WSR 13-23-087
PERMANENT RULES
BUILDING CODE COUNCIL
[Filed November 19, 2013, 3:31 p.m., effective April 1, 2014]
Effective Date of Rule: April 1, 2014.
Purpose: Corrects a filing error in Section 908.7 exception 1 to cite R-2 rather than R-3 occupancies.
Amends chapter 51-50 WAC Section 908.7 to specify certain regulations related to the installation of CO alarms do not apply to Washington state department of corrections (DOC) prisons and work release facilities.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: During the adoption of the 2012 codes, the state building code council reviewed the requirements for CO alarms in Group R and Group I residential settings and facilities. Certain exceptions were continued for Group R facilities such as hotels, college dormitories and state licensed boarding homes and residential treatment facilities. This proposed code language would include an exception for DOC prisons and work release facilities.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 51-50-0908.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 19.27A RCW.
Other Authority: Chapters 19.27 and 34.05 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 13-15-161 on July 23, 2013.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: November 8, 2013.
C. Ray Allshouse
Council Chair
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 13-04-067, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13)
WAC 51-50-0908 Section 908—Emergency alarm systems.
[F] 908.7 Carbon monoxide alarms. Group I or Group R occupancies shall be provided with single station carbon monoxide alarms installed outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms in dwelling units or sleeping units and on each level of the dwelling. The carbon monoxide alarms shall be listed as complying with UL 2034 and be installed and maintained in accordance with NFPA 720-2012 and the manufacturer's instructions.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. For other than ((R-3 [R-2])) R-2 occupancies, the building does not contain a fuel-burning appliance, a fuel-burning fireplace, or an attached garage; or
 
2. Sleeping units or dwelling units in I and R-1 occupancies and R-2 college dormitories, hotel, DOC prisons and work releases and DSHS licensed boarding home and residential treatment facility occupancies which do not themselves contain a fuel-burning appliance, or a fuel-burning fireplace, or have an attached garage, need not be provided with carbon monoxide alarms provided that:
 
a. The sleeping unit or dwelling unit is not adjacent to any room which contains a fuel-burning appliance, a fuel-burning fireplace, or an attached garage; and
 
b. The sleeping unit or dwelling unit is not connected by duct work or ventilation shafts with a supply or return register in the same room to any room containing a fuel-burning appliance, a fuel-burning fireplace, or to an attached garage; and
 
c. The building is provided with a common area carbon monoxide detection system.
 
3. An open parking garage, as defined in Chapter 2 of the International Building Code, or enclosed parking garage ventilated in accordance with Section 404 of the International Mechanical Code shall not be considered an attached garage.
908.7.1 Carbon monoxide detection systems. Carbon monoxide detection systems, that include carbon monoxide detectors and audible notification appliances, installed and maintained in accordance with this section for carbon monoxide alarms and NFPA 720-2012 shall be permitted. The carbon monoxide detectors shall be listed as complying with UL 2075.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency.
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.