54-5016. PERMITS REQUIRED — EXCEPTION — LOCAL GOVERNMENT FEES ALLOWED. (1) On and after January 1, 2005, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, company, association or corporation to do or cause to be done, whether acting as principal, agent or employee, any construction, installation, improvement, extension or alteration of any heating, ventilation or air conditioning system, in any building, residence or structure in the state of Idaho, without first obtaining a permit from the authority having jurisdiction, authorizing such work to be done, except that no permit shall be required to perform work related to repair or maintenance of an existing HVAC system.
(2) To the extent that a plumbing or electrical installation permit issued by the Idaho division of building safety includes any part of an HVAC system installation, or an HVAC installation permit issued by the division includes any part of a plumbing or electrical installation, the permit issued and inspection performed shall be sufficient to satisfy the permitting and inspection requirements of the other division entities.
(3) The plumbing, HVAC and electrical boards shall promulgate rules adopting fees that will allow the division of building safety entity issuing a permit to charge, in addition to the permit fee it would originally charge, additional permit fees that relate to the HVAC portion of an installation for which a plumbing or electrical installation permit is being obtained, or the electrical and plumbing portions of an installation for which an HVAC permit is being obtained.
(4) No provision of this chapter shall preclude local governments from collecting fees for permits and inspections where such work is regulated and enforced by city or county code or ordinance. Municipalities may also require fees for permits and inspections in areas designated by local code or ordinance as areas of city impact.
History:
[54-5016, added 2003, ch. 276, sec. 1, p. 739; am. 2004, ch. 308, sec. 11, p. 864; am. 2007, ch. 197, sec. 7, p. 602.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
Chapter 50 - INSTALLATION OF HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
Section 54-5001 - DECLARATION OF POLICY.
Section 54-5003 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 54-5004 - IDAHO HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING BOARD.
Section 54-5005 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD — LIMITATION.
Section 54-5006 - ADMINISTRATOR OF THE DIVISION OF BUILDING SAFETY.
Section 54-5007 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY.
Section 54-5008 - CERTIFICATE A PREREQUISITE.
Section 54-5009 - CLASSIFICATION OF COMPETENCY.
Section 54-5010 - EXAMINATIONS — NOTIFICATION — APPLICATION.
Section 54-5011 - ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY.
Section 54-5013 - CERTIFICATE EXPIRATION — RENEWAL — REINSTATEMENT.
Section 54-5014 - CERTIFICATE TO BE DISPLAYED AND CARRIED ON THE JOB.
Section 54-5016 - PERMITS REQUIRED — EXCEPTION — LOCAL GOVERNMENT FEES ALLOWED.
Section 54-5017 - PERMITS — APPLICATION — FEES.
Section 54-5018 - INSPECTION BY AGENT.
Section 54-5019 - APPROVAL AND CERTIFICATION OF INSPECTION.
Section 54-5020 - REQUEST FOR INSPECTION — FEE FOR REINSPECTION.
Section 54-5021 - APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATION OF INSPECTORS — NO FINANCIAL INTEREST.
Section 54-5022 - VIOLATION — MISDEMEANOR — PENALTY.
Section 54-5023 - ATTORNEY GENERAL — PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Section 54-5024 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES FUND — RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS.