HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 1967ORDINANCE NO. 1967
AN ORDINANCE OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
ADOPTING THE "2019 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE,'
THEREBY REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING LODI
MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 15.08 IN ITS ENTIRETY
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Lodi does ordain as follows
Section 1. Lodi Municipal Code Chapter 15.08, "California Mechanical Code," is
hereby repealed and re-enacted in its entirety to read as follows:
Chapter 15.08
MECHANICAL CODE
15.08.010
15.08.020
15.08.030
15.08.040
15.08.050
15.08.060
15.08.070
Adoption.
Mechanical Permit Fees.
Fee Schedule.
lnvestigation Fee.
lnstallation.
CMC Chapter 1, Division ll (Board of Appeals)
Violation - Misdemeanor.
15.08.010 Adoption
The provisions set forth in the "2019 California Mechanical Code," together with
Chapter 1, Administration Division ll, are hereby adopted as the Mechanical Code of the
City of Lodi, and copies of the same are maintained by the City Building Official and
available for review in the Community Development Department. The Mechanical Code
of the City of Lodi shall apply to all matters pertaining to erection, installation, alteration,
repair, relocation, replacement, addition to, use, or maintenance of any heating,
ventilation, comfort cooling, refrigeration systems, incinerators or other miscellaneous
heat-producing appliances; to the issuance of permits and the collection of fees
therefore; and the enforcement of the rules and regulations as set forth in said "2019
California Mechanical Code" within the City of Lodi.
15.08.020 Mechanical Permit Fees
A fee for each mechanical permit required by this Chapter shall be paid to the
City of Lodi. Fees shall be paid prior to permit issuance.
15.08.030 Fee Schedule
Section 104.5 is amended to read as follows: The schedule of Mechanical Permit
fees required by this Chapter will be those established and adopted by the City Council
from time to time by resolution.
15.08.040 lnvestigation Fee - Work Without a Permit
Sections 104.5.1and 104.5.2 are amended to read as follows: Work commenced
before permit is issued. Any person who commences work requiring a permit before
obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to a fee established by the applicable
governing authority that shall be in addition to the required permit fee.
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15.08.050 lnstallation
Section 303.1 lnstallation. The California Mechanical
Section 15.08.010 is amended to add the following
Code adopted in
Section 303.1.2 Location of heating and cooling equipment. Heating, cooling, and
swimming pool equipment shall not be located within the required five-foot side yard
setback as defined by the City of Lodi Zoning Ordinance for residential zonings.
15.08.060 CMC Chapter 1, Division ll (Board of Appeals)
Section 107.0 and 107.1 ln order to determine the suitability of alternate
materials and types of construction and to provide for reasonable interpretations of this
Chapter, the City Council shall sit as a Board of Appeals. The Building Official shall be
an ex-officio member and shall act as secretary of the Board. Three members present
shall constitute a quorum and no act of the board shall be valid unless a majority of the
full board shall concur therein.
The Board of Appeals shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations for
conducting a meeting and investigations and shall render a decision and findings in
duplicate. A copy will go to the Building Official with the other copy to the applicant.
15.08.070 Violation - Misdemeanor
A. lt shall be unlawful for any person, to erect, install, alter, repair, relocate,
add to, replace, use, or maintain heating, ventilating, comfort cooling, or refrigeration
equipment in the jurisdiction, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of
any of the provision of this Chapter. Maintenance of equipment, which was unlawful at
the time it was installed and which would be unlawful under this Code if installed after
effective date of this Chapter, shall constitute a continuing violation of this Chapter.
B. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions or failing to
comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this Chapter is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable on conviction as set forth in Chapter 1.08 of this Code. Each
separate day or any portion of thereof, during which any violation of this Chapter occurs
or continues, shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense and punished
accordingly.
C. ln addition to the penalties set forth in Section 15.08.070(8) above, City
may at its sole discretion, seek to enforce this Chapter under Chapter 1.10 of this Code.
Section 2. - No Mandatory Duty of Care. This ordinance is not intended to and shall
not be construed or given effect in a manner which imposes upon the City, or any officer
or employee thereof, a mandatory duty of care towards persons or property within the
City or outside if the City so as to provide a basis of civil liability for damages, except as
otherwise imposed by law.
Section 3. - Severability. lf any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof
to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other
provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid
provision or application. To this end, the provisions of this ordinance are severable. The
City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance irrespective of
the invalidity of any particular portion thereof.
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Section 4. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed
insofar as such conflict may exist.
Section 5. Effective Date and Publication. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30)
days after its adoption. ln lieu of publication of the full text of the ordinance within fifteen
(15) days after its pessage, a summary of the ordinance may be published at least five
(5) days prior to and fifteen (15) days after adoption by the City Council, and a certified
copy shall be posted in the office of the City Clerk pursuant to Government Code section
36933(cX1).
Approved 20th day of November,2019
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MARK CHANDLER
Mayor
Attest:
NIFER
Clerk
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State of California
County of San Joaquin, ss
l, Jennifer M. Ferraiolo, City Clerk of the City of Lodi, do hereby certify that
OrdinanceNo. l96Twasintroducedataregularmeetingof theCityCouncil of theCity
of Lodi held November 6, 2019 and was thereafter passed, adopted, and ordered to print
at a regular meeting of said Council held November 20, 2019 by the following vote:
AYES COUNCIL MEMBERS - Johnson, Kuehne, Nakanishi, and
Mayor Chandler
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN
COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
COUNCIL MEMBERS - Mounce
COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
lfurthercertifythat Ordinance No. 1967 was approved and signed bythe Mayor
on the date of its passage and the same has been published pursuant to law.
NIFER
Clerk
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Approved as to Form:
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