HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 18744ORDI.~tANCE. N4. ~~74~
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SPECIALTY C~JDE AND NIECH~N2.C,~ `~'~RE ANA LI:~'E SAFETY
CQDE; AMENDING SECTION 8.495 QF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971;
AND DECLARTNO AN E'MERGEN`CY`.
The City Council of the City of Eugene ,finds that:
The State of Oregon has adopted as its Mechanical Specialty
Code and Mechanical Fire and Life Safety Code, with certain state
amendments, the Uniform Mechanical Code, 1979 Edition, promulgated
by the International Conference of Building Officials.
The State of Oregon Mechanical Specialty Code and Mechanical
Fire and Life Safety Code may be administered at the local government
level,
ORS 456.775 and 456.800 permit municipal administration of the
state's construction specialty codes.
NOW, ~H.~REFORE ,
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 5.495 of the Eugene Code, 1971, i.s hereby
amended to read:
5.495 Mechanical Specialty Gode. All installation, construc-
tion, alteration, repair, replacement, and use of mech-
anical systems, including, but not limited to, heating, ventila-
tion and air conditioning equipment and systems, commenced after
July 1, 1950, shall comply with the State of Oregon Mechanical
Specialty Code and Mechanical Fire and Life Safety Code, except
Chapters 1, 2, and 3 thereof. The State of Oregon Mechanical
Specialty Code and Mechanical Fire and Life Safety Code is
hereby adopted by the city and shall const~.tute the mechanical
specialty code of the city. Copies of the code shall be filed
in triplicate in the office of the city finance officer.
Section _2. If any section, subsection, clause, or phrase of
this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this Ordinance. 'the City declares that i:t would have passed this
Ordinance, including the referenced Mechanical Specialty Code, one
section, clause, or phrase at a time, irrespective of the fact that
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any one ar more sections , a~bs.ecti~ons ~ se~,tenees , clauses , ar phrases
may be declared unco~st%tutiena,~a
Section 3 . 'ghat the provis~~ons cor~ta,ir~ed hexein of sect the pub
lic welfare and safety and theref'oxe, an emergency is hereby declared
to exist, and this Ordinance sha,l~. become e,~fective immediately upon
its passage by the City Council and approval by the Mayor.
Passed by the City Council this
Z2nd day of December, 1980
City ecorde-
Appro~~ed by the N~ayar this
23rd day of December, X980
~Sayor
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