The International Mechanical Code, Incorporated, 2015 Edition, as published by the International Code Council, is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made part of this Chapter and shall be Article 4 of the aforementioned Chapter of the Code of the City of Andover, Kansas, save, and except for any portion as are hereinafter or may hereafter be deleted or amended, as authorized and in the manner prescribed by the provisions of K.S.A. 12-3010.

(Ord. 1389, Sec. 1; Ord. 1682)

The following sections of the International Mechanical Code incorporated by reference in Section 4-401 shall be amended as follows:

(a)   “101.1 Title” shall be amended to read as follows:

101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Mechanical Code of the City of Andover, hereinafter referred to as the “Mechanical Code,” the “I.M.C.,” or “this Code.” 

(b)   “101.2.1 Appendices” shall be amended to read as follows:

101.2.1 Appendices.  None of the appendices are adopted.

(c)   “102.8 Referenced Codes and Standards” shall be amended to read as follows:

102.8 Referenced Codes and Standards.  Reference to the following specific Codes shall be as follows:

(1)   Electrical.  Whenever used in the Mechanical Code, the term “ICC Electrical Code” shall be construed to mean the current City of Andover Electrical Code.

(2)   Gas.  Whenever used in the Mechanical Code, the term “International Fuel Gas Code” shall be construed to mean the current City of Andover Plumbing Code and/or City of Andover Fuel Gas Code.

(3)   Building.  Whenever used in the Mechanical Code, the term “International Building Code” shall be construed to mean the current City of Andover Building Code.

(4)   Plumbing. Whenever used in the Mechanical Code, the term “International Plumbing Code” shall be construed to mean the current City of Andover Plumbing Code.

(5)   Residential. Whenever used in the Mechanical Code, the term “International Residential Code” shall be construed to mean the current City of Andover Residential Code.

(6)   Fire Prevention. Whenever used in the Mechanical Code, the term “International Fire Code” shall be construed to mean the current City of Andover Fire Code or Existing Fire Codes currently adopted by the City of Andover.

(7)   Property Maintenance.  Whenever used in the Mechanical Code, the term “International Property Maintenance Code” shall be construed to mean the current City of Andover Property Maintenance Code

(8)   Existing Building. Whenever used in the Mechanical Code, the term “International Existing Building Code” shall be construed to mean the current City of Andover Existing Building Code.

Codes and standards in addition to those listed above which are referenced herein and are listed in Chapter 15 shall be considered Referenced Codes and Standards.

All the Codes and Standards listed above shall be considered as part of the requirements of this Code to the prescribed extent of each such reference and as further regulated in Sections 102.8.1 and 102.8.2.

       Exception:  Where enforcement of a Code provision would violate the conditions of the listing of the equipment or appliance, the conditions of the listing and the manufacturer’s installation instructions shall apply.

(d)   “102.8.1 Conflicts” shall be amended to read as follows:

102.8.1 Conflicts.  Where conflicts occur between provisions of this Code and the Referenced Standards, the provisions of this Code shall apply.

(e)   “102.8.2 Provisions in Referenced Codes and Standards” shall be amended to read as follows:

102.8.2 Provisions in Referenced Codes and Standards. Where the extent of the reference to a referenced Code or Standard includes subject matter that is within the scope of this Code, the provisions of this Code, as applicable shall control over the provisions in the referenced Code or standard.

(f)   “103.1 General” shall be amended to read as follows:

103.1 Creation of Enforcement Agency.  The Department of Building Inspection and Code Enforcement (the “Department”) is created in Chapter IV, Article 1 of the Code of the City of Andover and shall be responsible for administering and enforcing this Code.

(g)   “103.2 Appointment” shall be amended to read as follows:

103.2 Appointment.  The official in charge of the Department of Building Inspection and Code Enforcement is the Building Official, as designated and authorized in Chapter IV, Article 1 of the Code of the City of Andover.  References in this Code to the Code Official shall refer to the Building Official.

(h)   “104.4 Right of Entry” shall be amended to read as follows:

104.4 Right of Entry.  As a condition to the issuance of a permit for a structure or portion of a structure or a premises, the Building Official shall have the right of entry on weekdays and during regular business hours to enter the structure or premises for the purpose of inspecting the work.  No inspection request or notice is required.   However, a request for entry, if made, shall be granted as soon as possible by the owner of the structure or contractor who obtained the permit.  Where the Building Official has reasonable cause to believe that there exists in a structure or upon a premises a condition which is contrary to or in violation of this Code or other Codes listed in Section 102.8, which makes the structure or premises unsafe, dangerous or hazardous, the Building Official is authorized to enter the structure or premises at reasonable times to inspect or to perform the duties imposed by this Code, provided that if such structure or premises be occupied that credentials be presented to the occupant and entry requested. If such structure or premises is unoccupied, the Building Official shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other person having charge or control of the structure or premises and request entry. If entry is refused, the Building Official shall have recourse to the remedies provided by law to secure entry or revoke the permit.

