98-9854 1994 UMCComoktla Sw.
(Published in the Salina Journal February b , 1998)
ORDINANCE NUMBER 98-9854
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE VIII
OF CHAPTER 8 OF THE SALINA CODE PERTAINING TO BUILDINGS BY ADOPTING
THE 1994 UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. That Sections 8-281, 8-282, and 8-283 of Chapter 8 of the Salina
Code are hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 8-281. Uniform Mechanical Code adopted.
There is hereby adopted, by reference, by the city for the purpose of
providing minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property,
and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction,
quality of materials, location, operation, alteration, repair and
maintenance of heating, ventilating, cooling, refrigeration systems,
incinerators and other miscellaneous heat -producing appliances, that
certain building code known as the Uniform Mechanical Code,
recommended and published by the International Conference of Building
Officials, being particularly the 1994 edition not including appendices
thereto, except as amended in this article of the Salina Code, of which not
fewer than three (3) copies have been, and are now filed in the office of the
City Clerk and the same are hereby incorporated as fully as if set out at
length herein and the provisions thereof shall be controlling in the
installation of all heat -producing appliances within the corporate limits of
the city.
Sec. 8-282. Amendment of Section 115.2 of the Uniform Mechanical
Code.
[Section 115.2 of the Uniform Mechanical Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:]
115.2 Permit Fees. The fee for permits or inspections required by the
Uniform Mechanical Code, 1994 edition shall be as set forth in the fee
schedule adopted pursuant to section 2-2 of the Salina Code of Ordinances.
Sec. 8-283. Amendment of Section 309.0 of the Uniform Mechanical
Code.
[Section 309.0 of the Uniform Mechanical Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:]
309.0 Equipment regulated by this code requiring electrical connections
of more than 50 Volts shall have a positive means of disconnect adjacent
to and in sight from the equipment served. A 120 -Volt receptacle shall be
located within 25 feet (7620 mm) of the equipment for service and
maintenance purposes. The receptacle shall be located on the same level
as the equipment. Low voltage wiring of 50 Volts or less within a structure
shall be installed in a manner to prevent physical damage. A receptacle is
not required for replacement of existing equipment in the same location."
Section 2. That Section 8-284 of Chapter 8 of the Salina Code is hereby added
to read as follows:
"Sec. 8-284. Amendment of Section 916.3 of the Uniform
Mechanical Code.
[Section 916.3 of the Uniform Mechanical Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:]
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Unvented heaters, decorative gas logs, and fireplaces. Approved Unvented
heaters, decorative gas logs, and fireplaces may be installed, used,
maintained and permitted to exist in all Group A, B, and M occupancies
and R3 family dwellings, except bathrooms and bedrooms. An unvented
decorative gas log is a listed natural or liquified petroleum gas burning log
with an open flame consisting of a metal frame or base supporting
simulated logs which is designed so that its primary function lies in the
aesthetic affect of the logs and flame. An unvented fireplace is a listed
unvented gas log permanently installed in a freestanding enclosure or zero
clearance enclosure designed and approved for installation in walls or
other building structures. Unvented heaters, gas logs, and fireplaces:
(1) Shall be equipped with an approved oxygen -depletion sensor;
(2) Shall be listed;
(3) Shall not be installed in any room which does not have an
alternative primary source of heat (does not apply to heaters);
(4) Shall have free air volume of at least 50 cubic feet for each 1,000
BTU's of thermal output;
(5) Shall be permanently installed;
(6) Shall not be equipped or connected to any automatic ignition or
shut-off device except the oxygen -depletion sensor;
(7) Must be fueled by natural gas or by liquid propane; and
(8) Must bear label of American Gas Association or be UL listed."
Section 3. That the Section 8-284 of Chapter 8 of the Salina Code is hereby
added to read as follows:
Sec. 8-284. Amendment of Sections 115.3 and 115.4 of the Uniform
Mechanical Code.
[Sections 115.3 and 115.4 of the Uniform Mechanical Code are hereby
amended to read as follows:]
115.3. Deleted.
115.4. Deleted.
Section 4. That the existing Sections 8-281, 8-282, and 8-283 are hereby
repealed.
Section 5. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its adoption and publication once in the official city newspaper.
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D. L -g, CMC, City Cle k
Introduced: January 26, 1998
Passed: February 2, 1998
Yistin M. Seato , Mayor