HomeMy WebLinkAbout2153 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 2153
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Pasco adopting the 1979 Edition of the
Uniform Building Code; adopting the 1980 Supplement to
the Uniform Building Code; adopting the Uniform Building
Standards; adopting regulations for Barrier Free
Facilities; and adopting the Uniform Building Code
Appendix Chapter 11, 12, 32, 49, 53, and 70; all together
with appropriate amendments and substitutions thereto.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 16.04.010 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
16.04.010 ADOPTION OF UNIFORM BUILDING CODE AND SUPPLEMENT.
The Uniform Building Code with Appendix Chapters 11, 12, 32, 49, 53,
and 70, 1979 Edition, and the 1980 supplement, both prepared by the
International Association of Building Officials, and as herein amended
or revised, is adopted by the city, and all buildings hereafter erected
or constructed, enlarged, repaired, removed, demolished, or converted
shall be done in conformity with the provisions of said codes, except
as expressly provided herein.
Three (3) copies of said codes have theretofore been filed and
are now on file in the office of the city clerk for use and examination
by the public as required by law prior to adoption of the ordinance
codified in this chapter.
Section 2. There is hereby enacted a new Pasco Municipal Code
Section 16.04.025 to read as follows:
16.04.025 DELETION OF UBC SECTION 301(b). Section 301(b) of
the Uniform Building Code shall be deleted.
Section 3. Section 16.04.030 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows.
16.04.030 AMENDMENT OF UBC SECTION 302(b). Section 302(b) of
the Uniform Building Code shall be amended to read as follows:
(b) Plans and Specifications. With each application for
a building permit, and when required by the building official for enforce-
ment of any provisions of this code, two (2) sets of plans and specifica-
tions shall be submitted. The Building Official may require plans and
specifications to be prepared and designed by an engineer or architect
licensed by the state to practice as such. EXCEPTION: When authorized
by the Building Official, plans and specifications need not be submitted
for the following:
1. R-3 and M-1 Occupancies;
2. Small and unimportant work.
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Section 4. There is hereby enacted a new Pasco Municipal Code
Section 16.04.035 to read as follows:
16.04.035 AMENDMENT OF UBC Section 304(b). Section 304(b)
of the Uniform Building Code shall be amended to read as follows:
(b) Plan-Review Fees. When the valuation of the proposed
construction exceeds one thousand dollars and a plan is required to be
submitted by subsection (b) of Section 302, a plan-review fee shall be
paid to the Building Official at the time of submitting plans and
specifications for checking. EXCEPTION: R-3 and M-1 occupancies.
Plan-review fees for all buildings, other than group
R-3 and M-1 Occupancies, shall be sixty-five percent of the building
permit fees as set forth in Table No. 3-A.
Where plans are incomplete, or changed so as to
require additional plan-review, an additional plan-review fee shall be
charged at a rate established by the Building Official as per Section
307, Table No.3-A, Item No. 4.
Section 5. Section 16.04.040 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
16.04.040 FEE SCHEDULE. Permit fees shall be determined
in accordance with Table No. 3-A of the Uniform Building Code. All
final plan-review and building permit fees shall be rounded off to
the nearest dollar.
Section 6. Section 16.04.050 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
16.04.050 AMENDMENT OF UBC SECTION 307(a). Section 307(a)
of the Uniform Building Code shall be amended to read as follows:
(a) Use or Occupancy. No building or structure in Groups
A to R-3 inclusive, shall be used or occupied, and no substantial
change in the existing occupancy classification of a building or
structure or portion thereof shall be made until the Building Official
has issued a Certificate of Occupancy therefore as provided herein.
Section 7. Section 16.04.060 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
16.04.060 AMENDMENT OF UBC SECTION 307(e). Section 307(e)
of the Uniform Building Code shall be omitted and the following shall
be substituted in its place.
(e) Posting. The Certificate of Occupancy shall be posted
in a conspicuous place on the premises and shall not be removed except
by the Building Official; provided, that in the case of R-3 Occupancies,
such certificate need not be conspicuously posted but shall be available
for inspection of the Building Official upon request.
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Section 8. Section 16.04.070 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
16.04.070 ADDITION OF UBC SECTION 308. A new section, Section
308, is hereby added to the Uniform Building Code and shall hereinafter
be codified as Section 16.04.070 of the Pasco Municipal Code as follows:
Section 308. Effective Date Upon Which Certificates of
Occupany Shall Be Required For Group R-3 Occupancies. All buildings
or structures falling within the R-3 classification as defined in Section
1201 of the Uniform Building Code, for which building permits are issued
after the effective date of this ordinance, shall not be used or occupied
until the Building Official has issued a Certificate of Occupancy as
provided in Section 307(c) of the Uniform Building Code as amended by
Pasco Municipal Code Section 16.04.050. All other Certificates of
Occupancy shall be required irrespective of when such building permits
were issued.
