Ordinance 89-079~ T
ORDINANCE NO. SD- 79
COLLIER COUNTY MECHANICAL CODE
A~ ORDINANCE AMENDING THE "COLLIER COUNTY BUILDING
CODE" BY ADOPTING THE "STANDARD MEC~NICAL CODE,
1988 EDITION WITH THE 1989 REVISIONS", INCLUDING
APPENDIX "A# AS PUBLISHED BY .THE SOUTHERN BUILDING
CODE CONGRESS INTERNATIONAL; INC., AS FURTHER
AMENDED BY THIS ORDINANCE~ AMENDING CHAPTER I
ADMINISTRATION, SECTION 105 RELATING TO THE BOARD
OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS~ AMENDING SUBSECTION
· 308.9 · 1 RELATING TO CLOTHES DRYER EXHAUSTS ~
[ ~AHENDING SECTION 404.1 RELATING TO CONDENSING
' ~NITS, FOUNDATION SUPPORTS, AND TIE-DO~S; AMENDING
~ECTION 504 BY ADDING SUBSECTION 504.10 RELATING TO
:~:B~R-~CaS8 DUC? DOdO SYS?~S~ ~ENO~NG SZCTTON
~05.1 RELATING TO £LEX:]:BbE DUCT~ DUCT CL~C£S~
'c.~l,-~ ADDING SUBSECTION 508.2.1 RELATING TO CLEARANCE
"0,~ PLENUM CHAHBERS~ AMENDING SECTION 603 CONDENSATE
DI~AIN PIPING BY ADDING SUBSECTION 603.3 RELATING TO
INSULATION OF CONDENSATE DRAIN PIPING; AMENDING
APPENDIX #A# SUPPLEHENTAL ADHINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS ~ AMENDING SECTION A103.7.1 RELATING_~TO
FEES~ DELETING SECTION A 105.4 RELATING TO ~HE
BOARD OF ADJUSTHENTS AND APPEALS IN ITS ENTIRE~$
AMENDING SECTION A107 RELATING TO VIOLATIONS~
SECTION 01~
The "Standard Mechanical Code, 1988 Edition wi~h t~e 1989
International, Inc., including Appendix "A" and as amended herein,
il hereby adopted by reference as the "Collier County Mechanical
Code~ to protec~ the health, welfare, safety, common interest and
convenience of the citizens, visitors, and residents of Collier
CoU~t¥~ Florida. :
SECTION TWO
The "Standard Mechani~al Code [98~'Edit~on with the'1989
Revisions", including Appendix "A" is hereby amended to read as
follows~ '-
(1)
lOS BO;.tO OF AI)~ISTKEHTS ]U~DX~PEALS
A~end section 105 to read as follows~
~enever ~e Mechanical O~t~c~al shall re~ec~ or re,use ~e
or ~nner oE const~ct~on proposed
to ~ used In khe erection or alteration
st~cture, or when it is claimed that the provisions of this
c~e do not apply, or ~a= an e~ally go~ or more desirable
fo~ of const~ction can ~ employed in any specifi= case, or
when it is claimed that the t~e i~tent and meaning of ~his
c~e or any of the re~latio~hereunder have been
misconst~ed or wrongly interpreted, the o~er of such
~llding or structure or his duly authorized agent, may
fr~ the decision of the ~echanical Official to the Board of
~Justments a~d Appeals, pursuant to the procedures as set
fo~ in the Collier County Ordi~snce es%ablishing the Boar~
of ~Justments and
CX~PTE~ 3 ~I~ CONDITIONING; HEATING~NDVENTILATION
~lnd lubsection 308.9.1 by adding Provision S to read
follows:
S. In all buildings exceeding throe stories in height,
clothes dryer exhaust systems must be submitted by a
registered Professional Engineer or Architect with his
impressed seal for approval of the Hechanical Official.
C3~tlP~EH 4 P~raIGERATZON
404 INSTALLATION REpUIREHENTi
Amend subsection 404.1.1 to read as follows:
404.~.1 Foundations and supports for condensing units or
c~pressor units shall ~ of substantial const~c~ion
sufficient ~o support the load. ~en used, wood e~osed to
~e weather shall be pressure treated or approved wood of
natural resistance to decay ~n accordance with the Collier
County Building Code. All condensing units mounted on a roof
or ~y o~er location subject to movement by w~nds or other
forcel mu~t ~ tied d~ at two corners with a ~inim~ of 20
gage strap or other me~h~ approved ~ the Mechanical
Official.
C3Dt.~nv DUCTS AND DUCT SYST~
104 DU~T CONSTRUCTZON~ND INHTALL~TION
Add subsection 504.10 to read as follows~
S04.~0 Closure System
~e closure system must have an approved listing and shall
~ used in accordance with the listing and the reco~endat~ons
of ~e ~ard manufacturer.
