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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE V OF CHAPTER 28 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS BY REPEALING THE 1994 EDITION
OF THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE
1997 UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, PROVIDING
FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR
A PENALTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $2000 00 FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That Section 28-251 of Article V of Chapter 28 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, 1997 Edition, together with Appendix C thereto, as
published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical 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, subject 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 Article V of Chapter 28 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Denton is hereby amended to read as follows
Sec.28-252. Amendments.
The Uniform Mechanical Code, 1997 Edition, adopted in section 28-251, is hereby
amended in the following respects
(1) Section 1101, 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 of Ordinances is created
(2) Section 112 2, Exempt Work Section 112 2 is amended by adding subsection
112 2 6 to read as follows
6 Only a building permit shall be required for each new one and two family
dwelling and for each new multifamily dwelling
(3) Section 115 3, Plan Review Fees Section 115 3 is deleted
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(4) Section 117 2, Temporary Connections Section 117 2 Temporary Connections 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
(5) Table No 1-1, Mechanical Permit Fees Table No 1-1, Mechanical Permit Fees,
is amended to read as follows
The applicant shall submit the applicable mechanical permit fees, as set forth by
City Council by separate ordinance and, available for public inspection at the
offices of the Building Official and the City Secretary, with his/her application for
permit
(6) Section 303 1, Type of Fuel and Fuel Connections - General Section 303 1 is
amended by changing the first paragraph 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
(7) Section 5091, Where Required Section 509 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 facilities in an individual unit
(8) Section 6021, General Section 602 1 is amended by adding the following
sentence to the first paragraph
P V C , A B S , and Fiberglass duct may be used if installed according to
manufacturers specifications
(9) Section 8010, General Section 8010 shall be amended by deleting the last
sentence in paragraph 6
(10) Section 916 3, Unvented Section 916 3 is amended by adding the following
exception
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Exception Unvented fireplaces which comply with ANSI Z 21 112, are AGA approved,
are equipped with Oxygen Depletion Safety Shutoff System, and approved for
installation may be used
SECTION III That if any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any
person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable
SECTION IV That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Denton in conflict
with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the
ordinances of the City of Denton, not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance, shall
remain in full force and effect
SECTION V That any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall, upon
conviction, be fined a sum not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2000 00) Each day that a
provision of this Ordinance is violated shall constitute a separate and distinct offense
SECTION VI 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
PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of �7.� 1999
JA ILLER, MAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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