ORDINANCE NO.  ___8246_____

 

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS CONCERNING BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION, AMENDING AND REPEALING PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER V OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, 2008 EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO

 

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:

 

Section 1.  Chapter 5, Article 3, Section 5-316 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2008 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

5-316          Section G2406.2 (303.3) of the International Residential Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

G2406.2  (303.3)  Prohibited locations.  Appliances shall not be located in sleeping rooms, bathrooms, toilet rooms, hot tub rooms, storage closets or surgical rooms, or in a space that opens only into such rooms or spaces, except where the installation complies with one of the following:

 

(A)  The appliance is a direct-vent appliance installed in accordance with the conditions of the listing and the manufacturer’s instructions.

 

(B)    Vented room heaters, wall furnaces, vented decorative appliances, vented gas fireplaces, vented gas fireplace heaters and decorative appliances for installation in vented solid fuel-burning fireplaces are installed in rooms that meet the required volume criteria of Section G2407.5.

 

(C)    The appliance is installed in a room or space that opens only into a bedroom or bathroom, and such room or space is used for no other purpose and is provided with a solid weather-stripped door equipped with an approved self-closing device.  All combustion air shall be taken directly from the outdoors in accordance with Section G2407.6.

 

(D)  Unvented room heaters may be installed in rooms other than those listed in this Section provided at least one carbon monoxide detector is installed in the dwelling unit.

 

Section 2.  Chapter 5, Article 3, Section 5-318 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2008 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby repealed.

 

5-318                    Section G2445.2  of the International Residential Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

G2445.2  Prohibited use.  Unvented room heaters shall not be used in a dwelling unit.

 

Section 3.  Chapter 5, Article 5, Section 5-504.8 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2008 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

5-504.8       Section 917 of the International Plumbing Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

917.1 General. Vent systems utilizing air admittance valves shall comply with this section. Stack-type air admittance valves shall conform to ASSE 1050. Individual and branch-type air admittance valves shall conform to ASSE 1051.

 

917.2 Installation. The valves shall only be installed with prior approval from the Department having jurisdiction in accordance with the requirements of this section and the manufacturer’s installation instructions. Air admittance valves shall be installed after the DWV testing required by Section 312.2 or 312.3 has been performed.

 

917.3 Where permitted. The valves shall only be permitted in the alterations of existing buildings with the prior approval of the Department Having Jurisdiction throughout new construction projects more than three stories above grade, and in the alterations of existing buildings. Individual, branch and circuit vents shall be permitted to terminate with a connection to an individual or branch-type air admittance valve. Stack vents and vent stacks shall be permitted to terminate to stack-type air admittance valves. Individual and branch-type air admittance valves shall vent only fixtures that are on the same floor level and connect to a horizontal branch drain. The horizontal branch drain having individual and branch-type air admittance valves shall conform to Section 917.3.1 or 917.3.2. Stack-type air admittance valves shall conform to Section 917.3.3.

 

917.3.1 Location of branch. The horizontal branch drain shall connect to the drainage stack or building drain a maximum of four branch intervals from the top of the stack.

 

917.3.2 Relief vent. Where the horizontal branch is located more than four branch intervals from the top of the stack, the horizontal branch shall be provided with a relief vent that shall connect to a vent stack or stack vent, or extend outdoors to the open air. The relief vent shall connect to the horizontal branch drain between the stack and the most downstream fixture drain connected to the horizontal branch drain. The relief vent shall be sized in accordance with Section 916.2 and installed in accordance with Section 905. The relief vent shall be permitted to serve as the vent for other fixtures.

 

917.3.3 Stack. Stack-type air admittance valves shall not serve as the vent terminal for vent stacks or stack vents that serve drainage stacks exceeding six branch intervals.

