The California Mechanical Code, 2016 Edition, which may be referred to in the Code
as the CMC, as promulgated by the California Building Standards Commission, which
incorporates the adoption of the 2015 edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code as amended
with necessary California amendments and the 2015 Uniform Mechanical Code of the International
Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, are hereby adopted by the City of
Fresno and incorporated by reference into the Code, except that in addition to Chapter 1 of the CMC, Chapter 1 of the Fresno Building Code shall apply to the administration of the CMC. The CMC,
incorporated into the Code, along with amendments to the CMC adopted in Section 11-106 shall be referred to as the Fresno Mechanical Code. For purposes of administering
the Fresno Mechanical Code, all references in Chapter 1 of the Fresno Building Code to the "building code" or "code" shall mean and include
the Fresno Mechanical Code. Where provisions of Chapter 1 of the Fresno Building Code overlap with provisions of Chapter 1 of the Fresno Mechanical Code, the Fresno Building Code controls. One copy of the
CMC is on file and available for use by the public in the Development and Resource
Management Department, Building and Safety Services Division.
