[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners (now Council) of
the Town (now Township) of Montclair 4-15-1980 by Ord.
No. 80-12 as Ch. 65 of the 1979 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any individual or collective system of refrigeration, air-conditioning
or refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment requiring the use of water.
Conditioning equipment installed on or after May 7, 1957.
For the purpose of this chapter, the rated capacity of conditioning
equipment in tons shall be determined in accordance with one of the following
methods:
A.
Manufacturer's horsepower rating for compressor
prime mover of any conditioning equipment which does not involve a refrigeration
unit.
B.
Two-thirds of manufacturer's horsepower rating for
compressor prime mover of any conditioning equipment which involves a refrigeration
unit.
C.
For conditioning equipment using gas for energy, manufacturer's
rated capacity in BTU per hour of the unit divided by 12,000.
No new installation of conditioning equipment requiring the use of water
from any source shall be made on any premises until a permit authorizing such
installation has been issued by the Building Subcode Official.
Application for a permit required by § 67-3 shall be made in duplicate on forms supplied by the Building Subcode Official. The information requested on such form shall be furnished by the applicant. After approval by the Building Subcode Official, one copy of the application shall be returned to the applicant and serve as a permit.
The fee for a permit required by § 67-3 shall be $25 and shall accompany the application.
All new installations of conditioning equipment, regardless of the source
of water supply, shall conform to and comply with the following requirements:
In addition to complying with the requirements of § 67-6, all new installations of conditioning equipment using water derived from any source used for human consumption shall also comply with the following specifications:
A.
Each direct water connection to any such conditioning
equipment shall be equipped with a check valve. When the water connection
is not made directly to the conditioning equipment, as in the case of equipment
using only makeup water for evaporation losses, the discharge must be to the
sump of the equipment at a point above the overflow of the sump and through
a float valve set to maintain a water level at a point below the sump overflow
level.
B.
Conditioning equipment with a capacity of more than 20
pounds of refrigerant shall be provided with a relief valve installed on the
outlet side of the check valve of the water supply connection. Such relief
valve shall be set at five pounds above the maximum water pressure at the
point of installation.
All new installations of conditioning equipment requiring the use of
water from the public water supply system and made in any premises for a single
consumer or for a single unit serving more than one consumer in a single building
shall comply with the following requirements and specifications:
A.
If of more than three tons' capacity, such conditioning
equipment shall be equipped with a water conserving device such as an economizer,
evaporative condenser, water cooling tower or similar apparatus. Such device
shall not consume for makeup purposes more than 5% of the water consumption
that would be required without such device.
B.
If of three tons' capacity or less and not using
recirculated water, such conditioning equipment shall be provided with an
automatic water supply regulating device so as to limit the flow of water
in relation to the condenser temperature reduction requirements of the apparatus.
In no case shall the conditioning equipment use more than 1 1/2 gallons
of water per minute per ton of capacity.
C.
If two or more units which in the aggregate total more than three tons' capacity are installed to serve the same building or premises, each of said units shall be subject to all the requirements applicable to a unit of equipment of more than three tons' capacity, as set forth in Subsection A of this section.
[Amended 5-23-2000 by Ord. No. 00-19; 4-10-2007
by Ord. No. 07-17]
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment in the county/municipal
jail for a term not exceeding 90 days, or a period of community service not
exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof as determined by the Municipal
Court Judge. Each day on which a violation of an ordinance exists shall be
considered a separate and distinct violation and shall be subject to imposition
of a separate penalty for each day of the violation as the Municipal Court
Judge may determine.
