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Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-0502 - Reserved

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  19.27.031 and
				  19.27.074. 10-03-097, §
				  51-50-0502, filed 1/20/10, effective 7/1/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.074,
				  19.27.020, and
				  chapters
				  70.92,
				  19.27, and
				  34.05 RCW. 07-01-091, §
				  51-50-0502, filed 12/19/06, effective
				  7/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-0503 - Section 503-General building height and area limitations

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503.1.4.1
Enclosure of occupied roof areas.
Elements or structures enclosing
			 the occupied roof areas shall not extend more than 48 inches (1220 mm) above
			 the surface of the occupied roof.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Penthouses constructed in accordance with Section
						  1511.2 and towers, domes, spires, and cupolas constructed in accordance with
						  Section 1511.5.
2. High rise buildings.
503.1.4.2
Guards.
Occupied roofs
			 shall have guards in accordance with Section 1015.2.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-0505 - Section 0505-Mezzanines and equipment platforms

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505.1
General.
Mezzanines
shall comply with Section
			 505.2.
Equipment platforms
shall comply with Section 505.3.
EXCEPTION:
Lofts
in Group R occupancy dwelling
						  units and sleeping units shall be permitted to comply with Section 420.14,
						  subject to the limitations in Section 420.14.1.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-0506 - Reserved

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-067, §
				  51-50-0506, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  19.27.074. 10-03-097, §
				  51-50-0506, filed 1/20/10, effective 7/1/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.074,
				  19.27.020, and
				  chapters
				  70.92,
				  19.27, and
				  34.05 RCW. 07-01-091, §
				  51-50-0506, filed 12/19/06, effective
				  7/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-0508 - Section 508-Mixed use and occupancy

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508.5.1
Limitations.
The following shall apply to live/work areas:
1. The live/work unit is permitted to be not
			 greater than 3,000 square feet (279 m) in area.
2. The nonresidential area is permitted to be
			 not more than 50 percent of the area of each live/work unit.
3. The nonresidential area function shall be
			 limited to the first or main floor only of the live/work unit.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-0509 - Section 509-Incidental uses

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Table 509.1
Incidental Uses
Room or Area
Separation and/or Protection
Dry type transformers over 112.5 kVA and required to be
						  in a fire resistant room per NEC (NFPA 70) Section 450.21
						  (B)1
1 hour or provide automatic sprinkler system
1 Dry type transformers rated over
				35,000 volts and oil-insulated transformers shall be installed in a transformer
				vault complying with NFPA 70.
(Remainder of table unchanged)
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-067, §
				  51-50-0509, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  19.27.074. 10-03-097, §
				  51-50-0509, filed 1/20/10, effective 7/1/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.074,
				  19.27.020, and
				  chapters
				  70.92,
				  19.27, and
				  34.05 RCW. 07-01-091, §
				  51-50-0509, filed 12/19/06, effective
				  7/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-0510 - Section 510-Special provisions

