1555 - Ordinance - Adopting 1991 Uniform Building CodeNOTICE OF CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
ORDINANCE
The following is a summary of an Ordinance approved by the Port
Orchard City Council at their regular Council meeting held July
27, 1992.
ORDINANCE NO. 1555
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD,
WASHINGTON, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1450 AND
1495 AND ADOPTING THE 1991 UNIFORM BUILDING
CODE WITH FEES AND MODIFICATIONS.
Copies of Ordinance No. 1555 are available for review at the
office of the City Clerk, of the City of Port Orchard. Upon
written request a statement of the full text of the Ordinance
will be mailed to any interested person without charge. Thirty
days after publication, copies of Ordinance No. 1555 will be
provided at a nominal charge.
City of Port Orchard
Patricia Hower
City Clerk
Publish: Port Orchard Independent
August 5, 1992
ORDINANCE NO. 1555
+bd- AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT
ORCHARD, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1450
AND 1495 AND ADOPTING THE 1991 UNIFORM
I BUILDING CODE WITH FEES AND
MODIFICATIONS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD,
WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Ordinance No. 1450 and Ordinance No.
1495 are hereby repealed.
Section 2. Pursuant to RCW 35.21.180, the 1991
Edition of the Uniform Building Code, Uniform Building Standards,
Uniform Mechanical Code, Uniform Housing Code, Uniform Code for
the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, Uniform Sign Code, Uniform
Administrative Code, Uniform Building Security Code as adopted
and published by the International Conference of Building
Officials (ICBO) with appendixes of all volumes are hereby
adopted as the official Building Code of the City of Port Orchard
subject to the amendments and additions set forth in this title,
for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions
hazardous to life and property. One copy of such code is on file
in the office of the City Clerk.
Volume 1, Uniform Building Code, 1991 edition is
hereby amended as follows:
1. Section 301(b) of the Uniform Building Code is
amended to read as follows:
(b) EXEMPTED WORK. A building permit shall not be
required for the following:
One-story detached accessory buildings used as
tool and storage sheds, playhouses and similar
uses, provided the projected roof area does not
exceed 120 square feet;
2. Transit bus shelters provided the projected
roof area does not exceed 120 square feet.
3. Fences not over 6 feet high.
4. Oil derricks.
5. Movable cases, counters and partitions not over
5 feet 9 inches high.
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Page Two of Five
6. Retaining walls which are not over 4 feet in
height measured from the bottom of the footing
to the top of the wall, unless supporting a
surcharge or impounding Class I, II or III -A
liquids.
7. Water tanks supported directly upon grade if
the capacity does not exceed 5000 gallons and
the ratio of height to diameter or width does
not exceed two to one.
8. Platforms, walks and driveways not more than 30
inches above grade and not over any basement or
story below.
9. Painting, papering and similar finish work.
10. Temporary motion picture, television and
theater stage sets and scenery.
11. Window awnings supported by an exterior wall of
Group R, Division 3, and Group M Occupancies
when projecting not more than 54 inches.
12. Prefabricated swimming pools accessory to a
Group R, Division 3 Occupancy in which the pool
walls are entirely above the adjacent grade and
if the capacity does not exceed 5000 gallons.
13. Minor construction and alteration activities,
as determined by the building official, which
the total valuation as determined in Section
304(b) or as documented by the applicant, does
not exceed $1500 in any twelve month period;
PROVIDED, that the construction and/or
alteration activity does not affect any
structural components, or reduce existing
egress, light, air, and ventilation conditions.
This exemption does not include electrical
plumbing, or mechanical activities. The permit
exemption shall not otherwise exempt the
construction or alteration from the substantive
standards of the codes enumerated in RCW
19.27.031, as amended and maintained by the
state building code council under RCW
19.27.070.
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Page Three of Five
Unless otherwise exempted, separate plumbing,
electrical and mechanical permits will be required for the above
exempted items.
Exemption from the permit requirement of this code
shall not be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be
done in any manner in violation of the provisions of this code or
any other laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction
2. Section 303, first sentence shall read: The
application, plans and specification and other
data filed by an applicant for permit shall be
reviewed by the Building Official or his duly
authorized representative.
3. Section 304(g), the Building Official is
authorized to waive the Permit Fee and Plan
Review Fee specified in table 3(a) of the
Uniform Building Code and in the Uniform
Plumbing Code upon the following conditions
having been satisfied:
A. The permit is for a residential unit of an
owner/occupant who is 60 years or older with a
maximum annual income, together with all persons in
the household, below the poverty line as established
by the Office of Management and Budget -in
Washington, D.C.
B. The work is for essential repairs and
improvements, such as insulation, weatherization,
roof repairs, structural repairs or essential
plumbing repairs.
C. The owner/occupant of the home completes a form
supplied by the Building Official requesting
exception from the Building Permit Fees.
The waiver of fees applies only to City fees. All
fees required by the State of Washington and other
jurisdictions shall be paid by the permit applicant.
4. Section 308(a): DELETE EXCEPTION: Group R, Division
3 and M Occupancies
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Page Four of Five
5. Section 1210(a) Smoke Detectors: THERE IS ADDED
"The provisions of this section shall apply
exclusively to existing non -conforming Group
R-Division 1 occupancy's more than (2) stories in
height. EXCEPTION: No Group R-Division 1 Occupancy
containing three (3) or more dwelling units shall be
exempt from section 1210(a) of Volume I Uniform
Building Code."
Section 3. Uniform Building Security Code, 1991 edition
is hereby amended as follows:
Chapter 41, Security Provisions: ADD NEW SECTION:
Section 4102(a) Every building hereafter constructed, classified as
R-1 occupancy by use or design shall comply with the following:
Doors which provide an access into the dwelling
shall have a means provided whereby the door locking
devices shall be changed or altered upon a change of
tenancy to insure against entry by a previous key
holder.
2. Every entrance door to a R-1 dwelling shall have a
dead bolt or dead latch with at least a one-half
inch throw. The lock shall be so constructed that
the dead bolt or dead latch may be open from the
inside without theuseof a key.
3. In hotels and other multi -use buildings having a
transient occupancies, every entrance door to a unit
shall also be provided with a chain door guard or
barrel on the inside. EXCEPTION: Building required
by the Uniform Building Code to have exit doors
equipped with panic hardware shall be exempt from
the provision of section 4102(a) as related to
exterior doors.
4. Enforcement -Right of Entry: The Chief of Police
and/or Fire Chief is hereby authorized and directed
to enforce the provision of this ordinance and upon
presentation of proper credentials, the Chief of
Police and/or Fire Chief or their duly authorized
representative may, with the consent of the occupant
or pursuant to a lawfully issued warrant, enter at
reasonable times any building or premises used for
R-1 dwelling purposes for the purpose of inspecting
the physical security of exterior accessible
openings of such building or premises.
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Page Five of Five
5. Responsibility for Compliance: Responsibility for
compliance with specifications set forth in the
Uniform Building Security Code shall be the building
owner and/or his agent having charge, care or
control of such building.
6. Penalties of violations: Any violating or failing
to comply with the provisions of the Uniform
Building Security Code shall upon conviction
thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than
$500.00 or by imprisonment for not more than six
months, or by such fine and imprisonment.
Section 4. The Uniform Building Code shall not supersede
height restrictions as specified in the City Zoning Ordinance.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard,
APPROVED by the Mayor and attested by the Clerk in authentication of
such passage this 27th day of July, 1992.
ATTEST'
Patricia Hower, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
LESLIE J. WEATHERILL, MAYOR
Sponsored by:
ty Attorney Councilman Smith