A. Adoption: A certain document entitled the international mechanical code, 2015 edition, published by the International Code Council, 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, Illinois, one copy of which is on file at the building division of the community development department of the village of Sugar Grove, is hereby adopted as the mechanical code for the village of Sugar Grove for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of mechanical systems in the village of Sugar Grove as provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said international mechanical code, 2015 edition, are adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this code with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes prescribed in this section.
B. Amendments: The sections of said mechanical code adopted herein are revised and amended as follows:
1. Section 101.1 Title is hereby amended by replacing "[Name Of Jurisdiction]" with "the village of Sugar Grove".
2. Section 102.8 Referenced Codes And Standards is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:
"All references to the international plumbing code shall be deemed to mean the Illinois plumbing code."
3. Section 103.2 Appointment is hereby amended by replacing "the code official shall be appointed by the chief appointing authority of the jurisdiction," with "The director of community development or their designee shall serve as the code official for the village of Sugar Grove."
4. Section 106.4.3 Expiration is hereby amended by entirely deleting and replacing with:
"Every permit issued by the code official under the provisions of this code shall become invalid unless the work authorized by such permit is commenced within 180 days from its issuance or if the work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days after the time work is commenced. Every permit shall expire and become invalid after a period of one year from the date of its issuance. Invalid and expired permits shall be subjected to additional plan review, including new fees for such review, as well as administrative fees for issuing said permit."
5. Section 106.4.4 Extensions is hereby amended by replacing "A permit shall not be extended more than once. The fee for an extension shall be one-half the amount required for a new permit for such work." with "The code official is authorized to grant, in writing, one or more extensions of the time period of a permit for periods of not more than 180 days each. Such extensions shall be requested by the permit holder in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated."
6. Section 106.5.2 Fee Schedule is hereby amended by replacing "[Jurisdiction To Insert Appropriate Schedule]" with "Fees shall be determined by resolution of the village board of the village of Sugar Grove."
7. Section 106.5.3 Fee Refunds is hereby amended by entirely deleting and replacing with:
"The code official shall authorize the refunding of fees on a case by case basis."
8. Section 107.1 General is hereby amended by adding the following sentences:
"It shall be the duty of the permit applicant to cause the work to remain accessible and exposed for inspection purposes. Neither the code official nor the jurisdiction shall be liable for expense entailed in the removal or replacement of any material required to allow inspection."
9. Section 107.3 Testing is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:
"107.3.4 Certified Test And Balance Report. A certified test and balance report shall be submitted and approved prior to final occupancy. The code official shall have the authority to waive the requirement at his discretion."
(Ord. 2016-04-05D, 4-5-2016, eff. 5-1-2016)
10. Section 108.4 Violation Penalties shall be amended to be and to read as follows:
Persons who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter or repair mechanical work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the code official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a petty offense punishable by a fine and fees to be established by a schedule set forth pursuant to board resolution.
11. Section 108.5 Stop Work Orders shall be amended to be and to read as follows:
Upon notice from the code official that mechanical work is being performed contrary to the provisions of this code or in a dangerous or unsafe manner, such work shall immediately cease. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property, or to the owner's authorized agent, or to the person doing the work. The notice shall state the conditions under which work is authorized to resume. Where an emergency exists, the code official shall not be required to give a written notice prior to stopping work. Any person who shall continue to work on the system after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable for a minimum fine and fees in an amount set forth by board resolution.
(Ord. 2016-07-05B, 7-5-2016)
12. Section 109.2 Membership Of Board and all subsections are hereby amended by entirely deleting and replacing with "the board of appeals shall consist of the village board of the village of Sugar Grove."
13. Section 303.3 Prohibited Locations is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:
"303.3.1 Residential Occupancies. Units designed to condition habitable spaces of the home shall not be located in a garage, except as permitted by section 303.3 exception #3. The installation shall comply with international fuel gas code section 305.3 Elevation Of Ignition Source."
14. Section 305.3 Structural Attachment is hereby amended by adding the following sentences:
"All mechanical piping and ductwork shall be supported or fastened directly to the structural supports of the building. Mechanical piping and ductwork shall not be hung from the roof or floor deck above or other ductwork or piping."
15. Section 501.2 Independent System Required is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:
"Single or combined mechanical exhaust systems from bath, toilet, urinal, locker, service sink closets, and similar rooms shall be independent of all other exhaust systems."
16. Section 602.2.1 Materials Within Plenums is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:
"Nonmetallic ducts shall not be used in a non- combustible plenum."
17. Section 602.2.1 Materials Within Plenums. Exception 1 is hereby amended by entirely deleting and replacing with:
"Rigid and flexible metallic ducts and connectors shall conform to section 603."
18. Section 603.10 Supports is hereby amended by adding the following sentences:
"All duct work or mechanical equipment shall be supported or fastened directly to the structural supports of the building. Mechanical equipment and duct work shall not be hung from the roof or floor deck above or other ductwork or piping."
19. Section 801.14 Connections To Exhauster is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:
"Section 801.14.1 Automatic Shutoff. Power exhausters shall be electrically connected to each appliance to prevent the operation of the appliance when the power exhauster is not in operation."
20. Appendix A shall be adopted and inserted.
(Ord. 2016-04-05D, 4-5-2016, eff. 5-1-2016)