Chapter 15.18
AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE (IEBC)
Sections:
15.18.010 Amendment to IEBC Section 101.5.
15.18.020 Amendment to IEBC Section 102.2.
15.18.030 Amendment to IEBC Section 103.
15.18.040 Amendment to IEBC Section 105.1.
15.18.050 Amendment to IEBC Section 105.2.
15.18.055 Amendment to IEBC Section 105.
15.18.060 Amendment to IEBC Section 108.
15.18.070 Amendment to IEBC Section 112.
15.18.080 Amendment to IEBC Section 202.
15.18.085 Amendment to IEBC Section 307.5.
15.18.090 Amendment to IEBC Section 308.2.
15.18.095 Amendment to IEBC Section 308.2.
15.18.100 Repealed.
15.18.110 Amendment to IEBC Section 507.
15.18.120 Amendment to IEBC Section 1301.2.
15.18.010 Amendment to IEBC Section 101.5.
Section 101.5 of the IEBC is amended to read as follows:
101.5 Maintenance. Buildings and parts thereof shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition. All existing devices or safeguards shall be maintained in all existing buildings. The owner or the owner’s designated agent shall be responsible for the maintenance of the building. To determine compliance with this subsection, the code official shall have the authority to require a building to be reinspected. Except where specifically permitted by this code, the code shall not provide the basis for removal or abrogation of fire protection and safety systems and devices in existing buildings.
(Ord. 983 § 15 [17], 2005).
15.18.020 Amendment to IEBC Section 102.2.
Reserved. (Ord. 983 § 15 [17], 2005).
15.18.030 Amendment to IEBC Section 103.
Section 103 of the IEBC is amended to read as follows:
103.1 Creation of enforcement agency. 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.
(Ord. 983 § 15 [17], 2005).
15.18.040 Amendment to IEBC Section 105.1.
Section 105.1 of the IEBC is amended as follows:
105.1 Required. Any owner or authorized agent who intends to repair, add to, alter, relocate, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or to repair, install, add, alter, remove, convert, or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical, or plumbing system, the installation of which is regulated by this code, or to cause any such work to be done, shall first make application to the code official and obtain the required permit. A building permit shall also be required for the installation or structural modification of a sign which will be attached to building or be self supporting with the top of the sign over 36 inches above grade. The obtaining of a building permit for the installation or structural modification of a sign does not exempt the applicant from obtaining the necessary sign permit.
(Ord. 983 § 15 [17], 2005).
15.18.050 Amendment to IEBC Section 105.2.
Section 105.2 of the IEBC is amended to read as follows:
105.2 Work exempt from permit. Exemptions from permit requirements of this code shall not be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in any manner in violation of the provisions of this code or any other laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction. Permits shall not be required for the following:
Building:
1. One-story detached accessory structures used as tool and storage sheds, play houses and similar uses, provided the floor area does not exceed 200 square feet (18.58 m2)
2. Sidewalks, driveways and platforms not more than 30 inches (762 mm) above grade and not over any basement or story below and which are not part of an accessible route.
3. Painting, papering, tiling, carpeting, cabinets, countertops, and similar finish work.
4. Shade cloth structures constructed for nursery or agricultural purposes, and not including service systems.
5. Window awnings supported by an exterior wall of Group R-3 or Group U occupancies.
6. Movable cases, counters, and partitions not over 69 inches (1,753 mm) in height.
7. All interior signs, flags, pennants, streamers, banners, balloons, inflatable signs, the painting of a sign on glazing, the change of a sign plastic face and other nonstructural modifications to a sign which is attached to a building or nonstructural modifications to a self supported sign. This exception does not exempt the applicant from obtaining the necessary sign permit.
Exemption from the permit requirements of this code shall not be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in any manner in violation of the provisions of this code or any other laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction.
Electrical:
Electrical permits, inspections and approvals shall be under the jurisdiction of the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Electrical Section.
Gas:
1. Portable heating appliance.
2. Replacement of any minor part that does not alter approval of equipment or make such equipment unsafe.
Mechanical:
1. Portable heating appliance.
2. Portable ventilation equipment.
3. Portable cooling unit.
4. Steam, hot, or chilled water piping within any heating or cooling equipment regulated by this code.
5. Replacement of any part that does not alter its approval or make it unsafe.
6. Portable evaporative cooler.
7. Self-contained refrigeration system containing 10 pounds (4.54 kg) or less of refrigerant and actuated by motors of 1 horsepower (746 W) or less.
Plumbing:
1. The stopping of leaks in drains, water, soil, waste, or vent pipe, provided, however, that if any concealed trap, drainpipe, water soil, waste, or vent pipe becomes defective and it becomes necessary to remove and replace the same with new material, such work shall be considered as new work, and a permit shall be obtained and inspection made as provided in this code.
2. The clearing of stoppages or the repairing of leaks in pipes, valves or fixtures, and the removal and reinstallation of water closets, provided such repairs do not involve or require the replacement or rearrangement of valves, pipes or fixtures.
(Ord. 983 § 15 [17], 2005).
15.18.055 Amendment to IEBC Section 105.
Section 105 of the IEBC is amended as follows:
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105.3.2 Time limit 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 a permit has been issued; except that the code official 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 51-50 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 51-50 WAC and GHMC Title 15.
