HomeMy WebLinkAbout3165ORDINANCE NO._a16.5
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington,
adopting the 2003 editions of the International Building,
Mechanical, Fire and Residential Codes, the 2003 Uniform
Plumbing Code, the Washington State Energy Code, the 2003
National Electrical Code with State amendments and updated
appendices as specified and amending Ordinance 2995 as
amended and Chapters 14 and 18 of the Port Angeles
Municipal Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Ordinance 2995 as amended and Chapter 14 of the Port Angeles Municipal
Code are hereby amended by amending PAMC 14.01.010 to read as follows:
14.01.010 Construction Codes Defined. Building construction within the City of Port
Angeles shall be governed by the following fisted codes, laws, and ordinances, as adopted and
amended in Title 14 PAMC, which shall be collectively known as the construction codes of
the City of Port Angeles:
A. Tlic Unifona Building Code The 2003 International Building Code;
B. • • The 2003 International Mechanical Code;
C. Thc Uniform Firc Code The 2003 International Fire Code;
D. The 2003 International Residential Code
DE. Thc Uniform Plumbing Code The 2003 Uniform Plumbing Code;
EF. The Washington State Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality Code;
FG. The Washington State Energy Code;
HH. The Uniform Sign Code;
HI. The Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings;
U. The National Electrical Code and the State Electrical Laws;
JK. National Electrical Safety Code;
KL. The Washington State Historical Building Code;
EM. Stand -Alone Construction Ordinances, as adopted by the Port Angeles City
Council and as approved by the Washington State Building Code Council
when required by State law.
Section 2. Ordinance 2995 as amended and Chapter 14.03 of the Port Angeles
Municipal Code are hereby amended by amending PAMC 14.03.010 and 14.03.020 to read
as follows:
14.03.010 Construction Codes Adopted. Pursuant to
Chapters 19.27 and 19.27A RCW and Title 51 WAC, the following Codes are adopted_
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International Building Code, published by the International Code Council, as amended by the
Washington State Building Code Council and published as Chapter 51 -50 Washington
Administrative Code, except as amended in Chapter 14.03 PAMC;
B.
The Uniform Mechanical Codc, 1997 Edition, including Chaptcr 13, Fuel Gas Piping,
Admmistrativc Codc. The International Mechanical Code, published by the International
Code Council, as amended by the Washington State Building Code Council and filed as
Chapter 51 -52 Washington Administrative Code;
in Chapter 14.21 PAMC; The International Fire Code, published by the International Code
Council, as amended by the Washington State Building Code Council and filed as Chapter
51 -54 Washington Administrative Code, except as amended in Chapter 14.21 PAMC;
D. The International Residential Code, published by the International Code Council, as
amended by the Washington State Building Code Council and filed as Chapter 51 -51
Washington Administrative Code;
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Officials, as- -amended by the Washing tan State Building Codes C- vtil,cil and tiled as Chapter
-LC, wasnuig
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The Uniform Plumbing Code, 2003 Edition, and Uniform Plumbing Code Standards,
2003 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 -56 Washington Administrative Code;
EF. 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, 1997 Second Edition, as amended by the
Washington Building Code Council, and filed as Chapter 51 -11 Washington Administrative
Code.
GH. The Uniform Sign Code, 1997 Edition, published by the International Conference of
Building Officials;
HI. The Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1997 Edition,
published by the International Conference of Building Officials:
IJ. The Uniform Code for Building Conservation, 1997 Edition, published by the
International Conference of Building Officials;
/K. The Washington State Historic Building Code, First Edition, published by the
Washington State Building Code Council as Chapter 51 -19 Washington Administrative Code.
L. The Uniform Building Code, 1997 Edition, published by the International Conference
of Building Officials, for the limited purpose to enforce the Uniform Code for the Abatement
of Dangerous Buildings referenced above.
M. The Uniform Mechanical Code, 1997 Edition, published by the International
Conference of Building Officials, for the limited purpose to enforce the Uniform Code for the
Abatement of Dangerous Buildings referenced above.
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IIowevcr, the arca and hcight incrcascs spccificd in Scction 505.3 and 506
idcntifiablc.
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II. Uniform Sign Codc, Chaptcr 3, Scction 303: Dcictc #3, signs lcss than 6 fcct above
grade:
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, Uniform Plumbing Code, and Uniform Sign Code are
adopted:
A. International Building Code, 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 this 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. 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.
D. Uniform Sign Code, Chapter 3, Section 303: Delete #3, signs less than 6 feet
above grade.
