HomeMy WebLinkAbout2910ORDINANCE NO. 2910
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washing-
ton, adopting the current editions of the
Uniform Building Code, Uniform Fire Code and
other related codes, adopting local amendments
to said codes, increasing permit fees, revising
electrical permit requirements, and amending
Ordinance 2552, as amended, and Chapters 14.01,
14.03, 14.05, and 14.21 of the Port Angeles
Municipal Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Ordinance 2552, as amended, and Chapter 14.03
PAMC are hereby amended by amending PAMC 14.03.010, .020, and .040
to read as follows:
14.03.010 Uniform Codes Adopted. Pursuant to Chapters
19.27 and 19.27A RCW and Title 51 WAC, the following Codes are
adopted subject to the amendments set forth in Title 14 PAMC:
A. The Uniform Building Code, including Appcndix,Table 1A
of Chapter 1, except subsection 110(b), Appendix Chapters 3, 4, 11,
15, 18, 23 and 317, 10, 25, 29, 31, 32, and 45, 1994 Edition and
Uniform Building Code Standards, 1994 Edition, published by the
International Conference of Building Officials, as amended by the
Washington State Building Code Council and published as Chaptere
51 -430 and 51 21 Washington Administrative Code;
B. The Uniform Mechanical Code, 1994 Edition, including
Table 1A of Chapter 1 and Chapter 4413, Fuel Gas Piping, Appendix
B, published by the International Conference of Building Officials
and the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical
Officials, as amended by the Washington State Building Code Council
and published as Chapter 51 -2-32 Washington Administrative Code.
C. The Uniform Fire Code, 19944 Edition and Uniform Fire
Code Standards, 19944 Edition, published by the International
Conference of Building Officials and the Western Fire Chiefs
Association, as amended by the Washington State Building Code
Council and published as Chapters 51 -434 and 51 -435 Washington
Administrative Code, except as amended in Chapter 14.21 PAMC;
D. The Uniform Plumbing Code, including Table 1 -1 of
Chapter 1, 1994 Edition, and Uniform Plumbing Code Standards,
1994 Edition, published by the International Association of
Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, as amended by the Washington
State Building Code Council and filed as Chapter 51 -26 Washington
Administrative Code;
E. The Washington State Ventilation and Indoor Air
Quality Code, as adopted by the Washington State Building Code
Council and filed as Chapter 51 -13 Washington Administrative Code;
F. The Washington State Energy Code, 1994 Second
Edition, as amended by the Washington Building Code Council, and
filed as Chapter 51 -11 Washington Administrative Code;
G. The Uniform Sign Code, 1994 Edition, published by the
International Conference of Building Officials;
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H. The Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous
Buildings, 199-1-4 Edition, published by the International Conference
of Building Officials;
I. The Washington State Historic Building Code, First
Edition, published by the Washington State Building Code Council as
Chapter 51 -19 Washington Administrative Code.
In case of conflict among the codes enumerated in sub-
sections A through D of this Section, the earlier named Code shall
govern over those following.
14.03.020 Amendments to Uniform Codes. Pursuant to RCW
19.27.040, RCW 19.27.060(3) and (4), and PAMC 14.04.020, the
following amendments to the Uniform Building Code, Uniform Plumbing
Code, and Uniform Sign Code are adopted:
A. Uniform Building Code, Chapter 5, Table 5 -GB is
amended by adding the following footnote:
(9) Type V -N construction prohibited in CBD - Central
Business District.
B. Uniform Building Code, Section 3802(b)904.2.2 is
amended by adding the following:
&6. Automatic sprinklers shall be provided:
(a) In all buildings where the floor area
exceeds 6250 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;
hHowever, the area and height increases specified in
Section 506(C)505.3 and 507506 (for sprinklers) shall
be permitted.
For the purpose of this subsection, portions of
buildings separated from the rest of the building, in
accordance with Section 5- 5(c)504.5, with openings
allowed by the Uniform 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. Uniform Building Code, Section 106.3.1 is amended by
adding the following:
8. State the name and certification identification
number of the certified manufactured home installer
supervising the installation of a mobile or
manufactured home.
