State Building Code Act

Sections covered

• RCW 19.27.010Short title.
• RCW 19.27.015Definitions.1 cite
• RCW 19.27.020Purposes—Objectives—Standards.10 cites
• RCW 19.27.031State building code—Adoption—Conflicts—Opinions.11 cites
• RCW 19.27.032Amendment—Timeline—Requirements—Public access.
• RCW 19.27.033Amendment—Technical advisory groups.
• RCW 19.27.034Amendment—Approval criteria.
• RCW 19.27.035Process for review.
• RCW 19.27.040Cities and counties authorized to amend state building code—Limitations.3 cites
• RCW 19.27.042Cities and counties—Emergency exemptions for housing for indigent persons—Rule making for temporary emergency shelter standards.1 cite
• RCW 19.27.050Enforcement.1 cite
• RCW 19.27.060Local building regulations superseded—Exceptions.1 cite
• RCW 19.27.065Exemption—Temporary growing structures used for production of horticultural plants.
• RCW 19.27.067Temporary worker housing—Exemption—Standards.
• RCW 19.27.070State building code council—Established—Membership—Travel expenses.
• RCW 19.27.074State building code council—Duties—Public meetings—Timing of code changes.
• RCW 19.27.076State building code council—Open public access information technologies.
• RCW 19.27.077State building code council—Mobile on-demand gasoline operations—Adoption of rules—Fees.
• RCW 19.27.080Chapters of RCW not affected.
• RCW 19.27.085Building code council account—Building permit fee.
• RCW 19.27.087Building permit and plan review fees—Agricultural structures.
• RCW 19.27.090Local jurisdictions reserved.
• RCW 19.27.095Building permit application—Consideration—Requirements.38 cites
• RCW 19.27.097Building permit application—Evidence of adequate water supply—Authority of a county or city to impose additional requirements—Applicability—Exemption—Groundwater withdrawal authorized under RCW 90.44.050.7 cites
• RCW 19.27.100Cities, towns, counties may impose fees different from state building code.
• RCW 19.27.110International fire code—Administration and enforcement by counties, other political subdivisions and municipal corporations—Fees.1 cite
• RCW 19.27.111RCW 19.27.080 not affected.
• RCW 19.27.113Automatic fire-extinguishing systems for certain school buildings.
• RCW 19.27.115Technical advisory group—International building code.
• RCW 19.27.120Buildings or structures having special historical or architectural significance—Exception.
• RCW 19.27.140Copy of permit to county assessor.1 cite
• RCW 19.27.150Report to department of enterprise services.
• RCW 19.27.160Counties with populations of from five thousand to less than ten thousand—Ordinance reenactment.
• RCW 19.27.175Recycled materials—Study code and adopt changes.
• RCW 19.27.180Residential buildings moved into a city or county—Applicability of building codes and electrical installation requirements.
• RCW 19.27.190Indoor air quality—Interim and final requirements for maintenance.
• RCW 19.27.195Renewable energy systems—Study code and adopt changes.
• RCW 19.27.490Fish habitat enhancement project.
• RCW 19.27.500Nightclubs—Automatic sprinkler system—Building code council shall adopt rules.
• RCW 19.27.510"Nightclub" defined.
• RCW 19.27.520Building constructed, used, or converted to nightclub—In accordance with chapter.
• RCW 19.27.530Carbon monoxide alarms—Requirements—Exemptions—Adoption of rules.
• RCW 19.27.540Electric vehicle infrastructure requirements—Rules.
• RCW 19.27.550Accessible parking space access aisles.
• RCW 19.27.560International Wildland Urban Interface Code—Local wildfire hazard and base-level wildfire risk maps.
• RCW 19.27.570Mass timber products—Building construction.
• RCW 19.27.580Use of substitutes—Adoption of rules.
• RCW 19.27.590Drinking fountain/bottle filling station.
• RCW 19.27.595Accessible parking space requirements—Rules.
• RCW 19.27.600Child care centers—Occupancy load.
• RCW 19.27.610Collection of source-separated materials.
• RCW 19.27.700Definitions.
• RCW 19.27.710Owners of buildings equipped with fire dampers, smoke dampers, combination fire and smoke dampers, or smoke control systems—Duties—Penalty.
• RCW 19.27.720Inspections and tests—Qualifications—Report—Penalty.
• RCW 19.27.730State building code council and director of fire protection—Implementation and enforcement.
• RCW 19.27.740Building owner—Violations—Penalties.
• RCW 19.27.800Multiplex housing technical advisory group.
• RCW 19.27.801Dwelling unit size technical advisory group.
• RCW 19.27.802Residential housing—Standard energy code plan.