HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-2026 ADOPTING THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE. ORDINANCE NO. - DsyQa,
AN ORDINANCE relating to building regulations; adopting by reference
the Uniform Building Code, 1976 Edition, Copyright 1976
by the International Conference of Building Officials,
regulating the erection, construction, enlargement,
41/ alteration, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demoli-
tion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and main-
tenence of buildings or structures in the City of Yakima;
and amending Sections 11.04.010, 11.04.020, 11.04.030,
11.04.040, 11.04.050, and 11.04.060, and enacting new
Section 11.04.070, 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 compilations
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, 1976 Edition, copyright 1976 by the International
Conference of Building Officials, and the "Regulations for Barrier-Free
41 dated October, 1976, promulgated by the Washington State
Building Code Advisory Council, constituting supplements and amendments
to the Uniform Building Code, and deems it in the best interests of the City
that such Uniform Building Code and Regulations For Barrier-Free Facilities
be adopted as the law of the City of Yakima, and
WHEREAS, three copies of such Uniform Building Code and those
Regulations have heretofore been filed and are now on file 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 Uniform
Building Code, 1976 Edition, Copyright 1976 by the International
Conference of Building Officials, consisting of the Uniform
Building Code and a separate supplement volume thereto entitled
'Standards', 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 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 con
stitute, and may be referred to as, the numbers of this chapter."
Section 2. Section 11.04.020 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"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 Division of Code Administration in the Depart-
ment of Community Development which shall be under the juris-
diction of the Chief of Code Administration designated by the
appointing authority. Wherever the term Building Official is
used in this code it shall be construed to mean the Chief of
Code Administration.'"
Section 3. 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 (d). Subsection
2305 (d) of the Uniform Building Code, as applied to the City
of Yakima is hereby amended to read as follows:
'SECTION 2305 (d) SNOW LOADS. Snow load, full or un-
balanced, shall be considered in place of loads as set forth
in Table No. 23-C 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 in-
creased load at the intersections. The snow load for the City
of Yakima is thirty pounds per square foot.'"
Section 4. 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 of Yakima,
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 5. Section 11.04.050 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"11.04.050 Amendment to Subsection 2907(a). Subsection
2907 (a) of the Uniform Building Code, as applied to the City
of Yakima is hereby amended to read as follows:
'SUBSECTION 2907 (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 6. Section 11.04.060 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
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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:
IIP '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, pro-
vided, that in the remodeling of existing commercial buildings
a maximum of four inches projection beyond the property line,
or the existing projection line, shall be allowed for the instal-
lation of new or different facing materials.
Structures or appendages regulated by this Code shall be
constructed of materials as specified in Section 1710.
The projection of any structure or appendage shall be the
distance measured horizontally from the property line to the
outermost point of the projection.
Nothing in this code shall prohibit the construction and
use of a structure between buildings and over or under a public
way provided the structure complies with all requirements of
this code.
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 7. Section 11.04.070 is hereby enacted as a new section of
the City of Yakima Municipal Code to read as follows:
"11.04.070 Adoption of Regulations For Barrier-Free Facili-
ties. The 'Regulations For Barrier-Free Facilities', dated
October 1, 1976, as promulgated by the Washington State Building
Code Advisory Council, of which regulations not less than three
copies of each have been and now are on file in the office of the
Yakima City Clerk, are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully
as if set out in full herein, as supplements and amendments to
the Uniform Building Code adopted by this Chapter."
Section 8. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 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 1 day of
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Mayor
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