Section 9. Section 16.04.090 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
16.04.090 ADDITION OF UBC SECTION 309. Section 309 is hereby
added to the Uniform Building Code and shall hereinafter be codified as
Section 16.04.090 of the Pasco Municipal Code as follows:
Section 309. Obligation of the Parties. In the event
of a violation of Section 16.04.050 and 16.04.070 above provided, it
shall be presumed as a matter of law that the person or persons who
obtain the building permit or permits for the construction of the dwelling
in question caused or allowed the occupancy of the dwelling in violation
of the above stated provisions. Further, it shall be a violation of
this code for any person or persons to cause or allow the occupancy of
a dwelling within categories R-3 by any third person or persons, where
no Certificate of Occupancy has first been issued.
Section 10. Section 16.04.100 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
16.04.100 AMENDMENT OF UBC SECTION 503(d)4. Section 503(d)4
of the Uniform Building Code shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 503(d)4. One-Hour Occupancy Separation Between
a Group R, Division 3, and M Occupancy. In the one-hour occupancy
separation between a Group R, Division 3, and M Occupany, the separation
may be limited to the installation of materials approved for one-hour
fire-resistive construction on the garage side and a self-closing,
tight-fitting solid wood door 1-3/8 inches in thickness will be permitted
in lieu of a one-hour fire assembly. Fire dampers shall not be required
in ducts piercing this separation for ducts constructed of not less than
No. 26 gauge galvanized steel. All other penetrations on the garage side
of this wall, such as, but not limited to plumbing and electrical, shall
be of metallic materials or one-hour approved materials.
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Section 11. Section 16.04.110 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
16.04.110 AMENDMENT OF UBC SECTION 1204. Section 1204 of the
Uniform Building Code shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 1204. Stairs, Exits, and Smokeproof Enclosures.
Stairs, exits, and smokeproof enclosures shall be as specified in Chapter
33.
All Stairs and exits in Group R, Division 1 Occupancies
shall open directly upon a street or alley or upon a yard or court not
less than four feet in width directly connected to a street or alley
by means of a passageway not less in width than the stairway opening
into such passageway and not less than seven feet in height.
Buildings more than one story in height shall have no
transoms or ventilating openings from guest rooms to public corridors.
Door openings from guest rooms to public corridors shall
be protected as specified in Section 3304(h).
Every sleeping room below the fourth story shall have at
least one operable window or exterior door approved for emergency egress
or rescue. The units shall be operable from the inside to provide a full
clear opening without the use of separate tools.
All egress or rescue windows from sleeping rooms shall have
a minimum net clear opening of 5.7 square feet. The minimum net clear
opening height dimension shall be twenty-four inches and the minimum net
clear opening width dimension shall be twenty inches with the bottom of
the opening no more than forty-four inches above the floor.
Section 12. Section 16.04.120 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby repealed.
Section 13. Section 16.04.130 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows
16.04.130 AMENDMENT OF UBC SECTION 1807(a). Section 1807(a)
of the Uniform Building Code shall be amended to read as follows:
1807(a) Scope. These requirements apply to building
housing Group B, Division 2 Occupancies used primarily as offices and
to Group R, Division 1 Occupancies.
Such buildings having floors used for human occupancy
located more than thirty-six feet above the lowest level of Fire
Department vehicle access shall conform to the requirements of this
Section in addition to other applicable requirements of this Code.
Section 14. Section 16.04.140 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby repealed.
Section 15. Section 16.04.150 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby repealed.
Section 16. Section 16.04.160 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
16.04.150 AMENDMENT OF UBC SECTION 2305(a). Section 2305(a)
of the Uniform Building Code shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 2305(a). Snow Loads. Snow loads full or
unbalanced shall be considered in place of loads set forth in Table
No. 23-C, where such loading will result in larger members or
connections.
Potential accumulation of snow at valleys, parapets, roof
structures, and offsets in roofs of uneven configuration shall be
considered. Snow loads shall be twenty-five pounds per square foot.
Section 17. Section 16.04.170 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
16.04.170 AMENDMENT OF UBC SECTION 2311(a). Section 2311(a)
of the Uniform Building Code shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 2311(a). Wind Design. General Buildings or
structures shall be designed to withstand the minimum horizontal
and uplift pressures set forth in Column 25 of Table No. 23-F and
this Section allowing for wind from any direction. The wind pressures
set forth in Table 23-F are minimum values and shall be adjusted by
the Building Officials for areas subjected to higher wind pressures.
When the form factor, as determined by wind tunnel tests or other
recognized methods, indicates vertical or horizontal loads or lesser
or greater severity than those produced by the loads herein specified,
the structure may be designed accordingly.
Section 18. Section 16.04.180 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
16.04.180 AMENDMENT OF UBC SECTION 2517(c)2. Section
2517(c)2 of the Uniform Building Code shall be amended to read as
follows:
Section 2517(c)2. Underfloor Clearance. Wood joists
or the bottom of wood floors closer than eighteen inches, or wood
girders closer than twelve inches to the ground underfloor areas
and their supports, shall be of treated wood or all heartwood of
approved naturally durable species as listed in Section 2517(c)3.
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Accessible underfloor areas shall be provided with an
exterior twenty-four inch by twenty-four inch access crawl hole. The
well for the access hole must have a minimum horizontal distance of
twenty-four inches or if there is mechanical equipment under the house,
the opening must be capable of removing the largest piece of equipment.
