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Chapter 19.27
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RCW Dispositions
Chapter
19.27
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STATE BUILDING CODE
Sections
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19.27.010
Short title.
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19.27.015
Definitions.
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19.27.020
Purposes
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Objectives
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Standards.
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19.27.031
State building code
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Adoption
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Conflicts
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Opinions.
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19.27.032
Amendment
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Timeline
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Requirements
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Public access.
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19.27.033
Amendment
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Technical advisory groups.
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19.27.034
Amendment
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Approval criteria.
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19.27.035
Process for review.
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19.27.040
Cities and counties authorized to amend state building code
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Limitations.
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19.27.042
Cities and counties
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Emergency exemptions for housing for indigent persons
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Rule making for temporary emergency shelter standards.
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19.27.050
Enforcement.
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19.27.060
Local building regulations superseded
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Exceptions.
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19.27.065
Exemption
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Temporary growing structures used for production of horticultural plants.
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19.27.067
Temporary worker housing
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Exemption
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Standards.
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19.27.070
State building code council
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Established
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Membership
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Travel expenses.
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19.27.074
State building code council
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Duties
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Public meetings
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Timing of code changes.
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19.27.076
State building code council
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Open public access information technologies.
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19.27.077
State building code council
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Mobile on-demand gasoline operations
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Adoption of rules
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Fees.
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19.27.080
Chapters of RCW not affected.
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19.27.085
Building code council account
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Building permit fee.
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19.27.087
Building permit and plan review fees
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Agricultural structures.
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19.27.090
Local jurisdictions reserved.
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19.27.095
Building permit application
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Consideration
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Requirements.
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19.27.097
Building permit application
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Evidence of adequate water supply
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Authority of a county or city to impose additional requirements
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Applicability
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Exemption
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Groundwater withdrawal authorized under RCW
90.44.050
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19.27.100
Cities, towns, counties may impose fees different from state building code.
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19.27.110
International fire code
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Administration and enforcement by counties, other political subdivisions and municipal corporations
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Fees.
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19.27.111
RCW
19.27.080
not affected.
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19.27.113
Automatic fire-extinguishing systems for certain school buildings.
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19.27.115
Technical advisory group
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International building code.
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19.27.120
Buildings or structures having special historical or architectural significance
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Exception.
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19.27.140
Copy of permit to county assessor.
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19.27.150
Report to department of enterprise services.
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19.27.160
Counties with populations of from five thousand to less than ten thousand
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Ordinance reenactment.
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19.27.175
Recycled materials
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Study code and adopt changes.
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19.27.180
Residential buildings moved into a city or county
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Applicability of building codes and electrical installation requirements.
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19.27.190
Indoor air quality
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Interim and final requirements for maintenance.
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19.27.195
Renewable energy systems
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Study code and adopt changes.
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19.27.490
Fish habitat enhancement project.
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19.27.500
Nightclubs
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Automatic sprinkler system
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Building code council shall adopt rules.
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19.27.510
"Nightclub" defined.
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19.27.520
Building constructed, used, or converted to nightclub
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In accordance with chapter.
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19.27.530
Carbon monoxide alarms
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Requirements
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Exemptions
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Adoption of rules.
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19.27.540
Electric vehicle infrastructure requirements
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Rules.
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19.27.550
Accessible parking space access aisles.
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19.27.560
International Wildland Urban Interface Code
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Local wildfire hazard and base-level wildfire risk maps.
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19.27.570
Mass timber products
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Building construction.
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19.27.580
Use of substitutes
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Adoption of rules.
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19.27.590
Drinking fountain/bottle filling station.
FIRE AND SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEMS TESTING
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19.27.700
Definitions.
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19.27.710
Owners of buildings equipped with fire dampers, smoke dampers, combination fire and smoke dampers, or smoke control systems
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Duties
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Penalty.
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19.27.720
Inspections and tests
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Qualifications
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Report
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Penalty.
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19.27.730
State building code council and director of fire protection
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Implementation and enforcement.
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19.27.740
Building owner
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Violations
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Penalties.
TEMPORARY PROVISIONS
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19.27.800
Multiplex housing technical advisory group.
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19.27.801
Dwelling unit size technical advisory group.
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19.27.802
Residential housing
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Standard energy code plan.
NOTES:
Building permits: RCW
36.21.070
and
36.21.080
.
Counties
adoption of building, plumbing, electrical codes, etc: RCW
36.32.120
(7).
building codes: Chapter
36.43
RCW.
Energy-related building standards: Chapter
19.27A
RCW.
Underground storage tanks: RCW
70A.355.020
.
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