789_00001433
ORDINANCENO.
AN ORDINANCEREPEALING EXISTING CRAPTER 3.2 OF THE MOSES LAKE CITY CODEENTITLED"UNIFORM BUILDING CODE"AND ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 3.2 OF THE MOSESLAKECITYCODETOBEENTITLED"UNIFORM BUILDING CODE"BY ADOPTING THE 1976INTERNÁTIONALCONFERENCEOFBUIIDINGOFFICIALSCODESANDTHEIRAPPENDICES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTON,DO ORDAINAS FOLLOWS:
ËL2 UNIFOEM CODE ADOPTED
The City Council of the City of Moses Lake adopts the 1976 Edition of the UniformiBuildingCode.The code is adopted in the whole,including appendices.Threecopiesofthe1976EditionoftheUniformBuildingCodearenowonfileintheofficeoftheClerkoftheCityofMosesLakeandthesameareadoptedandincorporatedasfullyasifsetoutatlengthherein.
FILING
That three copies of the Uniform Building Code shall he filed for use and examinationbythepublicintheOfficeoftheClerkoftheCityofMosesLakepriortotheadoptionhereof,and said copies of said codes shall remain in said office foruseandexaminationbythepublicatalltimessubsequenttotheadoptionofthisordinance.
VIDLATIONS AND PENALTIES
Any person,firm,or corporation who violates,disobeys,omits,neglects or refusestocomplywithorwhoresiststheenforcementofanyoftheprovisionsofthisordinanceshallbedeemedguiltyofamisdemeanorandshallbefinedinanysumnotmorethanfivehundreddollars($500)or imprisoned in the county jail for atermnotexceedingninety(90)days,or both for each such offense.Each separatedayoranyportionthereofduringwhichanyviolationofthisCodeoccursorcontinuesshallbedeemedtoconstituteaseparateoffense,and upon conviction thereof shallbepunishableashereinprovided.The issuance or granting of a permit or approvalofplansandspecificationsshallnotbedeemedorconstruedtobeapermitfor,i or an approval of,any violation of any of the provisions of the Code.No permitpresumingtogiveauthoritytoviolateorcanceltheprovisionsofthisCodeshallbevalid,except insofar as the work or use which it authorized is lawful.
REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES
Any and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed,
VALIDITY
Tne invalidity of any part of this ordinance shall not effect the validity of anyotherpartwhichcanbegiveneffectwithoutsuchinvalidpartorparts.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5)days after its passageandpublicationasprovidedbylaw,
PASSED by the City Council of the city of Moses ke,and APPROVEDby its MayorthisRhdayofNovember,1976.
IllATTEST:
Donald Ei Swanson,M a yor
Jean Burton,Acting City Clerk
Patrick R.Acres,C(ty Attorney