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Home My WebLink About1965-644 ORDINANCE NO AN ORDINANCE relating to building regulations; adopting by reference the Uniform Building Code, 1964 Edition, copyright 1964, by the International Conference of Building Officials, regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demoli- tion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and main- • tenance of buildings or structures in the City of Yakima; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; providingpenalties for the violation thereof; amending Sections 11.04.010, .020 and .030, and adding Sections 11.04.040, .050, .060 and .070 as new sections, all of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. WHEREAS, R.C. W. 35.21.180 authorizes cities and towns within the State of Washington to pass ordinances adopting by reference compila- tions and codes relating to the construction of buildings, and , WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Yakima has heretofore examined and understands the scope and purpose of the regulations of the Uniform Building Code, 1964 Edition, copyright 1964 by the Inter- national Conference of Building Officials, and deems it in the best interests of the city that such Uniform Building Code be adopted as 1111 the law of the City of Yakima, and WHEREAS, three copies of such Uniform Building Code have hereto- fore been filed in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Yakima for use and examination bythe public, as required by law, now, therefore, • BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. That Section 11.04.010 of the City of Yakima Munici- pal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "11.04.010 ADOPTION OF UNIFORM BUILDING CODE. The Uniform Building Code, 1964 Edition, copyright 1964 by the International Conference of Building Officials, consisting of Volumes I and III thereof of'which not less than three copies each have been and now are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Yakima, is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out in full herein, as the building cock:: of the City of Yakima, except as hereinafter amended, and the provisions and regulations thereof are hereby adopted as the provisions and regulations of the City of Yakima; and the several sections or numbers therein shall constitute, and may be referred to as, the numbers of this Chapter." Section 2. That Section 11.04.020 of the City of Yakima Munici- pal Cod is hereby amended to read as follows: • "11.04.020 AMENDMENT TO SECTION 204. Section '204 of the Uniform Building Code, as applied to the City of Yakima, is hereby amended to read as follows: 'SEC. 204. In order to determine the suitability of alternate materials and types of construction and to provide for reasonable interpretations of the pro- visions of this Code, there shall be and is hereby .created a Board of Appeals, consisting of five mem- bers. All members of the Board of Appeals shall be either an architect, engineer, building contractor or a building material supplier. The Building Official shall be an ex officio member and shall act as Secre- . tary of the Board. The Board of Appeals shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall hold office at his pleasure. The Board shall adopt reasonable rules and . regulations for conducting its investigations and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the Building Official with a duplicate copy to the appellant and may recommend to the City Council such new legislation as is consistent therewith. " Section 3. That Section 11.04.030 of the City of Yakima Munici- pal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "11.04.030 AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 2305 (c). Subsec- tion 2305 (c) of the Uniform Building Code, as applied to the City of Yakima, is hereby amended to read as follows: 'SEC. 2305 (c) SNOW LOADS. Snow load, full or unbalanced, shall be considered in place of loads as • set forth in Table No 23 -B where such loading will result in larger members or connections. When valleys are formed by a multiple series of roofs, special provisions shall be made for the increased load at the intersections. The snow load for the City of Yakima is thirty pounds (30 #) per square foot.'" Section 4. There is hereby added a new section to the City of Yakima Municipal Code to be numbered Section 11.04.040, to follow Section 11.04.030, which shall read as follows: "11.04.040 AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 2305 (e). Subsec- tion 2305 (e) of the Uniform Building Code, as applied to the City of Yakima, is hereby amended to read as follows: 'SEC. 2305 (e) SPECIAL - PURPOSE ROOFS. Roofs to be used for special purposes shall be designed for appropriate loads as approved by the Building Official.'" S »ction 5. There is hereby added a new section to the City of 0 Yakima Municipal Code to be numbered Section 11.04.050, to follow Section 11.04.040, which shall read as follows: "1!.04.050 AMENDMENT TO TABLE NO. 33 -A - AVAILABLE "SQUARE FEET PER OCCUPANT. Table No. 33 -A, entitled AVA1L- ABLE SQUARE FEET PER OCCUPANT as that Table is contained in Chapter 33 of the Uniform Building Code, on Page 313 of Volume 1 thereof, as applied to the City of Yakima, is hereby amended to read as follows: -2- 'TABLE NO. 33-A--AVAILABLE SQUARE FEET PER OCCUPANT Minimum of Two Exits Required Square Feet Where Number of Per Use 1 Occupants is Over Occupant Aircraft Hangars (No repair) 10 500 Auction Rooms 30 7 Assembly Areas, Concentrated Use (without fixed seats) 50 7 Auditoriums Bowling Alleys (Assembly areas) Churches and Chapels Dance Floors Lodge Rooms Reviewing Stands Stadiums Assembly Areas, Less-Concentrated Use 50 15 Conference Rooms Dining Rooms Drinking Establishments Exhibit Rooms Gymnasiums Lounges Skating Rinks Stages Children's Homes and Homes for the Aged 5 80 Classrooms 50 20 Dormitories 10 50 Dwellings 10 300 Garage, Parking 30 200 • Hospitals and Sanitariums- Nursing Homes 5 80 Hotels and Apartments 10 200 Kitchen-Commercial 30 200 Library Reading Room 50 50 Locker Rooms 30 50 Mechanical Equipment Room 30 300 Nurseries for Children (Day-care) 5 50 Offices 30 100 School Shops and Vocational Rooms 50 50 Stores-Retail Sales Rooms Basement 50 20 Ground Floor 50 30 Upper Floors 10 50 Warehouses 30 300 All Others 50 100 I Refer to Sections 3318, 3319, 3320 for other specific require ments.'" Sctin 6. There is hereby added a new section to the City of 411 Yakima Municipal Code to be numbered Section 11.04.060, to folluw Sion 11.04.050, which shall read as follows: 04„060 AMENDMENT TO SECTION 4501. Section 4501 tine Uniform Building Code, as applied to the City of Yakima, is hereby amended to read as follows: 'SEC. 4501. No pat of any structure or any appencage thereto, except signs, shall project beyond the property line of the building site, except as specified in this Chapter, provided, that in the re- modeling of existing commercial buildings, a maximum -3- • . of four inches (4") projection beyond the property line, or the existing projection One, shall be • allowed for the installation of new or different facing materials. Structures or appendages regulated by this Code shall be constructed of materials as specified in Section 1710 and Chapter 35. • The projection of any structure or appendage . shall be the distance measured horizontally from the property line to the outermost point of the projection. No provisions of this Chapter shal I be construed to permit the violation of other laws or ordinances regulating the use and occupancy of public property." Section 7. There is hereby added a new section to the City of Yakima Municipal Code to be numbered Section 11.04.070, to follow Section 11.04.060, which shall read as follows: "11.04.070 AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION 4506 (a). Subsec- tion 4506 (a) of the Uniform Building Code, as applied to the City of Yakima, is hereby amended to read as follows: 'SEC. 4506 (a). DEFINITION. AWNING is a movable shelter supported entirely from the exterior wall of a building and of a type which can be retracted, folded or collapsed against the face of a supporting building. Such awning or hood may extend over public property not more than seven feet (7') from the face of a support- ing building nor within two feet (2') of the curb lin'e measured horizontally. • Collapsible awnings shal I be so designed that they shall not block a required exit when collapsed. Collapsible awnings, unless cloth covered, shall be designed for a vertical live load of not less than five pounds per square foot, or greater if required by the Building Official for publ ic safety.'" Section 8. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thir- ty days after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter. 'I.'ASSLD BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this_ix day of , 1965. ayor ATTEST: , City Clerk -4-