Section 19. Section 16.04.190 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 16.04.190 AMENDMENT OF UBC SECTION 2517(c)6. Section
2517(c)6 of the Uniform Building Code shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 2517(c)6. Foundation Ventilation. Underfloor
areas shall be ventilated by an approved mechanical means or by openings
in exterior foundation walls. Such openings shall have a net area of
not less than one (1) square foot for each twenty-five linear feet of
exterior wall. Openings shall be located as close to comers as
practicable and shall provide cross ventilation on at least two
approximately opposite sides. They shall be covered with corrosion
resistant wire mesh not less than 1/4 inch nor more than 1/2 inch in
any dimension.
Section 20. Section 16.04.200 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
16.04.200 AMENDMENT OF UBC SECTION 2518(g)4. Section 2518(g)4
of the Uniform Building Code shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 2518(g)4. Framing Details. Studs shall be placed
with their wide dimension perpendicular to the walls. Not less than
three studs shall be Installed at each corner of an exterior wall.
Bearing and exterior wall studs shall be capped with
double top plates installed to provide overlapping at corners and at
intersections with other partitions. End joints in double top plates
shall be offset at least forty-eight inches.
Interior nonbearing partitions shall be capped with
double top plates installed to provide overlapping at corners and
intersection with other partitions and walls.
Studs shall be full bearing on a plate or sill not
less than two inches in thickness having a width not less than that
of the wall studs.
Section 21. Section 16.04.210 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
16.04.210 AMENDMENT OF UBC SECTION 2907(a). Section 2907(a)
of the Uniform Building Code shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 2907(a). Footings General. Footings and
foundations unless otherwise specifically provided, shall be constructed
of masonry or concrete and in all cases extend below the frost line
which shall be determined to be no less than twenty-four inches.
Footings shall be constructed of solid masonry or concrete, foundations
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supporting wood shall extend at least six inches above adjacent finish
grade. Footings shall have a minimum depth below finish grade as
indicated in Table 29-A unless another depth is recommended by a
foundation investigation.
Any hollow core masonry unit foundation that exceeds
twenty-four inches vertical height shall have all cores filled to a
minimum of six inches above finish grade with mortar or other materials
acceptable to the administrative authority.
Section 22. Section 16.04.220 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 16.04.220 AMENDMENT TO UBC SECTION 3203(d)5B. Section
3203(d)5B of the Uniform Building Code shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 3203(d)5B. Metal Shingles. The roof valley
flashing shall be provided of not less than No. 28 galvanized gauge
corrosion-resistant metal applied over an underlayment of not less
than Type 15 felt. The metal shall extend at least eight inches from
the center line each way. Sections of flashing shall have an end lap
of not less than four inches.
Section 23. Section 16.04.230 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 16.04.230 AMENDMENT TO UBC SECTION 3203(d)5C. Section
3203(d)5C of the Uniform Building Code shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 3203(d)5C. Asbestos Cement Shingles, Slate
Shingles and Clay and Cement Tile. The roof valley flashing shall be
provided of not less than No. 28 galvanized sheet gauge corrosion-
resistant metal applied over an underlayment of not less than Type 15
felt. The metal shall extend at least eleven inches from the center
line each way. Sections of flashing shall have an end lap of not less
than four inches.
Section 24. Section 16.04.240 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 16.04.240 AMENDMENT OF UBC SECTION 3205(a). Section
3205(a) of the Uniform Building Code shall be amended to read as follows.
Section 3205(a) Attics: Access, Draft Stops and
Ventilation. An attic access opening shall be provided in the ceiling
of the top floor of buildings with combustible ceiling or roof
construction. The opening shall be located in a corridor, hallway,
or garage of an R-3 Occupancy and in the corridor or hallway of any
other occupancy.
Section 25. Section 16.04.245 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 16.04.245 ADDITION TO UBC SECTION 3303(k). Section
3303(k) shall be added to the Uniform Building Code to read as follows:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Section 3303(k) Door Construction. All exterior doors
installed for use to habitable portions of dwelling units, if of wood
construction, shall be of solid core design; if of metal construction,
shall be fully insulated.
Section 26. Section 16.04.270 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby repealed.
Section 27. Section 16.04.280 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby repealed.
Section 28. Section 16.04.290 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
16.04.290 ADDITION TO UBC APPENDIX SECTION 5301. Section
5301 of the Uniform Building Code Appendix shall be amended to include
a new Section 5301(c) and Section 5301(d), as follows:
Section 5301(c). Residential Buildings Not More Than
Three Stories in Height. The following provisions shall apply to all
buildings and structures, or portions thereof, not more than three
stories in height and housing group R occupancies.
1. Walls. The gross area of exterior walls above grade,
including foundation walls, shall have a combined thermal resistance (R)
value of R-11. All windows shall be Insulated glass or storm windows.
Section 5301(d). Roof/Ceiling. Any building that is
heated or mechanically cooled shall have a combined thermal resistance
(R) value for roof/ceilings not less than R-19.
Section 29. Section 16.04.300 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and
the same is hereby repealed.