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510.2
Horizontal
			 building separation allowance.
A building shall be considered as
			 separate and distinct buildings for the purpose of determining area
			 limitations, continuity of fire walls, limitation of number of stories and type
			 of construction where the following conditions are met:
1. The buildings are separated with a
horizontal assembly
having a
fire-resistance rating
of not less than three hours. Where vertical offsets are provided as
			 part of a
horizontal
assembly, the vertical offset and the
			 structure supporting the vertical offset shall have a
fire-resistance
			 rating
of not less than three hours.
2. The building below, including the
horizontal assembly
, is of Type IA construction.
3.
Shaft, stairway, ramp
and
			 escalator enclosures through the
horizontal assembly
shall
			 have not less than a two-hour
fire-resistance rating
with
			 opening protective in accordance with Section 716.
EXCEPTION:
Where the enclosure walls below the
horizontal
						  assembly
have not less than a three-hour
fire-resistance
						  rating
with opening protectives in accordance with Section 716, the
						  enclosure walls extending above the
horiembly
shall be
						  permitted to have a 1hour
fire-resistance rating
provided that
						  the following conditions are met:
1. The building above the
horizontal assembly
is not required to be of Type I construction.
2. The enclosure connects fewer than four
stories;
and
3. The enclosure opening protective above the
horizontal assembly
have a
fire protection rating
of not less than 1 hour.
4.
			 Interior exit stairways located within the Type IA building are permitted to be
			 of combustible materials where both of the following requirements are met:
4.1. The building above the Type IA building
			 is of Type III, IV, or V construction.
4.2. The stairway located in the Type IA
			 building is enclosed by 3-hour fire-resistance-rated construction with opening
			 protectives in accordance with Section 716.
5. The building or buildings above the
			 horizontal assembly shall be permitted to have Group A, B, M, R, or S
			 occupancies.
6. The building below
			 the horizontal assembly shall be protected throughout by an approved automatic
			 sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1, and shall be permitted
			 to be any occupancy allowed by this code except Group H.
7. The maximum building height in feet (mm)
			 shall not exceed the limits set forth in Section 504.3 for the building having
			 the smaller allowable height as measured from the grade plane.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-0704 - Section 704-Fire-resistance rating of structural members

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704.6.1
Secondary
			 (nonstructural) attachments to structural members.
Where primary and secondary structural steel members require
				fire protection, any additional structural steel members having direct
				connection to the primary structural frame or secondary structural members
				shall be protected with the same
fire-resistive
material and
				thickness as required for the structural member. The protection shall extend
				away from the structural member a distance of not less than 12 inches (305 mm),
				or shall be applied to the entire length where the attachment is less than 12
				inches (305 mm) long. Where an attachment is hollow and the ends are open, the
fire-resistive
material and thickness shall be applied to both
				exterior and interior of the hollow steel attachment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-0706 - Section 706-Fire walls

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706.3
Materials.
Fire walls
that separate a building of
			 Type I or II construction from a building of any construction type shall be of
			 any
approved
noncombustible materials. Other
fire
			 walls
shall be built of materials consistent with the types permitted
			 for the type of construction of the building.
706.4
Fire-resistance rating.
Fire walls
shall have a
fire-resistance
			 rating
of not less than that required by Table 706.4.
Table 706.4
Fire Wall Fire-resistance Ratings
GROUP
FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING
						  (hours)
A, B, E, H-4, I, R-1, R-2, U
3a
F-1, H-3b, H-5, M,
						  S-1
3
H-1, H-2
4b
F-2, S-2, R-3, R-4
2
a In Type II, III, IV, or V
				construction, walls shall be permitted to have a 2-hour fire-resistance
				rating.
b For Group H-1, H-2, or H-3 buildings,
				also see Sections 415.7 and 415.8.
Reviser's note:
The bracketed material preceding
				  the section above was supplied by the code reviser's office.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-0708 - Section 708 - Reserved

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  19.27.031 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-067, §
				  51-50-0708, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  19.27.074. 10-03-097, amended and
				  recodified as § 51-50-0708, filed 1/20/10, effective 7/1/10. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.074,
				  19.27.020, and
				  chapters
				  70.92,
				  19.27, and
				  34.05 RCW. 07-01-091, §
				  51-50-0707, filed 12/19/06, effective 7/1/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  19.27.074. 04-01-108, §
				  51-50-0707, filed 12/17/03, effective
				  7/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-0710 - Section 710 - Reserved

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  19.27.031 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-067, §
				  51-50-0710, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  19.27.074. 10-03-097, §
				  51-50-0710, filed 1/20/10, effective
				  7/1/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-0713 - Section 713-Shaft enclosures

