HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 5710CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 5710
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SECTIONS 4-5-051, 4-5-055, 4-5-090, 4-5-100, 4-5-110 AND 4-5-130 OF CHAPTER
5, BUILDING AND FIRE PREVENTION STANDARDS, OF TITLE IV (DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS) OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE, UPDATING EDITIONS OF
ADOPTED CODES AND REVISING THE CITY'S AMENDMENTS TO THE ADOPTED
CODES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Section 4-5-051, Washington State Energy Code Adopted, of Chapter 5,
Building and Fire Prevention Standards, of Title IV (Development Regulations) of the Renton
Municipal Code, is hereby amended as follows:
4-5-051 WASHINGTON STATE ENERGY CODE ADOPTED:
The 2006 Washington State Energy Code as adopted by the state of
Washington, Second Edition (chapter The Washington State Energy Code
(WSEC). as adopted by the State Building Code Council in Chapter 51-11 WAC), is
hereby adopted by reference.
SECTION II. Section 4-5-055, International Residential Code, of Chapter 5, Building
and Fire Prevention Standards, of Title IV (Development Regulations) of the Renton Municipal
Code, is hereby amended as follows:
4-5-055 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE ADOPTED:
A. ADOPTION*
Tho "International Residential Code," 2009 Edition, as published by tho
International Code Council, Inc., as amended by chapter 51 40 WAC The 2012
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Edition of the International Residential Code (IRC), as adopted and amended by
the State Building Code Council in Chapter 51-51 WAC, as published by the
International Code Council, is hereby adopted by reference. Chapter 1,
Administration, is not adopted and the Construction Administrative Code, as set
forth in RMC 4-5-060, shall be used in place of IRC Chapter 1, Administration.
B. APPLICABILITY:
It shall bo unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct,
enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use,
occupy or maintain any building or structure in the City, or cause or permit the
same to bo done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code.
Unless otherwise specified, violations of this Section are civil infractions subject
to RMC 13 2.
C. STATE AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE:
Tho International Residential Code, 2009 Edition, as amended by chapter 51-
40 WAC, is hereby adopted by reference and as an amendment to tho
International Residential Code and shall supersede conflicting sections of the
International Residential Code.
B-. CITY AMENDMENTS TO THE IHTSRUA^QUAL RESIDENTIAL GO&fe
1. Certificate of Occupancy: Section R110.1 of the International Residential
Code is hereby amended as follows.
Exception: Certificates of Occupancy shall not bo required for detached one
and two family dwellings.
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2. Violations and Penalties: Section R113.4 of tho International Residential
Code is hereby amondod by substituting in its stead subsection B of this Section,
Applicability, and RMC 13 2, Civil Penalties.
3. Appeals Board: The Appeals Board for purposes of Section R112.1 of the
International Residential Code shall hereafter be the Community and Economic
Development Administrator.
SECTION III. Section 4-5-090, International Mechanical Code, of Chapter 5, Building
and Fire Prevention Standards, of Title IV (Development Regulations) of the Renton Municipal
Code, is hereby amended as follows:
4-5-090 INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE ADOPTED:
A. ADOPTION:
T-he—"Uniform—Mechanical Code, 2009 Edition,"—as published—by tho
International Code Council, as amondod by chapter 51 42 WAC, is hereby
adopted by reference.
B. APPEALS BOARD:
The Appeals Board for purposes of Section 109 shall be tho Community and
Economic Development Administrator. The 2012 Edition of the International
Mechanical Code (IMC), as adopted and amended by the State Building Code
Council in Chapter 51-52 WAC, as published by the International Code Council, is
adopted by reference with the following additions, deletions and exceptions:
Provided that Chapter 1, Administration, is not adopted and the Construction
Administrative Code, as set forth in RMC 4-5-060, shall be used in place of IMC
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Chapter 1, Administration. Provided that the installation of fuel gas distribution
piping and equipment, fuel gas-fired appliances and fuel gas-fired appliance
venting systems shall be regulated by the International Fuel Gas Code. Provided
that detached one (1)- and two (2)-family dwellings and multiple single-family
dwellings (townhouses) not more than three (3) stories high with separate
means of egress and their accessory structures shall comply with the
International Residential Code. Provided that the standards for liquefied
petroleum gas installations shall be the 2011 Edition of NFPA 58 (Liquefied
Petroleum Gas Code) and the 2012 Edition of ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54 (National
Fuel Gas Code).
SECTION IV. Section 4-5-100, International Fuel Gas Code, of Chapter 5, Building and
Fire Prevention Standards, of Title IV (Development Regulations) of the Renton Municipal Code,
is hereby amended as follows:
4-5-100 INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE ADOPTED:
A. ADOPTION;
The "International Fuel Gas Code, 2006 Edition," as published by the
"International Code Council," as amended by chapter 51 42 WAC, The 2012
Edition of the National Fuel Gas Code (ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54), as adopted by the
State Building Code Council in Chapter 51-52 WAC, as published by NFPA, is
hereby adopted by reference. The Construction Administrative Code, as set forth
in RMC 4-5-060, shall be applied for the administration of this code.
