628_00001DRDINANCE NO.626
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE FOLLOWING 1970 INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS CODES AND TEEIR APPEN-
DICES:UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS,UNIFORM BUILDING
CODE VOLUME I,UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE VOLUME II,HOUSING
VOLUME III,DANGEROUS BUILDINGS VOLUME IV,SIGNS VOLUME V,
DWELLING HOUSE CONSTRUCTION VOLUME VI,SHORT FORM VOLUME
VII,AND ALL APPENDICES,RELATING TO REGULATING THE EREC-
TION,CONSTRUCTION,ENLARGEMENT,ALTËRATION,REPAIR,RE-I MOVAL DEMOLITION,CONVERSION,OCCUPANCY,EQUIPMENT USE,
.HEIGHT,AREA AND MAINTENANCE OF ALL STRUCTURES WITHIN
THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE:PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFORE;PROVIDING PEN-
ALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF;AND REPEALING ORDINANCE
NO.594,ORDINANCE NO.507,AND ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH:
THE CITY OF MOSES IAKE,WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLL0WS:
Section 1.That the Uniform Building Codes,1970 Edition,Volume I,
Uniform Building Code Standards,Mechanical Code.Volume II,Housing
Volume III,.Dangerous Buildings Volume IV,Signs Volume V,Dwelling
House Construction Volume VI,Short Form Volume VII,together with
Amendments thereto,adopted this date and copy-righted by the Inter-
national Conference of Building officials,except as herein modified
and changed,be and the same are hereby adopted,and each and all
rules and regulations printed therein,except as herein modified,
shall be in fyll force and effect in the City of Moses Lake upon thisOrdinancebecomingeffectiveassuch,together with all amendments
thereto as hereafter amended.
Section 2.That three copies of the Uniform Building Codes,1970
i Edition,Volume I,Uniform Building Code Standards,Mechanical Code
Volume II,Housing volume III,Dangerous Buildings Volume IV,Signs
Volume V,Dwelling House Construction Volume .VI,Short Form volume
VII,together with Amendments thereto,as amended and herein modi-
fied,shall be filed for use and examination by the public in theofficeoftheCityClerkoftheCityofMoses.Lake prior to theadoptionhereof,and said copies of said codes as amended shall re-
main in said office for use and examination by the public at all
times subsequent.to the adoption of this Ordinance,together with
all amendments thereto as hereafter amended.
Section 3.Building permit fees will be as listed in Uniform Build-
ing Code,Volume I,Section 303,Table No.3-A.
Section 4.
(a)That Section 420 of the Uniform Building Code
Volume I,be amended to read as follows:STREET
is any thoroughfare or public park not less than
'
.twenty (20')feet in width which has been ded-icated or deeded to the public for public use.
1 (b)That Section 1602 (c),be amended by adding anadditionalparagraphtotheException,to read
as follows:
Unprotected portable Type V building not morethanone(1)story in height,nor more thanthreehundredsquarefeet(300 sq.ft.)in
area and located not closer than twenty feet(20')from adjoining property lines shall hepermittedforusesconnectedwithcar,trail-
er,and boat sales and for a temporary period
not to exceed 180 days,for sales of fruitsandvegetablesinseason.All such structuresshallbebuilttocomplywithallotherrequire-
ments of the Code shall be maintained in a neat
manner.
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(c)That Section 2305 (e),_be amended as follows:
Special Purpose Roofs.Roofs to be used for ,
special purposes shall be designed for appro-
priate loads as approved by the Building offi-
cial.Greenhouses,lath houses,patio structure
and agricultural buildings shall be designed.for
a vertical live load of not less than 20 pounds
per square foot,
I (d)That Section 2307 be amended by adding paragraph (:k)
to read as follows:
(:k)Curtain walls or non-bearing walls of other
than masonry construction to be designed in
accordance with the requirements of Table
No.23-C.Deflection to be not less than
1/240 of the span either horizontally or
vertically.
(e)That Section 3312 (b),be amended by adding an addi-
tional exception to read as follows:
All required exits regardless of occupant load and
the ways of access thereto shall be identified by
readily visible signs in all cases where the exit
or way to reach it is not immediately obvious to
the occupants.