(i)    “105.2. Alternative Materials, Methods, Equipment and Appliances” shall be amended to include the following three additional paragraphs.

(1)   Alternate materials, design, methods of construction, equipment and appliances which are not specifically allowed in this Code but are allowed in future editions of Codes published by ICC may be approved by the Building Official after such time as such Codes are published.

(2)   The Building Official may approve alternate materials, design, and methods of construction, equipment and appliances as adopted by other jurisdictions, agencies, or organizations or otherwise establish prescriptive designs which are consistent with the intent and scope of this Code.

(3)   The Building Official shall require a written request from the Owner, Contractor or Design Professional to consider such alternates as listed above.  The Building Official may also require any other submittal data as he deems necessary, to insure compliance with the intent of the first paragraph above.

(j)    “106.4.3 Expiration” shall be amended to read as follows:

106.4.3 Expiration. Every permit issued by the Code Official under the provisions of this Code shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the work authorized by such permit is not commenced within 180 days from the date of such permit, or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of 180 days.  If the owner or their agent desire to recommence the work described in the original permit, they shall make application for a new permit.  The Building Official at his discretion may renew the original permit or require a new permit. Fee(s) for renewal or reissuance of the permit shall be as established in Chapter IV, Article 1 of the Code of the City of Andover.  The renewal or reissuance of a permit is subject to the provision that changes have not been made and will not be made in the original construction documents for such work.

(k)   “106.4.8 Posting of Permit” is deleted.

(l)    “106.5.1 Work Commencing Before Permit Issuance” shall be amended to read as follows:

106.5.1 Work Commencing Before Permit Issuance. If any work has commenced on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system before the necessary permits have been issued by the Building Official, the fees to obtain a permit shall be increased by an additional fee established by the Building Official.  The additional fee shall be in addition to the required permit fees.   The Building Official may establish this additional fee up to an amount equal to the required permit fee or One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), whichever is greater.

(m)  “106.5.2 Fee Schedule” shall be amended to read as follows:

106.5.2 Fee schedule.  Plan review fees, mechanical or other permit fees, supplemental inspection or reinspection fees and other administrative fees are established by Resolution of the Governing Body.

(n)   “106.5.3 Fee Refunds” shall be amended to read as follows:

106.5.3 Fee Refunds.  Plan review fees, permit fees or other fees charged by the Department may be partially refunded by the Building Official, at the Building Official’s sole and absolute discretion, upon request of the owner, agent or contractor.  The amount not refunded shall be in proportion to City staff time and effort dedicated to the project.

(o)   “108.4 Violation Penalties” shall be amended to read as follows:

108.4 Violation Penalties.  Persons who shall violate any provision of this Code, or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof, or who shall erect, install, alter or repair work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the Building Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this Code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 (thirty) days, or both such fine and imprisonment.  Each day a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.

(p)   “108.5 Stop Work Orders” shall be amended to read as follows:

108.5 Stop Work Orders. Upon notice from the Building Official that mechanical work is being performed contrary to the provisions of this Code or in a dangerous or unsafe manner, such work shall immediately cease.  Such notice shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property, or to the owner's authorized agent, or to the person doing the work.  The notice shall state the conditions under which work is authorized to resume.  Where an emergency exists, the Building Official shall not be required to give a written notice prior to stopping the work.  Any person who shall continue any work after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition shall be in violation of this Code and subject to remedies as prescribed by law and the Building Official may charge an additional permit fee of up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to authorize the resumption of work.

(q)   “108.7.1 Authority to Condemn Mechanical Systems” shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

108.7.1 Authority and Procedure to Require Abatement of Unsafe Mechanical Systems.  The Building Official shall follow the procedure and requirements of Article 7 of Chapter IV of the Code of the City of Andover entitled “Dangerous Buildings and Structures” unless otherwise directed by the Governing Body or the City Attorney.

