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AN ORDINANCE relating to buildings; adopting by reference the Uniform
Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1991
Edition, published by the International Conference of
Building Officials, and making amendments thereto; de-
fining terms; providing for the repair or demolition of
dangerous buildings; establishing procedures for re-
covering the cost of such repair or demolition; amending
Sections 11 46 010, 11 46 030, and 11 46 040, 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, 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 Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1991 Edition, by
the International Conference of Building Officials, and deems it in the
best interests of the City that such Code be adopted as the law of the
City of Yakima, and
WHEREAS, one or more copies of such Code have heretofore been
filed in the office of the Code Administration Manager 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 YARIMA
Section 1 Section 11 46 010 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows
"11 46 010 Adoption of Uniform Code for the Abatement
of Dangerous $ uildings, 'Uniform Code for the Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings', 1991 Edition, of the International Conference
of Building Officials, of which one or more copies are on file in
the office of the Code Administration Manager of the City of
Yakima, is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out
in full herein, as the dangerous building code of the City of
Yakima, except as hereinafter amended, and the provisions and
regulations thereof are hereby adopted as the provisions and re-
gulations of the City of Yakima; and the several sections or num-
bers therein shall constitute, and may be referred to as, the
numbers of this chapter "
Section 2 Section 11 46 030 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows
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"11 46 030 DPfinitinnq
A Wherever a reference is made to the 'Building Official'
in the Dangerous Building Code adopted by this chapter,
such reference shall mean the Code Administration
Manager of the City of Yakima, or his authorized
representative
B Wherever reference is made to the 'County Recorder' in
the Dangerous Buildings Code adopted by this chapter,
such reference shall mean the Yakima County Auditor
C Wherever reference is made to the 'City Assessor' or
the 'City Tax Collector' in the Dangerous Buildings
Code, adopted by this chapter, such reference shall
mean the Director of Finance and Budget of the City of
Yakima "
Section 3 Section 11 46 040 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows
"11 46 040 £ndment to Section 301 Section 301 of the
Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings adopted by
this chapter is hereby amended to read as follows
'Sec. 301 Definition For the purpose of this code, certain
terms, phrases, words and their derivatives shall be construed as
specified in either this chapter or as specified in the Building
Code or the Housing Code Where terms are not defined, they shall
have their ordinary accepted meanings within the context with which
they are used Webster's Third New =ntprnational Dictionary Qf the
English Language, Unabridged, copyright 1981, shall be construed as
providing ordinary accepted meanings Words used in the singular
include the plural and the plural the singular Words used in the
masculine gender include the feminine and the feminine the mascu-
line
BUILDING CODE is the Uniform Building Code promulgated by the
International Conference of Building Officials as amended and
adopted by Chapter 11 04 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
DANGEROUS BUILDING is any building or structure deemed to be
dangerous under the provisions of Section 302 of this code as
amended and adopted by Chapter 11 20 of the City of Yakima Mun-
icipal Code
HOUSING CODE is the Uniform Housing Code promulgated by the
International Conference of Building Officials, as amended and
adopted by Chapter 11 20 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
SHALL The word "shall" is defined to have the following meaning
(a) With respect to the functions and powers of the Code
Administration Manager, any agents, officers and employees
of the City of Yakima and any board authorized hereunder, a
direction and authorization to act in the exercise of sound
discretion and in good faith; •
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(b) With respect to the obligations upon owners and occupants of
i premises and their agents, a mandatory requirement to act in
• compliance with this code at the risk of civil and criminal
• liability upon failure so to act '^
Section 4 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
c).7'/ day of arzte-7 , 1991.
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MAYOR
ATTEST
CITY CLERK
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