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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1323 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1976/03/01ORIG INAL ORDINANCE NO. 1323 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ST. LOUIS PARK HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION CODE: AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK CODE SECTIONS 5:400, 5:401, 5:402, 5:403, 5:404, 5:405, 5:406, AND ADDING SECTION 5:407 THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code Sections 5:400, 5:401, 5:402, 5:403, 5:404, 5:405, and 5:406 are amended to read: Section 5:400. Title. Sections 5:401 to 5:407 inclusive shall be known as "The St. Louis Park Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Code", and referred to therein as "this Code". Section 5:401. Scope and Application. From and after the effective date of this ordinance, no person shall construct or install any heating, ventilating, air conditioning or refrigeration plant or equipment or repair any existing heating, ventilating, air conditioning, or refrigeration plant or equipment unless in compliance with the provisions of this Code. Section 5:402. Adoption of the Minnesota Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Code by Reference. There is hereby adopted and incorporated into this Code by reference thereto, by markingthree copies thereof 40 incorporated "Official Copies" and filing them for reference and inspection in the office of the City Clerk, all of that certain code of the State of Minnesota entitled "Minnesota Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Code" identified as Chapter 71 through 85. Section 5:403. Electrical Connection. All electrical connections, electrical wiring for motors, equipment and controls used in connection with heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 5:501 through 5:506 of the St. Louis Park Ordinance Code. Section 5:404. Permits. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or install, alter, replace, or repair any heating, ventilating, air conditioning or refrigeration plant or equipment in or for any building withing the corporate limits of said City, without first obtaining a permit therefor from the City. Such permits shall be issued by the City only to persons licensed under Section 2:1101 of the Code or to persons making application to do any such work wholly within a residence owned and occupied by the applicant to whom the permit is to be issued. For each permit to an unlicensed owner occupant there shall be charged an additional fee of 50% of the total required by this Ordinance. Section 5:405. Permit Fees. (a) Minimum Fee: In no case shall the fee charged for any permit issued under this Ordinance be less than $15.00 except for single family homes in which case it shall be not less that $7.50. ,te e (b) For any permit for the installation of a power plant, or a boiler, or furnace and boiler, in connection with any such plant, for each such boiler, or furnace and boiler, or power plant to be installed thereunder having an output or capacity not exceeding 200,000 Btu per hour or 6 H.P., $7.00. For each additional 100,000 Btu per hour or 3 H.P. output or capacity or fraction thereof, $3.00. For any permit for alterations or repairs to any existing power plant, or boiler, or furnace and boiler in connection with a power plant, where the cost of the proposed work does not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), $7.00. And for each additional Five Hundred Dollars in the cost of such proposed work, $3.50. ($500.00), or fraction thereof, (c) For any permit for the installation of a gravity warm air heating system, for each such system installed thereunder, $16.50. For any permit for the installation of a gravity warm air furnace replacing an existing warm air furnace used in connection with a gravity warm air heating system, for each such furnace to be installed thereunder, $7.00. For any permit for alterations or repairs to any existing gravity warm air heating system or furnace in connection with any such system, where the cost of the proposed work does not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), $7.00. - And for each additional Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or fraction thereof, in the cost of such proposed work, $3.50 shall be added to the above pre- scribed fees for such permit. (d) For any permit for the installation of a mechanical warm air heating system, for each such heating system to be installed thereunder having an output or capacity not exceeding 120,000 Btu per hour, $16.50. And for each additional 60,000 Btu per hour output or capacity or fraction thereof, $2.00 shall be added to the above prescribed fee for such permit. For any permit for the installation of a furnace in connection with any such heating system, for each such furnace to, be installed thereunder having an output or capacity not exceeding 120,000 Btu per hour, $6.00 And for each additional 60,000 Btu per hour output or capacity or fraction thereof, $2.50 shall be added to the above prescribed fee for such permit. For any permit for alterations or repairs to any existing mechanical warm air heating system in connection therewith, where the cost of such proposed work does not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), $7.00. And for each additional Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fraction thereof, in the cost of such proposed work, $3.00 shall be added to the above prescribed fee for such permit. - 2 - (e) For any permit for the installation of a steam or hot water heating system for use in connection with a fan heating system, the required capacity of which does not exceed 400 square feet EDR steam or 640 square feet EDR hot water, $16.50. And for each additional required 200 square feet EDR steam or 320 square feet EDR hot water, or fraction thereof, in the required capacity of such system or plant, $3.50 shall be added to the above