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713.13.7
Chute
			 venting and roof termination.
The full diameter of waste and linen
			 chutes shall extend a minimum of 3 feet (0.92 m) above the building roof and be
			 gravity vented in accordance with
International Mechanical Code
Section 515.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Where mechanically ventilated in accordance with
International Mechanical Code
Section 515 the full diameter of
						  the chute shall extend through the roof a minimum of 3 feet (0.92 m) and
						  terminate at a blast cap. The mechanical exhaust connection shall tap into the
						  side of the blast cap extension above the roof.
2. Where the trash chute does not extend to the upper
						  floor of the building below the roof the trash chute shall be permitted to
						  gravity vent to a sidewall louver termination. The horizontal extension of the
						  trash chute shall be the full diameter of the chute and shall be enclosed in
						  rated construction equal to the rating of the shaft enclosure. Where the chute
						  is mechanically ventilated in accordance with
International Mechanical
						  Code
Section 515 the blast cap shall terminate behind the louver and
						  the exhaust fan and duct connection will be enclosed in the rated shaft.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-0716 - Section 716-Opening protectives

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716.2.6.1 Door closing.
Fire
				doors
shall be latching and self- or automatic-closing in accordance
				with this section.
EXCEPTIONS:
1.
Fire doors
located in common walls
						  separating
sleeping units
in Group R-l shall be permitted
						  without automatic- or
self-closing
devices.
2. The elevator car doors and the associated hoistway
						  enclosure doors at the floor level designated for recall in accordance with
						  Section 3003.2 shall be permitted to remain open during Phase I emergency
						  recall operation.
3. In Group I-1, Condition 2 Assisted living facilities
						  licensed under chapter 388-78A WAC and residential treatment facilities
						  licensed under chapter 246-337 WAC, fire doors in dwelling and sleeping units
						  opening to the corridor shall be permitted without automatic or self-closing
						  devices when all of the following conditions exist:
3.1 Each floor is constantly attended by staff on a
						  24hour basis and stationed on that floor;
3.2 The facility is provided with an NFPA 13 sprinkler
						  system throughout;
3.3 Doors shall be equipped with positive latching;
3.4 Dwelling and sleeping units are not equipped with
						  cooking appliances;
3.5 Dwelling and sleeping units shall be equipped with
						  a smoke detection system interconnected with the smoke detection system
						  required by Section 907.2.6.1.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-0902 - Reserved

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-067, §
				  51-50-0902, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  19.27.074. 04-01-108, §
				  51-50-0902, filed 12/17/03, effective
				  7/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-0903 - Section 903-Automatic sprinkler systems

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903.2.1.3
Group
			 A-3.
An
automatic sprinkler system
shall be provided
			 throughout stories containing Group A-3 occupancies and throughout all stories
			 from the Group A-3 occupancy to and including the levels of
exit
			 discharge
serving that occupancy where one of the following conditions
			 exists:
1. The
fire area
exceeds 12,000 square feet (1115 m2).
2. The
fire area
has an
			 occupant load of 300 or more.
3.
			 The
fire area
is located on a floor other than a level of
exit discharge
serving such
occupancies
.
EXCEPTION:
For fixed guideway transit and passenger rail system
						  stations, an automatic sprinkler system shall be provided in accordance with
						  Section 3116.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-0908 - Reserved

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Statutory
				Authority:
				RCW
				  19.27.031 and
				chapters
				19.27 and
				34.05 RCW. WSR 13-04-067, §
				51-50-0908, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13. Statutory Authority:
				RCW
				  19.27.074 and
				19.27.530. WSR 12-01-099, §
				51-50-0908, filed 12/20/11, effective 4/1/12. WSR 13-23-007, § 51-50-0908,
				filed 11/7/2013, effective 12/8/2013
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-0909 - Section 909-Smoke control systems

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909.21.12
Hoistway venting.
Hoistway venting need not be provided for pressurized elevator
			 shafts.
909.21.13
Machine
			 rooms.
Elevator machine rooms shall be pressurized in accordance with
			 this section unless separated from the hoistway shaft by construction in
			 accordance with Section 707.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-067, §
				  51-50-0909, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  19.27.074. 10-03-097, §
				  51-50-0909, filed 1/20/10, effective 7/1/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.074,
				  19.27.020, and
				  chapters
				  70.92,
				  19.27, and
				  34.05 RCW. 07-01-091, §
				  51-50-0909, filed 12/19/06, effective 7/1/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.020,
				  19.27.031,
				  19.27.074, and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 05-24-070, §
				  51-50-0909, filed 12/5/05, effective 7/1/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  19.27.074. 04-01-108, §
				  51-50-0909, filed 12/17/03, effective
				  7/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-0911 - Section 911- Fire command center