D. Uniform Building Code, Section 106.4.1 is amended by
adding the following:
The following requirements shall apply to building
permits for mobile or manufactured homes that are
required by the State to be installed by a certified
installer. The building permit shall state the name
and certification number(s) of the certified
manufactured home installer(s) supervising the
installation. The permit shall not be issued until
the installer submits a copy of the certificate of
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manufactured home installation to the City. Work
shall not commence until the installer or its agent
has posted or otherwise made available a copy of said
certificate with the inspection record at the set -up
site.
GE. Uniform Building Code, Appendix Chapter 32-15, Section
32011517.5, is amended to require that all cedar shingles be
removed prior to any reroof.
F. Uniform Plumbing Code, Appendix C, is amended to add
Footnote 15 as follows:
Required restroom facilities shall be maintained open
and operable during business hours where businesses
are being conducted and in other buildings when being
used by employees, occupants, or the public. Such
public restrooms shall be readily identifiable.
EG. 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.
PH. Uniform Sign Code, Chapter 3, Section 303: Delete #3,
signs less than 61- feet above grade.
GI. Uniform Sign Code, Chapter 4, delete Table 4 -B. In
lieu thereof, Chapter 4532, Section 1.505(b)3205.1 of the Uniform
Building Code, 1994 Edition, shall apply to projection of signs.
14.03.040 Fees. The fees set forth in the codes adopted
in PAMC 14.03.020 shall apply in all instances except for the
following:
A. The fee for plan review shall be as follows:
1. Residential: 400 of the Building Permit fee.
2. Commercial: 65% of the Building Permit fee.
AB. The permit fee for the installation of a modularmanu-
factured or mobile home shall be $200.
EC. The mechanical permit fee for installation of a solid
fuel burning appliance shall be $75.
GD. Sign permit fees shall be according to the schedule
set forth in this subsection.
1. Sign Permit Fee Schedule
Type of Sign Fee
Wall or marquees, over
25 sq. ft. $ 75
Freestanding and projecting,
over 25 sq. ft. $100
All signs less than
25 sq.ft. $ 25
Supergraphic on building
(any size) $ 25
2. If the work authorized under a sign permit has
not been completed within 180 calendar days after the date of
issuance of the permit, the permit shall expire and any subsequent
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work shall require a renewal of the permit and payment of renewal
fees, at one -half the original fee. All fees are nonrefundable.
3. Any person, firm, or corporation who shall erect,
re- erect, construct, alter, or maintain a sign without a permit
first having been obtained, except as provided by the Port Angeles
Municipal Code, shall as a penalty pay double the amount required
by the Sign Permit Fee Schedule.
DE. Surcharges enacted pursuant to Chapter 19.27 RCW and
remitted to the State Treasurer shall be $4.50 for each building
permit, plus $2 for each additional residential unit.
ErF. The inspection fee for call -back plumbing inspections
shall be $10.
FG. The fee for a certificate of occupancy inspection
shall be $42.00 (1994 UBC, Table 1 -A and §107, ¶107.5.2)A 3urchargc
Shall bc added to thc building permit fcc for new single family
rcoidcntial conotruction and each gr
cquipmcnt as mandated by the State of Washington in thc amount of
$30.00 per ground floor unit to bc chargcd -fog permit application°
Submitted between July 1, 1992, and Junc 30, 1995.
Section 2. Ordinance 2552, as amended, and Chapter 14.21
PAMC are hereby amended by amending PAMC 14.21.010, .025, .040,
.050, and .060, and adding PAMC 14.21.035, to read as follows:
14.21.010 Adoption of Uniform Fire Code, Appendices, and
Standards. There is adopted by the City Council for the purpose of
prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and
property from fire or explosion, that certain Code known as the
Uniform Fire Code Volume I, including Appendices I -A, II -B, C, F,
III -A, B, C, IV -B, V -A, and VI -A, and Uniform Fire Code Standards
Volume 2, 1994 Edition, published by the International Conference
of Building Officials and the Western Fire Chiefs Association, as
amended by the Washington State Building Code Council and published
as Chapter 51 -2-34 and 51 -2.35 WAC; provided, that Sections 10.202,
10.203, 10.204, 10.205, 10.206.902.2 through 902.4.1 shall not be
deleted and, notwithstanding any wording in said Code, participants
in religious ceremonies shall not be precluded from carrying hand-
held candles; and provided further, that Article 78, Fireworks, is
deleted in its entirety.
