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Home My WebLink About3133 OrdinanceAttachment "B" ORDINANCE NO AN ORDINANCE concerning buildings, permits, and amending certain sections of Title 16 of the Pasco Municipal Code THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON DO 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, VOLUMES, 1, 2 and 3 AND STANDARD The Uniform Building Code and Appendix Chapters 1, 7, 11, 12 Division II, 31, 32, 49 and 70, 1991 3,4, 11,15,18, 21 and 33 1994 Edition, and the Uniform Building Code Standards 1991 Edition as published by the International Conference of Building Officials, and as herein amended or revised, and as amended by the Washington State Building Code Council and published as Chapters 51 - -20 30 and 51 21, Washington Administrative Code is adopted by the City, and all buildings hereinafter 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 Section 2 Section 16 04 012 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows 16 04 012 NON-COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS REQUIRED Notwithstanding the provisions of the Uniform Building Code, the following restrictions shall apply in be adopted by the City of Pasco a) The use of cedar shakes or shingles or materials with similar flame spread characteristics for roof construction is prohibited Class C rated shakes or shingles may be used for existing roof repairs and additions to the structures with existing wood shingle/shake roofs b) All structures within thirty (30) feet of the property line shall have non-combustible siding/soffit/skirting on the side adjacent to the undeveloped areas in excess of five (5) acres , Exception: Interior lots of platted parcels and development phases whose streets are accessible and water system is operational c) Decks of porches thirty-six (36) inches or less in height shall have skirting if within thirty (30) feet of adjacent undeveloped areas of natural vegetation in excess of five (5) acres Skirting shall be sufficiently constructed so as not to allow the accumulation of combustible material under the deck d) When determined by the Fire Chief, non-combustible siding/soffit material shall be required on the down-hill side(s) of the structure if within thirty (30) feet of a fifteen percent (15%) or greater grade The grade will be determined by the predominant slope on the down-hill side, with a maximum of three hundred (300) feet Section 3 Section 16 04 020 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows 16 04 020 SUBSTITUTION FOR UBC SECTION-204 105 Section 2-04 105 of the Uniform Building code shall be amended to read as follows Section -2-04 105 BOARD OF APPEALS In order to determine the suitability of alternate materials and methods of construction and to provide for reasonable interpretation of the provisions of this code, there shall be and is hereby created Board of Appeals, to be known as the Mid-Columbia Building Appeals Commission, consisting of seven (7) members who are qualified by experience and training to pass upon matters pertaining to building construction The Board of Appeals shall be jointly appointed by the Mayors of Pasco, Kennewick, Richland, West Richland, Benton City, and the Chairman of the Boards of County Commissioners of Benton and Franklin Counties The membership of the Board shall consist of a representative of Franklin County, a representative of Benton County, a civil engineer, an architect, a general contractor, a specialty contractor and a fire specialist The term of membership on the Board shall be for a period of five (5) years The Building Officials of each appointing agency shall be ex officio members of the Board and shall serve as Secretary of the Board on a rotating basis The Board shall adopt reasonable -2- rules and regulations for conducting its investigations and shall tender all decisions and findings in writing to all the Building Officials and Fire Chiefs with a duplicate copy to the appellant and may recommend to the City Councils and/or Boards of County Commissioners such new legislation as is consistent therewith Section 4 Section 16 04 025 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows 16 04 025 DELETION OF UBC SUBSECTIONS Subsections 404 04-106 2 (2) (4), (8), (9) and (11) of the Uniform Building Code shall be deleted Section 5 Section 16 04 035 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows 16 04 035 AMENDMENT OF SECTION 304 (b) 107 3 Section 304 (b) 107 3 of the Uniform Building Code shall be amended to read as follows Sec 304 (b) 107 3 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 3-0-2, la\ 3 