HomeMy WebLinkAbout3701Ordinance No. 3701
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
CFN=0205 - Building and Fire Codes
Passed - 8/3/2004
Uniform Housing Code and Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous
Buildings - Amendment (amending Secs. 14.01.070 & 14.01.080)
Amends Ords. 3415;3622;3690
Amended by Ord. 3839;3956
ORDINANCE NO. -� 70 I
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of
Kent, Washington, amending Kent City Code sections
14.01.070 and 14.01.080 to update the references from the
Uniform Building Code to the International Building Code or
the International Residential Code, as may be applicable.
RECITALS
A. On May 4, 2004, the City Council adopted Ordinance Nos. 3690 and 3691
which adopted the new international codes published by the International Code Council,
Inc.—the International Building Code, the International Residential Code, the
International Mechanical Code, and the International Fire Code.
B. In light of the adoption of the international codes, it is appropriate to amend
the Kent City Code in order to update the references in the Uniform Housing Code and the
Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings to refer to the International
Building Code or the International Residential Code, as may be applicable.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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ORDINANCE
SECTION 1. — Amendment. Section 14.01.070 of the Kent City Code, entitled
"Amendments to the Uniform Housing Code," is amended as follows:
Sec. 14.01.070. Amendments to the Uniform Housing Code. The following
local amendments to the Uniform Housing Code previously adopted in KCC 14.01.010 are
hereby adopted as if fully set forth therein.
A. Scone. Section 103 of the Uniform Housing Code is amended by substituting
Section 103 with the following:
Sec. 103. Scope. The provisions of this code shall apply to
all buildings or portions thereof used, or designed,or
intended to be used, for human habitation. Such occupancies
in existing buildings may be continued as provided in IBC &
102.6 or IRC & R102.7, as may be pplicable, except such
structures as are found to be substandard as defined in this
code.
Where any building or portion thereof is used or intended to
be used as a combination apartment house -hotel the
provisions of this code shall apply to the separate portions as
if they were separate buildings.
Rooming houses, congregate residences, or lodging houses
shall comply with all the requirements of this code for
dwellings.
B. Application to existing buildings and structures — Additions alterations or
repairs. Subsection 104.1 of the Uniform Housing Code is amended by substituting
Subsection 104.1 with the following:
Sec. 104.1 Additions, Alterations or Repairs For
additions, alterations, or repairs see IBC H 102.6 and 3403
or IRC S R102.7, as may be applicable.
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CA. Repealer. Section 202 of Chapter 2 and Chapters 11 through 16 of the Uniform
Housing Code are hereby repealed.
DI3. Board of appeals. Section 203 of the Uniform Housing Code, entitled "Board
of appeals," is amended by substituting Section 203 with the following:
Sec. 203 Board of appeals. The City of Kent 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 14.01.100 of the Kent City Code.
EG. Violations. Section 204 of the Uniform Housing Code, entitled "Violations," is
amended by substituting Section 204 with the following:
Sec. 204 Violations
204.1 Unlawful acts. It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm, or corporation to erect, construct, alter, extend, repair,
move, remove, demolish, or occupy any building, structure,
or equipment regulated by this code, or cause the same to be
done, in conflict with or in violation of any of the provisions
of this code.
204.2 Violation penalties. Any person who violates a
provision of this code, or fails to comply with any of its
requirements, or who erects, constructs, alters or repairs a
building or structure in violation of. (a) the approved
construction documents, (b) a directive of the building
official, or (c) a permit or certificate issued under the
provisions of this code, shall be subject to penalties as set
forth in Ch. 14.08 KCC or as otherwise provided by law.
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F. Permits and inspections — General. Section 301 of the Uniform Housing Code.
entitled "General," is amended by substituting Section 301 with the following_
Sec. 301. General. No building or structure regulated by
this code shall be erected, constructed, enlarged, altered,
repaired, moved, improved, removed, converted, or
demolished unless a separate permit for each building or
structure has first been obtained from the building official in
the manner and according to the applicable conditions
prescribed in IBC 44 105 and 106 or IRC §§ R105 and R106,
as Mn be applicable.
G. Permits and inspections — Fees. Section 302 of the Uniform Housing Code
entitled "Fees," is amended by substituting Section 302 with the following_
Sec. 302. Fees. When a building permit is required by
Section 301 of this code, the appropriate fees shall be paid as
specified in IBC & 108 or IRC & R108, as may be applicable.
H. Permits and inspections —Inspection. Section 303 of the Uniform Housing Code
entitled "Inspection," is amended by substituting Section 303 with the following_
Sec. 303. Inspection. Buildings or structures within the
scope of this code and all construction or work for which a
permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the
building official in accordance with and in the manner
provided by this code and IBC H 109 and 1704 or IRC &
R109, as may be applicable.