(r)    “109 Means of Appeal” shall be amended to read as follows:

109 Means of Appeal. In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the Building Official relative to the application and interpretation of this Code, a board of appeals is created in Article 1 of Chapter IV of the Code of the City of Andover.  The composition of the board, terms, qualification, authority, limitations on authority and other aspects of the board are also found in Chapter IV of said Article 1.

(Ord. 1389, Sec. 2; Ord. 1682)

(a)   Section 301.10 of the International Mechanical Code is amended to read as follows:

301.10 Electrical. Electrical wiring, controls, and connection to equipment and appliances regulated by the Code shall be in accordance with the Andover Electrical Code.

(b)   Section 301.11 of the International Mechanical Code is amended to read as follows:

(c)   301.11 Plumbing connections. Potable water supply and building drainage system connections to equipment and appliances regulated by this code shall be in accordance with the Andover Plumbing Code.

(d)   Section 301.2 of the International Mechanical Code (Energy Utilization) is deleted.

(e)   Section 301.3 of the International Mechanical Code (Identification) is deleted.

(f)   Section 303.3 of the International Mechanical Code, is amended to read as follows:

303.3 Prohibited locations. Fuel-fired appliances shall not be located in, or obtain combustion air from, any of the following rooms or spaces: 1. Sleeping rooms 2. Bathrooms 3. Toilet rooms 4. Storage closets 5. Surgical rooms.

Exception:  This Section shall not apply to the following appliances:

(1)   Direct-vent appliances that obtain all combustion air directly from the outdoors.

(2)   Solid fuel appliances, provided that the room is not a confined space and the building is not of unusually tight construction.

(3)   Appliances installed in a dedicated enclosure in which all combustion is taken directly from the outdoors or other approved areas.

       Access to such enclosure shall be through a solid door, equipped with an approved self-closing device, and weather-stripped in accordance with the exterior door and leakage requirements of the International Energy Conservation Code.

(g)   Section 304.10 of the International Mechanical Code is amended to read as follows:

Section 304.10 Clearances from grade. Equipment and appliances installed at grade level shall be supported on a level concrete slab or other approved material extending above adjoining grade or shall be suspended a minimum of 6 inches (152 mm) above adjoining grade. Supports for heat pumps shall be at least 3” and conform to the manufactures specifications.

(h)   Section 306.5 of the International Mechanical Code is amended to read as follows:

Section 306.5 Equipment and appliances on roofs or elevated structures. Where equipment and appliances requiring access are installed on roofs or elevated structures, at a height exceeding 16 feet (4877 mm), such access shall be provided by a permanent approved means of access, the extent of which shall be a minimum eight (8) feet above grade to the equipment and appliances' level service space. Such access shall not require climbing over obstructions greater than 30 inches (762 mm) high or walking on roofs having a slope greater than 4 units vertical in 12 units horizontal (33-percent slope).

Permanent ladders installed to provide the required access shall comply with the following minimum design criteria:

(1)   The side railing shall extend above the parapet or roof edge not less than 30 inches (762 mm).

(2)   Ladders shall have a rung spacing not to exceed 14 inches (356 mm) on center.

(3)   Ladders shall have a toe spacing not less than 6 inches (152 mm) deep.

(4)   There shall be a minimum of 18 inches (457 mm) between rails.

(5)   Rungs shall have a minimum 0.75-inch (19 mm) diameter and be capable of withstanding 300- pound (136.1 kg) load.

(6)   Ladders over 30 feet (9144 mm) in height shall be provided with offset sections and landings capable of withstanding 100 pounds (488.2 kg/m2) per square foot.

(7)   Ladders shall be protected against corrosion by approved means. Catwalks installed to provide the required access shall be not less than 24 inches (610 mm) wide and shall have railings as required for service platforms.

Exception: This section does not apply to Group R-3 occupancies.

(i)    Section 307.2.3 of the International Mechanical Code is amended to read as follows:

Section 307.2.3 Auxiliary and secondary drain systems. In addition to the requirements of Section 307.2.1, where damage to any building components could occur as a result of overflow from the equipment primary condensate removal system, one of the following methods shall be provided for each cooling coil or fuel fired appliance that produces condensate and is located above a finished ceiling or furred space:

(1)   An auxiliary drain pan with a separate drain shall be provided under the coils on which condensation will occur. The auxiliary drain pan shall discharge to a conspicuous point of disposal to alert occupants in the event of a stoppage of the primary drain. The pan shall have a minimum depth of 1 1/2 inches (38 mm), shall not be less than the unit or coil dimensions in    width and length and shall be constructed of corrosion resistant material. Galvanized sheet steel pans shall have a minimum thickness of not less than 0.0236 inch (0.6010 mm) (No. 24 gage). Nonmetallic pans shall have a minimum thickness of not less than 0.0625 inch (1.6 mm).