(f)That Section 4506 shall be amended by adding (f)to
read as follows:
(f)FIXED METAL AND PLASTIC AWNINGS shall not be
i permitted in Fire zones 1 and 2 unless they
be made to comply with the following provi-
sions:
1.That no portion of the awning be
located closer than five (5)feet
-from the adjoining property line
adjacent to an alley.
2.'That plastic materials be of a type
listed as Type A self extinguishing
defined in Section 5201 (c)and when
tested in accordance with Sectîon 5201
(b)and 5202 of the Uniform Building
Code.
3.That structural frame shall be of
structural steel to be of such
quality as to conform with U.B.C.
Standard 1970.Structural members
in contact with,or directly sup-porting the awning surface,may be
formed of light gauge steel provided
I such members are designed in accord-
ance with the specifications of the
,design of light gauge steel and in
addition shall be galvanized orotherapprovedcoating.
4.That fixed awnings shall be installed
on one story buildings only and onotherbuildingsnotexceedingthifty
(30')feet in height.
5.That vertical and horizontal clear-
ances shall be the same as for movable
e aawnings.
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.,July 27,1971
Section 5.That the Uniform Building Code volume V,Signs,1970
Edition,be amended as follows:
(a)Section 5-304 is amended by adding a new paragraph to
read as follows:
4.Associations or corporations organized and
existing for wholly religious,educational
or charitable purposes and all City,State
and Federal Government Agencies shall be
exempt from the payment of the permit fee
herein required.
i (b)Section 8-304 is amended by adding the schedule of
permit fees as follows:
Unlighted Sign Area Lighted Sign Value
Fee in Square Feet in Dollars
$1.00 14to 10 $10 to $100
2.00 11 to 100 $101 to $300
$5.00 100 to 500 $301 to $700
6.00 Over 500 .$701 to $1,000
8.00 ---------$.1,001 to $2,000
10.00 ---------$2,001 or more
(c)Section S-402 (c)is amended to include the following
exception:
Wood may be permitted for signboard material in
Fire Zone No.l when the sign area does not ex-
ceed five (5)square feet in area.Wood members,
having at least dimension of six (6)inches shall
be termed incombustible material.
(d)That Tables 9-A and 9-B be amended as follows:i Table No.9-A Proiection of Signs
.Clearance Maximum Projection
Less than 8'Not Permitted
8'-11',*5'plus l'for each
foot of clearance in
excess of S'
11'or over 8'
*See Section S-1201 for signs on marquees.
Table No.9-3 Thickness of Proiecting Signs
Proiection Maximum Thickness
SI 2'
6'-7'2'6"
4'-5'3'
2'-3'3'6"
l'4'
I (e)That Section S-llO2 shall be amended by adding asubparagraph(a)as follows:
(a)Sign erectors who are not bonded or lic-
ensed by the State to do electrical wir-ing are prohibited from installing the
necessary wiring,conduit and other
.electrical equipment to the sign.It is
permissable.to make the connections of asigntoanexistingelectricalcircuitifthebuildingofficialhasapprovedthecircuitfortheconnectedload.
(f)That an additional chapter number 15 be added to read
as follows:
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Chapter 15,Section 8-1501.Horizontal andVerticalClearances.Signs shall not be lo-cated with less than four (4)feet clearancefromoverheadelectricalconductorsenergizedlessthan750voltsandnotlessthaneight(8)feet from electrical conductors energizedinexcessof750volts.
Section 6.That chapters 6,7,8 and 9 of the Uniform BuildingCode,Dangerous Buildings,Volume IV,1970 Edition,is herebydeleted.Said Chapters are covered.by Moses Lake City OrdinanceNumber439,which sets forth the procedures,as required by theiStateofWashington,in the condemnation of dangerous buildings.