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105.5 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.
(Ord. 1186 § 8(A), 2010).
15.18.060 Amendment to IEBC Section 108.
Section 108 of the IEBC is amended as follows:
108.1 Payment of fees. A permit shall not be valid until the fees prescribed by law have been paid. Nor shall an amendment to a permit be released until the additional fee, if any, has been paid.
108.2 Schedule of permit fees. On buildings, structures, gas, mechanical and plumbing systems or alterations requiring a permit, a fee for each permit shall be paid as required in accordance with the schedule established in the City permit fee resolution.
108.3 Building permit valuations. The applicant for a permit shall provide an estimated permit value at the time of application. Permit valuations shall include the total value of work, including materials, labor, normal site preparation, architectural and design fees, overhead and profit, for which the permit is being issued, such as gas, mechanical, plumbing equipment and permanent systems.
If in the opinion of the director, the valuation is underestimated on the application, the valuation shall be based on the valuation as determined using the most current Table 1-2, Square Foot Construction Costs contained in the City’s fee resolution unless the applicant can show detailed estimates to meet the approval of the building official. Final building permit valuation shall be set by the building official.
108.4 Work commencing before permit issuance. Any person who commences work on a building, structure, gas, mechanical, or plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to a fee established in the City’s permit fee resolution that shall be in addition to the required permit fees.
108.5 Related fees. The payment of a fee for the construction, alteration, removal, or demolition of work done in connection to or concurrently with the work authorized by a building permit shall not relieve the applicant or holder of the permit from the payment of other fees that are prescribed by law.
108.6 Refunds. The building official may authorize refunding of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected.
The building official may authorize refunding of 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.
The building official may authorize refunding of 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 reviewing is done.
The building official shall not authorize refunding of any fee paid except on written application filed by the original permittee not later than 180 days after the date of fee payment.
(Ord. 1186 § 8(B), 2010; Ord. 983 § 15 [17], 2005).
15.18.070 Amendment to IEBC Section 112.
Section 112 of the IEBC is amended as follows:
112.1 General. The Building Code Advisory Board shall hear and decide those appeals and interpretations described in Chapter 15.02 GHMC.
(Ord. 983 § 15 [17], 2005).
15.18.080 Amendment to IEBC Section 202.
Section 202 of the IEBC is amended as follows:
Plumbing Code. The plumbing code adopted by the State of Washington and City of Gig Harbor shall be the referenced plumbing code.
Electrical Code. The electrical code adopted by the State of Washington shall be the referenced electrical code.
The State of Washington Department of Labor and Industries, Electrical Section shall be the electrical jurisdiction Code Official.
(Ord. 983 § 15 [17], 2005).
15.18.085 Amendment to IEBC Section 307.5.1
Section 307.5 of the IEBC is amended as follows:
307.5 Energy. Buildings undergoing a change in occupancy that would result in an increase in demand for either fossil fuel or electrical energy shall comply with the Washington State Energy Code.
(Ord. 1186 § 8(C), 2010).
15.18.090 Amendment to IEBC Section 308.2.
Section 308.2 of the IEBC is amended as follows:
308.2 Application. Except as specifically provided for in the Washington State Historic Building Code and Chapter 10 of this code, historic buildings shall comply with applicable provisions of this code for the type of work being performed.
(Ord. 983 § 15 [17], 2005).
15.18.095 Amendment to IEBC Section 308.2.2
Section 308.2 of the IEBC is amended as follows:
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Exception: Historic buildings that are:
1. Listed or preliminarily determined to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places;
2. Determined by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior as contributing to the historical significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined to qualify as an historic district; or
3. Designated as historic under a state or local historic preservation program.
(Ord. 1186 § 8(D), 2010).
15.18.100 Amendment to IEBC Section 309.2.
Repealed by Ord. 1128. (Ord. 983 § 15 [17], 2005).
15.18.110 Amendment to IEBC Section 507.
Section 507 of the IEBC is amended as follows:
507 Scope. Existing electrical wiring and equipment undergoing repair shall be allowed to be repaired or replaced with like material as approved by the State of Washington, Department of Labor and Industries, Electrical Section.
(Ord. 1128 § 9, 2008; Ord. 983 § 15 [17], 2005).
15.18.120 Amendment to IEBC Section 1301.2.
Section 1301.2 of the IEBC is amended as follows:
1301.2 Applicability. Structures existing prior to the date of adoption of this code, in which there is work involving additions, alterations, or changes of occupancy, shall be made to conform with the requirements of this chapter or the provisions of Chapters 4 through 12. The provisions of Sections 1301.2.1 through 1301.2.5 shall apply to existing occupancies that will continue to be, or are proposed to be, in Groups A, B, E, F, M, R, and S. These provisions shall not apply to buildings with occupancies in Group H or Group I.
(Ord. 1128 § 10, 2008; Ord. 983 § 15 [17], 2005).
Ord. 1186 added this section as GHMC 15.18.062. It has beeen editorially renumbered to preserve the numerical order of amended sections of the IEBC.
Ord. 1186 added this section as GHMC 15.18.064. It has beeen editorially renumbered to preserve the numerical order of amended sections of the IEBC.