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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 18448ORDINANCE NO.. AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE MECHANICAL SPECIALTY CQDE; AMENDING SECTIONS 8.495 AND 8.540 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FQLLOWS: Section 1. Section 5.495 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is hereby amended to provide: 8.495 Mechanical_ Speci.alt~_Cade. The fo~,lowing codes are hereby adopted as the Mechanical Specialty Code of the city ~.a7 The State of Oregon Mechanical Specialty Cade, excepting Chapters 1, ~ and 3 thereof, as adopted by the Director of the Oregon Department of Commerce pursuant to ORS 456.750 to 456.885. fib} Chapters. 1, ~ and 3, and chapter 22 of Appen- dix B, of the 1976 Edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code, published and copyrighted in 1976 by the Inter- national Conference of Building Officials, as amended by section 8.500 of the Eugene Code, 1971. Copies of each code shall be filed in triplicate in the office of the finance officer. Section 2. Section 8.500 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is hereby amended to provide: 8.500 Mechanical S ecialt Code ~- Amendments. Chapters 1, 2 and 3 ~-of the, 1976 Edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code are hereby amended as follows: Via} Section 202, second paragraph is deleted. ~.b} Section 203 is amended to read: Section 203. Board of A eats. a A licatlon for pp '_ _ _ _,' _~^~ appeal. The owner of a .~ . building or structure, o~r~~any other person, may appeal to the board of appeals from a decision of the building of f ic,ial refusing to~ grant a madif i- cation of the provisions of the mechanical code covering the suitability of alternate materials, types of construction and installation, or to pro- vide for reasonable interpretations of the provi- sions of this Cade. An application far appeal may be made when it is claimed that the true in- tent of the mechanical specialty code has been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of the mechanical, specialty code do not fully apply, or an equally good or better material, method of con- struction or installation is proposed. Ordinance - 1 18"f'-8 ~b~ A lication for license. The board of appeals shall qualify applicants for gas piping or venting licenses by conducting examinations. The examinations shall be designed to determine a license applicant's knowledge of the standards for safe and satisfactory installation, the use of gas burning equipment and piping systems and competency tv perform such installations. The board shall prepare written and oral examinations to determine the qualifications and competency of all . pexsons making appl,icativns for a gas fitter' s license end shall adopt rules and regulations per- taining to the giving of the examinations. The examination papers sha,~.l be filed as official re- cords of the board. ~C ~ N~en~bership o board of ap eals . The board shall consist of five members appointed by the mayor, one member to be appointed initially for five years, one for four years , cane ~ f or three years , one for two years and one to serve one year. ,Thereafter each new member shall serve for five years or until his or her successor has been appointed. The building official ox his designee shall be an ex officio member of the board but shall have no vote. The building official or his designee shall act as secretary to the board. ~d} Qualifications of board. members. Each board member shall be a l~,censed professional mech- anical engineer, a ~.icensed architect or other person.q~alified by experience and training to pass on matters pertaining to mechanical systems and mechanical equipment of buildings. At no time shall theee be more than two board members from the same profession or business. At least one board member shall be a licensed professional mechanical engineer and one member shall be a licensed archi-~ test with mechanical equipment and mechanical systems experience. Vie} Procedures of the board. All hearings shall be pub~,ic, and the appellant or license appli- cant, his representatives, the building official and any other person whose interests may be affected by the mattex an appeal or by the license applica- tion shall be given an apportun.ity to be heard. The board shall, affirm, modify or reverse the deci- sion Qf the building official by a concurring vote of three members. The board shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations and shall render all deci- sions and findings in writing to the license appli- cant or appellant. ~c~ Section 3Q4 is amended to read: Section ~3~~4, Permit Fees. Any person apply- ing for a permit required by this code shall, at the time of filing an application, pay a fee as established ordinance - 2 18'48 by resolution of the counc~.l. Section 3. That the pro~`isions contained herein affect the public welfare and safety and therefore, an emergency is hereby de~- Glared to exist, and this ordinance sha1~. become effective immedi- ately upon its passage by the City Council, and approval by the Mayor. Passed by the City Council. this ~5~ day of ~~, 19 7 9 ~~ r City Recorde Approved by the Mayor this 5~ day of 1979 Mayor Ordinance - 3.