2020-03 Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 68 - Mechanical Code

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ORDINANCE NO. �� r �� ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 68— -MECHANICAL CODE— BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That Chapter 68 of the City Code of the City of Decatur, Illinois, be, and the same is hereby modified and amended, effective February 1, 2020, by amending language to Sections 4, 8, 9, 13 and 14 reflecting the amendment. Said Sections 4, 8, 9, 13 and 14, as so modified and amended, shall provide as follows: 4. BUILDING INSPECTIONS. Whenever in said Code reference is made to the code official such shall be taken to mean and shall be construed to refer to the Manager of Building Inspections or his designee as fully as if said designation was set out therein in lieu of such words and whenever reference is therein made to the department of building inspections or to the department of inechanical inspection or similar reference such shall be taken to mean and shall be construed to refer to the Inspections Division of the Community Development Department as fully as if said designation was set out therein in lieu of such words. (Amended, Ordinance No. 2017-07,February 6, 2017) (Amended, Ordinance No. 2010-03,February 1, 2010) (Amended, Ordinance No. 2005-10,February 21, 2005) (Amended, Ordinance No. 2000-11, March 13, 2000) 8. PERMIT REQUIRED. It shall be unlawful to do mechanical work in the City unless and until permit for the same has been obtained when required by and issued in accordance with the provisions of the Building Code. All applications for building permits shall be accompanied by complete and finalized plans, specifications, and cost estimates. 9. FEES REQUIRED. No permit shall be issued except upon prior payment of the total building fees as set forth in Chapter 67, Section 9. The fee schedule set forth is cumulative, and is in addition to all other fees required by applicable provisions of the municipal code, unless specifically noted to the contrary. 13. RE-INSPECTION FEES. A re-inspection fee of$45 shall be assessed against the applicant for a construction permit, or in the case of a combined permit, against the licensed subcontractor, who has requested an inspection which cannot be completed and/or approved by the Inspection Division for any of the following reasons: (1) The work for which the inspection has been requested is not installed or completed to the extent that an inspection can be made; (2) The inspection reveals that the mechanical system has code violations due to: Mechanical equipment and appliances not being installed in accordance with manufacturer's installation instructions for the labeled equipment;or (3) the work for which the inspection has been requested has been covered up or hidden from view so that an inspection cannot be made.