prescribed fee for such permit. For any permit for the installation of the heating coils for use in connec- tion with a fan heating system, supplied with steam or hot water by an existing steam or hot water system, the required capacity of which does not exceed 400 square feet EDR steam or 640 square feet EDR hot water, $7.00. And for each additional required 200 square feet EDR steam or 320 square feet EDR hot water, or fraction thereof, in the required capacity of such heating coils, $3.50. For any permit for the installation of the sheet metal work and duct work, and equipment connected therewith (other than the steam or hot water heat- ing plant or heating coils which furnish the heat), in any fan heating system, where the required capacity of such system does not exceed 2,000 cubic feet of air per minute, $7.00. And for each additional 1,000 cubic feet per minute, or fraction thereof, �� •�` in such required capacity, $3.00 shall be added to the above prescribed fee for such permit. (f) For any permit for alterations or repairs to the sheet metal work or duct work, or equipment connected therewith, of any fan heating system, where the cost of the proposed work does not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), $7.00. And for each additional Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or fraction there- of, in the cost of such proposed work, $3.00 shall be added to the above prescribed fee for such permit. For any permit for the installation of the duct work, sheet metal work and equipment in connection with a ventilating system, the required capa- city of which does not exceed 2,000 cubic feet per minute, $7.00. And for each additional 1,000 cubic feet per minute, or fraction thereof, in such required capacity, $3.00 shall be added to the above prescribed fee for such permit. For any permit for alterations or repairs to any such ventilating system and equipment, where the cost of the proposed work does not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), $7.00. And for each additional Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or fraction there- of, in the cost of such proposed work, $3.00 shall be added to the above prescribed fee for such permit. (g) (h) For any permit for the installation of the duct work, sheet metal work and equipment (other than heating or cooling coils, piping and refrigeration equipment) in connection with an air conditioning system, the required capacity of which does not exceed 2,000 cubic feet per minute, $7.00. And for each additional 1,000 cubic feet per minute, or fraction thereof, in such required capacity, $3.00. For any permit for the heating coils for use in connection with an air conditioning system, supplied with steam or hot water by an existing steam or hot water system, the required capacity of which does not exceed 400 square feet EDR steam or 640 square feet EDR hot water, $7.00. And for each additional required 200 square feet EDR steam or 320 square feet EDR hot water, or fraction thereof, in the required capacity of such heating coils, $3.00. For any permit for the installation of cooling coils, piping and equipment designed to accomplish the required cooling in connection with an air conditioning system, where the required capacity of the system for which such coils, piping and equipment is installed does not exceed 5 tons of refrigeration, $16.50. And for each additional 2 1/2 tons in such required capacity, or fraction thereof, $3.50 shall be added to the above prescribed fee for such permit. For any permit for alterations or repairs to any such heating coils, cool- ing coils, piping, equipment, sheet metal work of duct work in connection with an air conditioning system, where the cost of the proposed work does not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), $7.00. And for each additional Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or fraction thereof, in the cost of such proposed work, $3.00 shall be added to the above pre- scribed fee for such permit. For any permit for the installation of a steam or hot water heating system, or for the installation for use in connection with a fan heating system or air conditioning system of a steam or hot water heating plant, the required capacity of which does not exceed 400 square feet EDR steam or 640 square feet EDR hot water, $16.50. And for each additional required 200 square feet EDR steam or 320 square feet EDR hot water or fraction thereof, in the capacity of such system or plant, $3.00 shall be added to the above prescribed fee for such permit. For any permit for the installation of a steam or hot water boiler in connection with any existing heating system or plant, for each such boiler to be installed thereunder whose required capacity does not exceed 2,000 square feet EDR steam or 3,200 square feet EDR hot water, $7.00. And for each additional 1,000 square feet EDR steam or 1,600 square feet EDR hot water required capacity of such boiler, $3.00 shall be added to the above prescribed fee for such permit. For any permit for alterations or repairs to the boiler, piping, radiation, heating coils or other equipment of any such heating system or plant where the cost of such proposed work does not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), $7.00. And for each additional Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or fraction thereof, in the cost of such proposed work, $3.00 shall be added to the above pre- scribed fee for such permit. (i) For any permit for the installation of a gas burner and/or its equipment for use in connection with a heating system, the fee shall be: (j) Input: Not exceeding 99,999 Btu 100,000 Btu to 199,999 Btu 200,000 Btu but not exceeding 399,999 Btu 400,000 Btu but not exceeding 599,999 Btu 600,000 Btu but not exceeding 999,999 Btu 1,000,000 Btu but not exceeding 2,499,999 Btu 2,500,000 Btu but not exceeding 9,999,999 Btu 10,000,000 Btu but not exceeding 49,999,999 Btu 50,000,000 Btu but not exceeding 