Section 30. There is hereby enacted a new Pasco Municipal Code
Section 16.04.315 to read as follows:
Section 16.04.315 SEVERABILITY. The invalidity of any
article, section, subsection, provision, clause, or portion thereof,
or the invalidity of the application thereof to any person or circum-
stance, shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this chapter
or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 31. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect after
its passage and publication as required by law.
SED by the City Council of the City of Pasco this „5 -day of
, 1980. A
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Chet Bailie, Mayor
ells, City Clerk
AT
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
COUNTY OF Franklin
)ss
STATE OF WASHINGTON
Phyllis Graves , being first duly sworn on oath deposes
and says she is the Pri -nci nal Clerk of the Tri-City Herald,
a daily newspaper That said newspaper is a legal newspaper and has been approved as a
legal newspaper by order of the superior court in the county in which it is published and
it is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date of the publication
hereinafter referred to, published in the English language continually as a daily news-
paper in Franklin County,
Washington, and is now and during all of said time was printed in an office maintained
at the aforesaid place of publication of said newspaper That the annexed is a true
copy of a legal advertisement
Ord, # 2153
as it was printed in the regular and entire issue of the Tr-City Herald itself and not in a
supplement thereof, for a period of
one time XatilfakitliaRQUEgc commencing
on the 12th day of May ,19 80 , and
ending on the day of , 19 , and that said
newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of this period
That the full amount of $ 384.23 has been paid in full, also at the rate of
70- in.@ 5.45 7-7 384.23
Ordinance No 2153
An Ordinance of the City
ot Paso adopting the 1979
Edition of tile Uniform
Building Code, adopting the
1980 Supplement to the Um
form Building Code, adopt
mg the Uniform Building
Standards, adopting regu
lotions for Barrier Free Fa
alittes, and adopting the
Uniform Building Code Ap-
pendix Chapter 11, 12, 32,
49, 53, and 70, all together
with appropriate amend
ments and substitutions
thereto
The City Council of ,-,the
City.. of Pasco does 'ordain
as follows -
Section 1 Section 1604 010
of the Pasco Municipal
Code be Und the same is
hereby amended to read as
follows -
16 04 010 Adoption of Um
form BAilding Code and
Supplement The Uniform
Building Code with Appen
dix Chapters 11, 12, 32, 49,
53, and 70, 1979 Edition,
and the 1980 supplement,
both prepared by the Inter-
national Association of
Building Officials, and as ,
herein amended or revised, I
is adopted by the city, and I
all buildings hereafter,
erected or constructed, en
larged, repaired, removed,
demolished, or converted
shall be done in conformity
with the provisions of sal&
codes, except as expressly(
provided herein
Three (3) copies of said I
filed and are now on file in
codes have theretofore been
the office of the city clerk
for use and examination by '
the public as required by
law prior to adoption of the
ordinance codified in this
chapter
Section 2 There Is hereby
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12th day of May ,19 80
Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, residing at lienneneeteka.d4.,
heated or mecnanicaily
cooled shall have a corn
blned thermal resistance
(R) value for roof/ceilings
not less than R-19
Section 29 Section
16 04 300 of the Pasco Mu
nicipal Code be and the
some is hereby repealed
Section 30 There is here
by enacted a new Pasco
Municipal Code Section
16 04 315 to read as follows
Section 16 04 315 Sever
-ability The invalidity of
any article, section, sub-
section, provision, clause, or
portion thereof, or the in
validity of the application
thereof to any person or
circumstance, shall not at
fed the validity of the re-
mainder of this chapter or
the validity of its 0DPII
cation to other persons or
circumstances
Section 31 This ordinance
shall be in full force and
effect after its passage and
publication as required by
law
Passed by the City Coun
cli of the City of Pasco this
5 day of May, 1980
s Chet Bailie,
Mayor
Attest
s- Evelyn Wells,
City Clerk
Approved as to Form
-s- Dennis J De Felice,
City Attorney
Legal No 7937 — May 12,
1980
be limited to the installation
of materials approved for
one-hour fire resistive con-
struction on the garage side
and a self-closing, tight-fit-
ting solid wood door 1%
Inches In thickness will be
permitted In lieu of a one
hour fire assembly Fire
dampers shall not be re-
quired In ducts piercing this
separation for ducts con
structed of not less than
No 26 gauge galvanized
steel All other penetrations
on the garage side of this
wall, such as, but not limit
ed to plumbing and elec
trical, shall be of metallic
materials or one-hour ap-
proved materials
Section 11 Section
16 04 110 of the Pasco Mu-
nicipal Code be and the
some is hereby amended to
read as follows
16 04 110 Amendment of
UBC Section 1204 Section
1204 of the Uniform Build
ing Code shall be amended
to read as follows
Section 1204 Stairs, Exits,
and Smokeproof Enclosures
