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ORDINANCE NO. /23-3
AN ORDINANCE relating to building regulations, adopting by reference
"Volume I" and "Standards" of the Uniform Building Code,
1970 Edition, Copyright 1970 by the International Con -
' ference of Building Officials, regulating the erection,
construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving,
removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment,
use, height, area and maintenance of buildings or struc-
tures in the City of Yakima; providing for the issuance
of permits and collection of fees therefor; providing
penalties for the violation thereof; amending Sections
11.04.010, .030, .040 and .060, and adding new Sections
11.04.020 and .050, 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 com-
pilations 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, 1970 Edition, copyright 1970 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 the law of the City of Yakima, and
WHEREAS, three copies of such Uniform Building Code have here-
tofore been filed in the office of the City Clerk of the City of
Yakima for use and examination by the public, as required by law,
now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 11.04.010 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"11.04.010 Adoption of Uniform Building Code. The Uni-
form Building Code, 1970 Edition, Copyright 1970 by the Inter-
national Conference of Building Officials, consisting of
Volume I, and a separate supplemental volume thereto entitled
'Standards', of which not less than three copies each have been
111 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 code 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. Section 11.04.030 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"11.04.030 Amendment to Subsection 2305(c). Subsection
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,
41 0 shall be considered in place of loads as set forth in Table
No. 23 -8 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 per square foot."
Section 3. Section 11.04.040 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"11.04.040 Amendment to Subsection 2305(e). Subsection
2305(e) of the Uniform Building Code, as applied to the city,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 2305 (e) SPECIAL PURPOSE ROOFS. Roofs to be used
for special purposes shall be designed for appropriate loads
as approved by the Building Official. Greenhouses, lath houses,
residential patio structures and agricultural buildings shall
be designed for a verticle live load of not less than fifteen
pounds per square foot."
• Section 4. Section 11.04.060 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"11.04.060 Amendment to Section 4501. Section 4501 of
the Uniform Building Code, as applied to the City of Yakima,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 4501. No part of any structure or any appendage
thereto, except signs, shall project beyond the property line
of the building site, except as specified in this chapter,
provided, that in the remodeling of existing commercial build-
ings, a maximum of four inches projection beyond the property
line, or the existing projection line, 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 Chap-
ter 35.
The projection of any structure or appendage shall be the
distance measured horizontally from the property line to the
outer most point of the projection.
No provision of this chapter shall be construed to permit
the violation of other laws or ordinances regulating the use
and occupancy of public property."
Section 5.. Section 11.04.020 is hereby adopted and added as a
new section of the City of Yakima Municipal Code, which new section
shall read as follows:
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"11.04.020 Amendment to Section 201. Section 201 of the
Uniform Building Code, as applied to the City of Yakima, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 201. There is hereby established in the City of
Yakima the Building Division which shall be under the jurisdic-
tion of the Chief Building Inspector designated by the appoint-
ing authority. Wherever the term Building Official is used in
this code it shall be construed to mean the Chief Building
Inspector."
Section 6. Section 11.04.050 is hereby adopted and added as a
new section to the City of Yakima Municipal Code, which new section
shall read as follows:
"11.04.050 Amendment to Subsection 2905(a). Subsection
2905 (a) of the Uniform Building Code, as applied to the City
of Yakima is hereby amended to read as follows:
SUBSECTION 2905 (a) GENERAL. Footings, unless otherwise
specifically provided, shall be constructed of solid masonry or
concrete and in all cases shall extend at least 24 inches below
the adjacent finish grade. Foundations supporting wood shall
extend at least six inches above the adjacent finish grade."
Section 7. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
III thirty days after its passage, approval and publication as provided
by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 3rd day of
August, 1970.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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