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 require no plan-review fee R-3 occupancies require only a twenty-five dollar ($25) plan-review fee Plan-review fees for all buildings, other than group R-3 and M- 1 Occupancies, shall be sixty-five percent (65%) of the building permit fees as set forth in Table No 3 A 1-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 407, Table No 3 A 1-A Item No 4 Section 6 Section 16 04 040 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows -3- 16 04 040 FEE SCHEDULE Permit fees shall be determined in accordance with Table 3 A 1-A of the Uniform Building Code Except the minimum fee shall include any work valued up to $1,500 In addition to the fees enumerated in Table 3 A 1 - A all permits shall include a State Building Code Council fee of $4 50 and permits for new residential construction shall include a $10 00 fee for State mandated radon detectors Section 7 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 308 (a) 109 1 Section 308 (a) 109 1 (a) of the Uniform Building Code shall be amended to read as follows Sec 109 1 -(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 therefor as provided herein Section 8 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 308 (e) 109 5 Section 308 (e) 109 5 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 Section 9 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 309 1 0 9 7 A new section, Section 309 109 7 is hereby added to the Uniform Building Code and shall hereinafter be codified as Section 16 04 070 of the Municipal Code as follows -4- Section 309 109 7 Effective date upon which Certificates of Occupancy shall be required for Group R-3 Occupancies All buildings or structures falling within the R-3 classification as defined in Section 1201 310 1 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 308 (a) 109 1 of the Uniform Building Code as amended by PMC 16 04 050 All other Certificates of Occupancy shall be required irrespective of when such building permits were issued Section 10 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-34-0 109 8 Section —340 109 8 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 —34-0 109 8 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 obtained 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 11 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) 4 0 3 1 Section 1807 (a) 403 1 of the Uniform Building Code shall be amended to read as follows Section 1807 (a) 403 1 Scope These requirements apply to buildings housing Group B, Division 2 Occupancies used primarily as offices and to Group R, Division 1 Occupancies -5- 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 12 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) 1806 1 Section 2907 (a) 1806 1 of the Uniform Building Code shall be amended to read as follows Section 2907 (a) 1806 1 Footings General Footings and foundations, unless otherwise specifically provided, shall be constructed of masonry, concrete, or treated wood in conformance with UBC Standard No 29 3 Division II In all cases, footings and foundations shall extend below the frost line, the minimum frost line depth shall be twenty-four inches Footings of concrete and masonry shall be twenty-four inches Footings of concrete and masonry shall be of solid material, any hollow core masonry unit foundation that exceeds twenty-four inches vertical height shall have all cores filled to a minimum of six (6) inches above finish grade with mortar or other material acceptable to the administrative authority Foundations supporting wood shall extend at least six inches above the adjacent finish grade Section 13 Section 16 04 240 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows 16 04 240 AMENDMENT OF UBC SECTION 3205 (a) 1505 1 Section 3205 (a) 1505 1 of the Uniform Building code shall be amended to read as follows Section 3205(a) 1505 1 Attics Access 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 The opening shall be not less than 22 inches by 30 inches Thirty (30) inch minimum clear head room shall be provided above the access opening Attics with a maximum -6- harles Kilbury, M yor vertical clear height of less than 30 inches need not be provided with access openings Section 14 Section 16 04 295 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows 16 04 295 AMENDMENT OF UBC SECTION 2317 7 UNDER FLOOR VENTILATION Section 2317 7 of the Uniform Building Code shall be amended to include the following language Any foundation vent required to be placed in any building or other structure by any provision of this Chapter shall be placed at least six inches above the adjacent finished grade Section 