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The following international codes are hereby adopted for the purpose of establishing standards, rules and regulations for heating, ventilation and air conditioning in buildings in the City of Caldwell.
(1) The International Mechanical Code, 2018 edition, including appendix A, as adopted by the state of Idaho or the Idaho building code board, together with any amendments or revisions made by the Idaho heating, ventilation, and air conditioning board through the negotiated rulemaking process;
(2) Intentional Fuel Gas Code, 2018 edition, including appendices A, B, C, and D, as adopted by the state of Idaho or the Idaho building code board, together with any amendments or revisions made the Idaho heating, ventilation, and air conditioning board through the negotiated rulemaking process; and
(3) Part V and Part VI of the International Residential Code for One and Two- Family Dwellings, 2018 edition, as adopted by the state of Idaho or the Idaho building code board, together with any amendments or revisions to the international building code made by the Idaho building code board through the negotiated rulemaking process.
Copies of the above references codes, inclduing amendments or revisions made by the Idaho heating, ventilation, and air conditioning board, are on file in the office of the building official. (Ord. 2975, 8-18-2014; amd. Ord. 3305, 12-20-2020)
!!! IMC section 202, definition for "Registered Design Professional," is amended to read as follows: An individual who is registered or licensed to practice their respective design profession as defined by the statutory requirements of the professional registration laws of the state of Idaho. For purposes of this definition, the term "design profession" shall be limited to the practices of architecture and engineering.
IMC section 903 "Factory Built Fireplaces" add new section to read as follows:
Section 903-4 Provisions for mitigating indoor air pollutants emitted by unvented gas fireplaces. Unvented gas fireplaces shall not be permitted without the installation of a supplemental whole-house ventilation strategy, which will serve to provide a non-passive outside air source to the living space during the time of fireplace operation. Such a strategy may be provided through the installation of an approved air-to-air heat exchanger, or an engineered ventilation system designed to mitigate those combustion by- products emitted by the unvented gas burning appliance.
IFGC section 202, definition for "Registered Design Professional," is amended to read as follows: An individual who is registered or licensed to practice their respective design profession as defined by the statutory requirements of the professional registration laws of the state of Idaho. For purposes of this definition, the term "design profession" shall be limited to the practices of architecture and engineering.
(Ord. 3044, 3-7-2016)
(1) State Contractor's License Required To Engage In Business:
A. Any individual or firm desiring to engage in the business of a mechanical contractor must first obtain a current mechanical contractor's license from the state. Excepted from this licensing requirement shall be the seller of mechanical appliances at retail.
B. The further exception shall be the homeowner who:
1. Can show proof of ownership;
2. Occupies or intends to occupy the home for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days from the permit date; and
3. A permit is issued only for residential construction.
(2) City Registration:
A. Required: Before any person shall carry on or engage in the work or business of mechanical installations in the city, he/she shall first register at the department of building safety. Every applicant for registration shall present his/her state of Idaho mechanical contractor's license. The registration shall be valid for one year starting January 1 of each year regardless of the date the applicant registers.
(3) Gas Piping Installations: Any person engaging in the business of gas piping installations shall be required to provide a license from the state of Idaho. (Ord. 2673, 4-3-2007)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine and/or imprisonment up to but not exceeding the maximum penalties set forth in Idaho Code section 50-302, as amended. Each separate day or any portion thereof during which any violation of this code occurs or continues shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as herein provided. In addition to or in place of other penalties provided by this code, failure to obtain a permit when required shall cause that permit fee to be quadrupled. (Ord. 2716, 12-3-2007)
(1) Payment Of Fees: Applicants for permits issued pursuant to this article shall pay to the building official fees established by the building official by rule and regulations subject to the approval of the city council.
(2) Refunds: Before commencement of any activity regulated under the issuance of a valid permit, the building official may authorize the refunding of no more than eighty percent (80%) of permit fees paid, when requested in writing by letter or form, and all rights granted by the permits are terminated. Plan review fees and deposits, if any, shall not be refundable. (Ord. 2910, 5-21-2012)
(3) Permit Revocation: The building official may revoke any permit issued in error, any permit issued on the basis of incorrect information or upon learning of work which has been performed in violation of this code or any other law of the state of Idaho. Upon revocation the permit holder shall cease all work until such time that a new permit has been issued or written notification of reactivation of the nullified permit has been received. (Ord. 3044, 3-7-2016)
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