Cities and counties authorized to amend state building code—Limitations.
Known as the State Building Code Act
The act spans §§ 19–19 (59 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 102 Wash. 2d 311 - State v. San Juan County (1984)
Most recently applied in Filo Foods, LLC v. City of SeaTac (August 2015)
1990 c 2 s 11; 1985 c 360 s 8; 1977 ex.s. c 14 s 12; 1974 ex.s. c 96 s 4.
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
The governing body of each county or city is authorized to amend the state building code as it applies within the jurisdiction of the county or city. The minimum performance standards of the codes and the objectives enumerated in RCW 19.27.020 shall not be diminished by any county or city amendments.
Nothing in this chapter shall authorize any modifications of the requirements of chapter 70.92 RCW.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.