SOS FLEXIBLE XIR DUCT CONNECTOI~
SOS.1 General
Amend subsection 505.1 by adding Provision S to read as
follows: .. ..
S. All flexible ducts shall meet UL181 Claes I duct
specifications and shall be so labeled. All horizontal
runs of flexible ducts shall 'be supported a minimum of
every three (~) fe~=. All ver=ical runs of £1uxlblc
ducts shall be supported a minimum of every six (6) feet.
All connections of flexible ducts, plenums, trunks,
systems or mixing boxes shall use e mechanical connector
and shall be air tight. When Class i flexible ducts are
(2)
,oo, 80
installed in accordance with the above spsclflcatlons
thers shall be no lsngth limitation,
PLENUM~MBERS
Add 512.3 to read as follows:
512.3 All supply and return plsnum chambers shall have
minimumclearance of 4# on all sides for accessibility.
Add subsection 603.6 to read as follows:
603.6 Insulation
All condensate lines, except emergency pan drains and blow
through units, shall have a trap in line. The line must be
insulated to prevent condensation. Schedule eighty (80) PVC
pipe may be used without insulation.
~PPENDXX A SUPPLEHENTAL ~DMXNISTRATXFE PROVISIONS AX03.7,X Fees
~X03.7.1 ~e Board of County Co~lssioners shall es=ablish, by
Resolution, a schedule of fees and charges for ma~ters
pe~aining to this Ordinance and associated ma~ters. It is
the inten= of these regulations tha= the County shall no= be
re, ired to bear any par~ of the cos= og applications made
~der this Ordinance.
The schedule of fees and charges shall be posted in the
Development Services Department. The schedule of fees and
charges may be changed by resolution of the Board of County
Commissioners and are not subject to the procedure otherwise
necessary for amendment of this Ordinance.
AXOS.4 BOARD MEMBERS ~ND PROCEDURES
Delete section A105.4 in its entirety.
Refer to the Board of Adjustments and Appeals Ordinance.
~X07 - VIOLATIONS AND PEFALTXES
Amend section to read as follows:
If any person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity shall
fail or refuse to obey or comply with, or violates, any of the
provisions of this ordinance, such person, firm, corporation,
or other legal entity whether public or private, upon
conviction of such offense, shall be punished by a fine not to
exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not
to exceed sixty (60) days in the county Jail, or both, in the
discretion of the court. Each day of violation or
non-compliance shall be considered as a separate offense. In
addition, any person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity
whether public or private, convicted under the provisions of
this section shall pay all costs and e~penses involvsd in the
case.
Nothing herein contained shall Prevent the County from taking
such other lawful actTon in ant. court of competent
Jurisdiction as is necessary to preven~ or remedy any
violation. Such other lawful action shall include, but shall
not be limited to an equitable action for injunctive relief,
and an action a~ law for damage.
Further, nothing in this Section shall be construed to
prohibit the County from prosecuting any violation of this
Ordinance by means of a Code Enforcement Board established
pursuant to the authority of Chapter 162, Florida Statutes.
All r.medies and penalties provided for in this Section shall
be cumulative and independently available to the County and
the County shall be authorized to pursue any and ell remedies
set forth in this Section to the full extent allowed by law.
SECTION THREE: REPEAL
Collier County Ordinances 86-50 and 87-23 ars hereby repealed
in their entirety as of the effective date of this ORDINANCE.
SECTION FOUR: CONFLICT AND SEVERANCE
IN THEEVENTTHIS ORDINANCE CONFLICTS WITH ANYOTHER
ORDINANCE OF COLLIER COUNTYOROTHERAPPLICABLELAW, THE HORE
restrictive shall apply. If any phrase or portion of this
Ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent Jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a
separate, distinct, and independent provision and such holding
shall not affect the validity of the re~aining portion.
SECTION FIVE= EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall become effective upon receipt of notice
from the Secretary of State that this Ordinance has been filed
with the Secretary of State.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners
of Collier County, Florida this /:~/~,day of~, 1989.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
~Chairman
Approved as to form and legal
sufficiency:
Kenneth B. Cu~r,~un~y Attorney
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OY COLLZ£R
X, 3AMES C. GXLES. Clerk of Courts in and for the
Twentieth 3udicial Circuit, Collier County, Florida. ~o
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy
Ordinance No. 89-79
which wae adopted by the Board of County Co~miseloners on the
14th day of November, 1989, during Regular Session.
WITNESS my hand and the official aesl of =he Board of
Comity Co~issioners of Collier County, Florida, this 1Tth
day of November, 1989.
Clerk of Courts and Clerk
Ex-officio to Board of
/~y.' /s/l~auree~..~en¥on Deputy Clerk