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Chapter 14.16
UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE*
Sections:
14.16.010 Reinspection. 14.16.020 Section 304 amended--Permit
fees. 14.16.030 Table 5-B amended--Standard
clearances for heating appliances. 14.16.040 Section 710 subsections (e)
and (f) amended--Heating appliances mounted on roof or exterior
walls of building. 14.16.050 Section 710(h) amended--Access
to roof or exterior mounted heating appliances. 14.16.060 Section 2005 added--Kitchen
ventilation. 14.16.070 Section 1301 amended--Evaporative
coolers. 14.16.080 Section 1903 amended--Clothes
dryers. 14.16.090 Section 2002(b) amended--Prevention
of grease accumulation.
* For statutory provisions authorizing local governments
to adopt building regulations which impose restrictions equal
to or greater than those imposed by statute, see Health &
Safety. Code §§17951 and 17952; for the authority
to adopt Uniform Codes by reference, see Gov. Code §50022.1
et seq.
14.16.010 Reinspection.
A. A reinspection fee may be charged for each subsequent inspection
of a job under circumstances where the job was not ready for
inspection or where corrections previously required were not
completed.
B. This section is not to be interpreted as requiring reinspection
fees the first time a job is rejected for failure to comply
with the requirements of this code, but is meant to control
the practice of requesting inspection before the job is ready
for such inspection or reinspection. Reinspection fees may
be assessed when the permit card is not properly posted on
the worksite, the approved plans are not readily available
to the inspector, for failure to provide access on the date
for which inspection is requested, or for deviating from plans
requiring the approval of the building official.
C. To obtain a reinspection, the applicant shall file an application
in writing upon a form furnished for that purpose and pay
the reinspection fee.
D. No additional inspections of the work will be performed
until the required fees have been paid.
(Ord. 367-1 §23, 1981: Ord. 367 §30, 1972). top
14.16.020 Section 304 amended--Permit
fees. Section 304 is amended to read as follows:
Permit fees shall be as set by Resolution of the Board of
Supervisors. (Ord. 367-J §24, 1981: Ord. 367-A §5,
1974: Ord. 367 §31, 1972). top
14.16.030 Table 5-B amended--Standard
clearances for heating appliances. Table 5-B, Standard
Clearances for Heating Appliances, is amended to read as follows:
All ICBO listed fireplaces and fireplace stoves shall maintain
the clearances specified in the report. All unlisted free
standing fireplaces or stoves approved by the Building Official
shall maintain a minimum 36" regardless of the materials
used on the adjoining walls.
(Ord. 367-J §25, 1981). top
14.16.040 Section 710 subsections
(e) and (f) amended--Heating appliances mounted on roof or
exterior walls of building. Subsections (e) and (f)
of Section 710 are amended to read as follows:
(e) Platform. Every appliance located on a building shall
be installed on a substantial level platform. Whenever the
roof has a slope greater than five (5) inches measured vertically
to twelve (12) inches measured horizontally, a level working
platform not less than thirty (30) inches in depth shall be
provided in front of the entire firebox and control sides
of the appliance. All sides of any working platform shall
be protected by a substantial railing forty-two (42) inches
apart, except that parapets at-least twenty-four (24) inches
in height may be utilized in lieu of rails or guards.
(f) Catwalk. A catwalk not less than sixteen (16) inches
in width and provided with substantial cleats spaced not more
than sixteen (16) inches apart shall be provided from the
roof access to every required
working platform at the appliance. The catwalk shall not impair
the weather protection of the roof and shall be secured to
roof sheathing.
EXCEPTION: This requirement shall not apply if the slope
of the roof is not more than five (5) inches measured vertically
to twelve (12) inches horizontally.
(Ord. 367-L 57, 1983; Ord. 367-J §26, 1981). top
14.16.050 Section 710(h) amended--Access
to roof or exterior mounted heating appliances. Section
710(h) is amended to read as follows:
Except for structures or buildings with parapets or roof
eaves less than twelve (12) feet from the ground elevation,
access to roof mounted heating and cooling mechanical equipment
shall be by means of a permanent ladder attached to the structure.
An exterior ladder may terminate twelve (12) feet from the
ground elevation, but must be continuous to above the parapet
or eaves of the structure.' (Roof wells that exceed three
(3) feet in depth shall require a permanently affixed ladder
for access to the equipment.)
(Ord. 367-J §27, 1981). top
14.16.060 Section 2005 added--Kitchen
ventilation. Section 2005 is added to read as follows:
Kitchen ventilation (for Occupancies R-1 and R-3) shall be
provided in the ceiling or wall close to the cooking facility.
The ventilating opening may be a minimum area of eight (8)
inches by six (6) inches connected by a noncombustible ventilating
duct to the outside atmosphere.
The ventilating duct shall have a clear area of twenty-eight
(28) square inches and shall not have a projected length in
excess of ten (10) feet except for an approved forced-draft
system exhausting to the outside atmosphere.
(Ord. 367-J §28, 1981). top
14.16.070 Section 1301 amended--Evaporative
coolers. Section 1301 is amended by adding the following
paragraph:
Every evaporative cooler shall be provided with an approved
water circulating pump.
(Ord. 367-J 929, 1981). top
14.16.080 Section 1903 amended--Clothes
dryers. Section 1903 is amended to read as follows:
Clothes dryers shall be exhausted to the outside of the building.
A clothes dryer moisture exhaust duct shall not be connected
into any vent connector, gas vent or chimney. Ducts for exhausting
clothes dryers shall not be put together with sheet metal
screws or other fastening means which extend into the duct.
Moisture exhaust ducts shall not terminate beneath the building
or in the attic area.
(Ord. 367-J §30, 1981). top
14.16.090 Section 2002(b) amended--Prevention
of grease accumulation. Subsection (b) of Section
2002 is amended to read as follows:
(b) Duct systems serving a Type 1 hood shall be so constructed
and installed that grease cannot become pocketed in any portion
thereof, and the minimum dimension of any plenum or duct shall
be ten (10) inches. The system shall slope not less than one-fourth
(1/4) inch per lineal foot toward the hood or toward an app
roved grease reservoir. Where ducts exceed seventy-five (75)
feet in length, the slope shall be not less than one (1) inch
per lineal foot. When a centrifugal fan is used, it shall
be positioned so the discharge outlet is in a bottom horizontal
position and the air shall be so diverted that there will
be no impingement on the roof, other equipment or parts of
the structure.
(Ord. 367-J S31, 1981). top
(Madera County 8/99)
Contacting
Us
Madera County Resource
Management Agency
Dept. of Engineering
and General Services
2037 W. Cleveland Ave.
Madera, CA 93637
Telephone: (559) 675-7817
Fax: (559) 675-7639 Map this location for me
Our office hours are from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM,
Monday through Friday.
We are closed Saturday, Sunday and selected
holidays.
Permits are not issued after 4:30 PM, Monday
through Friday.
Bass Lake Satellite
Office
40601 Road 274
Bass Lake, CA 93604
Telephone: (559) 642-3203
Fax: (559 ) 658-6959 Map this location for me
Our office hours are from 8:00 AM to 12:00
Noon and 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Monday thru Friday.
We are closed Saturday, Sunday and selected
holidays.