14.21.025 Inspection Fees. When the following inspections
are required to be performed pursuant to the Uniform Fire Code, the
fees for such inspections shall be as set forth below:
1.A. Welding and cutting inspections for activities of the
following duration:
1. Up to 5 days
2. 6 to 30 days
3. 31 to 90 days
4. 91 to 180 days
5. 181 to 365 days
$ 50.00
$100.00
$200.00
$300.00
$500.00
Welding and cutting activities extending beyond one year shall
be required to renew any required permits and pay inspection fees
in accordance with the above schedule.
l.B. Marine fueling operations inspections $ 25.00
Reinspections $ 15.00
l.C. Place of assembly inspections $ 25.00
l.D. Liquid petroleum gas tank and piping
installation and inspection $ 25.00
2. The following fees shall be a one (1) time fee for ini-
tial installation plan review and inspection.
2.A Underground storage tank removal and
installation inspection: commercial $100.00
residential $ 15.00
2.B Automatic fire sprinkler installation
inspection and testing: multi-family_ $ 50.00
commercial $100.00
2.0 Fire alarm plan review $ 50.00
2.D Fire alarm installation inspection
and testing: $100 plus $10 for each additional zone
2.E Hood /duct system plan review $ 15.00
2.F Hood /duct system inspection and test $ 25.00
Section 14.21.030 Aboveground Storage of Flammable Liquids.
A. The limits referred to in Section 79.5017902.2.2.1 of the
Uniform Fire Code, in which storage of flammable or combustible
liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited, are established
in all zones except in the ACD, CBD, CSDC1, and CSDC2 zones, where
the maximum quantity shall be 24,000 gallons, and the M -2 zone
adjacent to Port Angeles Harbor.
B. The limits referred to in Section 79.14017904.4.1 of the
Uniform Fire Code, in which new bulk plants for flammable or
combustible liquids are prohibited, are established as follows: In
all zone classifications except that part of M -2 which lies west of
Cedar Street as prescribed in Ordinance 1709 and subsequent
ordinances amending the same.
Section 14.21.035 Hazardous Materials. In determining the
amount of costs associated with the cleanup of an unauthorized
discharge, which costs are to be born by the owner, operator or
other person responsible for the unauthorized discharge, the fire
department shall charge fees for the cost of equipment and manpower
utilizing the Washington State Association of Fire Chiefs
recommended rate schedule.
14.21.040 Bulk Storage of Liquefied Petroleum.
A. The limits referred to in Section 82.104(b)8204.2 of the
Uniform Fire Code, in which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas
is restricted, are established as follows: In all zone
classifications except that part of M -2 which lies west of Cedar
Street as prescribed in Ordinance 1709 and subsequent ordinances
amending the same.
B. The liquified petroleum gas container requirements
referred to in Article 82 of the Uniform Fire Code shall include
the requirement that containers be protected from damage that might
result from earthquakes, the manner and extent of which protection
shall be in accordance with the determination of the fire chief.
14.21.050 Storage of Explosives. The limits referred to in
Section 77.107(a)7701.7.2 of the Uniform Fire Code, in which
storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited, are
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established as follows: In all zone classifications except that
part of the M -2 zone which lies west of Cedar Street as prescribed
in Ordinance 1709 and subsequent ordinances amending the same.
14.21.060 Open Burning Limitations - Burning Permits
Required.
A. No garbage, dead animals, or materials containing
asphalt, petroleum products, paint, rubber products, plastics
paper (other than what is necessary to start a fire), cardboard,
treated wood, construction debris, metal, or any substance which
emits dense smoke, toxic emissions, or obnoxious odors will be
allowed to be burned.
B. Natural vegetation such as brush, leaves and tree
trimmings, may be burned upon private property in accordance with
the regulations of the Port Angeles Fire Department upon obtaining
a permit from the Fire Department as provided in Sections C and D.
