For the purpose of prescribing the regulations governing the design, installation, maintenance, alteration and inspection of mechanical systems that are permanently installed and utilized to provide control of environmental conditions and related processes within buildings (except that the heating, ventilating and air conditioning requirements for detached one- and two-family dwellings and multi-family dwellings not more than three stories in height with a separate means of egress shall be governed by § 150.021), the following code, as modified herein, is hereby adopted by reference and incorporated herein, and shall constitute and be deemed to be “The Mechanical Code of the City of Lake Forest:” the International Mechanical Code, 2018 Edition, International Code Council, Inc. (the “Mechanical Code”); provided, however, that the adoption of this section shall not be construed as preventing the enforcement of or repealing the provision of any ordinance, regulation, standard or code adopted by the city that is more restrictive than the provisions of this section. In the event that any provision of this section shall be in conflict with any other ordinance, regulation, standard or code adopted by the city, the more restrictive provision (as determined by the Director of Community Development) shall apply.
(Prior Code, § 9-11) (Ord. 94-11B, passed 4-21-1994; Ord. 04-12, passed 1-15-2004; Ord. 2018-65, passed 12-3-2018)