Bi APPEALS BOARD:
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T-ho Appeals Board for purposes of Section 109.1 shall bo tho Community and
Economic Development Administrator.
C. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES*
The first parograph of Section 103.4 of tho IFGC, relating to violations and
penalties, is amended by substituting in its stood the following language: Unless
otherwise specified, violations of this Section are civil infractions subject to RMC
SECTION V. Section 4-5-110, Uniform Plumbing Code, of Chapter 5, Building and Fire
Prevention Standards, of Title IV (Development Regulations) of the Renton Municipal Code, is
hereby amended as follows:
4-5-110 UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE ADOPTED:
A. ADOPTION:
The—"Uniform—Plumbing Codo,—2009 Edition,"—as—published—by the
International Associotion of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, ond chapters 51
56 and 51 57 WAC are hereby adopted by reference.
B. STATE AMENDMEAffS-TQ-UNtfORM PLUMBING CODE:
Whenever there is a discrepancy in the roquiromonts between the Uniform
Plumbing Code, as published by tho "International Association of Plumbing ond
Mechanical Officials," and chapters 51 56 and 51 57 WAC, tho Washington
Administrative Codo sections will bo doomed to have amended the Uniform
Plumbing Codo, as published by the "International Association of Plumbing ond
Mechanical Officials."
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€-€ffY AMENDMENTS TO WUfORM-PUSMUiNG CODE:
Section 102.3: Tho first paragraph of Section 102.3 of tho UPC, relating to
violations and penalties, is amondod by substituting in its stead RMC 13 2, Civil
Penalties. The 2012 Edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC), as adopted and
amended by the State Building Code Council in Chapter 51-56 WAC, as published
by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, is adopted
by reference with the following additions, deletions and exceptions: Provided
that Chapter 1, Administration, is not adopted and the Construction
Administrative Code, as set forth in RMC 4-5-060, shall be used in place of UPC
Chapter 1, Administration. Provided that Chapters 12 and 15 of the Uniform
Plumbing Code are not adopted. Provided that those requirements of the
Uniform Plumbing Code relating to venting and combustion air of fuel-fired
appliances as found in Chapter 5 and those portions of the code addressing
building sewers are not adopted.
The following appendices of the 2012 Edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code
as adopted and amended by the State Building Code Council in Chapter 51-57
WAC, as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical
Officials, are also adopted by reference: Appendix A - Recommended Rules for
Sizing the Water Supply System; Appendix B - Explanatory Notes on
Combination Waste and Vent Systems; Appendix I - Installation Standards. In
addition, Appendix C - Alternate Plumbing Systems, excluding Sections C5
through C7, is adopted by reference.
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SECTION VI. Subsection 4-5-130.A, Code Adopted, of Chapter 5, Building and Fire
Prevention Standards, of Title IV (Development Regulations) of the Renton Municipal Code, is
hereby amended as follows:
A. INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE ADOPTED:
The 2009 2012 Edition of the International Property Maintenance Code is
adopted as amended, added to, or excepted in this title, and shall be applicable
within the City, except Chapter 1 and Sections ±±±r 303, 307, 308, and 507,
which are not adopted.
SECTION VII. Subsection 4-5-130.B, Amendments, of Chapter 5, Building and Fire
Prevention Standards, of Title IV (Development Regulations) of the Renton Municipal Code, is
hereby amended to delete subsections 4-5-130.B.l through 4-5-130.B.13. The remaining
subsections shall be renumbered accordingly.
SECTION VIII. Subsection 4-5-130.B.3, which is currently codified as 4-5-130.B.15, of
Chapter 5, Building and Fire Prevention Standards, of Title IV (Development Regulations) of the
Renton Municipal Code, is hereby amended so 301.3.9.1 Restoration of service, and 301.3.11.2
Unsafe buildings and equipment, are revised as shown below. The remainder of the subsection
shall remain as currently codified.
301.3.9.1 Restoration of service: If water, electricity or gas service has been
terminated or disconnected pursuant to section 301.3.9, no one except the
utility may take any action to restore the service, including an owner or other
private party requesting restoration of service until written notification is given
by the code official that service may be restored.
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301.3.11.2 Unsafe buildings and equipment: Any vacant building or
equipment therein declared unsafe is subject to the provisions of section 108
RMC 4-5-060 and the demolition provisions of section 110 RMC 4-5-060.
SECTION IX. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage, approval, and thirty
(30) days after publication
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 14th day of APril , 2014.
Bonnie I. Walton, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 14th day of April j 2014.
Denis Law, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Date of Publication:
Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
04/18/2014 (Summary)
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