HomeMy WebLinkAbout2498 AN ORDINANCE relating to the Building Code
of the City of Bremerton; and amending Section
5 of Ordinance No. 2173.
TH~ CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. That Section 5 of Ordinance No. 2173 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Section 301-c. Plans and Specifications. There shall be
filed with the application for permit two (2) sets of printed ~rawings
and specifications fully describing the extent and nature of the work
for which the permit is desired. They shall also show the location
of the proposed building or other structure and of every existin~i
building or structure on the site or lot. Computations, strain shee~as,
stress diagrams and other data necessary to show the correctness of
the plans shall accompany the plans and specifications when required
by the building official. Should such drawings or specifications be
imcomplete, indefinite, or unintellible, the building official shall
reject the same and refuse to issue a permit based thereon. All such
printed drawings shall be made to a scale and not less than one-eighth
(1/8) of an inch to the foot, shall show all necessary distances and
dimensions and shall be accurate, explicit and complete. All drawings
submitted with the application for permit except for those provisions
as listed below, shall be prepared by or under the direction of an
architect licensed to practice architecture in the State of Washington,
and each sheet thereof shall bear the signature and seal of said
architect; or the drawings shall be made by or under the direction
of a structural engineer who is licensed as such by the State of
Washington, in which case each sheet shall bear signature and seal;
Exceptions: When authorized by the building official, plans
and specifications ~ need not be submitted for the following:
1. One story buildings of Type V conventional wood-stud
construction with an area not exceeding 600 square feet.
2. Group ~ Section 1401 and Group J, Section 1501, Division
1, occupancies of Type V conventional wood-stud construction.
3. Small and unimportant work,
Provided, however, that every application for permit must be
accompanied by two (2) printed drawings of the site or plot indicating
the legal description, address, location, of the proposed building and
of every existing building on the property. The property owner shall
certify that the proper corners of the property to be built on are
correct, or shall submit two (2) printed drawings of a survey of the
property prepared by a civil engineer licensed to practice in the State
of Washington."
APPROVED on first reading this ~Yday of March, 1962.
PASSED AND APPROVED 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 //~t day of M~s~, 1962.
H. O. DOMSTAD, Mayor
ATTEST:
E. H. T' Mc~O~AN', Cit~ Clerk