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ORDINANCE NO. j 4 0 8
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, amending Chapter
14.03 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to the Building Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DO HEREBY ORDAIN
as follows:
Section 1. Ordinance 2552, as amended, and the Port Angeles Municipal Code are
hereby amended by amending PAMC 14.03.020 to read as follows:
14.03.020 Amendments to International Codes. Pursuant to RCW 19.27.040, RCW
19.27.060(3) and (4), and PAMC 14.04.020, the following amendments to the International
Building Code, International Residential Code, and Uniform Sign Code are adopted:
A. International Building Codes, Chapter 5, Table 503 is amended by adding the
following footnote:
(9) Type V -B construction prohibited in CBD - Central Business District.
B. International Building Code, Section 903.2.10 is amended by adding the
following:
903.2.10.4 Automatic Sprinklers shall be provided:
(a) In all buildings where the floor area exceeds 6,250 square feet on all floors;
(b) In any adult family home, boarding home, or group care facility that is
licensed by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services for more than five
persons;
However, the height and area increases specified in Section 504 and 506 (for sprinklers)
shall be permitted.
For the purpose of the subsection, portions of buildings separated from the rest of the
building, in accordance with Section 705, with openings allowed by the International Building
Code protected by the installation of approved magnetic hold -open devices which are activated
by smoke detection devices installed on both sides of said openings, may be considered as
separate buildings.
C. International Residential Code, Section R 105.2.1, is amended by restricting work
exempt from a permit to one story detached accessory structures provided that the floor area does
not exceed 120 square feet.
D. International Residential Code is amended to provide as follows: No building
permit is required for construction of decks less than 30" from finished grade, unless such deck
is part of a larger construction project for which a building.permit is required, but this provision
does not exempt deck construction from the minimum performance standards and objectives
contained in the state building code.
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DE. Uniform Sign Code, Chapter 3, Section 301, is amended by adding the following:
Provided that presently existing signs not in conformity with this code, as amended, may be
maintained in their present condition unless hazardous, but may not be altered or reconstructed
unless in conformity with this code.
BF. Uniform Sign Code, Chapter 3, Section 303: Delete #3, signs less than 6 feet
above grade.
F. Uniform Sign Code, Chapter 4, delete Table 4 -B. In lieu thereof, Chapter 32,
Section 3205.1 of the Uniform Building Code, 1997 Edition, shall apply to projection of signs.
Section 2. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are authorized to make
necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but not limited to, the correction of the
scrivener's /clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection numbers and any
references thereto.
Section 3 - Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance or its application to any
person or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance or application of the
provision of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
Section 4 - Effective Date. This ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifically
delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum. This ordinance shall take
effect five days after its publication by summary.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 17th day of August, 2010.
ATTEST:
ssa Hurd, City Clerk
PUBLISHED: August _2 2 2010
By Summary
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MAYOR
APPRO ED AS TO FORM:
William E. Bloor, City Attorney
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