EXCEPTION: | Group R-3 buildings or structures are not required to comply if: |
| 1. The original occupancy classification is not changed; and |
| 2. The original building is not substantially remodeled or rehabilitated. |
For the purposes of this section, a building shall be considered to be substantially remodeled when the costs of remodeling exceed 60 percent of the value of the building exclusive of the costs relating to preparation, construction, demolition or renovation of foundations.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
19.27.031,
19.27.074, and
19.27.540. WSR 23-02-073, 23-12-103, and 23-20-023, § 51-50-481401, filed 1/4/23, 6/7/23, and 9/25/23, effective 3/15/24.]