HomeMy WebLinkAbout1734 Amending Ordinance 1728 - UBC, UMC, UFC, UPC and Accessibility StandardsAN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE 1728.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, IN REGULAR sEssION
ASSEMBLED, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1~ Section 2 of Ordinance No. 1728, passed January
7, 1975, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 2. There is hereby adopted for the City, in con-
formance with the State Building Code Act, the following codes:
(A) Uniform Building COde and Rel&ted Standards, 1973 Edition,
published by the International Conference of Building Officials,
except:
(i)
That the new ca,gory of occupance group designated "Group
K Occupancy" is hereby established. Group K Occupancy
shall inel~de all factory-built mobile and modular homes.
Group K Occupancy shall:
(a) Comply with all applicable state structural codes,
including but not being limited to the provisions
of RCW 43.22;
(b) be attached to a fixed foundation; and
(c) be permitted only in conformity to the zoning and
other ordinances of the City.
(ii)
That a new category of occupancy group be designated
"Group L Occupancy" is hereby established. Group L
Occupancy shall include those bulkheads, docks and
similar shore-related structures which require a Sub-
stantial Development Permit under the Shoreline Manage-
ment Act of 1971 (RCW 90.58). All structures Within
Group L Occupancy shall be designedby a professional
engineer licensed to practice in the State of Washington
and two sets of plans shall accompany each application
for a building permit.
(iii)
Chapter 3, 301 (c) is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Plans and Specificactions. Except for Group I and K
Occupancies, with each application for a?b~ilding~permit,
and when required by the Building Official for enforcement
of any provisions of this Code, two sets of plans and
specifications ~hall be~.submittedo The Building Official
may require plans and specifications ~O~be prepa~ed~.a~d
(iv)
designed by an engineer or architect licensed by the State
to practice as such.
With each application for a building permit of Group I
Occupancy, the following are required:
(a) A thorough written description of materials and
~.~'.~construction methods.
(b) A plot plan, drawn tO s¢._~le, showing the location of
!~ ~hep~op~e~c~t~¢,t~es!by~di~ens~ons from~the~property
lines to the walls of the structures; and
(c) A foundation plan, drawn to scale, showing spacing
and size of supporting walls and piers or ports.
(v)
Chapter 3, 303 (a) [Table No. 3-A - Building Permit Fees-]
is hereby mmeRded by adding to the established schedule
the following:
"For all Group K Occupancy applications, a fee of
Twenty Dollars ($20) is established."
(B) Uniform Mechanical Code, 1973 edition, published by the
International Conference of Building Officials and the International
Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials.
(C) The Uniform Fire Code with appendices thereto, 1973 edition,
published by the International Conference of Building Officials and the
Western Fire Chief's Association.
(D) The Uniform Plumbing Code, 1973 edition, published by the
International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical OffiCials: PROVIDED
that Chapter 11 of such code is not adapted, and FURTHER PROVIDED, that
notwithstanding the wording of said Code, nothing therein shall apply to
the installation of any gas piping for water heaters or vents for Water
heaters; and
(E) The American National Standard Specifications for Making
Buildings and Facilities Accessible to, and Useable by,.the Physically
Handicapped, published by the American National Standards Institute,
Incorporated, Document ANSI?All7.1-1961 (reaffirmed 1971).
In case of conflict among the codes enumerated in Section 2, (A),
(B), (C), (D), and (E) of this ordinance, the first named code shall
govern over those following, excepting where specific modification of
the same is herein provided, and three (3) copies of which said
codes have each been filed with the Clerk-Treasurer of the the City of
Port Townsend, and are available in h~s office, and said codes are by
this reference hereby adopted and incorporated herein as fully as
though completely set forth."
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage,
approval and publication in the form and manner required by law.
Read for the first second and third times, passed by the Council
and approved by the Mayor on April 1, 1975.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: