Steam and hot water heating (hydronics) permit.
Columbus City Codes § 4113.71
in effect4113.71 - Steam and hot water heating (hydronics) permit.
A. (1)
No person shall construct, install, alter or repair any steam and hot water heating (hydronics) equipment in or about any building in the city without first obtaining a permit from the department to do such work and paying the fee prescribed therefore in the fee schedule; nor shall the owner or person having charge of any property within the city cause or allow any such work to be done on such premises without a permit having been first obtained therefore and the fee having been paid.
(2) A permit shall be obtained only by an OCILB licensed hydronics (steam and hot water heating) contractor, duly registered with the department, or an occupying homeowner.
B. (a)
Steam and hot water heating (hydronics) permits shall be required as follows and the fee therefore shall be as prescribed in the fee schedule:
(1) Residential Dwelling Units. One steam and hot water heating (hydronics) permit fee shall be required for each dwelling unit or separate system, whichever is fewer, for each residential building of an R-2, R-3 or R-4 use group.
(2) Other than Residential Dwelling Units. For all other buildings not included in subsection (B)(a)(1) above, a separate steam and hot water heating (hydronics) permit fee shall be required for each certified address.
(b) Minimum Fee. For any steam and hot water heating (hydronics) permit the minimum fee shall be as prescribed in the fee schedule.
Whenever modification of a steam or hot water boiler necessitates revision of the safety control sequence a minimum permit fee as prescribed in the fee schedule shall be paid.
(c) The steam and hot water heating (hydronics) permit fee for a new or replacement boiler connected to a system shall be as prescribed in the fee schedule.
(d) The steam and hot water heating (hydronics) permit fee for a heating fixture or device to be attached to a steam or hot water boiler shall be as prescribed in the fee schedule.
(e) The steam and hot water heating (hydronics) permit fee for a heating fixture or device described in subsection (B)(d) above shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
air handling unit;
baseboard radiation (each ten ft. or section less than ten ft.);
cabinet heater;
unit heater;
ceiling radiator;
hot water coil in boiler (domestic);
pressing machine;
radiant heat (300 sq. ft. or fraction thereof);
snow melting oven (300 sq. ft. or larger);
water or steam coil.
(f) A steam and hot water heating (hydronics) permit shall be required for a gas or oil domestic or commercial conversion burner on a boiler and the fee for said permit shall be according to the BTU per hour input as prescribed in the new or replacement boiler schedule of the fee schedule.
(g) A steam and hot water heating (hydronics) permit shall be required for a dual-fuel burner where equipment is or has been existing on a boiler but was installed and fired with one fuel on the original permit. This permit shall be for installation and firing with the standby or second fuel and the fee for said permit shall be as prescribed in the new or replacement boiler schedule of the fee schedule.
(h) The steam and hot water heating (hydronics) permit fee for a boiler with variable input burners shall be determined according to the maximum input.
(i) A steam and hot water heating (hydronics) permit shall be required for a stoker and the fee therefore shall be as prescribed in the fee schedule.
(j) A steam and hot water heating (hydronics) permit shall be required for a retrofit automatic flue damper on a boiler and the fee therefore shall be as prescribed in the fee schedule.
(k) A steam and hot water heating (hydronics) permit shall be required for a solar panel or system connected to a hot water heating system and the fee therefore shall be based upon BTU's at 400 BTU per square feet of solar panel and shall be as prescribed in the new or replacement boiler schedule of the fee schedule.
(Ord. 1483-97 § 2 (part); Ord. 1669-01 § 21; Ord. 1132-2008 Attach. (part).)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT41BUCO_CH4113PEFE_4113.71STHOWAHEHYPEFetched: 10/27/2026