Stairs, exits, and smoke-
proof enclosures shall be as
specified in Chapter 33
All Stairs and exits in
Group R, Division 1 Occu
pancies shall open directly
upon a street or alley or
upon a yard or court not
less than four feet in width
directly connected to a
street or alley by means of
a passageway not less in
width than the stairway
opening into such passag
eway and not less than sev
en feet in height
Buildings more than one
story in height shall have
no transoms or ventilating
openings from guest rooms
to public corridors
Door operiings from guest
rooms to public corridors
shall be protected as speci-
fied in Section 3304(h)
Every sleeping room be
low the fourth story shall
have at least one operable
window or exterior door op
proved for emergency egr
ess or rescue The units
shall be operable from the
inside to provide a full
clear opening without the
use of separate tools
All egress or rescue win
dows from sleeping rooms
shall have a minimum net
clear opening of 57 square
feet The minimum net
clear opening height dimen
sion shall be twenty-four
inches and the minimum
net clear opening width di
mension shall be twenty
inches with the bottom of
the opening no more than
forty four inches above the
floor
Section 12 Section
16 04 120 of the Pasco Mu
nicipal Code be and the
same is hereby repealed
Section 13 Section
16 04 130 of the Pasco Mu
nicipal Code be and the
same is hereby amended to
read as follows
16 04 0130 Amendment of
UBS Section 1807(a) Sec
tion 1807(a) of the Uniform
Building Code shall be
amended to read as
follows
1807(a) Scope These re
quirements apply to building
housing Group B, Division 2
Occupancies used primarily
as offices and to Group R,
Division 1 Occupancies
Such buildings having
floors used for human occu
Pancy located more than
thirty six feet above the
lowest level of Fire Depart-
ment vehicle access shpli
conform ' to the requirementt
of this Section in addition
to other applicable require
ments of this Code
Section 14 Section
16 04 140 of the Pasco Mu
nicipal Code be and the
some is hereby repealed
Section 15 Section
1604 150 of the Pasco Mu
nicipal Code be and the
same is hereby repealed
Section 16 Section
16 04 160 of the Pasco Mu-
nicipal Code be and th:e
same is hereby amended to
read as follows
16 04 150 Amendment of
UBC Section 2305(a) Sec
lion 2305(a) of the Uniform
Building Code shall be
amended to read as
follows
Section 2305(a) Snow
Loads Snow loads full Or
unbalanced shall be consid-
ered in place of loans set
forth in Table No 23 C,
where such loading will re-
sult in larger members or
connections
Potential accumulation of
snow at valleys, parapets,
roof structures, and offsets
in roofs of uneven con-
'figuration shall be consid-
ered Snow loads shall be
twenty-five pounds per
square foot
Section 17 Section
16 04 170 of the Pasco Mu
nicipal Code be and the
same is hereby amended to
read as follows
16 04 170 Amendment of
UBC Section 2311(a) Sec
tion 2311(a) of the Uniform
Building Code shall be
amended to read as
follows
Section 2311(a) Wind De-
sign General Buildings or
structures shall be designed
to withstand the minimum
horizontal and uplift pres-
sures set forth in Column
25 of Table No 23 F and
this Section allowing for
wind from any direction
The wind pressures set
forth in Table 23 F are
minimum values and shall
be adiusted by the Building
Officials for areas subiected
to higher wind pressures
When the form factor, as
determined by wind tunnel
enacted a new Pasco Mu
nicipal Code Section
16 04 025 to read as follows
16 04 025 Deletion of UBC
Section 301 (b) Section
301(b) of the Uniform Build-
ing Code shall be deleted
Section 3 Section 16 04 030
of the Pasco Municipal
Code be and the same is
hereby amended to read as
follows
16 04 030 Amendment of
UBC Section 302(b) Section
302(b) , of the Uniform Build
ing Code shall be amended
to read as follows
(b) Plans and Specifica
lions With each application
for a building permit, and
when required by the build
ing official for enforcement
of any provisions of this
code, two (2) sets of plans
and specifications shall be
submitted The Building Of
ficial may require plans
and specifications to be pre-
pared and designed by an
engineee or architect II
censed by the state to
practice as such Excep
lion When authorized by
the Building Official, plans
and specifications need not
be submitted for the
following
1 R3 and Ml
Occupancies
' 2 Small and unimportant
work
Section 4 There is hereby
enacted a new Pasco Mu
nicipal Code Section
16 04 035 to read as follows
16 04 035 Amendment of
UBC Section 304(b) Section
304(b) of the Uniform Build
ing Code shall be amended
to read as follows
(b) Plan Review Fees
When the valuation of the
Proposed construction ex
ceeds one thousand dollars
and a plan is required to
be submitted by subsection
(b) of Section 302, a plan
review fee shall be paid to
the Building Official at the
time of submitting plans
and specifications for check
mg Exception R 3 and M 1
occupanies
Plan review fees for all
buildings, other than group
R 3 and M 1 Occupancies,
shall be sixty five percent
of the building permit fees
as set forth in Table No 3
A
Where plans are in
complete, or changed so as
to require additional plan
review, an additional plan
review fee shall be charged