I._ Definitions — Building code. Section 401 of the Uniform Housing Code entitled
"Definitions," is amended by revising the definition of "building code" as follows:
Sec. 401. Definitions.
BUILDING CODE is the International Building Code
("IBC") or the International Residential Code ("IRC") as
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may applicable, promulgated by the Intemational Code
Council, Inc., as adopted by this jurisdiction.
J Definitions — Mechanical code. Section 401 of the Uniform Housing Code,
entitled "Definitions," is amended by revising the definition of "mechanical code" as
follows:
Sec. 401. Definitions.
MECHANICAL CODE is the International Mechanical
Code or the International Residential Code, promulgated by
the International Code Council. Inc., as maybe applicable
and as adopted by this jurisdiction.
K. Space and occupancy standards — Location on p opgM. Section 501 of the
Uniform Housing Code, entitled "Location on Property," is amended by substituting
Section 501 with the following:
Sec. 501. Location on property. All buildings shall be
located with respect to property lines and to other buildmgs
on the same property as required by Chs. 5 and 6 IBC and
IRC & R302, as may be applicable.
L. Light and Ventilation - Hallways. Subsection 504.4 of the Uniform Housing
Code, entitled "Hallways;' is amended by substituting_ Subsection 504.4 with the
following:
Sec. 504.4 Hallways. All public hallways, stairs, and other
exitways shall be adequately lighted at all times in
accordance with IBC S 1006 or IRC H R303 and R311, as
may be applicable.
M. Sanitation — Water Closet Compartments. Subsection 505.5 of the Uniform
Housing Code, entitled "Water closet compartments," is amended by substituting
Subsection 505.5 with the following:
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Sec. 505.5 Water Closet Compartments. Walls and floors
of water closet compartments, except in dwellings, shall be
furnished in accordance with IBC § 1210. This provision is
not applicable to those projects subject to the IRC.
N. Heating and Ventilation — Heating. Subsection 701.1 of the Uniform Housing
Code, entitled "Heating," is amended by substituting Subsection 701.1 with the following:
Sec. 701.1 Heatine. Dwelling units, guest rooms, and
congregate residences shall be provided with heating facilities
capable of maintaining a room temperature of at least 70T
(21.IT) at a point 3 feet (914 mm) above the floor in all
habitable rooms. Such facilities shall be installed and
maintained in a safe condition and in accordance with Ch. 21
IBC or Chs. 10-24 IRC, as mage applicable, the Mechanical
Code, and all other applicable laws. Unvented fuel -burning
heaters are not permitted. All heating devices or appliances
shall be of an approved type.
O. Exits - General. Section 801 of the Ung rm Housing Code, entitled "General," is
amended by substituting Section 801 with the following;
Sec. 801. General. Dwelling units or guest rooms shall have
access directly to the outside or to a public corridor. All
buildings or portions thereof shall be provided with exits,
exitways, and appurtenances as required by Ch. 10 IBC or
IRC � R311. as may be applicable.
P. Fire protection - General. Section 901 of the Uniform Housing Code entitled
"General," is amended by substituting Section 901 with the following;
Sec. 901. General. All buildings or portions thereof shall be
provided with the degree of fire -resistive construction as
required bythebuilding code for the appropriate occupancy,
We of construction and location on property, and shall be
provided with the appropriate fire -extinguishing systems or
equipment required by Ch. 9 IBC or IRC &R313 as may be
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applicable.
Q Substandard Buildings—Definition - General. Subsection 1001.1 ofthe Uniform
Housing Code entitled "General," is amended by substituting Subsection 100 1. 1 with the
following:
Sec. 1001.1 General. Any building or portion thereof that is
determined to be an unsafe building in accordance with IBC
115, or any building or portion thereof, including any
dwelling unit, guest room or suite of rooms, or the premises
on which the same is located, in which there exists any of the
conditions referenced in this section to an extent that those
conditions endanger the life, limb, health, property, safety, or
welfare of the public or the occupants thereof, shall be
deemed and hereby are declared to be substandard buildings.
SECTION Z — Amendment. Section 14.01.080 of the Kent City Code, entitled
"Amendments to the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings," is
amended as follows:
Sec. 14.01.080. Amendments to the Uniform Code for the Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings. The following local amendments to the Uniform Code for the
Abatement of Dangerous Buildings previously adopted in KCC 14.01.010 are hereby
adopted as if fully set forth therein.
