CHAPTER 5
MECHANICAL CODE

10-5-1 Short Title	10-5-11 Building Official
10-5-2 Purpose	10-5-12 Inspection
10-5-3 Warning	10-5-13 Stop Work Order
10-5-4 Interpretation	10-5-14 Deletions
10-5-5 Adoption	10-5-15 Amendments
10-5-6 Scope	10-5-16 Conflicting Provisions
10-5-7 Indemnification	10-5-17 Site Maintenance
10-5-8 Permit Requirements, Conditions, and Fees	10-5-18 Street Protection
10-5-9 Mechanical Contractors License	10-5-19 Violations
10-5-10 Installation by Owner	10-5-20 Appeals

 

10-5-1 SHORT TITLE.

   This chapter shall be known as the Clive Mechanical Code, and may be cited as such, and may also be known, referred to, and cited as the “Mechanical Code.”

10-5-2 PURPOSE.

   It is the purpose of this chapter to require architects, builders, contractors, property owners, their agents, and others to meet their responsibilities with respect to proper mechanical installation, material selection, installation methods, and premises safety, and to provide for inspection as a means of compelling compliance therewith. It is not the purpose of this chapter to create any duty on the part of the City, its officers, agents, or employees, owing to any individual member of the public or to protect any particular or circumscribed class of persons. Specifically, it is not the intent of this chapter to create any duty or liability by the City, its officers, agents, or employees, to premises occupants, owners, tenants, or any other person.

10-5-3 WARNING.

   No person shall place reliance upon this chapter, any inspections performed, or certificates issued pursuant to this chapter as indicating the safety of or quality of construction of any particular premises. Neither this chapter, nor inspections made pursuant thereto nor certificates issued are intended to assume the duty of any person to adequately construct and maintain a premises or provide a safe premises or to, in any way, indicate a decrease in the risk associated with the use or occupancy of any premises. A certification that a premise has been inspected pursuant to this chapter shall not in any way constitute a warranty or guarantee of the safety or quality of that premises.

10-5-4 INTERPRETATION.

   The foregoing statements of legislative intent shall govern and take precedence over any other language contained in this chapter or the International Mechanical Code, 2021 edition, or the International Residential Code Chapters 12-24, 2021 edition, adopted herein.

10-5-5 ADOPTION.

   Pursuant to published notice and public hearing, as required by law, the International Mechanical Code, 2021 edition, and International Residential Code Chapters 12-24, 2021 edition, published by the International Code Council Inc., are adopted in full except for such portions as may be hereinafter deleted, modified, or amended, and shall constitute the “Mechanical Code of the City of Clive, Iowa.” The use of the term “Mechanical Code” in this chapter shall be interpreted to refer to the International Mechanical Code, 2021 edition, and International Residential Code Chapters 12-24, 2021 edition. An official copy of the International Mechanical Code, 2021 edition, and International Residential Code Chapters 12-24, 2021 edition, as adopted, and a certified copy of this chapter can be viewed in the Community Development Department.