(Amended by Ord. No. 182,848, Eff. 1/3/14.)
95.111.1. General. No person shall install or alter, repair, relocate, replace or add to any installed heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, or refrigeration equipment or other miscellaneous heat-producing appliances unless a permit for the work has been obtained from the Department, except as provided in this Code. (Amended by Ord. No. 179,327, Eff. 12/10/07, Oper. 1/1/08.)
EXCEPTION:
1. A separate permit shall not be required for installation of any heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, or refrigeration equipment or other miscellaneous heat-producing appliances for which a combined building/mechanical permit has been obtained pursuant to LAMC Subdivision 91.107.2.2. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
2. No person shall be subject to a fine or payment of an investigation fee for starting and doing any emergency repair work without a permit being first obtained, if a permit for the work is obtained on or before 12:00 noon on the third day the office of the Department is open for public business after the work was started. (See Section 98.0402 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code.) (Amended by Ord. No. 179,327, Eff. 12/10/07, Oper. 1/1/08.)
3. No permit shall be required for:
A. Any portable ventilating equipment.
B. Any portable comfort-cooling unit.
C. Any steam, hot or chilled water piping within any comfort- heating or cooling system regulated by this Code.
D. Any portable evaporative cooler.
E. Any unit refrigeration system. (Amended by Ord. No. 179,327, Eff. 12/10/07, Oper. 1/1/08.)
F. Any cooking range, broiler unit or domestic-type clothes dryer.
G. Any replacement or repairing of a compressor, provided the compressor replaced or repaired is of the same horsepower rating and is installed in the same location.
H. Any replacement or repair of controls, motors and components which are not part of, or used for, any emergency smoke-control system required by the Building Code or the Fire Code.
I. Any replacement or repair of any component part of listed factory-assembled comfort-heating or comfort-cooling equipment which does not alter its original approval and complies with all other applicable requirements of this Code.
J. Any repair of equipment not specified here, if the total value of the repair is less than $500.00 for labor and material. For the purpose of this requirement, no permit shall be required where the work is performed on more than one piece of equipment or duct system that is located in the same building, provided the total value of material and labor for any separate and individual repair does not exceed $500.00. (Amended by Ord. No. 179,327, Eff. 12/10/07, Oper. 1/1/08.)
K. The replacement of defective forced-air units with one of equivalent size, Btu/hr (W) rating and vent capacity when the vent does not require replacement or relocation in a detached single-family dwelling and the replacement is performed by a contractor with a valid Certificate of Registration pursuant to LAMC Subsection 91.1704.1. A Certificate of Compliance pursuant to LAMC Subsection 91.108.12 must be filed with the City in lieu of a permit. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
L. The replacement of defective air-conditioning units when they are replaced with one of equivalent size and Btu/hr (W) rating by a contractor with a valid Certificate of Registration pursuant to LAMC Subsection 91.1704.1. A Certificate of Compliance pursuant to LAMC Subsection 91.108.12 must be filed with the City in lieu of a permit. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
The foregoing exemptions for permit requirements shall not apply where the equipment is regulated by the California Energy Commission, or the equipment is used to provide the required heating capacity for any residential occupancy, or the equipment is used as part of an emergency smoke-control system.
The foregoing exemptions from permit requirements shall not be deemed to allow any equipment regulated by this Code to be installed in a manner contrary to other provisions of this Code.
95.111.2. Permit Required. A permit shall be obtained for all heating, ventilating, air-conditioning or refrigeration equipment or other miscellaneous heat-producing appliances moved with, or installed in, a relocated building in the City.
95.111.3. Separate Permit. A separate permit shall be obtained for the equipment installed in each separate building or structure and for the work required by each building permit.
95.111.4. Incidental Gas. Any qualified installer as specified in LAMC Subsection 95.112.4 may install incidental gas piping to connect any heating appliance or absorption unit to the existing gas piping system, provided: (Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
1. The incidental piping installation complies with the requirements as set forth in the Los Angeles Plumbing Code; and
2. There is an existing gas supply meter on the premises serving the gas piping system.