A. Purpose and scope. Subsection 102.1 of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings, entitled "Purpose," is amended by substituting Subsection 102.1
with the following:
Sec. 102.1 Purpose. It is the pumose of this code to provide
a just. equitable, and practicable method, to be cumulative
with and in addition to any other remedy provided by the
International Building Code, International Residential Code
Uniform Housing Code, or otherwise available by law,
whereby buildings or structures which from any cause
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endanger the life, limb, health, morals, properly, safety, or
welfare of the general public or of their occupants may be
required to be repaired, vacated, or demolished.
The purpose of this code is not to create or otherwise
establish or designate any particular class or group of persons
who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the
terms of this code.
B. Alterations, additions, and repairs. Section 103 of the Uniform Code for the
Abatement of Dangerous Buildinzs, entitled "Alterations, additions, and repairs," is
amended by substituting Section 103 with the following_
See. 103. Alterations, additions, and repairs. All
buildings or structures which are required to be repaired
under the provisions of this code shall be subject to the
provisions of IBC � 3403 or IRC � R102.7, as may be
applicable.
CA. Abatement of dangerous buildings. Section 202 of the Uniform Code for the
of Dangerous Buildings, entitled "Abatement of Dangerous Buildings," is
amended by substituting Section 202 with the following:
Sec. 202. Abatement of dangerous buildings. All buildings
or portions thereof which are determined after inspection by
the building official to be dangerous as defined in this code
are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated
by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal.
DB. Violations. Section 203 of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous
Buildings, entitled "Violations," is amended by substituting Section 203 with the
following:
Sec. 203 Violations.
203.1 Unlawful acts. It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm, or corporation to erect, construct, alter, extend, repair,
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move, remove, demolish, or occupy any building, structure,
or equipment regulated by this code, or cause the same to be
done, in conflict with or in violation of any of the provisions
of this code.
203.2 Violation penalties. Any person who violates a
provision of this code, or fails to comply with any of its
requirements, or who erects, constructs, alters or repairs a
building or structure in violation of: (a) the approved
construction documents, (b) a directive of the building
official, or (c) a permit or certificate issued under the
provisions of this code, shall be subject to penalties as set
forth in Ch. 14.08 KCC or as otherwise provided by law.
E. Inspection of Work. Section 204 of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings, entitled "Inspection of Work," is amended by substituting Section
204 with the following:
Sec. 204 Inspection of work. All buildings or structures
within the scope of this code and all construction or work for
which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by
the building official in accordance with and in the manner
provided by this code and IBC H 109 and 1704 or IRC &
R109, as may be applicable.
FE. Board of Appeals. Section 205 of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings, entitled "Board of Appeals," is amended by substituting Section
205 with the following:
Sec. 205 Board of appeals. The City of Kent 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, designs, 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 14.01.100 of the Kent City Code.
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G€. General - Definitions. Section 301 of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings is amended as follows:
Sec. 301 General. For the purpose of this code, certain
terms, phrases, words, and their derivatives shall be construed
as specified in either this chapter or as specified in the
building code or the housing code. Where terms are not
defined, they shall have their ordinary accepted meanings
within the context with which they are used."�"-- 'ms's
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Words used in the singular
include the plural and the plural the singular. Words used in
the masculine gender include the feminine and the feminine
the masculine. Building code is the International Building
Code or the International Residential Code, as may be
applicable, promulgated by the International Code Council,
Inc., as adopted by this jurisdiction. Dangerous building is
any building or structure deemed to be dangerous under the
provision of section 302 of this code. Endangered as used in
section 302 means negatively affected, to any degree, by any
and all conditions, actions or omissions which, singularly or
together, reduce or are likely to reduce or negatively impact
the life or limb, health, property or safety of the public,
including but not limited to, economy in the provision of
public service, general welfare, economic viability, or
security in the enjoyment of the community. Health officer as
used in this code shall mean the building official or his or her
designee. Housing code is the Uniform Housing Code
promulgated by the International Conference of Building
Officials, as adopted by this jurisdiction.
HD. Repealer. Chapters 4 through 9 of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings are repealed.
SECTION 3. —Severability. If anyone or more section, 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.
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SECTION 4. — Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the
effective date of this resolution is hereby ratified and affirmed.
SECTION S. - Effective date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force
thirty (30) days from and after its passagrprovided by
ATTEST:
BRENDA JACOBER, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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TO BRI AKER, CITY ATTORNEY
PASSED: day of August, 2004.
APPROVED: 3 day of August, 2004.
PUBLISHED: 7 day of August, 2004.
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1 -hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance No. 3701
passed hy'_tlie�ity COut O of the City of Kent, Washington, and approved by the Mayor of
the Cif Kent as$er indicated.
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'~ BRENDA JACOBE , CITY CLERK
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