Chapter 15.14
AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE (IFGC)
Sections:
15.14.010 Amendment to IFGC Section 103.
15.14.020 Amendment to IFGC Section 106.
15.14.030 Amendment to IFGC Section 107.2.
15.14.040 Amendment to IFGC Section 109.
15.14.010 Amendment to IFGC Section 103.
Section 103 of the IFGC is amended to read as follows:
103.1 General. The Division of Fire and Building Safety is hereby created in the Community Development Department for the purpose of enforcing this code; and the official in charge thereof shall be know as the building official/fire marshal.
103.2 Appointment. The building official/fire marshal shall be appointed by the chief appointing authority of the City of Gig Harbor.
103.3 Deputies. In accordance with the prescribed procedures of the City of Gig Harbor and with the concurrence of the appointing authority, the building official/fire marshal shall have the authority to appoint an assistant building official/fire marshal, the related technical officers, inspectors, plan examiners and other employees. Such employees shall have powers as delegated by the building official/fire marshal.
103.4 Liability. The building official/fire marshal, assistants and other officers and employees charged with the enforcement of this code, while acting for the jurisdiction in good faith and without malice in the discharge of duties required by this code or other pertinent law or ordinance, shall not thereby be rendered liable personally, and is hereby relieved from all personal liability for any damage accruing to persons or property as a result of an act or omission in the discharge of official duties.
Any suit instituted against any officer or employee because of an act performed by that officer or employee in the lawful discharge of duties and under the provisions of this code shall be defended by the legal representative of the jurisdiction until the final termination of the proceedings. The building official/fire marshal or any subordinate shall not be liable for costs in an action, suit or proceeding that is instituted in pursuance of the provisions of this code; and any officer of the department, acting in good faith and without malice, shall be free from liability for acts performed under any of the provisions of this code or by reason of any act or omission in the performance of official duties in connection therewith.
(Ord. 983 § 15, 2005).
15.14.020 Amendment to IFGC Section 106.
Section 106 of the IFGC is amended as follows:
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106.3.2 Time limitation on application. An application for a permit for any proposed work shall be deemed to have been abandoned 180 days after the date of filing, unless such application has been pursued in good faith or the permit has been issued; except that the director is authorized to grant one or more extensions of time for additional periods not exceeding 180 days each. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated.
Any permit application that has been approved by the director but for whatever reason has not been issued within a period of 180 days after approval shall be deemed to have expired. If an update in code editions in accordance with Chapter 51-53 WAC occurs after expiration, application for a new permit must be submitted with new construction documents demonstrating compliance with the appropriate code provisions as enumerated in 51-53 WAC and GHMC Title 15.
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106.5.3 Expiration. Every permit issued shall become invalid unless the work on the site authorized by such permit is commenced within 180 days after its issuance, or if the work authorized on the site by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days after the time the work is commenced. Before such work recommences, a new permit shall be first obtained and the fee, therefor, shall be one-half the amount required for a new permit for such work, provided no changes have been made in the original construction documents for such work and provided further that such suspension or abandonment has not exceeded one year.
The director is authorized to grant, in writing, one or more extensions of time, for periods not more than 180 days each. The extension shall be requested in writing prior to the expiration of the permit and justifiable cause demonstrated.
Section 106.6 of the IFGC is amended as follows:
106.6 Fees. A permit shall not be issued until the fees prescribed in Section 106. 6.2 have been paid, nor shall an amendment to a permit be released until the additional fee, if any, due to an increase of the installation has been paid.
106.6.1 Work commencing before permit issuance. Any person who commences work on an installation before obtaining the necessary permit shall be subject to a fee as set forth in the City’s fee resolution, in addition to the permit fees.
106.6.2 Fee schedule. The fees for work shall be as indicated in the City’s fee resolution.
106.6.3 Fee Refunds. The director may authorize the refunding of fees as follows:
1. The full amount of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected.
2. Not more than 80 percent of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code.
3. Not more than 80 percent of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or cancelled before any plan review effort has been expended.
The Building official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid, except upon written application filed by the original permittee not later than 180 days after the date of fee payment.
(Ord. 1186 § 6(A), 2010; Ord. 983 § 15, 2005).
15.14.030 Amendment to IFGC Section 107.2.
Section 107.2 of the IFGC is amended to read as follows:
107.2 Required inspections and testing. The code official is authorized to conduct such inspections as are deemed necessary to determine compliance with the provisions of this code. Construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the director, and such construction or work shall remain accessible and exposed for inspection purposes until approved. Approval as a result of an inspection shall not be construed to be an approval of a violation of the provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction. Inspections presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction shall not be valid.
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107.2.6 Reinspection Fee. A reinspection fee may be assessed for each inspection or reinspection when the work for which the inspection is requested is not complete or when corrections noted on previous inspections are not made.
This section is not to be interpreted as requiring reinspection fees the first time a job is rejected for failure to comply with code requirements, but rather that fees are intended as a means of controlling the practice of calling for inspections before the job is ready for inspection or reinspection.
Reinspection fees may also be assessed when the inspection record card is not available on the work site, the approved plans are not readily available to the inspector, for failure to provide access for the inspection or for deviating from plans requiring the approval of the building official.
To obtain a reinspection, the applicant shall file an application therefor in writing on a form furnished for that purpose and pay the reinspection fee in accordance with the City’s fee resolution.
(Ord. 1186 § 6(B), 2010; Ord. 983 § 15, 2005).
15.14.040 Amendment to IFGC Section 109.
Section 109 of the IFGC is amended as follows:
Section 109.1 The Building Code Advisory Board shall hear and decide those appeals and interpretations described in Chapter 15.02 GHMC, under the procedures set forth therein.
(Ord. 983 § 15, 2005).