1999-120AN o r. ANCE aTICLE V
O~CES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS BY ~PEAL~G THE 1994 EDITION
OF THE ~O~ MECHA~C~ CODE TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE
1997 ~FO~ MECHANIC~ CODE WITH CERTAIN ~E~MENTS, PROVID~G
FOR A SEVE~ILITY CLAUSE, PROVID~G A SAV~GS CLAUSE, PROVID~G FOR
A PEN~ ~ THE ~O~T OF $2000 00 FOR VIOLATIONS THE~OF, ~
PROVID~G FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE CITY CO~CIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HE'BY O~S
SECTION I That Section 28-251 of ~lcle V of Chapter 28 of~e Code of Or&n~ces
of the City of Denton, Texas, is hereby ~ended to read as follows
Sec 28-2~1. Adopted
The Umfo~ Mech~cal Code, 1997 Edition, togcthcr with Appendix C ~ereto, as
pubhshed by ~e ~temat~onal Assocla~on of Plmb~ng ~d Mech~lcal Officmls, is
hereby adopted ~d desl~atcd as thc mech~lcal code of the city, the s~e as ~ough
· at e&t~on of such code were cop~cd at length herein, subject to ~c deletions ~d
~en~ents enumerated m section 28-252 A copy of such code ~d appendix shall be
mmntmned m ~e office of the clW sccret~
SECTION II That Section 28-252 off,tlc V of Chapter 28 of~c Code of Ordm~ccs
of the C~ty of Denton ~s hereby ~ended to read as follows
Sec. 28-2~2. Amendments.
The Umfo~ Mech~cal Code, 1997 Edition, adopted in section 28-251, ~s hereby
~ended ~n ~e following respects
(1) SecaonllO1, Board of Appeals Section 1 lO 1 is ~ended to read as follows
In order to dete~me the smtabfl~ty of alternate matenMs ~d me.ods of
cons~et~on ~d to provade for reasonable ~nte~retatlons of th~s code, ~e
pl~blng ~d mech~leM bo~d, ~ established ~d described in section 28-271 et
seq of~e Code of Ordln~ees is created
(2) Section 112 Z Exempt Work Section 112 2 ~s ~ended by adding subsection
112 2 6 to read as follows
6 Only a bualdmg pe~lt shall be required for each new one and ~o f~fly
dwelling ~d for each new multff~fly dwelhng
(3) Secaon 115 3, Plan Rewew Fees Section 115 3 is deleted
(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, Mechamcal 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, avmlable 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 eqmpment
(7) Section 509 1, 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 m day care facilities, churches, employee lunchrooms or similar uses
which are no more hazardous than facilities in an individual unit
(8) Section 602 1, 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 801 O, General Section 801 0 shall be amended by deleting the last
sentence in paragraph 6
(10) Section 9163, Unvented Section 916 3 is amended by adding the following
exception
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Exceptton Unvented fireplaces which comply with ANSI Z 21 11 2, are AGA approved,
are equipped with Oxygen Depletion Safety Shutoff System, and approved for
~nstallatlon may be used
SECTION III That ~f any prowmon of th~s ordinance or the apphcat~on thereof to any
person or circumstances is held invalid, such mvahdlty shall not affect other provisions or
apphcat~ons, and to this end the proms~ons of this ordinance are severable
SECTION IV That all provlsmns of the ordinances of the Caty of Denton m conflict
w~th the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the
ordinances of the C~ty of Denton, not m conflict with the prows~ons of this ordinance, shall
remain an full force and effect
SECTION V That any person violating any promsmn 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 Ordmance 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 C~ty Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this
ordinance to be published twice in the Denton Record-Chromcle, the official newspaper of the
C~ty of Denton, Texas within ten (10) days of the date of its passage
PASSED AND APPROVED thls the ~'7~ dayofC~_~')_2u~52 .... ,1999
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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