OR 2011-1267 Mechanical CodeAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO.___2011-1267____
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER
15 ARTICLE 15-3 TO ADOPT THE INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL
CODE, 2009 EDITION, AS THE CITY OF COPPELL MECHANICAL
CODE; PROVIDING AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL
MECHANICAL CODE 2009 EDITION; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF
THIS ORDINANCE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; EXCEPT HOWEVER,
WHERE A DIFFERENT PENALTY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY
STATE LAW FOR SUCH OFFENSE WHICH IS A VIOLATION OF ANY
PROVISION OF LAW THAT GOVERNS FIRE SAFETY, ZONING, OR
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION, INCLUDING DUMPING OF
REFUSE, THE PENALTY SHALL BE A FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE
SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH
OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That the City of Coppell Code of Ordinances be, and the same is,
hereby amended by amending Chapter 15, Article 15-3, in part to adopt the International
Mechanical Code, 2009 Edition, with amendments to read as follows:
“ARTICLE 15-3. MECHANICAL CODE
Sec. 15-3. Mechanical Code - Adopted.
There is hereby adopted the International Mechanical Code, 2009 Edition, and made a
part hereof for all purposes, the same as if fully copied in full herein, with the exception
of such sections hereof, which are hereafter deleted, modified or amended.
Sec. 15-3-2. Amendments.
The following sections of the International Mechanical Code, 2009 Edition, are hereby
amended to read as follows:
1. Amend Section 102.8, to read as follows:
102.8 Referenced Codes and Standards.
The codes and standards referenced herein
shall be those that are listed in Chapter 15, and such codes when specifically adopted,
and standards shall be considered part of the requirements of this code to the
prescribed extent of each such reference. Where differences occur between provisions
of this code and the referenced standards, the provisions of this code shall apply.
Whenever amendments have been adopted to the referenced codes and standards, each
reference to said code and standard shall be considered to reference the amendments as
well. Any reference to NFPA 70 or the ICC Electrical Code shall mean the 2011
National Electrical Code as adopted.
2. Add Section 304.11, to read as follows:
304.11 Minimum Burial Depth.
Underground fuel piping systems shall be installed
a minimum depth of 18 inches (458 mm) below grade.
3. Amend Section 306.3, to read as follows:
306.3 Appliances in Attics.
Attics containing appliances requiring access shall be
provided…(bulk of section unchanged)…side of the appliance. The clear access
opening dimensions shall be a minimum of 20 inches by 30 inches (508 mm by 762
mm) or larger where such dimensions are not large enough to allow removal of the
largest appliance. As a minimum, access to the attic space of residential uses shall be
provided by one of the following:
1.A permanent stair.
2.A pull-down stair.
3.An access door from an upper floor level.
Exception: The passageway and level service space are not required where the
appliance is capable of being serviced and removed through the required opening.
4. Amend Section 306.3.1, with the following additional sentence:
306.3.1 Low Voltage Wiring
of 50 volts or less shall be installed in a manner to
prevent physical damage.
5. Amend Section 306.5, to read as follows:
306.5. Equipment and Appliances on Roof and Elevated Structures.
Where
equipment and appliances requiring access are installed on roofs or elevated structures
at a height exceeding 16 feet (2438 mm), such access shall be provided by a
permanent means of access. Permanent exterior ladders providing roof access need
not extend closer than 8 feet (2438 mm) to the finish grade or floor level below and
shall extend to the equipment and appliances level service space. Such access
shall…(bulk of section to read the same)…on roofs having a slope greater than 4 units
vertical in 12 units horizontal.
A receptacle outlet shall be provided at or near the equipment and appliance location
in accordance with the Electrical Code. Low voltage wiring of 50 volts or less shall be
installed in a manner to prevent physical damage.
6. Amend Section 306.5.2, to add a second paragraph to read as follows:
A receptacle outlet shall be provided at or near the equipment and appliance location
in accordance with the Electrical Code. Low voltage wiring of 50 volts or less shall be
installed in a manner to prevent physical damage.
