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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5413ORDINANCE NO. 5413 AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, amending Chapter 17.04 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "City Building Code" by adopting the 2018 editions of the International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Mechanical Code, Uniform Plumbing Code, International Property Maintenance Code, International Fuel Gas Code, and International Energy Conservation Code as amended by the Washington State Building Code Council or published by the International Code Council; and related amendments. WHEREAS, as set forth in Section 17.04.020 of the Bremerton Municipal Code, the City has adopted various Washington State and International building codes and made certain amendments to those codes as set forth in Chapter 17.04 BMC; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 19.27 RCW, the 2018 editions of the International Building Code, International Existing Building Code, International Residential Code, International Mechanical Code, Uniform Plumbing Code, International Fuel Gas Code, and International Energy Conservation Code, as amended by the State of Washington, apply to all cities, including the City of Bremerton, effective February 1, 2021, unless otherwise extended or established by the State of Washington; therefore, it is appropriate to amend the Bremerton Municipal Code to formally adopt the same; and WHEREAS, the City Council also desires to make additional amendments to the International Residential Code (IRC) as set forth in Section 17.04.080 of the Bremerton Municipal Code by striking code for "Existing Basements" and replacing those provisions with Appendix J of the IRC; and THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. Section 17.04.020 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "State Building Code -Adoption" is hereby amended to read as follows: 17.04.020 STATE BUILDING CODE —ADOPTION. In accordance with Chapter 19.27 RCW, the following codes (collectively, the "building codes") together with any additions, deletions, and exceptions currently enacted or as may be amended from time to time by the State of Washington through its Building Code Council pursuant to the Washington Administrative Code ("WAC"), and as further amended in this chapter, are adopted by reference. (a) The International Building Code, 241-5 2018 Edition, published by the International Code Council, Inc., as amended pursuant to Chapter 51-50 WAC. 1 2018 Building Code Updates and Amendment (b) The International Existing Building Code, 28q-5 2018 Edition, published by the International Code Council, Inc. as amended pursuant to Chapter 51-50 WAC. (c) The International Residential Code, 241-5 2018 Edition, published by the International Code Council, Inc., as amended pursuant to Chapter 51-51 WAC. (d) The International Mechanical Code, 291-5 2018 Edition, published by the International Code Council, Inc., as amended pursuant to Chapter 51-52 WAC. (e) The Uniform Plumbing Code, 2 1-5 2018 Edition, published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, as amended pursuant to Chapter 51-56 WAC and the Uniform Plumbing Code Standards (Appendices A, B, and I to the Uniform Plumbing Code), as amended pursuant to Chapter 510,*57 WAC. (f) The International Property Maintenance Code, 241-5 2018 Edition, published by the International Code Council, Inc. (g) The International Fuel Gas Code, 291-5 2018 Edition, published by the International Code Council, Inc., as amended pursuant to Chapter 52-52 WAC. (h) The International Energy Conservation Code, 2 1-5 2018 Edition, published by the International Code Council, Inc. as amended pursuant to Chapter 51-11 WAC. One (1) copy of each of these codes is on file with the City's Building Official. SECTION2. Section 17.04.080 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Amendments to the International Residential Building Code" is hereby amended to read as follows: The following local amendments to the International Residential Code adopted in BMC 17.04.020 are hereby adopted and incorporated into the International Residential Code: (a) General -Appendices adopted Appendix J to the International Residential Code is hereby adopted. Q21(a) Duties and Powers of Building Official - Lot Lines and Setback Lines. Section R104 of the International Residential Code, entitled "Duties and Powers of Building Official," is amended by adding the following new Subsection RI04.12: Sec. R104.12 Lot lines and setback lines. Notwithstanding the authority of the building official to administer and enforce the building code, the building official shall have no duty to verify or establish lot lines or setback lines. No such duty is created by this code, and none shall be implied. (cl(b) Board of Appeals. Section R112.1 of the International Residential Code, entitled "Board of Appeals," is amended by substituting Section R112.1 with the following: Sec. R112.1 Board of appeals. The City of Bremerton hearings examiner is designated as the board of appeals in order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions, or determinations made by the building official relative to the suitability of alternate materials, design, and methods of construction and appeals of the reasonable application and interpretation of the building codes. Appeals shall be made as set forth in section 17.04.140 of the Bremerton Municipal Code. LL(e) Design Criteria. Table R301.2(1) of the International Residential Building Code entitled "Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria" is amended to insert the design criteria specific to the City into the table categories as designated in Table R301.2(1) below. The remaining parts and footnotes of the table are unchanged. 