances The
last sentence of Section 304 6 is deleted
(13) Section 308 Location in Garages and Warehouses
Subsections 308 1, 308 2, and 308 3 are amended to read as follows
Heating and cooling equipment which generates a glow or
spark or flame capable of igniting flammable vapors may be
located in garages provided that
1) The pilots and burners or heating elements and
switches of such equipment are located at least eighteen
(18) inches above the floor level, and
2) Such heating or cooling equipment is located in an
approved compartment having a tight fitting door assembly
adequately sealed to retard the entrance of flammable
vapors All combustion air for such installations shall
be supplied from outside the building or from a properly
ventilated attic space
(14) Section 327 6, Unvented Section 327 6 is amended by
adding the following exception
Exception Unvented fireplaces which comply with ANSI Z
21 11^2, are AGA approved, are equipped with an Oxygen Depletion
Safety Shutoff System, and approved for installation and use may be
used
(15) Section 508 1 Where Hoods Are Required Section 508 1
is amended by adding a second paragraph to read as follows
The above requirements shall not apply to domestic -type
cooking equipment located in day care facilities, churches,
employee lunchrooms or similar uses which are no more hazardous
than kitchen facilities in an individual unit
(16) Section 601 1, Material Section 601 1 is amended to
read as follows
Material Supply air, return air and outside air for heating,
cooling or evaporative cooling systems shall be conducted through
duct systems constructed of metal as set forth in Tables 6-A, 6-B
and 6-C, metal ducts complying with U M C Standard 6-2 with prior
approval, or factory -made air ducts complying with U M C Standard
6-1 Ducts, plenums and fittings may be constructed of asbestos
cement, concrete, clay or ceramics when installed in the ground or
in a concrete slab, provided the joints are tightly sealed
P V C , A B S , and Fiberglass ducts may be used if installed
according to manufacturer specifications
(17) Section 601 4 Factory -made Air Ducts Section 601 4 is
amended to read as follows
Factory -made air ducts Factory -made air ducts shall be
approved for the use intended or shall conform to the requirements
of U M C Standard 6-1 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 U M C
Standard 6-1 and U M C Standard 6-5 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 U M C
Standard 6-1 and Standard 6-5
(18) Section 702 3 Louvers, Grilles and Screens Section
702 3 is amended by adding the following sentence
Ducts conveying air from an attic space shall extend at
least two inches above insulation or other obstructions
The attic space shall be ventilated by fresh -air openings
or louvers on a vertical wall or at two different levels
or elevations
(19) Section 801 2, Limitations Section 801 2 is amended by
deleting the second sentence
(20) Section 801 4 Aooliance Designed for Tyne B Vents
Section 801 4 is amended to read as follows
Gas venting systems serving appliances equipped with
draft hoods and appliances listed for use with Type B
vents may be designed in accordance with tables in
Appendix C Chapter 8
(21) Section 810 Existing Venting Systems Section 810 is
amended by removing the word "lawfully" from subsection 1
SECTION III, That if any section, subsection, paragraph,
sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the City
Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have
enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity
SECTION IV, All ordinances or parts of ordinances in force
when the provisions of this ordinance become effective which are
inconsistent or in conflict with the terms or provisions contained
in this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of any such
conflict
SECTION V That this ordinance shall become effective
fourteen (14) days from the date of its passage, and the City
Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance
to be published twice in the Denton Record -Chronicle, the official
newspaper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the
date of its passage T``
PASSED AND APPROVED this the & day of 1996
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JAC ILLER, MAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
HERBERT L. PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
BY