CHAPTER 3131 – HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIR CONDITIONING

3131.01   Permit Required

3131.02   Approval of Commissioner of Air Pollution Control

3131.03   Use and Maintenance of Existing Flues and Gas Vents

3131.04   Required Temperatures for Heating Systems

3131.05   Approval of Devices and Installations

3131.06   Repairs after Fire Damage

3131.07   Narrow Throat Register Boxes on Gravity Warm Air Heating Systems

3131.08   Firestopping

3131.09   Inspection and Approval

3131.10   Name and Address of Installer to be Affixed

3131.11   Approved Standards for Installations

3131.12   Refrigerating and Heating Equipment

3131.13   Incinerators

3131.14   Ash Pits

3131.15   Underground Duct Systems Standard

   Note: The legislative history of this chapter, except where specifically noted at the end of a section, is as follows: Ordinance No. 1116-A-85, passed February 10, 1986.

Cross-reference:
   HVAC fees, CO 3105.25

§ 3131.01 Permit Required

   No person shall construct, install, reinstall, repair, replace, reset, alter, convert or move in any building, structure or appurtenance thereto, without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Commissioner as follows:

   (a)   Refrigeration producing systems, cooling systems or air conditioning units or systems where such units are integral parts of such cooling systems; or

   (b)   Heat producing systems, combustion plants, heating systems and air conditioning units in dwelling houses where such units are integral parts of such heating systems.

§ 3131.02 Approval of Commissioner of Air Pollution Control

   Every flue erected after June 27, 1949, and every existing flue to be used with a heat generating device or combustion equipment dissimilar to that previously installed or dissimilar to that for which the flue was previously approved, shall be erected or used only if the design and use thereof has been approved by the Commissioner of Air Pollution Control and the Commissioner except that the approval of the Commissioner of Air Pollution Control shall not be required for dwelling house flues or when gas burning equipment is installed.

§ 3131.03 Use and Maintenance of Existing Flues and Gas Vents

   (a)   No existing flue or gas vent shall be used for any appliance or device not similar in size, character, and type of fuel burned to that previously connected to such flue or gas vent, and no existing flue shall be connected to a newly-constructed fireplace, without the approval of the flue or gas vent for such use or installation by the Commissioner.

   (b)   All chimneys, smokestacks, flues, smoke pipes, and gas vents shall be maintained in a safe and gas tight condition and the Commissioner may prohibit the use of any appliance or device connected to any chimney, smokestack, flue, smoke pipe or gas vent not so maintained.

   (c)   Any chimney, smokestack, flue or gas vent which becomes unsafe or dangerous shall be made safe or taken down.