Chapter 28 - Mechanical Code

28.01 CODE ADOPTED
28.02 REFERENCES IN CODE
28.03 PURPOSE
28.04 SCOPE
28.05 FEES
28.06 VIOLATIONS
28.01 AGENCY DESIGNATED

Pursuant to the provisions of the Michigan Mechanical Code, in accordance with Section 8b(6) of Act 230, of the Public Acts of 1972, as amended, the Building Official of the Village of Beverly Hills is hereby designated as the enforcing agency to discharge responsibility of the Village of Beverly Hills under Act 230, of Public Acts of 1972, as amended, State of Michigan. The Village of Beverly Hills assumes responsibility for the administration and enforcement of said Act throughout its corporate limits. .{Ord. 288, 9-27-97}{Ord. 305, 7-28-01}

28.02 CODE REFERENCED

rdinance shall be designed, constructed, installed, altered and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the State Code. This Code provides reasonable safeguards to the public health, safety and welfare as they are affected by the installation and/or maintenance of mechanical equipment. {Ord. 305, 7-28-01}

28.03 PURPOSE

This Code shall be construed liberally and justly to insure public health, safety and welfare insofar as they are affected by the installation and maintenance of mechanical systems.

28.04 SCOPE

The design, installation, maintenance, alteration and inspection of mechanical systems, including heating systems, ventilating systems, cooling systems, steam and hot water heating systems, water heaters, process piping, boilers and pressure vessels, appliances utilizing gas, liquid or solid fuel, chimneys and vents, mechanical refrigeration systems, fireplaces, barbecues, incinerators, crematories, fire suppression systems and air pollution systems as herein defined shall comply with the requirements of this Code.

28.05 FEES

(A) FEES FOR INSPECTION.

When an application is made for a permit, license, or registration required under the terms of this Ordinance, a fee shall be paid in an amount as prescribed by Resolution of the Village of Beverly Hills Council.

(B) RIGHT OF ACCESS TO BUILDINGS.

Subject to the Constitution and the laws of the State of Michigan, the Building Official and/or his or her deputy shall have the right during reasonable hours to enter any building in this discharge of his or her official duties for the purpose of making any inspection or test of the installation of electrical wiring and mechanical equipment contained therein and shall have the authority to cause the turning off of all mechanical equipment and to disconnect, in cases of emergency, any mechanical equipment where such is dangerous to life or property or may interfere with the work of the Fire Department.

(C) PERMITS.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to install, alter, maintain, service or repair mechanical equipment in or on any building, structure or part thereof, or on premises or cause or permit therein or thereon the installation, altering, maintaining, servicing or repairing of any mechanical equipment without a permit having been obtained therefore as provided herein. {Ord. 305, 7-28-01}

28.06 VIOLATIONS

Any person who shall violate a provision of this Code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter, or repair mechanical equipment or systems in violation of an approved plan or directive of the mechanical official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this Code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not in excess of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not in excess of ninety (90) days or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court together with costs of prosecution. A separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during which a violation occurs or continues.