Santa Clara County Municipal Code Art. 2 Additions, Deletions, and Amendments to 2025 California Mechanical Code

Additions, deletions, and amendments to the 2025 California Mechanical Code are as set forth in this article.

(Ord. No. NS-1100.138, § 9, 12-9-25)

Chapter 1 of Division II of the 2025 California Mechanical Code is adopted with the following amendments:

(a) Section 104.5 (Fees) is amended to read as follows:

104.5. Fees. Fees shall be assessed in accordance with the provisions of this section. The fees are to be determined and adopted by this jurisdiction. A mechanical plan review fee shall be paid when plans or documents are required to be submitted for review prior to issuing a mechanical permit. A mechanical permit fee shall be paid when the plans or documents have been approved for permit issuance. The fees shall be in the amount established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

(b) Section 104.5.2 (Investigation fees) is amended to read as follows:

104.5.2. Investigation fees. An investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee, shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued. The investigation fee shall be in the amount established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. The payment of such investigation fee shall not exempt a person from compliance with other provisions of this code, nor from a penalty prescribed by law.

(c) Table 104.5 (Mechanical permit fees) and all references thereto are deleted.

(d) Section 106.3 (Penalties) is amended to read as follows:

106.3. Penalties. Any person violating any provision of this code shall be subject to penalties as provided in section C1-72 of the Ordinance Code. Each separate day or any portion thereof, during which any violation of this code occurs or continues, shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense. The penalties set forth in this section shall be exclusive of, or in addition to civil penalties and remedies pursuant to Divisions A1 and A37 of the Ordinance Code.

(e) Section 107.1 (General) is amended to read as follows:

107.1. General. In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the Authority Having Jurisdiction relative to the application and interpretation of this code, in connection with the application for a permit, there shall be and is hereby created a Board of Appeals as set forth in Division C2 of the Ordinance Code The Authority Having Jurisdiction shall be an ex-officio member and shall act as secretary to said board but shall have no vote upon a matter before the board. The Board of Appeals shall be appointed by the governing body and shall hold office at its pleasure. The board shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business and shall render decisions and findings in writing to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the Authority Having Jurisdiction. Any appeal of the building official's determination that a violation of this code exists or of an associated notice or penalty related to that violation shall be made pursuant to County Ordinance Code Division A37.

(Ord. No. NS-1100.138, § 9, 12-9-25)

Chapter 9 of 2025 California Mechanical Code is adopted with the following amendments:

(a) A new section, Section 940.0 (Single Pass Cooling Systems), is added to read as follows:

940.0. Single Pass Cooling Systems. The installation or use of any new single pass cooling system that circulates water only once to cool equipment before disposing the water is prohibited.

(Ord. No. NS-1100.138, § 9, 12-9-25)