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911.1.2
Separation.
The
fire command center
shall be
			 separated from the remainder of the building by not less than a one 2-hour fire
			 barrier constructed in accordance with Section 707 or horizontal assembly
			 constructed in accordance with Section 711, or both.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  19.27.074. 10-03-097, §
				  51-50-0911, filed 1/20/10, effective
				  7/1/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-0913 - Section 913-Fire pumps

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913.2.1
Protection of fire pump rooms and access.
Fire pumps shall be
			 located in rooms that are separated from all other areas of the building by
			 2-hour fire barriers constructed in accordance with Section 707 or 2-hour
horizontal assemblies
constructed in accordance with Section
			 711, or both. Fire pump rooms not directly
accessible
from the
			 outside shall be
accessible
through an enclosed passageway
			 from an interior exit stairway or exterior exit. The enclosed passageway shall
			 have a
fire-resistance rating
not less than the
fire-resistance rating
of the fire pump room (see NFPA 20
			 Section 4.14.2.1.2).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-0915 - Section 915-Carbon monoxide detection

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915.1.1
Where
			 required.
Carbon monoxide detection shall be provided in Group I and R
			 occupancies and in classrooms in Group E occupancies in the locations specified
			 in Section 915.2 where any of the conditions in Sections 915.1.2 through
			 915.1.6 exist.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. R-2 occupancies, with the exception of R-2 college
						  dormitories, are required to install carbon monoxide detectors without
						  exception.
2. Sleeping units or dwelling units in I and R-1
						  occupancies and R-2 college dormitories, hotel, DOC prisons and work releases
						  and DSHS licensed boarding home and residential treatment facility occupancies
						  which do not themselves contain a fuel-burning appliance, a fuel-burning
						  fireplace, or have an attached garage, need not be provided with carbon
						  monoxide alarms provided that they comply with the exceptions of
						  915.1.4.
915.2.3
Group E occupancies.
When required by Section 915.1 in new
			 buildings, or by Chapter 11 of the
International Fire Code
,
			 carbon monoxide detection shall be installed in classrooms in Group E
			 occupancies. Carbon monoxide alarm signals shall be automatically transmitted
			 to an on-site location that is staffed by school personnel.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Carbon monoxide alarm signals shall not be required
						  to be automatically transmitted to an on-site location that is staffed by
						  school personnel in Group E occupancies with an occupant load of 50 or
						  less.
2. Carbon monoxide alarm signals shall not be required
						  to be automatically transmitted to an on-site location that is staffed by
						  school personnel in Group E occupancies where an exception contained in Section
						  915.1 applies, or in Group E occupancies where signals are transmitted to an
						  off-site service monitored by a third party, such as a service that monitors
						  fire protection systems in the building.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-0918 - Section 918-Emergency responder communication coverage enhancement

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918.1
General.
In-building
emergency responder communication
			 enhancement system
shall be provided in all new buildings in
			 accordance with Section 510 of the
International Fire
			 Code
.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-1003 - Section 1003-General means of egress

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1003.7
Elevators,
			 escalators and moving walks.
Elevators, escalators and moving walks
			 shall not be used as a component of a required means of egress from any other
			 part of the building.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Elevators used as an accessible means of egress in
						  accordance with Section 1009.4.
2. Escalators used as a means of egress for fixed
						  transit and passenger rail system accordance with Section 3116.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-1004 - Section 1004-Occupant load

