WSR 20-23-096

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

BUILDING CODE COUNCIL

[Filed November 17, 2020, 3:56 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 51-51 WAC, amendment of the 2018 International Residential Code.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 19.27.074.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To respond to legislative mandates affecting the building code per chapter 51-04 WAC and RCW 19.27.074.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Not applicable.

Process for Developing New Rule: Stakeholder and subject expert technical advisory group review.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Richard Brown, Managing Director, P.O. Box 41449, Olympia, WA 98504-1449, phone 360-407-9277, email richard.brown@des.wa.gov, website www.sbcc.wa.gov.

November 17, 2020

Diane Glenn

Chair