15 That this ordinance shall take effect five (5) days after passage and summary publication PASSED this ,_ 5 - day of ref:). , 1996 ATTEST Catherine Seaman Deputy City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM Leland Kerr, Interim City Attorney -7- CITY OF PASCO SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO '5M ORDINANCE NO J.33 , is an ordinance concerning buildings, permits and amending certain sections of Title 16 of the Pasco Municipal Code Section 1 Adopts the 1994 Uniform Building Code as amended by the Washington State Building Code Council Section 2 Modifies provisions dealing with non-combustible materials Section 3 Amends section numbers Section 4 Amends section numbers Section 5 Amends section numbers and adds language for plan review fees dealing with dwellings Section 6 Deletes fees for radon detectors Section 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 All amend section numbers to coincide with the 1994 Uniform Building Code Section 14 Provides clarification language dealing with foundation vents Section 15 States that the ordinance takes effect five days after passage and publication of this summary The full text of Ordinance No 515_, is available free of charge to any person who requests it from the City Clerk of the City of Pasco (509) 545-3402, P 0 Box 293, Pasco, Washington 99301-0293 Catherine D Seaman, Deputy City Clerk 1,4111 11141i ITOFJ FINANCE DEPARTMENT (509) 545-3401 / Scan 726-3401 / Fax (509) 545-3403 PO BOX 293, 525 NORTH 3RD AVE , PASCO, WASHINGTON 99301 u m omm1111 1 111110000, February 7, 1996 Tn-City Herald P0 Box 2608 Pasco, Wa 99302 Dear Kathy Please publish the attached Ordinance(s) and Summary of Ordinance(s) No 3132-3139 on the following date February 11, 1996 Please send two (2) Affidavits of Publication for 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ACCOUNT NO 5o=i50 DESCRIPTION #271 —CITY OF PASCO SUMMARY TIMES 0 01 INCHES 4 .2o CITY 0 PASCO AJMIVIW OF INANCI NO 3133 ORDINANCE NO 3133 is I an ordinance concerning buildings permits and amending certain sections of Title 16 of the Pasco Municipal Code Section 1 Adopts the 1994 Uniform Building Code as amended by the Washing- ton State Building Code Council Section 2 Modifies provi sions dealing with non combustible materials Section 3 Amends section numbers Section 4 Amends section numbers Section 5 Amends section numbers and adds Ian guage for plan review fees , dealing with dwellings (Section 6 Deletes fees for radon detectors Section 7 8 9 10 11 12 and 13 All amend section numbers to coincide with the 1994 Uniform Building Code (Section 14 Provides Iclarification language deal- ing with foundation vents Section 15 States that the ordinance takes effect five days after passage and publication of this summary The full text of Ordinance No 3133 is available free of charge to any person who requests it from the City Clerk of the City of I Pasco (509) 545-3402 P0 Box 293 Pasco Washing- ton 99301 0293 s- Catherine 0 Seaman Deputy City Clerk #271 2/11/96 \)7 FEB 15 1996 F1NAN SOLD TO FASCO, CITY OF LEGALS FO, BOX 297; P(-SCO WA 7-,97.7,01 INOTNICE This is an invoice for legal advertising space Please pay from this invoice as no statement will be rendered Please detach at perforation and return with payment - - - - AF„-I *L !IT L!ULICA TB COUNTY OF BENTON SS STATE OF WASHINGTON riFRAI ri WAI I , being duly sworn, deposes and says, I am the Legal 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 countinually as a daily newspa- per in Benton County, Washington That the attached is a true copy of a #1-P71 -nT TV nF PARITI RI IIIMAR V as it was printed in the regular and entire issue of the Tr-City Herald itself and not in a supplement thereof, 1 time(s), commencing on _oPi , and ending on and that said newspaper was regulary distributed to its subscribers during all of this period SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN BEFORE ME THIS E..° ic-0TARy is - ....... . 1 0 1 = 4... : + 'I:et •:. ... • 4, CV; ..:.• 1. % --'40,-.. . \ A 6'0 1 Lal 2" ' '', i c, • - .r.1.,4+ e e mcif6- A, A P, ii 1 0.— •%``‘ groto go,. bdi..401•103° m • 4.0, rit I 4t. : , ! ... .. ... = - Notary public in and for the State of Wash- ington, residing at I-FNNF ii r COMMISSION EXPIRES ( ) / cir *************** -IND XMT JOURNAL- **************** DATE FEB-07-1996 ***** TIME 0938 ******** DATE/TIME = FEB-07-1996 09 34 JOURNAL No = 24 COMM RESULT = OK PAGE(S) = 012 DURATION = 00 04'03 FILE No = MODE = TRANSMISSION DESTINATION = <01> / 9 582 1453 / TCH RECEIVED ID = / 1 509 582 2143 RESOLUTION = STD -CITY OF PASCO FINANCE _ - ***** - 1 509 544 3082- *********