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Table 1004.5
Maximum Floor Area Allowance Per Occupant
FUNCTION OF SPACE
OCCUPANT LOAD
						  FACTORa
Accessory storage areas, mechanical equipment
						  room
300 gross
Agricultural building
300 gross
Aircraft hangars
500 gross
Airport terminal
Baggage claim
Baggage handling
Concourse
Waiting areas
20 gross
300 gross
100 gross
15 gross
Assembly
Gaming floors (keno, slots, etc.)
Exhibit gallery and museum
Billiard table/game table area
11 gross
30 net
50 gross
Assembly with fixed seats
See Section 1004.6
Assembly without fixed seats
Concentrated (chairs only - not fixed)
Standing space
Unconcentrated (tables and chairs)
7 net
5 net
15 net
Bowling centers, allow 5 persons for each lane
						  including 15 feet of runway, and for additional areas
7 net
Business areas Concentrated business use areas
150 gross (See Section 1004.8)
Courtrooms - Other than fixed seating areas
40 net
Day care
35 net
Dormitories
50 gross
Educational
Classroom area
Shops and other vocational room areas
20 net
50 net
Exercise rooms
50 gross
Fixed guideway transit and passenger
rail systems
Platform
Concourse/lobby
100 gross
(See Section 3116)
Group H-5 fabrication and manufacturing areas
200 gross
Industrial areas
100 gross
Institutional areas
Inpatient treatment areas
Outpatient areas
Sleeping areas
240 gross
100 gross
120 gross
Kitchens, commercial
200 gross
Library
Reading rooms
Stack area
50 net
100 gross
Locker rooms
50 gross
Mall buildings - Covered and open
See Section 402.8.2
Mercantile
Storage, stock, shipping areas
Parking garages
60 gross
300 gross
200 gross
Residential
200 gross
Skating rinks, swimming pools
Rink and pool
Decks
50 gross
15 gross
Stages and platforms
15 net
Warehouses
500 gross
a Floor area in square feet per
				occupant.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-1005 - Section 1005- Means of egress sizing

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1005.1
General.
All portions of the
means of egress
system shall be sized in accordance with this section.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Aisles and aisle accessways in rooms or spaces used
						  for assembly purposes complying with Section 1030.
2. The capacity in inches, of means of egress
						  components for fixed guideway transit and passenger rail stations, shall meet
						  the requirements of Section 3116.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-067, §
				  51-50-1005, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  19.27 RCW. 10-24-059,
				  § 51-50-1005, filed 11/29/10, effective
				  7/1/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-1007 - Section 1007-Reserved

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  19.27.074. 10-03-097, §
				  51-50-1007, filed 1/20/10, effective
				  7/1/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-1008 - Section 1008- Means of egress illumination

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1008.2.3 Exit discharge.
This subsection not
				adopted.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-067, §
				  51-50-1008, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  19.27.074. 10-03-097, §
				  51-50-1008, filed 1/20/10, effective 7/1/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.074,
				  19.27.020, and
				  chapters
				  70.92,
				  19.27, and
				  34.05 RCW. 07-01-091, §
				  51-50-1008, filed 12/19/06, effective 7/1/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.020,
				  19.27.031,
				  19.27.074, and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 05-24-070, §
				  51-50-1008, filed 12/5/05, effective 7/1/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  19.27.074. 04-01-108, §
				  51-50-1008, filed 12/17/03, effective
				  7/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-1011 - Section 1011-Stairways

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1011.1
General.
Stairways
serving occupied portions of a
			 building shall comply with the requirements of Sections 1011.2 through 1011.13.
Alternating tread devices
shall comply with Section 1011.14.
			 Ship's ladders shall comply with Section 1011.15. Ladders shall comply with
			 Section 1011.16.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Within rooms or spaces used for assembly purposes,
						  stepped aisles shall comply with Section 1029.
2. Stairways, alternating tread devices, ship's
						  ladders, or ladders within an individual dwelling unit or sleeping unit used
						  for egress from areas of 200 square feet (18.6 m2)
						  or less, and not containing the primary bathroom or kitchen, are exempt from
						  the requirements of Section 1011. Such areas shall not be located more than 10
						  feet (3048 mm) above the finished floor of the space below.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-1012 - Section 1012-Ramps

