Chapter 15.10
INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE

Sections:

15.10.010    Adoption of the International Building Code.

15.10.020    IBC Section 1608.1 amended.

15.10.010 Adoption of the International Building Code.

A. The 2018 Edition of the International Building Code (IBC), including Appendix E, “Supplementary Accessibility Requirements,” and ICC/ANSI A117.1-2009, “Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities,” as adopted and amended by the State Building Code Council (SBCC) in Chapter 51-50 WAC, including Appendix J, “Grading”; Appendix G, “Flood-Resistant Construction”; and excluding Chapter 1, “Scope and Administration,” is adopted by reference and shall be applicable within the city, subject to the following SBCC-adopted exceptions and city amendments set forth in this chapter.

B. State Building Code Council-Adopted Exceptions.

1. Exceptions. The provisions of this code do not apply to temporary growing structures used solely for the commercial production of horticultural plants including ornamental plants, flowers, vegetables, and fruits. “Temporary growing structure” means a structure that has the sides and roof covered with polyethylene, polyvinyl, or similar flexible synthetic material and is used to provide plants with either frost protection or increased heat retention. A temporary growing structure is not considered a building for purposes of this code.

The provisions of this code do not apply to the construction, alteration, or repair of temporary worker housing except as provided by rule adopted under Chapter 70.114A RCW or Chapter 37, Laws of 1998 (SB 6168). “Temporary worker housing” means a place, area, or piece of land where sleeping places or housing sites are provided by an employer for his or her employees or by another person, including a temporary worker housing operator, who is providing such accommodations for employees, for temporary, seasonal occupancy, and includes “labor camps” under RCW 70.54.110.

C. City Amendment Adopting City of Bellevue Ordinance. The 2018 Edition of the IBC, as adopted and amended by subsection (A) of this section, is hereby further amended to include the local amendments adopted pursuant to city of Bellevue Ordinance No. 6531, Section 5, in which local amendments to the 2018 Edition of the IBC are adopted by reference and shall be applicable within the city subject to the amendments set forth below:

1. All references therein to the city of Bellevue and/or city of Bellevue officials shall be construed as meaning the city of Newcastle and/or the relevant city of Newcastle officials.

2. All references to the Washington Cities Electrical Code shall be replaced with references to the electrical code adopted by the state of Washington.

3. The provisions of Chapter 15.05 NMC, Construction Administrative Code, shall apply fully to the city’s administration and enforcement of the city of Bellevue ordinance provisions adopted by reference herein.

4. The following provisions of Section 5 of city of Bellevue Ordinance No. 6531 are expressly not adopted by reference, and shall have no applicability within the city of Newcastle:

23.10.010 – Amendments and adoptions;

23.10.1612.3 – Establishment of flood hazard areas;

23.10.1612.4 – Flood hazard documentation.

5. The Bellevue Fire Department Smoke Control Guidelines shall be adopted for administering the smoke control provisions of the International Building Code and International Fire Code.

D. All codes, ordinances, standards, rules, and regulations adopted by this section are adopted by reference thereto and by this reference fully incorporated herein. Not less than one copy of each code, ordinance, rule or regulation, in the form in which it was adopted, shall be filed in the city clerk’s office and be available for use and examination by the public. (Ord. 2021-622 § 2 (Exh. A)).

15.10.020 IBC Section 1608.1 amended.

IBC Section 1608.1 is amended to read as follows:

1608.1 General. Design snow loads shall be determined in accordance with Chapter 7 of ASCE 7, but the design roof snow load shall not be less than 25 psf for elevations up to 700 feet and 35 psf thereafter, or that determined by Section 1607, whichever is greater.

(Ord. 2021-622 § 2 (Exh. A)).