[R.O. 1993 § 500.160; Ord. No.
2010-2860 § 1, 2-9-2010; Ord. No. 2021-3214, 2-9-2021; Ord.
No. 2021-3226, 5-11-2021]
A.
The
City hereby adopts the International Fuel Gas Code, 2018 Edition,
as published by the International Code Council, Inc., one (1) copy
of which code is on file in the office of the City Clerk and marked
"Official Copy."
B.
The
following amendments shall be made to the International Fuel Gas Code:
1.
Section 101.1 These regulations shall be known as the
Fuel Gas Code of the City of Aurora, hereinafter referred to as "this
code."
2.
Section 106.5.2 The fees for all mechanical work shall be as indicated in the following schedule: See City Code Section 500.030.
3.
Section 106.5.3 Fee refunds. The Building Official shall authorize the refunding of fees as follows:
1.
The full amount of any fee paid hereunder that was erroneously paid
or collected.
2.
Not more than eighty percent (80%) of the permit fee paid where work
has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code.
3.
Not more than eighty percent (80%) of the plan review fee paid where
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is withdrawn or canceled before any plan review effort has been expended.
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The Code Official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee
paid except upon written application filed by the original permittee
not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of fee
payment.
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4.
Section 108.4 Violation penalties. Any person who shall
violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any
of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter or
repair plumbing work in violation of the approved construction documents
or directive of the Code Official, or of a permit or certificate issued
under the provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a City ordinance
violation, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars
($500.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both
such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues after
due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
5.
Section 108.5 Stop-work orders. Upon notice from the
Code Official, work on any plumbing 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 Code 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 that person is directed to perform to remove a
violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable to a fine of not less
than fifty dollars ($50.00) or more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
6.
Section 109 Means for appeal. Any person shall have the right to appeal a decision of the Code Official to the Board of Appeals. An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of this code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully apply, or an equally good or better form of construction is proposed. The application shall be filed on a form obtained from the Code Official within twenty (20) days after the notice was served. All appeals shall be deferred to the Building Board of Appeals for the City of Aurora. See Section 500.030: International Building Code – Amended.