Section 7.That Section 203,Volume II of the Uniform MechanicalCodeisamendedtoreadasfollows:
In order to determine the suitability of alter-
nate materials and types of construction and toprovideforreasonableinterpretationsofthepro-visions of this Code,there shall be and is herebyappointedaBoardofAppeals,consisting of fivememberswhoarequalifiedbyexperienceandtrain-ing to pass upon matters pertaining to building con-struction.The Building Official shall be an exofficiomemberandshallactasSecretaryoftheBoard.The Board of Appeals shall be appointed bytheCityManagerofthecityofMosesLake.The termofboardmembersshallbeasfollows:Two members
shall be appointed for one year only.Three membersshallbeappointedfortwoyearswithallappointments
thereafter to be for two years.The Board shall adoptreasonablerulesandregulationsforconductingitsinvestigationsandshallrenderalldecisionsand
i findings in writing.
The Board of Appeals shall with the Building Official
establish tests for the issuance of a heating in-
stallers license,and a comfort cooling installerslicense.The Board shall also sit to hear appeals ofapplicantswhofeeltheBuildingofficialhasdenied
them a license unjustly.
All applications for heating installers license,acomfortcoolinginstallerslicense,or a heating andcomfortcoolerinstallerslicenseshallbeinwriting
upon forms prescribed by the Building Official.
The Building Official shall examine applicants astotheirpracticalandtheoreticalknowledgeofinstallationandmaintenanceofheating,ventilating,comfort cooling and refrigeration systems,
and if satisfied on the competence of the applicant,shall so certify to the City Treasurer,who shalltherebybeauthorizedtoissuetosuchapplicants,
upon his applying for same and paying the fee there-I fore,a heating and/or comfort cooling installerslicense,authorizing him to install and maintainheating,ventilating,comfort cooling and re-frigeration systems,at which time he shall alsocausetheapplicanttoregisterintheofficeoftheBuildingofficialhisname,place of business,residence,license number,date of examination,and capacity in which he was licensed.The annualfeeforalicenseshallbeFiveDollars($5.00)for the first year and the renewal fee shall beThreeDollara($3.00)per year when renewed prior
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to January 15th.Provided that the licenses shall
be renewed without the necessity of submitting to
re-examination on.or before .January 15th of each
year,unless the licensee has failed to renew his
license for a period of two consecutive years.Said license shall continue in force during the
calendar year and expire on December 31st of the
year in which it is issued,unless revoked,orisuspendedduringsaidcalendaryear,but shall
not be transferable.Provided,further that if
the Building official is satisfied that a personwhopossessesavalidHeatingand/or Comfort Cool-
ing Installers License issued by a political sub-
division of the state of Washington is duly quali-
fied without further examination to perform the
work regulated by this Code within the City of
Moses Lake,the Building official shall so certify
in the manner indicated above.
Section 8..That Section 301,Volume II of the Uniform Mechanical
Code is amended to read as follows:
No person shall install,alter,reconstruct or
repair any heating,ventilating,confort cooling,
or refrigeration equipment unless a permit there-
for has been obtained from the Building Official
except as otherwise provided in this Code.
Any permit required by this Code may be issued toIanypersontodoanyworkregulatedbythisCode
in a single family dwelling used exclusively for
living purposes,including the usual accessorybuildingandquarters,and that the same areoccupiedbysaidowner,provided,that owner shall
personally purchase all materials and shallpersonallyperformalllaborinconnectiontherewith.
A permit may be issued only to a properly -licensed person,firm or corporation,licensedwiththeStateofWashingtonandnotacting inviolationofanycurrentcontractor's law.Said permit will not be issued unless aBuildingOfficialisassuredbythelicensed
person,firm or corporation that the actualinstallerholdsavalid,unexpired and un-revoked heating and/or comfort cooling instal-1er's license issued by the City of Moses Lake.
Section 9.Any person,firm or corporation violating any oftheprovisionsofthisordinanceshallbedeemedguiltyofamisdemeanor,and upon conviction thereof shall be punished byafineinanysumnotexceedingthreehundreddollars($300.00)or by imprisonment in the city jail for a period not exceedingninety(90)days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 10.That Ordinance No.594,Ordinance No.507 and allOrdinancesorpartthereof,in conflict with the provisions ofthisordinancebe,and the same are hereby repealed.
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Section 11.That this ordinance shall take effect and be inforcefive(5)days after its passage and publication as pro-i vided by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Moses La3œ ,Washington,
and APPROVED by its Mayor this 27th day of July ,1971.
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