at a rate established by the
Building Official as per Sec
tion 307, Table No 3 A,
item No 4
Section 5 Section 16 04 040
of the Pasco Municipal
Code be and the same is
hereby amended to read as
follows
16 04 040 Fee Schedule
Permit fees shall be deter
mined in accordance with
Table No 3A of the Uni
form Building Code All fi
nal plan review and building
permit fees shall be round
ed off to the nearest
dollars
Section 6 Section 16 04 050
of the Pasco Municipal
Code be and the same is
hereby amended to read as
follows
16 04 050 Amendment of
UBC Section 307(a) Section
307(a) of the Uniform Build-
ing Code shall be amended
to read as follows
(a) Use or Occupancy
No building or structure in
Groups A to R 3 inclusive,
shall be used or occupied,
and no substantial change
in the existing occupancy
classification of a building
or structure or portion
thereof shall be made until
the Building Official has is
sued a Certificate of Occu
pancy therefore as provided
herein
Section 7 Sectioii 14 04 060
of the Pasco Municipal
Code be and the same is
hereby amended to read as
follows
16 04 060 Amendment_ of,
UBC Section 307(e) Section
307(e) of the Uniform Build
mg Code shall be omitted
and the following shall be
substituted in its place
(e) Posting The certifi-
cate of Occupancy shall be
posted in a conspicuous
place on the premises and
shall not be removed ex-
cept by the Building Offi-
cial, provided, that in the
case of R-3 Occupancies,
such certificate need not be
conspicuously posted but
shall be available for in
spection of the Building Of
ficial upon request
Section 8 Section 16 04 070
of the Pasco Municipal
Code be and the some is
hereby amended to read as
follows
16 04 070 Addition of UBC
Section 308 A new section,
Section 308, is hereby
added to the Uniform Code
and shall hereinafter be co
dified as Section 16 04 070 of
the Pasco Municipal Code
as follows
Section 308 Effective Date
Upon Which Certificates of
Occupancy Shall Be Re-
quired For Group R 3 Occu
Pancies All buildings or
structues falling within the
R 3 classification as defined
in Section 1201 of the Um
form Building Code, for
which building permits are
issued after the effective
date of this ordinance, shall
not be used or occupied un
til the Building Official has
issued a Certificate of Occu
pancy as provided in Sec-
tion 307(c) of the Uniform
Building Code as amended
by Pasco Municipal Code
Section 16 04 050 All other
Certificates of Occupancy
shall be required trrespec
areas shall be ventilated by
an approved mechanical
means or by openings in
exterior foundation walls
Such openings shall have a
net area of not less than
one, (1) square foot for
each twenty five linear feet
of exterior wall Openings
shall be located as close to
comers as practicable and
shall provide cross ventila
tion on at least two opprox
imately opposite sides They
shall be covered with corro-
sion resistant wire mesh
not less than 1/4 inch nor
more than 1/2 inch in any
dimension
Section 20 Section
16 04 200 of the Pasco Mu-
nicipal Code be and the
same is hereby amended to
read as follows
16 04 200 Amendment of
UBC Section 2518(9)4 Sec
tion 2518(g)4 of the Uniform
Building Code shall be
amended to read as
follows
Section 2518(9)4 Framing
Details Studs shall be
placed with their wide di-
mension perpendicular to
the walls Not less than
three studs shall be in-
stalled at each corner of an
exterior wall
Bearing and exterior wall
studs shall be capped with
double top plates installed
to provide overlapping at
corners and at intersections
with other partitions End
loints in double top plates
shall be offset at least for-
ty eight inches
interior nonbearing parti-
tions shall be capped with
double top plates installed
to provide overlapping at
corners and intersection
with other partitions and
walls
Studs shall be lull bearing
on a plate or sill not less
than two inches in thickness
having a width not less
than that of the wail studs
Section 21 Section
16 04 210 of the Pasco Mu-
nicipal Code be and the
same is hereby amended to
read as follows
16 04 210 Amendment of
UBC Section 2907(a) Sec
tion 2907(a) of the Uniform
Building Code shall be
amended to read as
follows
Section 2907(a) Footings
General Footings and foun-
dations unless otherwise
specifically provided, shall
be constructed of masonry
or concrete and in all
cases extend below the
frost line which shall be de-
termined to be no less than
twenty four inches Footings
shall be constructed of solid
masonry or concrete, foun-
dations supporting wood
shall extend at least six
inches above adjacent finish
grade Footings shall have
a minimum depth below fin
ish grade as indicated in
Table 29 A unless another
depth is recommended by a
foundation investigation
Any hollow core masonry
unit foundation that exceeds
twenty four inches vertical
height shall have all coces
filled to a minimum of six
inches above finish grade
with mortar or other mate-
rials acceptable to the ad
ministrative authority
Section 22 Section
16 04 220 of the Pasco Mu-
nicipal Code be and the
same is hereby amended to
read as follows
Section 16 04 220 Amend
ment to UBC Section
3203(d)5B Section 3203(d)58
of 1 : the' Uniform - 'Building--
Code shall be amended to
read as follows
Section 3203(d)5B Metal
