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SENATE BILL 5839

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Senators Roach and Benton

Read first time 02/05/2001.  Referred to Committee on State & Local Government.

_1      AN ACT Relating to new references for the state building code;

_2  and amending RCW 19.27.031.

_3  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

_4      Sec. 1.  RCW 19.27.031 and 1995 c 343 s 1 are each amended to read

_5  as follows:

_6      Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, there shall be in

_7  effect in all counties and cities the state building code which

_8  shall consist of the following codes which are hereby adopted by

_9  reference:

10      (1) ((Uniform Building Code and Uniform Building Code

11  Standards, published by the International Conference of Building

12  Officials;

13      (2) Uniform Mechanical Code, including Chapter 13, Fuel Gas

14  Piping, Appendix B, published by the International Conference of

15  Building Officials;

16      (3) The Uniform Fire Code and Uniform Fire Code Standards,

17  published by the International Fire Code Institute))  International

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_1  Building Code and the International Residential Code, published by

_2  the International Code Council;

_3      (2) International Mechanical Code and International Fuel Gas

_4  Code, published by the International Code Council;

_5      (3) International Fire Code, published by the International

_6  Code Council:  PROVIDED, That, notwithstanding any wording in this

_7  code, participants in religious ceremonies shall not be precluded

_8  from carrying hand- held candles;

_9      (4) Except as provided in RCW 19.27.170, the Uniform Plumbing

10  Code and Uniform Plumbing Code Standards, published by the

11  International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials:

12  PROVIDED, That chapters 11 and 12 of such code are not adopted;

13  and

14      (5) The rules and regulations adopted by the council

15  establishing standards for making buildings and facilities

16  accessible to and usable by the physically handicapped or elderly

17  persons as provided in RCW 70.92.100 through 70.92.160.

18      The codes referenced in subsections (1) through (5) of this

19  section that are adopted by the state, counties, or cities of

20  Washington shall not be amended to be more restrictive than these

21  enumerated model codes.

22      In case of conflict among the codes enumerated in subsections

23  (1), (2), (3), and (4) of this section, the first named code shall

24  govern over those following.

25      The codes enumerated in this section shall be adopted by the

26  council as provided in RCW 19.27.074.

27      The council may issue opinions relating to the codes at the

28  request of a local official charged with the duty to enforce the

29  enumerated codes.

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