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1012.1
Scope.
The provisions of this section shall apply to ramps used as
			 a component of a
means of egress
.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Ramped
aisles
within assembly rooms
						  or spaces shall comply with the provisions in Section 1030.13.
2. Curb ramps shall comply with ICC A117.1.
3. Vehicle ramps in parking garages for pedestrian
exit access
shall not be required to comply with Sections
						  1012.3 through 1012.10 where they are not an
accessible route
serving
accessible
parking spaces, other required
accessible
elements, or part of an accessible
means of
						  egress
.
4. In a parking garage where one accessible means of
						  egress serving accessible parking spaces or other accessible elements is
						  provided, a second accessible means of egress serving that area may include a
						  vehicle ramp that does not comply with Sections 1012.5, 1012.6, and 1012.9. A
						  landing complying with Sections 1012.6.1 and 1012.6.4 shall be provided at any
						  change of direction in the accessible means of egress.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-1014 - Section 1014-Handrails

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1014.2
Height and
			 location.
Handrails serving flights of stairways, ramps, stepped aisles,
			 and ramped aisles shall comply with the provisions of Sections 1014.2.1 and
			 1014.2.2.
1014.2.1
Height.
Handrail
height, measured above stair tread nosings, or finish
			 surface of ramp slope, shall be uniform, not less than 34 inches (864 mm) and
			 not more than 38 inches (965 mm). Handrail height of alternating tread devices
			 and ships ladders, measured above tread nosings, shall be uniform, not less
			 than 30 inches (762 mm) and not more than 34 inches (864 mm).
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Where
handrail
fittings or bendings
						  are used to provide continuous transition between flights, the fittings or
						  bendings shall be permitted to exceed the maximum height.
2. In Group R-3 occupancies; within
dwelling
						  units
in Group R-2 occupancies; and in Group U occupancies that are
						  associated with a Group R-3 occupancy or associated with individual
dwelling units
in Group R-2 occupancies; where
handrail
fittings or bendings are used to provide continuous
						  transition between flights, transition at
winder
treads,
						  transition from
handrail
to guard, or where used at the start
						  of a
flight
, the
handrail
height at the
						  fittings or bendings shall be permitted to exceed the maximum height.
3.
Handrails
on top of a
guard
where permitted along stepped
aisles
and ramped
aisles
in accordance with Section 1030.16.
1014.2.2
Lateral location.
Handrails located outward from the edge of the walking surface of flights of
			 stairways, ramps, stepped aisles, and ramped aisles shall be located within 6
			 inches (152.4 mm) measured horizontally from the edge of the walking surface.
			 Handrails projecting into the width of the walking surface shall comply with
			 Section 1014.8.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-10170 - Section 1017-Exit access travel distance

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Table 1017.2
Exit Access Travel
				Distancea
Occupancy
Without Sprinkler System
						  (feet)
With Sprinkler System
						  (feet)
A, E, F-1, M, R, S-1
200e
250b
I-1
Not Permitted
250b
B
200
300c
F-2, S-2, U
300
400c
H-1
Not Permitted
75d
H-2
Not Permitted
100d
H-3
Not Permitted
150d
H-4
Not Permitted
175d
H-5
Not Permitted
200c
I-2, I-3
Not Permitted
200c
l-4
150
200c
For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm.
a See the following sections for
				modifications to exit access travel distance requirements:
* Section 402.8: For the distance limitation in malls.
* Section 407.4: For the distance limitation in Group
				I-2.
* Sections 408.6.1 and 408.8.1: For the distance limitations in
				Group I-3.
* Section 411.2: For the distance limitation in special
				amusement areas.
* Section 412.6: For the distance limitations in aircraft
				manufacturing facilities.
* Section 1006.2.2.2: For the distance limitation in
				refrigeration machinery rooms.
* Section 1006.2.2.3: For the distance limitation in
				refrigerated rooms and spaces.
* Section 1006.3.4: For buildings with one exit.
* Section 1017.2.2: For increased distance limitation in Groups
				F-1 and S-1.
* Section 1030.7: For increased limitation in assembly
				seating.
* Section 3103.4: For temporary structures.
* Section 3104.9: For pedestrian walkways.
* Section 3116: For fixed guideway and passenger rail
				stations.
b Buildings equipped throughout with
				an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or
				903.3.1.2. See Section 903 for occupancies where automatic sprinkler systems
				are permitted in accordance with Section 903.3.1.2.
c Buildings equipped throughout with an
				automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1.
d Group H occupancies equipped
				throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section
				903.2.5.1.
e Group R-3 and R-4 buildings equipped
				throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section
				903.3.1.3. See Section 903.2.8 for
Reviser's note:
The bracketed material preceding
				  the section above was supplied by the code reviser's office.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-1018 - Section 1018-Reserved

