[Ord. No. 1378 §23, 3-20-2013; Ord.
No. 1573, 12-21-2022]
A.
There
is hereby adopted for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing
conditions for the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration,
repair and maintenance of water heaters, fuel gas piping and heating
systems in the City, the code known as the International Fuel Gas
Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., being particular
the 2018 Edition thereof and the whole thereof, save and except such
portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, of which
code not less than one (1) copy has been and is now filed in the office
of the Building Official and the same are hereby adopted and incorporated
as if fully set out at length herein. This code is hereafter referred
to as the "IFGC" or "fuel gas code."
B.
Wherever
the word "jurisdiction" is used in the International Fuel Gas Code,
adopted hereby, said term shall mean the City of Mission.
[Ord. No. 1378 §24, 3-20-2013; Ord.
No. 1573, 12-21-2022]
Any person violating any provision of such code shall be punished as provided in Section 100.100 of the Mission City Code.
[Ord. No. 1378 §26, 3-20-2013; Ord.
No. 1573, 12-21-2022]
The following provisions shall be deleted:
a)
Section
109: Means of Appeal.
[Ord. No. 1378 §28, 3-20-2013; Ord.
No. 1573, 12-21-2022]
The following amendments shall be made:
a)
Section
101.1 Title. Amend the paragraph to read:
These regulations shall be known as the International Fuel Gas
Code of Mission, Kansas, hereinafter referred to as "IFGC" or "fuel
gas code."
b)
Section
106.4.3 of the International Fuel Gas Code, as adopted, shall be amended
to read:
106.4.3 Expiration: Every permit issued by the Building Official
under the provisions of this code shall expire by limitation and become
null and void if:
1.
The building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within
one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of such permit; or
2.
The building or work authorized by such permit has not progressed
to the point of the next required inspection within ninety (90) days
of either the issuance of the permit, or from the date of the last
inspection.
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Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit shall be first
obtained to do so, and the fee therefore shall be one-half (1/2) the
amount required for a new permit for such work, provided, no changes
have been made or will be made in the original plans and specifications
for such work; and provided, further, that the untimely progress has
not exceeded one (1) year. In order to renew action on a permit that
has expired for a period exceeding one (1) year, the permittee shall
pay a new full permit fee.
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c)
Section
106.6.2 of the International Fuel Code, as adopted, shall be amended
to read:
Section 106.6.2 Schedule of permit fees. Amend the paragraph
to read: The fees for work requiring a permit shall be paid as adopted
by resolution of the City Council.
When submittal documents are incomplete or changed so as to
require additional plan review or when the project involves deferred
submittal items, an additional plan review fee shall be charged.
Applications for which no permit is issued within one hundred
eighty (180) days following the date of application shall expire by
limitation and plans and other data submitted for review may thereafter
be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the Building Official.
The Building Official may extend the time for action by the applicant
for a period not exceeding one hundred eighty (180) days on written
request by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond the control
of the applicant have prevented action from being taken. No application
shall be extended more than once. In order to renew action on an application
after expiration, the applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new
plan review fee.
d)
Section
106.6.3 of the International Fuel Gas Code, as adopted, shall have
sentences 2 and 3 amended to read:
106.6.3 Fee Refunds.
2.
Not more than one hundred percent (100%) of the
permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in
accordance with this code.
3.
Not more than one hundred percent (100%) of the plan review fee paid
when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been
paid is withdrawn or canceled before any plan review effort has been
expended.
e)
Section
108.4 of the International Fuel Gas Code, as adopted, shall be amended
to read:
108.4 Violation penalties. It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to violate a provision of the code or who shall
fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect,
install, alter or repair fuel gas work in violation of the approved
construction documents or directive of the Building Official, or of
a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code.
Violation of any provision of this code shall be unlawful, punishable
upon conviction as provided by law.
Each separate day or any portion thereof, during which any violation of this code occurs or continues, shall also be deemed to constitute a separate offense, and shall be punishable as provided in Municipal Code Section 100.100.
f)
Section
108.5 of the International Fuel Gas Code, as adopted, shall be amended
to read:
108.5 Stop work orders. Upon notice from the Building Official,
work on any plumbing or gas system that is being done contrary to
the provisions of this code or in a dangerous or unsafe manner shall
immediately cease. Such notice shall be, in writing, and shall be
given to the owner of the property, or to the owner's 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 Building Official shall
not be required to give a written notice prior to stopping the work.
Any person who shall continue any work in or about the structure after
having been served with a stop work order, except such work as the
person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe conditions,
shall be subject to penalties as prescribed by law.
