HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-2902 ADOPTING THE UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS ORDINANCE NO. 29 0 2 .
AN ORDINANCE relating to buildings; adopting by reference the Uniform
Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1985
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, 1985 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 City Clerk of the City of Yakima for use and exam-
ination by the public as required by law, now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
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 Dan-
gerous Buildings. 'Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous
Buildings', 1985 Edition, of the International Conference of Build-
ing Officials, of which one or more copies 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
dangerous building code of the City of Yakima, except as here-
inafter 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 11.46.030 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"11.46.030 Definitions. A. Wherever a reference is made to
the 'Director of Public Works' or 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.
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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:
111.
"11.46.040 Amendment 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. Wtbster's Third New International Dictionary of the
English Language, Unabridged, copyright 1961, shall be construed as
providing ordinary accepted meanings. Wbrds used in the singular
include the plural and the plural the singular. Words used in the
masculine gender include the feminine and the fethinine 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;
(b) With respect to the obligations upon owners and occupants
of premises and their agents,a mandatory requirement to act in
compliance with this code at the risk of civil and criminal lia-
bility upon failure so to act. 1
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 17th )daY
of S ept. , 198 5 •
411
MAYOR
ATTEST: 1985
Publication Date
' LI Effective Date OCT 2 2 1985
CITY CLERK
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