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-067, §
				  51-50-1018, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  19.27.074. 10-03-097, amended and
				  recodified as § 51-50-1018, filed 1/20/10, effective 7/1/10. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.074,
				  19.27.020, and
				  chapters
				  70.92,
				  19.27, and
				  34.05 RCW. 07-01-091, §
				  51-50-1017, filed 12/19/06, effective
				  7/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-1019 - Reserved

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Reviser's note:
The bracketed material preceding
				  the section above was supplied by the code reviser's office.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  19.27.074. 10-03-097, §
				  51-50-1019, filed 1/20/10, effective 7/1/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.074,
				  19.27.020, and
				  chapters
				  70.92,
				  19.27, and
				  34.05 RCW. 07-01-091, §
				  51-50-1019, filed 12/19/06, effective
				  7/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-1020 - Section 1020-Corridors

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1020.6
Air
			 movement in corridors.
Corridors
shall not serve as
			 supply, return, exhaust, relief, or ventilation air ducts.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Use of a corridor as a source of makeup air for
						  exhaust systems in rooms that open directly onto such corridors, including
						  toilet rooms, bathrooms, dressing rooms, smoking lounges and janitor closets,
						  shall be permitted provided that each such corridor is directly supplied with
						  outdoor air at a rate greater than the rate of makeup air taken from the
						  corridor.
2. Where located within a dwelling unit, the use of
						  corridors for conveying return air shall not be prohibited.
3. Where located within tenant spaces of 1,000 square
						  feet (93 m2) or less in area, utilization of
						  corridors for conveying return air is permitted.
4. Transfer air movement required to maintain the
						  pressurization difference within health care facilities in accordance with
						  ASHRAE 170.
5. Where such air is part of an engineered smoke
						  control system.
6. Air supplied to corridors serving residential
						  occupancies shall not be considered as providing ventilation air to the
						  dwelling units and sleeping units subject to the following:
6.1 The air supplied to the corridor is 100 percent
						  outside air; and
6.2 The units served by the corridor have conforming
						  ventilation air independent of the air supplied to the corridor; and
6.3 For other than high-rise buildings, the supply fan
						  will automatically shut off upon activation of corridor smoke detectors which
						  shall be spaced at no more than 30 feet (9,144 mm) on center along the
						  corridor; or
6.4 For high-rise buildings, corridor smoke detector
						  activation will close required smoke/fire dampers at the supply inlet to the
						  corridor at the floor receiving the alarm.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-1023 - Section 1023-Interior exit stairways and ramps

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1023.12
Smokeproof enclosures.
Where required by Section 403.5.4, 405.7.2
			 or 412.2.2.1, interior exit stairways and ramps shall be smokeproof enclosures
			 in accordance with Section 909.20. Where interior exit stairways and ramps are
			 pressurized in accordance with Section 909.20.5, the smoke control
			 pressurization system shall comply with the requirements specified in Section
			 909.6.3.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-1106 - Section 1106-Parking and passenger loading facilities