C. A one -day permit for open burning of natural vegetation
for a fire that will be no larger than four feet in diameter shall
be issued without charge by the Port Angeles Fire Department
verbally, by contacting the Fire Department at 457 -0411, extension
255, and leaving the applicant's name and address.
D. A written permit, good for a five -day period, is required
for open burning of natural vegetation for a fire that will be
larger than four feet in diameter and shall be issued only upon
completion of an on -site inspection, scheduled 24 hours in advance,
by Fire Department personnel. The fee for said permit is $25.00
for fires up to ten feet in diameter and $80.00 for fires between
ten and twenty feet in diameter. The permit period may be extended
for a reasonable period for good cause. The written copy of the
open burning permit and regulations shall be maintained on site at
all times during burning operations. Each fire permitted pursuant
to this subsection shall require a separate permit, shall consist
of a single pile not to exceed twenty feet in diameter, and shall
comply with the following requirements:
1. The permittee must have someone in constant
attendance at the burn pile along with necessary equipment as
required by the fire department;
2. The permittee must have a means of communicating
with the Fire Department;
3. Two fans must be used;
4. Prior to lighting the burn pile, one week's written
notice must be provided by the permittee to homeowners and
businesses in the immediate neighborhood, which notice must include
the date, time and duration of the controlled burn and the name and
phone number of the permittee;
5. Residents of the affected area who could experience
documented respiratory distress from the smoke emissions that could
be detrimental to their health shall be relocated at the expense of
the permittee as mutually agreed upon by the permittee and the
affected resident;
6. The fire shall be extinguished if the smoke or ash
unreasonably interferes with a neighbor's property use and
enjoyment or could be detrimental to the health of someone who does
not want to be relocated as determined by the Fire Chief or other
designated City official;
7. Before being burned, the natural vegetation from a
land - clearing site shall be required to dry to the minimum level
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necessary to facilitate clean burning as determined by the Fire
Chief or other designated City official;
8. Burning shall not occur when weather conditions are
such that an inversion layer would be created.
Section 3. Ordinance 2552, as amended, and Chapter 14.05 of
the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby amended by amending PAMC
14.05.070 to read as follows:
14.05.070 Electrical Permit to the Owner.
An electrical permit to perform electrical work in or on
the owner's residence or structure may be issued to the owner,
provided the following conditions are satisfied:
1. The electrical work shall be done by the owner of
the property.
2. If requested, the owner shall sign an affidavit
stating that he or she is the owner of the property and that he or
she will be doing the electrical work.
D. An electrical permit to perform electrical work in or on
a commercial occupancy building or commercial s- tructurc will only
bc iaaucd to a qualified electrical contractor or to the owner if
and commercial structures that arc part of a residence will bc
tr atcd as a rcaidcntial atructurc.
Section 4 - Severability. If any provisions of this
Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstances, is
held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance, or application of the
provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances, is
not affected.
Section 5 - Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect
five days after publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a
regular meeting of said Council held on the 5th day of March.
1996.
ATTEST:
APPROy/I AS TO FARM:
Craig 13. \KZutson, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: March 10, 1996
(By Summary)
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Summaries of Ordinances Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
on March 5, 1996
Ordinance No. 2909
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles relates to improvement exceptions for
short plats, allowing an exception to the provision of right -of -way improvements
in specific instances. This Ordinance also relates to requirements for final plat
approvals which would ensure that final building setbacks are shown on all final
plat submittals, and amends Ordinances 2222 and 1631, as amended, and Chapters
16.04 and 16.08 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
Ordinance No. 2910
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles adopts the current editions of the
Uniform Building Code, Uniform Fire Code and other related codes, adopts local
amendments to said codes, increases permit fees, revises electrical permit
requirements, and amends Ordinance 2552, as amended, and Chapters 14.01,
14.03, 14.05, and 14.21 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
The full texts of the Ordinances are available at City Hall in the City Clerk's office or will be
mailed upon request. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
These Ordinances shall take effect five days after the date of publication of these summaries.
Publish: March 10, 1996
Becky J. Upton
City Clerk
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