HomeMy WebLinkAbout3459ORDINANCE NO. 3459
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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, International Fire Code, and Uniform Sign Code
are adopted:
A. International Building Codes, Chapter 5, Table 503 is amended by adding the
following footnote:
(e) Type V -B construction prohibited in CBD - Central Business District.
B. International Building Code, Section 903.2.10 is amended by adding the
following:
903.2.13 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 the International Building Code may be considered as separate
buildings.
C. A building permit under the International Building Code is not required for roads,
bridges, sidewalks, drainage structures, retaining walls and similar structures, and electrical
transmission towers and telephone poles (not including cell towers) regulated, approved, and
inspected by the City's Public Works & Utilities Departments. These facilities may be subject
to other codes or standards, and this paragraph is not intended to exempt such structures from
other codes or standards to the extent they are applicable.
ED. 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.
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13-..E. 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.
F. International Residential Code is amended to exempt the replacement of non
structural siding that does not result in construction less than the minimum performance
standards and objectives contained in the state building code
E.G. 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.
F-1-1. Uniform Sign Code, Chapter 3, Section 303: Delete #3, signs less than 6 feet
above grade.
6.1. 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 4th day of September, 2012.
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ATTEST:
sa Hurd, City Clerk
PUBLISHED: September 10, 2012
By Summary
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Cherie Kidd, Mayor
APPRO ED AS TO FORM:
William E. Bloor, City Atto%rfe
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Summary of Ordinance Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
On September 4, 2012
Ordinance No. 3459
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, amends Chapter 14.03 of the Port
Angeles Municipal Code relating to the Building Code.
The full texts of the Ordinances are available at City Hall in the City Clerk's office, on the City's
website at www.cityofpa.us, or will be mailed upon request. Office hours are Monday through
Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. These Ordinances shall
take effect five days following the date of publication by summary.
Publish: September 10, 2012
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Janessa Hurd
City Clerk