Shingles The roof valley
flashing shall be provided
of not less than No- 28 gal
vanized, gauge corrosion re
smtfint , metal applied ,oyer
oh ' underlaVerient' oT hot less
than Type 15 felt The met-
al shall extend at least
eight inches from the cen-
ter line each way sections
of -flasbing shall Have, an
,end lab of -not than
four inches
Section 23 Section
16 04 230 of the Pasco Mu-
nicipal Code be and the
same is hereby amended to
read as follows
Section 16 04 230 Amend
ment to U BC Section
3203(d)5C Section 3203(d)5C
of the Uniform Building
Code shall be amended to
read as follows
Section 3203 (d)5C As
bestos Cement Shingles,
Slate Shingles and Clay and
Cement Tile The roof val-
ley flashing shall be provid
ed of not less than No 28
galvanized sheet gauge cor-
rosion resistant metal op
plied over an underiayment
of not less than Type 15
felt The metal shall extend
at least eleven inches from
the center line each way
Sections of flashing shall
have an end lap of not less
than four inches
Section 24 Section
16 04 240 of the Pasco Mu-
nicipal Code be and the
same is hereby amended to
read as ollows
Section 16 04 240 Amend
ment of UBC Section
3205(a) Section 3205(a) of
the Uniform Building Code
shall be amended to read
as follows
Section 3205(a) Attics Ac
cess, Draft Stops and Vent,
lotion An attic access
opening shall be provided
in the ceiling of the top
floor of buildings with corn
bustible ceiling or roof onst
ruction The opening shall
be located in a corridor,
hallway, or garage of an R
3 Occupancy and in the
corridor or hallway of any
_nthor......neritnnnry
tpancy therefore as provided
t herein herein _-
Section 7 'Sectiob' 14 94 060
of the Pasco Municipal
Code be and, the same is
hereby amended to read as
follows
16 04 060 Amendment,. of,
UBC Section 307(e) Section
307(e) of the Uniform Build
mg Code shall be omitted
and the following shall be
substituted in its place
(e) Posting The certifi-
cate of Occupancy shall be
posted in a conspicuous
place on the premises and
shall not be removed ex
cept by the Building Offi
cial, provided, that in the
case of R 3 Occupancies,
such certificate need not be
conspicuously posted but
shall be available for in
spection of the Building Of
ficial upon request
Section 8 Section 16 04 070
of the Pasco Municipal
Code be and the some is
hereby amended to read as
follows
16 04 070 Addition of UBC
Section 308 A new section,
Section 308, is hereby
added to the Uniform Code
and shall hereinafter be co
dified as Section 16 04 070 of
the Pasco Municipal Code
as follows
Section 308 Effective Date
Upon Which Certificates of
Occupancy Shall Be Re
quired For Group R 3 Occu
pancies All buildings or
structues falling within the
R 3 classification as defined
in Section 1201 of the Um
form Building Code, for
which building permits are
issued after the effective
date of this ordinance, shall
not be used or occupied un
111 the Building Official has
issued a Certificate of Occu
pancy as provided in Sec
tion 307(c) of the Uniform
Building Code as amended
by Pasco Municipal Code
Section 16 04 050 All other
Certificates of Occupancy
shall be required irrespec
five -of —Athen such building
permits were issued
Section 9 Section 16 04 090
of the Pasco Municipal
Code be and the same is
hereby amended to read as
follows
16 04 090 Addition of UBC
Section 309 Section 309 is
hereby added to the Uni-
form Building Code and
shall hereinafter be codified
as Section 16 04 090 of the
Pasco Municipal Code as
follows
Section 309 Obligation of
the Parties In the event of
a violation of Section
16 04 050 and 16 04 070 above
provided, it shall be pre
sumed as a matter of law
that the person or persons
who obtain the building per
mit or permits for the con
structions of the dwelling in
question caused or allowed
the occupancy of the dwell
mg in violation of the
above stated provisions
Further, it shall be a viola
bon of this code for any
person or persons to cause
or allow the occupancy of a
swelling within categories
R 3 by any third person or
persons, where no Certifi-
cate of Occupancy has first
bee)) issued
Section 10 Section
16 04 100 of the Pasco Mu
nicipal Code be and the
same is hereby amended to
read as follows
16 04 100 Amendment of
UBC Section 503(d)4 Sec-
tion 503(d)4 of the Uniform
/Building Code shall be
amended to read as
follows
Section 503(d)4 One Hour
Occupancy Separation Be-
tween a group R, Division
3, and M Occupancy In the
one-hour occupancy separa-
tion between a Group R,
Division 3, and M Occu-
gamy, the separation may
IJ 1
same is hereby repealed
Section 15 Se,ctiog
16 04 150 of the Pasco Mu '
nicipal Code be and the
same is hereby repealed
Section 16 Section
16 04 160 of the Pasco Mu-
nicipal Code be and ttle
same is hereby amended to
read as follows
16 04 150 Amendment of
UBC Section 2305(a) Sec
tion 2305(a) of the Uniform
Building Code shall be
amended to read as
follows
Section 2305(a) Snow
Loads Snow loads full Or
unbalanced shall be consid-
ered in place of loans set
forth in Table No 23 C,
where such loading will re-
sult in larger members or
connections
Potential accumulation of
snow at valleys, parapets,
roof structures, and offsets
in roofs of uneven con-
'figuration shall be consid
ered Snow loads shall be
twenty-five pounds per
square foot
