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Home My WebLink About3665 ORDINANCE NO. 3665 AN ORDINANCE adopting sections of the 1979 edition of the Uniform Housing Code published by the International Conference of Building Officials rela- ting to construction and alterations of buildings. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bremerton has heretofore examine~ and understands the Uniform Housing Code, 1979 Edition, and deems it in the best interest of the Ci'ty, and WHEREAS, three copies of the Uniform Housing Code have been filed in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Bremerton, now, therefore, THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN: SECTION 1. Chapters 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of the Uniform Housing Code, 1979 edition, published by the International Conference of Building Officials is hereby adopted subject to the following amendments: a. Chapter 5, Section 503(a) is amended to read as follows: Sec. 503(a) Ceiling Heights. Habitable space shall have a ceiling height of not less than 7 feet 6 inches except as other- wise permitted in this section. Kitchens, halls, bathrooms and toilet compartments may have a ceiling height of not less than 7 feet measured to the lowest projection from the ceiling. Where exposed beam ceiling members are spaced at less than 48 inches on center, ceiling height shall be measured to the bottom of these members. Where exposed beam ceiling members ~are spaced at 48 inches or more on center, ceiling height shall be measured to the bottom of the deck supported by these members provided that the bottom of the members is not less than 7 feet 6 inches above the floor. If any room in a building has a sloping ceiling, the prescribed ceiling height for the room is required in only one-half the area thereof. No portion of the room measuring less than 5 feet from the finished floor to the finished ceiling shall be include~ in any computation of the minimum area thereof. If any room has a furred ceiling, the prescribe~ ceiling height is required in two-thirds the area thereof, but in no case shall the height of the furred ceiling be less than 7 feet 6 inches. 1 b. Chapter 5, Section 503(b) is amended to read Ks follows: (b) Floor Area. Every dwelling unit shall have at least one room which shall have not less than 150 square feet or floor area. Other habitable rooms except kitchens shall have an area of not less than 70 square feet. Where more than two persons occupy a room used for sleeping purposes the required floor area shall be increased at the rate of 50 square feet for each occupant in excess of two. Occupancy above this limit shall constitute an over-crowded condition. EXCEPTION: Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of an efficiency living unit within an apartment house meeting the following requirements: 1. The unit shall have a living room of not less than 220 square feet of superficial floor area. An additional 100 square feet of superficial floor area shall be provided for each occupant of such unit in excess of two. 2. The unit shall be provided with a separate closet. 3. The unit shall be provided with a kitchen sink, cooking appliance and refrig- eration facilities each having a clear working space of not less than 30 inches in front. Light and ventilation conforming to this code shall be provided. 4. The unit shall be provided with a separate bathroom containing water closet, lavatory and bathtub or shower. c. Chapter 8, Section 801 is amended to read as follows: Sec. 801. Every dwelling unit or guest room shall have access directly to the outside or"~o a public corridor. All buildings or portions thereof shall be provided with exits, exitways and appurtenances as required by Chapter 33 of the Building Code. Every sleeping room below the fourth story shall have at least one operable window or exterior door approved for emergency egress or rescue. The units shall be operable from the inside to provide a full clear opening without the use of separate tools. All egress or rescue windows from sleeping rooms including sleeping rooms in basement areas shall have a minimum net clear opening of 5.7 square feet. The minimum net clear opening height dimension shall be 24 inches. -2- The minimum net clear opening width dimen- sion shall be 20 inches. Where windows are provided as a means of egress or rescue they shall have a finished sill height not more than 44 inches above the floor. d. Chapter 9, Section 901 is amended to read as follows: Sec. 901. All buildings or portions thereof shall be provided with the degree of fire- resistive construction as required by the Building Code for the appropriate occupancy, type of construction and location on property~ and shall be provided with the appropriate fire-extinguishing systems or equipment re- quired by Chapter 38 of the Building Code. Each dwelling unit shall have installed an approved heat/smoke detector in accordance with Sec. 1201(a) of U.B.C. e. Chapter 10, Section 1001. (h) is amended to read as follows: (h) Faulty Weather Protection, which shall include but not be limited to the following: 1. Deteriorated, crumbling or loose plaster. 2. Deteriorated or ineffective waterproofing of exterior walls, roof, foundations or floors, including broken windows or doors. 3. Defective or lack of weather protection for exterior wall coverings, including lack of paint, or weathering due to lack of paint or other approved protective covering. 4. Broken, rotted, split or buckled exterior wall coverings or roof coverings. 5. Lack of or insufficient provisions to meet standards of Washington State Energy Code as listed, but not limited to the following: (a) Lack of double glazed or storm windows. (b) Lack of or insufficient insulation to provide R-30 factor in attic area. (c) Lack of or inadequate weather stripping around doors and windows. (d) Lack of or insufficient wall insulation to provide R-11 factor. (e) Lack of or insufficient insulation of unheated crawl space (floor or peri- meter) to provide R-11 factor. -3- (f) Lack of vapor barrier in crawl space. (g) Inadequate insulation of heat ducts and/or domestic hot water pipes in unheated crawl space. (h) Lack of or insufficient insulation of domestic hot water heater located in unheated space. Section 2. Compliance with all sections of this Code is voluntary. Inspections shall be conducted upon request of the owner, his agent, or other authorized person, including a renter occupying a residential unit. Section 3. A Housing Code Inspector shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Public Works to inspect housing units as requested by an owner, his agent or other authorized person, including a renter occupying a residential unit. Section 4. A deficiency list noting all deficiencies shall be made by the Housing Code Inspector and a copy made available to the housing unit owner and the person requesting the inspection. Section 5. Housing units that meet all standards as set forth in the Uniform Housing Code or those housing units brought to Uniform Housing Code standards subsequent to the inspection, shall be issued a "Certificate of Compliance" to be either posted at the housing unit or maintained in the owner's records at the discretion of the owner. Section 6. As the intent of this adoption of sections of the Uniform Housing Code is to bring housing units within the City limits of Bremerton to certain minimum standards of health and safety and to promote the improvement of neighborhoods on a voluntary basis, nothing in this Code shall be interpreted as a mandatory provision and no penalty for non-compliance with the Code as adopted shall be imposed. However, when remedial action is instituted all necessary permits shall be obtained and all work shall be to the applicable City codes. Section 7. The Commissioner of Public Works or the depart- ment designated by him shall establish the rules of procedures for handling of complaints regarding any inspection performed by the Housing Code Inspector. A party having a complaint shall submit such complaint in written form in accordance with the rules of procedure so established. APPROVED by the City Council on the first reading this 1st day of December , 1981. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage this 22 day of December 1981, ATTEST: ~.[C~.~-~C ,~z.,~/ MANDIO, City Cl~'rk