(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 the occupants in the event of a stoppage in the primary drain. The overflow drain line shall connect to the drain pan at a higher level than the primary drain connection.

(3)   An auxiliary drain pan without a separate drain line shall be provided under coils on which condensate will occur. Such pan shall be equipped with a water-level detection device conforming to UL 508 that will shut off the equipment served prior to overflow of the pan. The auxiliary drain pan shall be constructed in accordance with Item 1 of this section.

(4)   A water-level detection device conforming to UL 508 shall be provided that will shut off the equipment served in the event that the primary drain is blocked. The device shall be installed in the primary drain, the overflow drain line, or in the equipment-supplied drain pan, located at a point higher than the primary drain line connection and below the overflow rim of such pan.

Exception: Fuel fired appliances that automatically shut down operation in the event of a stoppage in the condensate drainage system.

(j)    Section 401.2 of the International Mechanical Code is amended to read as follows:

Section 401.2 Ventilation required. Every occupied space shall be ventilated by natural means in accordance with Section 402 or by mechanical means in accordance with Section 403.

       Exception: ASHRAE Standard 62.1-1997 may be substituted for the ventilation requirements of chapter 4 of the 2015 International Mechanical Code.

(k)   Section 504.8.2 of the International Mechanical Code is amended to read as follows:

Section 504.8.2 Duct Installation.  Exhaust ducts shall be supported at intervals not to exceed 12 feet (3658 mm) vertically or 6 feet (1828.8 mm) horizontally and shall be secured in place. The insert end of the duct shall extend into the adjoining duct or fitting in the direction of airflow. Exhaust duct joints shall be sealed in accordance with Article 5.4.180 of the UBTC. Exhaust ducts shall not be connected with sheet­ metal screws or fastening means which extend into the duct.

(l)    Section 504.8.4.1 of the International Mechanical Code is amended to read as follows:

Section 504.8.4.1 Specified Length. The maximum length of the exhaust duct shall be 45 feet (13716mm) from the connection to the transition duct from the dryer to the outlet terminal. Where fittings are used, the maximum length of the exhaust duct shall be reduced in accordance with Table 504.8.2. The maximum length of the exhaust duct does not include the transition duct.

(m)  Section 506.3.2.5 of the International Mechanical Code is amended to read as follows:

Section 506.3.2.5 Grease duct test. Prior to the use or concealment of any portion of a grease duct system, a leakage test shall be performed in the presence of the Building Official or his designated representative. Ducts shall be considered to be concealed where installed in shafts or covered by coatings or wraps that prevent the ductwork from being visually inspected on all sides. The permit holder shall be responsible to provide the necessary equipment and perform the grease duct leakage test. A light test or an approved equivalent test method shall be performed to determine that all welded and brazed joints are liquid tight. A light test shall be performed by passing a halogen lamp having a power of not less than 100 watts through the entire section of the ductwork to be tested. The lamp shall be open so as to emit light equally in     all directions perpendicular to the duct walls. A test shall be performed for the entire duct system, including the hood-to-duct connection. The ductwork shall be permitted to be tested in sections provided that every joint is tested. For listed factory-built grease ducts, this test shall be limited to duct joints assembled in the field and shall exclude factory welds.

(n)   Section 506.3.11 of the International Mechanical Code is amended to read as follows:

Section 506.3.11- Grease duct enclosure. Commercial kitchen grease ducts constructed in accordance with Section 506.3.1 shall be permitted to be enclosed in accordance with the International Building Code requirements for shaft construction. Such grease duct systems and type one hoods shall have a clearance to combustible construction of not less than 18 inches (457 mm), and shall have a clearance to noncombustible construction and gypsum wallboard attached to noncombustible structures of not less than 3 inches (76 mm). Duct enclosures shall be sealed around the duct at the point of penetration and vented to the outside of the building through the use of weather-protected openings.

Exceptions:

(1)   The shaft enclosure provisions of this section shall not be required where a duct penetration is protected with a through-penetration fire stop system classified in accordance with ASTM E 814 and having an “F” and “T” rating equal to the fire-resistance rating of the assembly being penetrated and where the surface of the duct is continuously covered on all sides from the point at which the duct penetrates a ceiling, wall, or floor to the outlet terminal with a classified and labeled material, system, method of construction or product specifically evaluated for such purpose, in accordance with ASTM E 2336. Exposed duct wrap systems shall be protected where subject to physical damage.