74,999,999 Btu 75,000,000 and over Fee: $ 7.00 12.00 24.00 36.00 48.00 80.00 96.00 140.00 180.00 240.00 When more than one gas burner or multiple gas burners to be installed in a single boiler, furnace or other device, they shall, for the purpose of establishing a permit fee therefore, be considered as a single burner. The above fee shall be in addition to the fee charged for the permit for the installation of any gas piping for said burners or equipment. For any permit for alteration or repairs to existing gas burners or equip- ment where the cost does not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),$7.00. For each additional Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fraction thereof, in the cost of such proposed work, $3.00 shall be added to the above pre- scribed fee for such permit. For any permit for installing gas piping not exceeding two (2) inches in diameter, for the first three openings, the fee shall be $3.00 and each additional opening shall be $1.00. Gas piping exceeding two (2) inches in diameter for the first three openings, the fee shall be $7.00 and each additional opening shall be $1.00. For any permit for installing an LP gas tank the sum of the building permit fee based on the cost of installation shall be added to the above prescribed fee. For any permit for the installation of an oil burner and/or its equipment, for use in connection with a heating system, connected to a fuel oil storage tank or tanks and having an input of not to exceed 3 gallon per hour, $7.00. For inputs from 4 gal. per hour to 9 gal. per hour, inclusive For inputs from 10 gal. per hour to 18 gal. per hour, inclusive For inputs from 19 gal. per hour to 36 gal. per hour, inclusive - 5 - $ 9.00 12.50 18.50 For inputs from 37 gal. For inputs from 55 gal. For inputs from 76 gal. For inputs from 93 gal. per hour to 54 gal. per hour to 75 gal. per hour to 93 gal. per hour and above per hour, per hour, per hour, inclusive inclusive inclusive $ 26.50 31.50 36.50 41.50 For any permit for the installation of a fuel oil storage tank or tanks for use in connection with an oil burner installation, the sum of the building permit fee based on cost of installation shall be added to the above pre- scribed fee. For any permit for alterations or repairs to any existing oil burner or oil burner equipment where the cost of such proposed work does not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), $7.00. And for each additional Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or fraction thereof, in the cost of such proposed work, $3.00 shall be added to the above pre- scribed fee for such permit. (k) For any permit for the installation of a stoker or stokers, for each stoker included in such permit, where the grate area of the furnace or boiler such stoker is required to serve does not exceed fourteen (14) square feet, $7.00. And for each additional square foot in the grate area of the furnace or boiler to be served by such stoker, $1.50 shall be added to the above pre- scribed fee for such permit. NOTE: All of the stoker inside the boiler or furnace walls shall be con- strued as grate surface, including dead plates and side dumps. For any permit for the installation of a powdered fuel burner or burners, for each such burner included in such permit, where the capacity of such burner does not exceed Three Hundred and Fifty (350) pounds per hour, $7.00. And for each additional Twenty -Five (25) pounds, or fraction thereof, in the capacity of such burner, $1.00 shall be added to the above prescribed fee for such permit. For any permit for alterations or repairs to any stoker or stokers, or to any powdered fuel burner or burners, or to the equipment thereof, where the cost of the proposed work does not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), $7.00. And for each additional Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or fraction thereof, in the cost of such proposed work, $3.00 shall be added to the above pre- scribed fee for such permit. Section 5:406. Inspections. The heating, air conditioning or refrigeration contractor shall immediately notify the Building Official, upon the completion of the installation, that the work for which a permit has been issued is ready for inspection and test. Test for steam or hot water installation shall not be less than twenty-five (25) pounds per square inch for steam, and forty (40) pounds per square inch for hot water installation. The Building Official shall also be noti- fied before any portion of a heating system is connected within a building, and he shall be given reasonable time and opportunity to inspect same before the building operations progress to a point where such heating installation can no longer be examined and inspected. 6 • •\ • Section 2. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Chapter 5, is amended by adding a section to read: Section 5:407. Fees, Double, When. Should any person, co -partnership, or corporation begin work of any kind such as hereinbefore set forth, or for which a permit from the City is required by ordinance, without having secured the nec- essary permit therefor from the City either previous to or during the day of commencement of any such work, or on the next succeeding business day where such work is commenced on Saturday or on a Sunday or a holiday, he shall, when subse- quently securing such permit, be required to pay double the fees hereinbefore provided for such permit, and shall be subject to all the penal provisions of this Ordinance. Section 3. Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Code is committed, continued, or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300.00 or by imprisonment for not to exceed 90 days or both. Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication. Attest: Reviewed for .dministration: i/I Adopted by the City Council March 1, 1976. Reviewed for Heating C ervisor rvisor f I ection Approved as to form and legality: - 7 - City ttorney