 

917.4 Location. Individual and branch-type air admittance valves shall be located a minimum of 4 inches (102 mm) above the horizontal branch drain or fixture drain being vented. Stack-type Air admittance valves shall be located not less than 6 inches (152 mm) above the flood level rim of the highest fixture being vented. The air admittance valve shall be located within the maximum developed length permitted for the vent. The air admittance valve shall be installed a minimum of 6 inches (152 mm) above insulation materials.

917.5 Access and ventilation. Access shall be provided to all air admittance valves. The valve shall be located within a ventilated space that allows air to enter the valve.

 

917.6 Size. The air admittance valve shall be rated in accordance with the standard for the size of the vent to which the valve is connected.

 

917.7 Vent required. Within each plumbing system, a minimum of one stack vent or vent stack shall extend outdoors to the open air.

 

917.8 Prohibited installations. Air admittance valves shall not be installed in nonneutralized special waste systems as described in Chapter 8 and in new construction less than four stories above grade. Valves shall not be located in spaces utilized as supply or return air plenums.

 

Section 4. Chapter 5, Article 7, Section 5-704.2 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2008 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

5-704.2       Section 303.3 of the International Fuel Gas Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

303.3  Prohibited locations.  Appliances shall not be located in sleeping rooms, bathrooms, toilet rooms, hot tub rooms, storage closets or surgical rooms, or in a space that opens only into such rooms or spaces, except where the installation complies with one of the following:

 

(A)    The appliance is a direct-vent appliance installed in accordance with the conditions of the listing and the manufacturer’s instructions.

 

(B)    Vented room heaters, wall furnaces, vented decorative appliances, vented gas fireplaces, vented gas fireplace heaters and decorative appliances for installation in vented solid fuel-burning fireplaces are installed in rooms that meet the required volume criteria of Section G2407.5.

 

(C)    The appliance is installed in a room or space that opens only into a bedroom or bathroom, and such room or space is used for no other purpose and is provided with a solid weather-stripped door equipped with an approved self-closing device.  All combustion air shall be taken directly from the outdoors in accordance with Section G2407.6.

 

(D)  Unvented room heaters may be installed in rooms other than those listed in this Section provided at least one carbon monoxide detector is installed in the dwelling unit.

 

Section 5.  Chapter 5, Article 7, Section 5-704.4 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2008 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby repealed.

 

5-704.4       Section 621.2 of the International Fuel Gas Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

621.2  Prohibited use.  Unvented room heaters shall not be used in a dwelling unit.

 

Section 6.  Chapter 5, Article 7, Section 5-704.5 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2008 Edition and amendments thereto, is hereby repealed.

 

5-704.5       Section 621.4  of the International Fuel Gas Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

621.4  Prohibited locations.  Unvented room heaters shall not be installed within occupancies in Groups A, E, I, and R.  The location of unvented room heaters shall also comply with Section 303.3.

 

Section 7.  Chapter 5, Article 3, Section 5-318, Chapter 5, Article 7, Sections 5-704.4 and 5-704.5 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2008 Edition, and ordinances amending such sections are hereby repealed and of no further force and effect.  Chapter 5, Article 3, Sections 5-316, Chapter 5, Article, 5, Section 5-504,8, and Chapter 5, Article 7, Section 5-704.2 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2008 Edition, and ordinances amending such sections, are hereby repealed, it being the intent that the provisions of this ordinance supersede the repealed Code provisions and ordinances.

 

Section 8.  If any provision, clause, sentence or paragraph of this ordinance is found to unconstitutional or is otherwise held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the validity of any remaining parts of this ordinance. 

 

Section 9.  This ordinance shall be in full force and take effect on and after its publication as provided by law.

 

PASSED by the Governing Body this ____ day of _____________, 2008.

 

                                                                       

 

APPROVED:

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                               

                                                                        Michael Dever, Mayor

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

 

                                                                       

Frank S. Reeb, City Clerk

 

 

Approved as to form and legality:

 

 

 

                                                                       

Toni Ramirez Wheeler, Director of Legal Services