7. Add Section 306.6, to read as follows:
306.6 Water heaters above ground or floor.
When the mezzanine or platform in
which a water heater is installed is more than eight (8) feet (2438 mm) above the
ground or floor level, it shall be made accessible by a stairway or permanent ladder
fastened to the building.
Exception:
A max 10 gallon water heater (or larger with approval) is capable of
being accessed through a lay-in ceiling and a water heater installed is not more than
ten (10) feet (3048 mm) above the ground or floor level and may be reached with a
portable ladder.
306.6.1
Whenever the mezzanine or platform is not adequately lighted or access to a
receptacle outlet is not obtainable from the main level, lighting and a receptacle outlet
shall be provided in accordance with Section 306.3.1.
8. Amend Section 307.2.3, to read as follows:
2. A separate overflow drain line shall be connected to the drain pan provided with
the equipment. Such overflow drain shall discharge to a conspicuous point of disposal
to alert occupants in the event of a stoppage of the primary drain. The overflow drain
line shall connect to the drain pan at a higher level than the primary drain connection.
However, the conspicuous point shall not create a hazard such as dripping over a
walking surface or other areas so as to create a nuisance.
9. Section 403.2.1, add an item 5 to read as follows:
5. Toilet rooms within private dwellings that contain only a water closet, lavatory or
combination thereof may be ventilated with an approved mechanical recirculating fan
or similar device designed to remove odors from the air.
10. Section 501.2; add a third exception, to read as follows:
501.2 Exhaust discharge.
The air removed by every mechanical exhaust system
shall be discharged outdoors at a point where it will not cause a nuisance and not less
than the distances specified in Section 501.2.1. The air shall be discharged to a
location from which it cannot again be readily drawn in by a ventilating system. Air
shall not be exhausted into an attic or crawl space.
Exceptions:
1. Whole-house ventilation-type attic fans shall be permitted to discharge into the
attic space of dwelling units having private attics.
2. Commercial cooking recirculating systems.
3. Toilet room exhaust ducts may terminate in a warehouse or shop area when
infiltration of outside air is present.
11. Amend Section 504.6, to read as follows:
504.6 Domestic clothes dryer ducts.
Exhaust ducts for domestic clothes dryers shall
conform to the requirements of Sections 504.6.1 through 504.6.7. The size of duct
shall not be reduced along its developed length or at the point of termination.
12. Amend Section 607.5.1, to read as follows:
607.5.1 Fire walls.
Ducts and transfer openings permitted in fire walls in accordance
with Section 705.11 of the International Building Code shall be protected with
approved fire dampers installed in accordance with their listing. For hazardous
exhaust systems, see Section 510.1 through 510.9 of the International Mechanical
Code.”
SECTION 2.
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, phrase or work 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 Coppell, Texas hereby
declares it would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity.
SECTION 3.
That the repeal of any ordinance or any portion thereof by the
preceding sections shall not affect or impair any act done or right vested or accrued or
any proceeding, suit or prosecution had or commenced in any cause before such repeal
shall take effect; but every such act done, or right vested or accrued, or proceedings, suit
or prosecution had or commenced shall remain in full force and effect to all intents or
purposes as if such ordinance or part thereof so repealed shall remain in force.
SECTION 4.
That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance or the Code of Ordinances as amended hereby, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of Coppell, Texas,
shall be subject to a fine not to exceed the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for
each offense, except where a different penalty has been established by State law for such
offense, the penalty shall be that fixed by State law, and for any offense which is a
violation of any provision of law that governs fire safety, zoning or public health and
sanitation, including dumping of refuse, the penalty shall be fine not to exceed the sum of
Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense; and each and every day such
offense is continued shall constitute a new and separate offense.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately from and after
its passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases
provide.
DULL y PASSED by the City Council of Coppell, Texas, this the day of
2011.
DOUGLAS/N. STOVER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
CHRISTEL PET TI OS, CITY SEC TARY
TO FORM:
ROBERT HAGER, CIT/-fATTORNEY