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1106.7
Location.
Accessible parking spaces shall be located on the
			 shortest accessible route of travel from adjacent parking to an accessible
			 building entrance. In parking facilities that do not serve a particular
			 building, accessible parking spaces shall be located on the shortest route to
			 an accessible pedestrian entrance to the parking facility. Where buildings have
			 multiple accessible entrances with adjacent parking, accessible parking spaces
			 shall be dispersed and located near the accessible entrances. Wherever
			 practical, the accessible route shall not cross lanes of vehicular traffic.
			 Where crossing traffic lanes is necessary, the route shall be designated and
			 marked as a crosswalk.
EXCEPTION:
1. In multilevel parking structures, van accessible
						  parking spaces are permitted on one level.
2. Accessible parking spaces shall be permitted to be
						  located in different parking facilities if substantially equivalent or greater
						  accessibility is provided in terms of distance from an accessible entrance or
						  entrances, parking fee and user convenience.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-067, §
				  51-50-1106, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  19.27.074. 10-03-097, §
				  51-50-1106, filed 1/20/10, effective 7/1/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.074,
				  19.27.020, and
				  chapters
				  70.92,
				  19.27, and
				  34.05 RCW. 07-01-091, §
				  51-50-1106, filed 12/19/06, effective 7/1/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27.031 and
				  19.27.074. 04-01-108, §
				  51-50-1106, filed 12/17/03, effective
				  7/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-1107 - Section 1107- Motor vehicle related facilities

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1107.2
Electrical
			 vehicle charging stations.
Electrical vehicle charging stations shall
			 comply with Sections 1107.2.1 and 1107.2.2.
EXCEPTION:
Electrical vehicle charging stations provided to serve
						  Group R-3 occupancies are not required to comply with this section.
1107.2.1
Number of accessible vehicle spaces.
See Section 429.4.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-1108 - Section 1108-Dwelling units and sleeping units

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1108.6.2.2.1
Type
			 A units.
In G roup R-2 Occupancies containing more than 10 dwelling
			 units or sleeping units, at least 5 percent, but not less than one, of the
			 units shall be a Type A unit. All units on a site shall be considered to
			 determine the total number of units and the required number of Type A units.
			 Type A units shall be dispersed among the various classes of units, as
			 described in Section 1108.6. Bedrooms in monasteries and convents shall be
			 counted as
sleeping units
for the purpose of determining the
			 number of units. Where the
sleeping units
are grouped into
			 suites, only one
sleeping unit
in each suite shall count
			 towards the number of required
Type A units
.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. The number of Type A units is permitted to be
						  reduced in accordance with Section 1108.7.
2. Existing structures on a site shall not contribute
						  to the total number of units on a site.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-50 - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Building Code › Section 51-50-1202 - Section 1202-Ventilation

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1202.1
General.
Buildings shall be provided with natural ventilation in
			 accordance with Section 1202.5, or mechanical ventilation in accordance with
			 the
International Mechanical Code
.
Ambulatory care
			 facilities
and Group I-2 occupancies shall be ventilated by mechanical
			 means in accordance with Section 407 of the
International Mechanical
			 Code
.
1202.2.1
Ventilated
			 attics and rafter spaces.
Enclosed
attics
and enclosed
			 rafter spaces formed where ceilings are applied directly to the underside of
			 roof framing members shall have cross ventilation for each separate space by
			 ventilation openings protected against the entrance of rain and snow. Blocking
			 and bridging shall be arranged so as not to interfere with the movement of air.
			 An airspace of not less than 1 inch (25 mm) shall be provided between the
			 insulation and the roof sheathing. The net free ventilating area shall not be
			 less than 1/150th of the area of the space ventilated. Ventilators shall be
			 installed in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions.
EXCEPTION:
The net free cross-ventilation area shall be permitted
						  to be reduced to 1/300 provided both of the following conditions are
						  met:
1. A Class I or II vapor retarder is installed on the
						  warm-in-winter side of the ceiling.
2. At least 40 percent and not more than 50 percent of
						  the required venting area is provided by ventilators located in the upper
						  portion of the attic or rafter space. Upper ventilators shall be located not
						  more than 3 feet (914 mm) below the ridge or highest point of the space,
						  measured vertically, with the balance of the ventilation provided by eave or
						  cornice vents. Where the location of wall or roof framing members conflicts
						  with the installation of upper ventilators, installation more than 3 feet (914
						  mm) below the ridge or highest point of the space shall be permitted.