2018 Building Code Updates and Amendment Table R301.2(1) Climate and Geoeraphic Design Criteria SUBJECT TO DAMAGE WIND DESIGN FROM GROUND SEISMIC SNOW Special Wind - DESIGN Frost LOAD Speed Topographic wind borne CATEGORY Weathering line Termite (mph) effects re ion debris depth g zone 30 PSF 1110 No No No D2 Negligible 12" No WINTER ICE BARRIER FLOOD AIR FREEZING MEAN DESIGN TEMP UNDERLAYMENT HAZARDS INDEX ANNUAL REQUIRED TEMP 29 No See footnote 1,2,3 113 51 A 1 Date of entry into NFIP: April, 1987; Community Number 530093 2 Date of latest study: November 18, 2014 3 FIRM PANELS# 53035C0335E, 53035C0343E, 53035C0344E, 53035C0345E, 53035C0450E, 53035C0455E5 53035C0352F, 53035C0353F, 53035C0354F, 53035C0360F, 53035C0364F, 53035C065F, 53035C0366F, 53035C0367F, 53035C0368F, 53035C0380F, 53035CO39OF S J _r Z o bedroom or habitable basemepA that was legally established bef6r-e 1940 wM a building permit and 4iat has the required window for living area in mplianee with the eode of the dffw. 2) An emergeney eseape „rl reseue +-+dour is not , e f alterations of repairs of an existing non habitable basement that will not beeome habitable area. (e) Sec. R313 Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems. Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems is adopted with the exception of R313.2, One- and two-family dwellings automatic fire systems. (f) Foundation Drainage. Section R405 of the International Residential Code, entitled "Foundation Drainage," is amended to read as follows: Sec. R405.1 Concrete or masonry foundations. Drains shall be provided around concrete or masonry foundations that retain earth. Drainage tiles, gravel or crushed stone drains, perforated pipe or other approved systems or materials shall be installed at or below the area to be protected and shall discharge by gravity or mechanical means into an �3 2018 Building Code Updates and Amendment approved drainage system. Gravel or crushed stone drains shall extend not less than 1 foot beyond the outside edge of the footing and 6 inches above the top of the footing and be covered with an approved filter membrane material. The top of open joints of drain tiles shall be protected with strips of building paper. Except where otherwise recommended by the drain manufacturer, perforated drains shall be surrounded with an approved filter membrane or the filter membrane shall cover the washed gravel or crushed rock covering the drain. Drainage tiles or perforated pipe shall be placed on a minimum of 2 inches of washed gravel or crushed rock not less than one sieve size larger than the tile joint opening or perforation and covered with not less than 6 inches of the same material. Exception: A drainage system is not required where the foundation is installed on well -drained ground or sand gravel mixture soils according to the Unified Soil Classification System, Group I soils, as detailed in Table R405.1. (g) Roof Drainage. Section R801 of the International Residential Building Code entitled "General" shall be amended to read as follows. Sec. R801.3 Roof drainage. All structures shall have a controlled method of water disposal from roofs that will collect and discharge roof drainage to the ground surface not less than 12 inches (304 mm.) from foundation walls or to an approved drainage system. SECTION 3. Amendments — E,�fectiye Date. The amendments as set forth in Sections 1 and 2 above shall be effective February 1, 2021, unless otherwise extended or established by the State of Washington. SECTION4. Corrections. The City Clerk and codifiers of this ordinance are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including but not limited to, the correction of scrivener, clerical, typographical, and spelling errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection numbers and any references thereto. SECTION S. Severability. If any one or more sections, subsections, or sentences of this Ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance and the same shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 6. E_ffective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force ten (10) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law. PASSED by the City Council the day of �o� r1 � �, r_�, 2021. G! GORMAN, Council President 2018 Building Code Updates and Amendment Approved this S2n ATTEST: ANG day of S gr►Ka,ry , 2021. City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: ER A. LUBOVICH, PUBLISHED the o� 3�� day of ��r �Q, ,t N EFFECTIVE the day of , 2021. ORDINANCE NO.5gj 3 . 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ORDINANCE N0.5413 AN ORDINANCE of the Citv Council of the City of Bremer- ton, Washington, amending Chapter 17.04 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "City Building Code" by adopting the 2018 editions of the International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Mechanical Code, Uniform Plumbing Code, International Property Maintenance Code, International Fuel Gas Code, and International Energy Conservation Code as amended by the Washington State Building Code Council or published by the International Code Council; and related amendments. PASSED by the City Council on the 20th day of January 2021. The full text of this ordinance is available from the City Clerk's Office, 345 Sixth Street, Suite 100, Bremerton, WA 98337. Jan. 23, 2021 #5504359 # of Copies: KY F� Ty to NOTA F? - o. pUB1.1C ;�� /0�f0// OF W 1 C, RECEIVED JAN � 8 2021 OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK Page 1 of 1