§ 4113.63. Warm air heating and ventilation permit.  


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  • A.

    (1)

    No person shall construct, install, alter, or repair any heating or ventilation equipment or system within the city without first obtaining a permit from the department to do such work and paying the fee prescribed therefore in the fee schedule; nor shall the owner or person having charge of any property within the city cause or allow any such work to be done on such premises without a permit having been first obtained therefore and the fee having been paid. Any ventilation system not a part of the heating system or a heating system unregulated by this section, shall require a separate permit.

    (2)

    A permit shall be obtained only by an OCILB heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) licensed contractor duly registered with the department or an occupying homeowner.

    (3)

    Such permit shall be required to install, repair or replace any heating unit or fuel-fired section or ventilation unit, or to add any air outlets or heating units, such as, but not limited to, a central heating plant, conversion burner, direct-fired unit heater, space heater, portable heating appliance or floor furnace.

    (4)

    This section shall apply to all types of heating systems, including, but not limited to, forced warm air, gravity warm air, steam, hot water and electric.

    B.

    (a)

    Warm air heating and ventilation permit fees shall be required as follows:

    (1)

    Residential Dwelling Units. One warm air heating and ventilation permit fee shall be required for each dwelling unit in an R-2, R-3 or R-4 use group.

    (2)

    Other than Residential Dwelling Units. For all other buildings not included in subsection (B)(a)(1) above, a separate warm air heating and ventilation permit fee shall be required for each certified address.

    The permit fee for any type of ventilation system, including, but not limited to, a fan with no ducts, ducting system, air handling system, dust collecting system, supply and return air ducts, and makeup air system shall be assessed according to the total CFM installed as prescribed in the schedule of CFM fees, except as excluded in the schedule of BTU's, watts and fees, in the fee schedule.

    (3)

    The alteration or extension of supply and return ducts where a heating and ventilation system is existing shall require a warm air heating and ventilation permit. A permit shall not be required to alter or extend one duct less than ten feet in an existing one-, two-, or three-family dwelling. This exemption shall not apply to in-slab ductwork. The fee for the ductwork shall be as prescribed in the schedule of duct outlet fees in the fee schedule. Alteration of an existing, multi-story building shall require a separate permit for each floor, except that all floors occupied by a single tenant shall require only one permit.

    (b)

    The minimum warm air heating and ventilation permit fee shall be as prescribed in the fee schedule.

    (c)

    Warm air heating and ventilation permit fees shall be assessed according to the fee schedule.

    (1)

    Permit fees for residential replacement equipment only shall include the electrical inspection of the final connection not to exceed five feet beyond equipment.

    (2)

    A warm air heating and ventilation system shall include heating units, toilet room exhaust fans not exceeding 200 CFM, and all duct outlets and inlets. The permit shall describe devices installed and capacities of each device and the fee which shall be based on the total installed BTU per hour shall be as prescribed in the fee schedule.

    (3)

    Heating and ventilation permit fees for all types of ventilation systems, including but not limited to fans with no ducts, ducting systems, air handling systems, dust collecting systems, and makeup air systems shall be assessed according to the total CFM installed (except as excluded in the fee schedule).

    (d)

    A warm air heating and ventilation permit shall be required for alteration or extension of supply and return ducts where a heating and ventilation system exists. Permit fees for the ductwork shall be assessed according to the fee schedule.

    (e)

    A warm air heating and ventilation permit shall be required for a gas or oil conversion burner and the fee therefore shall be as prescribed in the schedule of BTU's, watts and fees in the fee schedule.

    (f)

    A warm air heating and ventilation permit shall be required for a dual-fuel burner where equipment is and has existed but was installed and fired with one fuel on the original permit. The permit shall be for installation and firing with the standby fuel and the fee for said permit shall be as prescribed in the schedule of BTU's, watts and fees in the fee schedule.

    (g)

    A warm air heating and ventilation permit shall be required for an infrared heater and the fee for said permit shall be assessed for the total BTU's according to the schedule of BTU's, watts and fees in the fee schedule.

    (h)

    Warm air heating and ventilation permits shall be required for stokers and shall be assessed according to the fee schedule.

    (i)

    A warm air heating and ventilation permit shall be required for a commercial clothes dryer and the fee for said permit shall be as prescribed in the schedule of BTU's, watts and fees in the fee schedule. No warm air heating and ventilation permit shall be required for a domestic clothes dryer under 30,000 BTU per hour or 9,000 watts.

    (j)

    A warm air heating and ventilation permit for a warm air heating device with variable input burners shall be assessed on the maximum input of the device.

    (k)

    A warm air heating and ventilation permit shall be required for an incinerator or crematory and the fee for said permit shall be as prescribed in the schedule of BTU's, watts and fees in the fee schedule.

    (l)

    A warm air heating and ventilation permit shall be required for a solar warm air heating system and the fee for said permit shall be based upon BTU's at 400 BTU per square feet of solar panel and shall be assessed according to the schedule of BTU's, watts and fees in the fee schedule.

    (m)

    A warm air heating and ventilation permit shall be required for a retrofit automatic flue damper on a warm air heating device or a domestic hot water heater.

    (n)

    A warm air heating and ventilation permit shall be required for a wood or coal burning stove connected to a central heating system, except as covered by a blanket residential permit.

    (o)

    A wall insert heating and cooling unit, which is factory built and utilizes slide-in installation, is regulated under C.C. 4113.69.

(Ord. 781-98 § 6; Ord. 1669-01 § 17; Ord. 1132-2008 Attach. (part).)