Opinion ID: 1215667
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Heading: stevens county building code

Text: In 1974, the Legislature enacted the State Building Code Act, codified at RCW 19.27. Laws of 1974, 1st Ex. Sess., ch. 96, § 1, p. 212. The Act adopted by reference several nationally recognized uniform codes, including the Uniform Building Code. See RCW 19.27.031(1). The Act requires counties to adopt the enumerated codes, however, a county may amend the codes provided certain minimum performance standards and objectives are not diminished. See RCW 19.27.031 and .060(1). In March 1980, Stevens County enacted ordinance 01-1980 adopting, with amendments, the 1979 edition of the Uniform Building Code. Under the Stevens County building code, a building permit is required before beginning construction of a house. Uniform Building Code § 301(a) (1979). It further provides that the permit application shall include plans, diagrams, computations and specifications of the proposed work. Uniform Building Code § 302(a)(4), (b). As to the issuance of building permits, the code provides: No building permit shall be issued to any applicant or person who fails to provide sufficient evidence of compliance with all laws and regulations relating to the use of land and the construction or improvements of structures thereon. Clerk's Papers, at 88; Stevens County Building Construction Code § 303(H). Where construction has commenced without first obtaining a building permit, a special investigation is required before a permit may be issued for such work. Clerk's Papers, at 89; Stevens County Building Construction Code § 304(E).