AN ACT
Relating to building codes; amending RCW 19.27.180; and reenacting and amending
RCW 19.28.010.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
19.27.180 and 1989 c 313 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
Residential buildings or structures moved into or within a county or city are
not required to comply with all of the requirements of the codes enumerated in
chapters 19.27 and 19.27A RCW, as amended and maintained by the state building
code council and chapter 19.28 RCW, if the original occupancy
classification of the building or structure is not changed as a result of the
move.
(2)
This section shall not apply to residential structures or buildings that are
substantially remodeled or rehabilitated, nor to any work performed on a new or
existing foundation.
(3)
For the purposes of determining whether a moved building or structure has been
substantially remodeled or rebuilt, any cost relating to preparation,
construction, or renovation of the foundation shall not be considered.
Sec.
2. RCW
19.28.010 and 1986 c 263 s 1 and 1986 c 156 s 2 are each reenacted and amended
to read as follows:
(1)
All wires and equipment, and installations thereof, that convey electric
current and installations of equipment to be operated by electric current, in,
on, or about buildings or structures, except for telephone, telegraph, radio,
and television wires and equipment, and television antenna installations,
signal strength amplifiers, and coaxial installations pertaining thereto shall
be in strict conformity with this chapter, the statutes of the state of
Washington, and the rules issued by the department, and shall be in conformity
with approved methods of construction for safety to life and property. All
wires and equipment that fall within section 90.2(b)(5) of the National
Electrical Code, 1981 edition, are exempt from the requirements of this
chapter. The regulations and articles in the National Electrical Code, as
approved by the American Standards Association, and in the national electrical
safety code, as approved by the American Standards Association, and other
installation and safety regulations approved by the American Standards
Association, as modified or supplemented by rules issued by the department in
furtherance of safety to life and property under authority hereby granted,
shall be prima facie evidence of the approved methods of construction. All
materials, devices, appliances, and equipment used in such installations shall
be of a type that conforms to applicable standards or be indicated as
acceptable by the established standards of the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc.
or other electrical product testing laboratories which are accredited by the
department.
(2) Residential
buildings or structures moved into or within a county, city, or town are not
required to comply with all of the requirements of this chapter, if the
original occupancy classification of the building or structure is not changed
as a result of the move. This subsection shall not apply to residential
buildings or structures that are substantially remodeled or rehabilitated.
(3)
This chapter shall not limit the authority or power of any city or town to
enact and enforce under authority given by law, any ordinance, rule, or
regulation requiring an equal, higher, or better standard of construction and
an equal, higher, or better standard of materials, devices, appliances, and
equipment than that required by this chapter((: PROVIDED, That such)).
A city or town shall require that its electrical inspectors meet the
qualifications provided for state electrical inspectors in accordance with RCW
19.28.070. In a city or town having an equal, higher, or better standard the
installations, materials, devices, appliances, and equipment shall be in
accordance with the ordinance, rule, or regulation of the city or town.
Electrical equipment associated with spas, hot tubs, swimming pools, and
hydromassage bathtubs shall not be offered for sale or exchange unless the
electrical equipment is certified as being in compliance with the applicable
product safety standard by bearing the certification mark of an approved
electrical products testing laboratory.
(((3)))
(4) Nothing in this chapter may be construed as permitting the connection
of any conductor of any electric circuit with a pipe that is connected with or
designed to be connected with a waterworks piping system, without the consent
of the person or persons legally responsible for the operation and maintenance
of the waterworks piping system.
