Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-04 - Policies and procedures for consideration of statewide and local amendments to the State Building Code › Section 51-04-015 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) "Council" means the
			 Washington state building code council.
(2) "Emergency statewide amendment" means any
			 proposed statewide amendment, the adoption of which is necessary immediately in
			 order to protect life, safety or health of building occupants; preserve the
			 structural integrity of buildings built to the state building code; to correct
			 errors and omissions; or by the direction of the Washington state legislature
			 or federal legislation. Emergency statewide amendments to the state building
			 code must be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act,
			 chapter 34.05 RCW.
(3) "Local
			 government amendment" means any amendment to the state building code, as
			 adopted by cities or counties for implementation and enforcement in their
			 respective jurisdictions.
(4)
			 "Local government residential amendment" means any amendment to the state
			 building code, as adopted by cities or counties for implementation and
			 enforcement in their respective jurisdictions, that applies to single and
			 multifamily buildings as defined by
			 RCW
			   19.27.015.
(5) "Local official" and "code official"
			 means the officer or other designated authority charged with the administration
			 and enforcement of the codes adopted under chapters 19.27 and 19.27A
			 RCW.
(6) "Model codes" means the
			 codes developed by the model code organizations and adopted by and referenced
			 in chapter 19.27 RCW.
(7) "Model
			 code organization(s)" means the national code-promulgating organizations that
			 develop the model codes (as defined herein), such as the International Code
			 Council, International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, and
			 National Fire Protection Association.
(8) "State building code" means the codes
			 adopted by and referenced in chapter 19.27 RCW; the state energy code; and any
			 other codes so designated by the Washington state legislature as adopted and
			 amended by the council.
(9)
			 "Statewide amendment" means any amendment to the model codes, initiated through
			 council action or by petition to the council from any agency, city or county,
			 or interested individual or organization, that would have the effect of
			 amending the building code for the entire state of Washington. Statewide
			 amendments to the state building code must be adopted in accordance with the
			 Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 34.05 RCW.
(10) "State building code update cycle" means
			 that period during which the model code and standards referenced in chapter
			 19.27 RCW are updated and amended by the council in accordance with the
			 Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 34.05 RCW hereinafter referred to as the
			 "adoption period" and those additional periods when code changes are received
			 for review as proposed amendments to the model codes, hereinafter referred to
			 as "submission periods."
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.190,
				  19.27.020, and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 05-23-104, §
				  51-04-015, filed 11/17/05, effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  19.27.074. 04-01-107, §
				  51-04-015, filed 12/17/03, effective 7/1/04. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.035 and
				  19.27.074. 98-24-077, §
				  51-04-015, filed 12/1/98, effective 7/1/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.074. 98-02-048, § 51-04-015, filed
				  1/5/98, effective 7/1/98. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.035 and
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW. 94-05-058,
				  § 51-04-015, filed 2/10/94, effective 3/13/94. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW and 1989 c 348.
				  90-02-108, § 51-04-015, filed 1/3/90, effective
				  2/3/90.