(2)   The shaft enclosure provisions of this section shall not be required where a duct penetration is protected with a through-penetration fire stop system classified in accordance with ASTM E 814 and having an “F” and “T” rating equal to the fire resistance rating of the assembly being penetrated and where a prefabricated grease duct enclosure assembly is protected on all sides from the point at which the duct penetrates a ceiling, wall, or floor to the outlet terminal with a classified and labeled prefabricated system specifically evaluated for such purposes in accordance with UL 2221.

(3)   A duct enclosure shall not be required for a grease duct that penetrates only a nonfire­ resistance-rated roof/ceiling assembly.

(o)   Section 507.1.1.1 is hereby deleted.

(p)   Section 507.1.1 of the International Mechanical Code is amended to read as follows:

Section 507.1.1.1 Operation. Type 1 hood systems shall be designed and installed to automatically activate the exhaust fan whenever cooking operations occur. The activation of the exhaust fan shall occur through an interlock with the cooking appliances, by means of heat sensors or by means of other approved methods. The system shall be designed by a registered design professional and submitted for plan review with the complete construction document package.

(q)   Section 601.2.1 of the International Mechanical Code shall be created to read as follows:

Section 601.2.1 Corridors not used as part of plenum or duct system.  A corridor shall not be used as a plenum or integral part of a duct system to convey air to or from one part of a building to another if the corridor is required to be of fire-resistive construction by the Code. However, air may be supplied to such a corridor for the purpose of comfort conditioning, ventilation, exhausting or other reasons and may be returned or exhausted provided all such supply, return or exhaust openings be protected as required by other parts of this Code and not be in violation of this provision.

Exception: Make up air for exhaust from rest rooms and janitors closets opening on to and adjacent to a corridor of fire resistant construction, may be transferred from the corridor provided such transfer means are protected in the manner prescribed by other parts of this Code and such corridor is supplied directly, or through the system supplying the corridor, with outdoor air at a rate greater than the rate of makeup air taken from the corridor.

(r)    Section 603.4 of the International Mechanical Code is amended to read as follows:

Section 603.4 – Metallic ducts. All metallic ducts shall be constructed as specified in the SMACNA HYAC Duct Construction Standards - Metal and Flexible.

(s)   Section 606.2.1 of the International Mechanical Code is amended to read as follows:

Section 606.2.1 Return air systems.  Smoke detectors shall be installed in the return or the supply of air systems with a design capacity greater than 2,000 cfm (0.9 m3/s). On the return side it shall be located in the return air duct or plenum upstream of any filters, exhaust air connections, outdoor air connections, or decontamination equipment and appliances. On the supply side the smoke detector shall be located before the first branch or take off.

Exception: Smoke detectors are not required in the return or supply systems where all portions of the building served by the air distribution system are protected by area smoke detectors connected to a fire alarm system, approved by fire department, and the area smoke detection system shall comply with Section 606.4.

(t)    Section 802.8 of the International Mechanical Code (Insulation shield) is hereby deleted.

(u)   Section 1101.10 of the International Mechanical Code (Locking access port caps) is hereby deleted.

(v)   Section 1102.3 of the International Mechanical Code (Access port protection) is hereby deleted.

(w)  Section 1201.l of the International Mechanical Code is amended to read as follows:

Section 1201.l Hydronic Piping - Scope. The provisions of this chapter shall govern the construction, installation, alteration and repair of hydronic piping systems. This chapter shall apply to hydronic piping systems that are part of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems. Such piping systems shall include steam, hot water, chilled water, steam condensate and ground source heat pump loop systems. Potable cold and hot water distribution systems shall be installed in accordance with the Andover Plumbing Code.”

(Ord. 1389, Sec. 2; Ord. 1682)

The Building Official shall have the authority to promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the purpose of the 2015 International Mechanical Code, as adopted in Section 4-401.

(Ord. 1682)

Not less than one (1) copy of the International Mechanical Code incorporated by reference in Section 4-401 shall be filed with the City Clerk.  Such copy(ies) shall be marked or stamped “Official Copy as Incorporated by Ordinance No. 1682” with all sections or portions thereof intended to be omitted clearly marked to show any such omissions and all provisions changing or adding to the incorporated provisions shall be clearly marked or inserted. Such copy(ies) shall have attached a copy of this article, and shall be open to inspection and available to the public during all reasonable business hours.

(Ord. 1682)