[Adopted 11-14-2023 by Ord. No. 9337[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. IV, Cooling Systems, adopted 9-1-1972 as Ch. 7, Secs. 7-7 through 7-9, of the 1972 Code, as amended.
That certain document, one copy of which is on file with the Community Development Department, being marked and designated as the International Mechanical Code, 2018 Edition and subsequent versions thereof, as published by the International Code Council, Inc., and as currently and subsequently modified by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission, is hereby adopted as governing law for regulating and the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of mechanical systems as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Mechanical Code are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this chapter, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in this chapter, and except as to such matters as may be provided for in other ordinances or in the rules and regulations authorized under provision of this code.
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Subsection 101.1 is amended by inserting the phrase, "The City of El Reno, Oklahoma" in lieu of the phrase, "[name of jurisdiction]."
2.
Section 103 is amended by inserting the phrase, "Community Development Department" in lieu of the phrase, "Department of Mechanical Inspection."
3.
Subsection 103.1 shall be deleted.
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Subsection 103.2 is amended to read as follows: 103.2 Appointment. The City Manager or his designee(s) and the Community Development Director shall be responsible for the enforcement of this Code. To assist in the performance of the responsibilities and duties placed upon the City, a building official may be designated by the City Manager and/or Community Development Director.
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Subsection 103.3 is amended to read as follows: 103.3 Deputies. The City Manager shall have the authority to appoint deputy building officials, the related technical officers, inspectors, plan examiners and other employees. Such employees shall have powers as delegated by the City Manager or Community Development Director.
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Subsection 106.1 is amended by adding the following language at the end of the subsection: "No new permits shall be issued to a permit holder who has unpaid fees on any current permit."
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Subsections 106.1.1 and 106.1.2 shall be deleted.
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Section 109.1.1 is amended to read as follows: 109.1 General. Appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the building official relative to the application and interpretation of this code shall be heard by the El Reno Board of Adjustment, as established and as prescribed in Article XVIII of Chapter 361 of this Code. The building official and a representative from the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission shall be an ex officio member of said board but shall have no vote on any matter before the board.
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Sections 109.2 through 109.7 shall be deleted.
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Subsection 108.4 is amended to read as follows: 108.4 Violation penalties. Any person who shall violate any provisions of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter, repair or do work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the building official, or of a permit or certificate used under provisions of this code shall be guilty of an offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided for by resolution. Each and every day such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
A. 
All persons designing, assembling, erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing or maintaining refrigeration, air conditioning, heating and/or ventilation systems in the City of El Reno, Oklahoma, shall first obtain a mechanical registration from the Community Development Department.
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All applicants for an El Reno mechanical registration shall be licensed to do so under the Mechanical Licensing Act (59 O.S. § 1850.1 et seq.) as administered by the Oklahoma Construction Industries Board. No person shall do any work of said nature except a state-licensed and locally registered craftsman, as provided in this section.
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The City Council, by resolution, shall establish fees associated with first-time registrants and re-registration. Said fees shall be paid at the Community Development Department and the registration shall not be valid unless it has attached to it or written on it, a receipt or statement showing that the required fee has been paid. Any registration that has lapsed for longer than one year may apply for a new registration in the same manner and under the same conditions as a new applicant.
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No registration shall be required for:
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A person who is the property owner of record, or his or her authorized representative, when performing minor repair which shall include, but not be limited to, cleaning, adjusting, calibrating and repair of mechanical system parts and the replacement of fuses and room thermostats, and other minor repairs which shall not include any repair which could violate the safe operation of the equipment;
(2) 
The installation of portable, self-contained, ductless air conditioners or heaters;
(3) 
The setting or connecting of detached air conditioning units which utilize flexible ductwork on a manufactured home. The term manufactured home shall have the same definition as such term is defined in Section 1102 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
(4) 
Any permanent employee of a manufacturing facility, whether owned or leased, while performing mechanical work on the premises of such facility. The performance of such mechanical work authorized by this subsection shall not violate any manufacturer specification or compromise any health or safety standards and practices in accordance with state and federal regulations;
(5) 
The service, repair and installation of boilers, pressure vessels and welded steam lines which are subject to the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Labor pursuant to the provisions of Sections 141.1 through 141.18 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes; or
(6) 
Employees of state-owned institutions doing maintenance to state-owned facilities which does not violate manufacturer specifications nor compromise health or safety standards and practices.
(7) 
Public utilities, public service corporations, intrastate gas pipeline companies, gas gathering pipeline companies, gas processing companies, rural electric associations, or municipal utilities and their subsidiaries during work on their own facilities or during the performance of energy audits, operational inspections, minor maintenance, or minor repairs for their customers or on their own equipment.
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Employees of chemical plants, gas processing plants, and petroleum refineries during work on their own facilities or during the performance of operational inspections, mechanical work, maintenance, or repairs on their own equipment, the performance of which does not violate any manufacturer specification or compromise any health or safety standards and practices in accordance with state and federal regulations.
(9) 
Employees of research facilities during work on their own facilities or during the performance of operational inspections, mechanical work, maintenance, or repairs on their own equipment used solely for research purposes when such items of equipment require one or more details of construction not covered by normally used national codes and standards or which involve destruction or reduce life of the equipment and systems.
All installations hereafter installed within the corporate limits of the City of El Reno shall be done in a neat, workmanlike manner in accordance with the codes and ordinances of the City of El Reno. All materials shall be approved for the purpose. The Building Official shall have the right to request data and tests on any and all material and the installation thereof at any time.
The Mechanical Inspector shall instruct the gas company to discontinue gas service to any residence or business establishment in the City when, in his judgment, the gas installation is dangerous. Gas service will remain shut off until such time as corrections are made by the property owner, or the responsible contractor, and the installation is approved by the City.
Any disagreement between a mechanical contractor and the gas company concerning the interpretation or application of this article shall be referred to the Mechanical Inspector, and his decision shall be final.