E. 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.
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Section 3. Ordinance 2995 as amended and Chapter 14 of the Port Angeles Municipal
Code are hereby amended by amending PAMC 14.21.010 to read as follows:
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14.21.010 Adoption of International Fire Code, Appendices. 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 International Fire Code,
including Appendices A, B, C, D. E, F and G, published by the International Code
Conference as amended by the Washington State Building Code Council. In the case of any
conflict between the Appendices adopted by this section and any other ordinance that
addresses a specific requirement covered by the appendices, the other specific ordinance shall
control.
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Section 4. Ordinance 2995 as amended and Chapter 18 of the Port Angeles Municipal
Code are hereby amended by amending PAMC 18.08.110 D. to read as follows:
18.08.110 - Fire Suppression Requirements.
A. All single - family residences and duplexes shall either be located within a four
minute response time from a City of Port Angeles fire station or shall meet the following fire
suppression requirements:
1. Each single - family residence and duplex outside the four minute
response time, except for residences within new sub - divisions as provided for in subsection
A2, shall have either of the following:
a. a residential sprinkler system that is installed and maintained
in accordance with Uniform Fire Code (UFC) and National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA) standards, for which the City will provide a $500 rebate for the cost of installation,
provided that said rebate shall be subject to annual review by the City Council; or
b. an outside alarm bell that is electronically connected to the
residential smoke alarm system in accordance with the requirements of the Fire Chief or
designee.
2. Each single- family residence and duplex within a new subdivision
outside the four minute response time shall be equipped with a residential sprinkler system
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that is installed and maintained in accordance with Uniform Fire Code (UFC) and National
Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards, provided that such subdivisions shall be
allowed to have the following reduced standards for cul -de -sac size and fire hydrant spacing:
a. cul -de -sac diameter measured from curb to curb maybe reduced
from the normal 100 feet standard to either 90 feet or, if the cul -de -sac is restricted and posted
for no parking, to 80 feet; and
b. distance between fire hydrants may be increased from the
normal standard of 500 feet average spacing between hydrants to not more than 1,000 feet.
3. Each new single - family residence and duplex in areas that do not have
water system infrastructure improvements meeting City standards and that are outside the four
minute response time shall have either of the following:
a. a fire hydrant within 1000 feet of the furthest point of the
structure, as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the building; or
b. an approved residential sprinkler system, adequate clearance to
expose structures, and compliance with the defensible space requirements prescribed in the
current IFCI Urban - Wildland Interface Code.
4. The fire flow requirement shall be either of the following:
a. 500 gallons per minute for new single family dwellings less
than 3600 square feet; or
b. 1000 gallons per minute for new single family dwellings larger
than 3600 square feet.
B. All multi - family residential developments shall have automatic sprinkler
systems as set forth in Chapter 14.26 PAMC.
C. The requirements of this section shall apply only to newly constructed
residential buildings and reconstruction of residential buildings to an extent that exceeds
seventy -five percent (75 %) of the existing assessed value of the building.
within the City.
D. In addition to providing a $500 rebate under PAMC 18.08.110A for the cost of
installing sprinkler systems in residences outside the four minute response time, in newly
constructed or reconstructed homes, the City will also provide a $500 rebate for the cost of
voluntarily installing sprinkler systems in single family residences and duplexes anywhere
within the City. The City will also provide a $200 rebate per unit for the cost of fire sprinkler
installation in multi - family buildings, for a total of up to 15 units per building. There will be
a $3000 maximum rebate per multi- family building.
Section 5. The City Clerk, as official reviser of the City, is hereby authorized to
change, where appropriate, all references to the appropriate Uniform Codes to the appropriate
International Codes.
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Section 6. Severability. If any provisions of this Ordinance or its applications to any
person or circumstances is held to be invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance or application
of the provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
Section 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect five days after the date of
publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 20"` day of July, 2004.
ATTEST:
Becky J. Up , Clerk
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APP VED AS TO FORM:
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William E. Bloor, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: July 25, 2004
By Summary
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Summaries of Ordinances Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
on July 20, 2004
Ordinance No. 3165
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, adopts the 2003 editions of the
International Building, Mechanical, Fire and Residential Codes, the 2003 Uniform Plumbing
Code, the Washington State Energy Code, the 2003 National Electrical Code with State
amendments and updated appendices as specified and amends Ordinance 2994 as amended
and Chapters 14 and 18 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
Ordinance No. 3166
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, amends the provisions relating to
the basic monthly charge paid for industrial transmission and revises Ordinance 3145 and
Section 13.12.071 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.
Becky J. Upton
City Clerk
Publish: July 25, 2004