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Commissioner's Proceedings Vol. P
Jefferson County, Washington
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jurisdiction, the administration and enforcement of building codes, and WHEREAS, RCW 36.32.120 provides il
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within the unincorporated area of the county may adopt by reference Washington State statutes and recognizeCl
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codes and/or compilations printed in book form relating to the construction of buildings, the installation of
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WHEREAS, the State Building Code Act is intended to consolidate within each authorized enforcement
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that the Board of County Commissioners shall have the power to "make and enforce, by,appropriate resol-
utions, or ordinances, all such poHce and sanitary regulations as are not in comfHct with state law, and
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plumbing, the installation or electric wiring, health, or other subjects, and may adopt by reference such
codes and/or compilations or portions thereof, together with amendments thereto," with certain procedural
provisions enumerated in the said section:
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF JEFFERSON
:.hall be submitted. The Building Official may require plans and specl.fications to be
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COUNTY, WASHINGTON, as follow:
Section 1. Building Cede. There is hereby adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson
county, Washington, in conformance with the State Building Code Act the following codEi..Act, the
following codes:
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(A) Uniform Bu.ilding Code and Related Standards, 1973 edition, piblished by the International Conference;:
of Building Officials; except as follows:
(i) Compliance with the provisions of this code shall not be required of Group J Occupancy.
(ii) That a new catagory of occupancy group designated "Group K Occupancy" is hereby established.
Group K Occupancy shall include all factory-built mobile and modular homes.
Grl.)up K Occupancy:
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(1) Shall comply with all applicable state structural codes, including but
not limited to the provisions of Chapter 43.22 RCW, and
(2) Shall be attached to a fixed foundation.
(iii) That a new catagory of occupancy group designated "Group L Occupancy" is hereby
established. Group L Occupancy shall include those bulkheads, docks, and similar
shorerelated structures which require a Substantial Development Permit under the Shoreline
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Management Act'of 1971, Chapter 90.58 RCW. AllStructures within Group L Occupancy
shall be designed by a profeSSional engineel' licensed to practice in the State of Washington
and two sets of tho plan shall accompany each application for a building permit.
(lv) Chapter 3,.301 (c) is hereby amended to read as follows:
Plans and Specifications. Except for Group I and K Occupancies, with each
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application for a building permit, and when required by the Building Official for
enforcement of any provisions of this Code, two sets of plans and specificiations
pl"eparerl and designed by a engineer or a'l"chitect licensed by the state to practice as such.
(v) With each application for a building permit of Group I Occupancy the follOWing are required:
(1) A thorough written description of materials and cons truction method~
(2)' A plat plan, drawn to soale, showing the location of the proposed structures
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by dimensions from tho property lines to tho walla of the structure; and
(3) A foundation plan, drawn to scale, Dhowing spacing and size of supporting
walls and piers or ports.