Section 17 Section
16 04 170 of the Pasco Mu
nicipal Code be and the
same is hereby amended to
read as follows
16 04 170 Amendment of
UBC Section 2311(a) Sec
tion 2311(a) of the Uniform
Building Code shall be
amended to read as
follows
Section 2311(a) Wind De
sign General Buildings or
structures shall be designed
to withstand the minimum
horizontal and uplift ores
sures set forth in Column
25 of Table No 23 F and
this Section allowing for
wind from any direction
The wind pressures set
forth in Table 23 F are
minimum values and shall
be adiusted by the Building
Officials for areas subiected
to higher wind pressures
When the form factor, as
determined by wind tunnel
tests or other recognized
methods, indicates vertical
or horizontal loads or lesser
or greater severity than
those produced by the loads
herein specified, the struc-
ture may be designed
accordingly
Section 18 Section
16 04 180 of the Pasco Mu
flume! Code be and the
same is hereby amended to
read as follows
16 04 180 Amendment of
UBC Section 2517(c)2 Sec
bon 2517(c)2 of the Uniform
Building Code shall be
amended to read as
follows
Section 2517(c)2 Under-
floor Clearance Wood joists
or the bottom of wood
floors closer than eighteen
inches, or wood girders
closer than twelve inches to
the ground underfloor areas
and their supports, shall be
of treated wood or all
heartwood of approved nat
urally durable species as
listed in Section 2517(c)3
Accessible underfloor
areas shall be provided
with an exterior twenty four
by twenty four inch access
crawl hole The well for the
access hole must have a
minimum horizontal distance
of twenty four inches or if
there is mechanical equip-
ment under the house, the
opening must be capable of
removing the largest piece
of equipment
Section 19 Section
16 04 190 of the Pasco Mu-
nicipal Code be and the
same is hereby amended to
read as follows
Section 16 04 190 Amend-
ment of UBC Section
2517(c)6 Section 2517(c)6 of
The Uniform Building Code
shall be amended to read
as follows
Section 2517(c)6 Founda-
tion Ventilation Underfloor
vanized gauge corrosion re
sisttpnt metal applied „over,
oh underlaVitient oT hot less
than Type 15 felt The met
al shall extend at least
eight inches from the cen-
ter line each way Sections
of.,-flasbing shall `Nave, an
end lab of ,rlet less. 'Than'
four inches
Section 23 Section
16 04 230 of the Pasco Mu
nicipal Code be and the
same is hereby amended to
read as follows
Section 16 04 230 Amend-
ment to U BC Section
3203(d)5C Section 3203(d)5C
of the Uniform Building
Code shall be amended to
read as follows
Section 3203(d)5C As
bestos Cement Shingles,
Slate Shingles and Clay and
Cement Tile The roof val
ley flashing shall be provid
ed of not less than No 28
galvanized sheet gauge cor-
rosion resistant metal ap-
plied over an underlayment
of not less than Type 15
felt The metal shall extend
at least eleven inches from
the center line each way
Sections of flashing shall
have an end lap of not less
than four inches
Section 24 Section
16 04 240 of the Pasco Mu-
nicipal Code be and the
same is hereby amended to
read as allows
Section 16 04 240Amend
ment of UBC 'Section
3205(a) Section 3205(a) of
the Uniform Building Code
shall be amended to read
as follows
Section 3205(a) Attics Ac
cess, Draft Stops and Vent!
lotion An attic access
opening shall be provided
in the ceiling of the top
floor of buildings with corn
bustible ceiling or roof onst
ruction The opening shall
be located in a corridor,
hallway, or garage of an R
3 Occupancy and in the
corridor or hallway of any
other occupancy
Section 25 Section
16 04 245 of the Pasco Mu
nicipal Code be and the
same is hereby amended to
read as follows
Section 16 04 245 Addition
to UBC Section 3303(k)
Section 3303(k) shall be
added to the Uniform Build
ing Code to read as
follows
Section 3303(k) Door Con
struction All exterior doors
installed for use to habit-
able portions of dwelling
units, if of wood construc
tion, shall be of solid core
design, if of metal con-
struction, shall be fully
insulated
Section 26 Section
16 04 270 of the Pasco Mu
nicipal Code be and the
same is hereby repealed
Section 27 Section
16 04 280 of the Pasco Mu-
nicipal Code be and the
same is hereby amended to
read as follows
16 04 290 Addition to UBC
Appendix Section 5301 Sec-
tion 5301 of the Uniform
Building Code Appendix
shall be amended to include
a new Section 5301(c) and
Section 5301(d), as follows
Section 5301(c) Residen-
tial Buildings Not More
Than Three Stories in
Height The following provi
sions shall apply to all
buildings and structures, or
portions thereof, not more
than three stories in height
and housing group R
occupancies
1 Walls The gross area
of exterior walls above
grade, including foundation
walls, shall have a com-
bined thermal resistance
(R) value of R 11 All win-
dows shall be insulated
glass or storm windows
Section 5301(d) Roof/Ceil-
Ing Any building that is
FINAN(E DEPARTMENT
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May 6, 1980
Tri City Herald
P 0 Box 2608
Pasco, Washington 99302
Gentlemen
Please publish the attached Ordinances on the following
date
May 12, 1980
Please send two (2) Affidavits of Publication for each
Sinc ely •ours,
Eve 3'n Wells
City Clerk
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