108.4 Violation Penalties. Delete the entire section. Refer to KMC Chapter 4.40.

109 Means of Appeal. Delete the entire section. Refer to KMC Chapter 4.40.

201.3 Terms Defined in Other Codes. Amend by deleting the reference to “ICC Electrical Code” and replacing it with “Electrical Code as adopted by KMC.”

Amend by deleting the reference to “International Plumbing Code” and replacing it with “Plumbing Code as adopted by KMC.”

Amend by deleting the reference to “International Fuel Gas Code” and replacing it with “Uniform Plumbing Code as adopted by KMC.”

301.2 Energy Utilization. Amend by deleting the phrase “in accordance with the International Energy Conservation Code.”

301.6 Fuel Gas Appliances and Equipment. Amend by deleting the reference to “International Fuel Gas Code” and replacing it with “Uniform Plumbing Code as adopted by KMC.”

303.3 Prohibited Locations. Amend by deleting the phrase “of the International Energy Conservation Code” from the second sentence of Exception 3.

304.9 Clearances to Combustible Construction. Amend to read:

Heat-producing equipment and appliances must be installed to maintain the required clearances to combustible construction as specified in the listing and manufacturer’s instructions. These clearances may be reduced only in accordance with Section 308 of the I.M.C. Certain unlisted, heat-producing equipment shall be allowed if equipment is installed in a manner so as to maintain the clearances to combustible construction specified in Table 304.8 of this Code. Clearances to combustibles must include such considerations as door swing, drawer pull, overhead projections or shelving and window swing, shutters, coverings, and drapes. Devices such as doorstops or limits, closers, drapery ties, or guards, may not be used to provide the required clearances.

Amend to add Table 304.9 to read:

312.1 Load Calculations. Amend the third sentence by deleting the phrase “using the design parameters specified in Chapter 3 of the International Energy Conservation Code.”

514.1 General. Amend by deleting the second sentence and replacing it with a new second sentence to read:

Energy recovery ventilation systems must be installed according to the manufacturer’s instructions and specifications.

804.1 Direct Vent Termination. Amend by adding a second sentence to read:

Combustion vents for Direct Vent Chambers are at least 3 feet high or provide snowdrift prevention and screen covers to prevent wildlife nesting or any other obstructions.

907.1 General. Amend by adding a second sentence to read:

Commercial standard UL 2790 may be accepted as an alternative to UL 791 and residential standard UL 508 and UL 698 may not be acceptable as an alternative to UL 791.

908.5 Water Supply. Amend by deleting the reference “International Plumbing Code” and replacing it with “Uniform Plumbing Code as adopted by KMC.”

931 Unvented Room Heaters. Amend by adding a new Section 931, Unvented Room Heaters, to read:

931.1 General

Unvented room heaters shall be tested in accordance with American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z 21.11.2 and may be installed in accordance with the conditions of the listing and the manufacturer’s installation instructions.

931.2 Prohibited Use

One or more unvented room heaters may not be used as the sole source of comfort heating in a dwelling unit.

931.3 Input Rating

Unvented room heaters may not have an input rating in excess of 40,000 Btu/h (11.7 kW).

931.4 Prohibited Locations

Unvented room heaters may not be installed within A, E or I Occupancies. Such appliances may not be located in or obtain combustion air from any of the following rooms or spaces:

1. Sleeping rooms.

2. Bathrooms.

3. Toilet rooms.

4. Storage closets.

5. Surgical rooms.

Exceptions:

1. A single wall-mounted unvented room heater equipped with an oxygen depletion safety shutoff system and installed in a bathroom provided the input rating does not exceed 6,000 Btu per hour (1.76 kW) and the bathroom is not a confined space.

2. A single wall-mounted unvented room heater equipped with an oxygen depletion safety shutoff system and installed in a bedroom provided that the input rating does not exceed 10,000 Btu per hour (2.93 kW) and the bedroom is not a confined space.

931.5 Room or Space Volume

The aggregate input rating of all unvented appliances installed in a room or space may not exceed 20 Btu/h per cubic foot of volume of such room or space. Where the room or space in which the equipment is installed is directly connected to another room or space by a doorway, archway or other opening of comparable size that cannot be closed, the volume of such adjacent room or space may be permitted to be included in the calculations.

931.6 Oxygen-Depletion Safety System

Unvented room heaters will be equipped with an oxygen-depletion-sensitive safety shutoff system. The system shall shut off the gas supply to the main and pilot burners when the oxygen in the surrounding atmosphere is depleted to the percent concentration specified by the manufacturer, but not lower than 18 percent. The system will not incorporate field adjustment means capable of changing the set point at which the system acts to shut off the gas supply to room heater.

931.7 Unvented Log Heaters

An unvented log heater may not be installed in a factory-built fireplace unless the fireplace system has been specifically tested, listed and labeled for such use in accordance with Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 127.

Chapter 10 Boilers, Water Heaters, and Pressure Vessels

Amend by deleting references to “International Plumbing Code” and replacing the references with “Uniform Plumbing Code as adopted by KMC” wherever the references occur in this Chapter 10.

1001.1 Scope. Amend to read:

This chapter governs the installation, alteration and repair of boilers, water heaters, and pressure vessels not subject to the provisions of the State Department of Labor under AS 18.60.180 through 18.60.395 .

1101.4 Water Connection. Amend by deleting the reference to “International Plumbing Code” and replacing it with “Uniform Plumbing Code as adopted by KMC.”

Chapter 14 Solar Systems. Amend by deleting all references to International Plumbing Code and replacing with “Uniform Plumbing Code as adopted by KMC.”